Stephanie Mehta is editor-in-chief of Fast Company, overseeing its print, digital, and live journalism. She previously served as a deputy editor at Vanity Fair, where she edited feature stories and coedited the annual New Establishment ranking. She also curated the invitation-only New Establishment Summit and Founders Fair conference for women entrepreneurs, which she launched in 2017. She has worked as a writer and editor at Bloomberg Media, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal. Mehta began her career as a business reporter at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia. She received a BA in English and an MS in journalism from Northwestern University. A Chicago-area native, she now lives with her husband and two daughters in Scarsdale, New York.

Michael was formerly the Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter. In this role he led the security program for Twitter across all elements of information security. Michael is also the former chairman of the global board of directors for OWASP, the largest open source application security community. Michael is heavily involved in the security startup space serving as an adviser for multiple exciting startups.

Prior to January 2015, Michael was the Director of Product Security at Shape. In this role Michael worked with an amazing team to drastically change the way organizations defend their applications against modern application attacks. Prior, Michael was at Mozilla where he built and lead the security assurance program to protect nearly half a billion Firefox users, Mozilla web applications, and infrastructure. Before building and leading security programs, Michael was a hands on security practitioner assessing the application and network security for some of the largest banks, governments and enterprises around the world.

Outside of security Michael is an avid endurance athlete and has completed the NYC Marathon, Chicago Triathlon, multiple half marathons and a 2-day 200 mile bike trip.

Jay Bhatt is the senior vice president and chief medical officer of the American Hospital Association (AHA), president of HRET and serves on the executive team for the AHA Center for Health Innovation. Most recently, he was the first chief health officer at the Illinois Health & Hospital Association. In this role, he led large improvement projects including the Hospital Engagement Network (HEN), which is aimed at reducing readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions. He has launched several improvement collaboratives, managed the Medical Executive Forum, led the Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety, launched a physician leadership academy, and designed and advanced a statewide high-reliability initiative. Previously, he was managing deputy commissioner and chief innovation officer for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). There he led the implementation of Healthy Chicago — the city’s public health agenda, innovations in cross-sector partnerships, predictive analytics, epidemiology and informatics. He led the department to be internationally and nationally recognized in their approach to using predictive analytics to improve food inspections, chronic disease, West Nile and lead inspections. He also led a groundbreaking initiative with Advocate South Asian Cardiovascular Center in developing the South Asian Healthy Eating Benefits program along with a partnership to reimagine community benefit spending with Presence Health. Under his leadership, the Chicago Department of Public Health was awarded Local Health Department of the Year, and received an award from the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. He also is a practicing internal medicine physician for Erie Family Health Center in Chicago serving vulnerable populations and is a member of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern faculty and the University of Michigan Medical School faculty. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1999 with a degree in economics. In 2008, Dr. Bhatt received both his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his Master in Public Health degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. In 2012, he received his Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Zuckerman Leadership Fellow and Mongan Commonwealth Fund/Harvard Minority Health Policy Fellow. He was a White House Fellows National Finalist in 2013. He is an American College of Physicians Walter McDonald Young Physician Awardee, 40 under 40 health innovator award recognition, and selected to the prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholars Program in 2016. He enjoys exploring Chicago with family and friends including trying different restaurants. He also enjoys teaching dance in the community.

A marketing expert, John Sculley is one of America’s best-known business leaders. Few entrepreneurs have been as successful across so many fields as Sculley. Prominently known for his days as CEO of Pepsi where he was responsible for the creation of the two liter bottle and the Pepsi Challenge, John also was CEO of Apple for more than ten years and was responsible for growing the company over 1000 percent. During his tenure the Mac became the largest selling hardware in the world. John is a frequent guest on business television shows around the world and a keynote speaker at many high profile events. He has received 10 honorary PhD degrees, studied at Brown University, RISD, and holds a Wharton MBA. John is managing partner of Sculley Family Office with his wife Diane Sculley and they reside in Palm Beach, Florida John also is the Author of “Moonshot!” Game changing Strategies to Build Billion Dollar Businesses (November, 2014)

Skip Fleshman is a Managing Partner at Asset Management Ventures. AMV is a Palo Alto-based, early-stage venture capital firm that was founded in 1965. They focus on investing in digital health, therapeutics, mobile, and data analytics companies. Skip was an officer in the United States Air Force where he first served as a fighter pilot flying the F-16. He served as COO of BGI which develops software for flight simulators and training solutions for the aviation industry. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. Skip was a Sloan Fellow and received an M.S. in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Skip is an advisor to Stanford’s StartX, Rock Health, and Boston Children’s Hospital. He is actively investing in startups focused on digital health, mobile and big data and his current investments include: Freenome, 3T Biosciences, HealthTap, Reify Health, Evidation Health, Proteus Digital Health, Carta Healthcare Lark, Arterys, Welkin Health, WellDoc, Ooma, Kii, and Icon Aircraft. Skip is an advisor to Stanford’s StartX, Rock Healt, and Boston Children’s Hospital. He also serves on the board of the Hiller Aviation Museum, Force North Soccer Club and the US Soccer Development Committee. He’s a long-time soccer fan and has attended the past seven World Cups.

Philip Fasano is a visionary thought leader, award-winning corporate executive and Fortune 500 board level business strategy expert who brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services, technology, insurance and healthcare industries. He is widely respected as an expert on technology innovation, risk management, financial growth and oversight, corporate governance, cybersecurity, and public policy, among others. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Bay Advisors LLC, a strategic advisory firm he founded, Fasano is considered an influential voice in the push to evolve how companies create, market and use technologies to transform future growth and profitability, customer engagement and sales, internal and external operations, and ultimately to provide products and services that productively transform our world. Current advisory clients include Virtual Rehab, Open Data Group, Zenefits, NeoEyed, Espressive, Semefone, Microstrategy, Emirates Airlines and Genpact. In addition, Fasano is working directly to fill advisory or board roles within the portfolios at numerous venture capitalist fund and private equity firms, including SymphonyAI, Wing, Sierra Ventures and others. He also serves on the boards of the New York Institute of Technology, New York Academy of Medicine, OpenData Group, and Fornetex. Fasano is a sought-after award-winning media spokesperson who has been interviewed and quoted by numerous prestigious national media, including Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The New York Times, CIO Magazine, US News and World Report, InfoWorld, San Francisco Business Times, The Denver Post, Modern Healthcare, Technology Week,Healthcare Executive, ComputerWorld and TedMed, among many others. Prior to founding his new consultancy, Fasano served as the first Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Executive Vice President (EVP) at the Fortune 500 global insurance company American International Group (AIG). At AIG, he worked as a part of the Executive Leadership Team and led AIG Technologies as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In these roles, he guided global technology strategy, capabilities and operations for more than 65,000 employees within 120 countries, including the USA, UK, Japan, as well as many in continental Europe, among others. Fasano also served in many other key leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies. Prior to AIG, he served as CIO and EVP at Kaiser Permanente (KP), the largest managed care organization in the United States. At Kaiser, his role had COO responsibilities in addition to IT, successfully drive the turnaround of technology capabilities and overseeing all central operations, including marketing, strategy, company vision and innovation. Described as the “Steve Jobs of Healthcare,” Fasano is the author of Transforming Health Care: The Financial Impact of Technology, Electronic Tools, and Data Mining (2013, John Wiley & Sons), a futurist perspective on how technology is transforming the healthcare industry and what it will mean for future investors and entrepreneurs. Before joining KP, Fasano served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Business Information Officer at Capital One, CIO and SVP at J. P. Morgan Chase, CIO and EVP at Deutsche Financial Services, and Managing Director of Global Trading and Private Banking at Bankers Trust, to name a few. During his career, Fasano served on many Boards (member or peer) for innovative companies and organizations, including Cisco Systems, Oracle, Sprint, Hewlett-Packard Company, CIO Strategy Exchange, Infoblox, NCIRE: The Veteran’s Health Research Institute, Diamond Exchange and McKinsey & Company. Under Fasano’s leadership, Kaiser’s IT initiatives received numerous awards, including upwards of ten Continuous Availability Awards from Uptime Institute (a globally recognized advisory organization), four consecutive years from Computerworld for 100 Best Places to Work in IT and Top 12 Green-IT Organizations, and a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Davies Award, (the top award for healthcare IT excellence across all aspects of care delivery). While at AIG, Fasano was awarded the CIO 100 Award for IT innovation that drives business results and the ACORD Case Study Award, an internationally recognized insurance industry award for a business process improvement in data governance, standards, and data risk. Fasano was inducted to the CIO Hall of Fame, the summer of 2017. In his spare time, you will find Phil enjoying life with family and good friends. He lives in Virginia and Northern California with his wife, Judy and five adult children.

Janet Marchibroda is the Director of Health Innovation Initiative and Executive Director of the CEO Council on Health and Innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a non-profit organization founded by former Senate Majority Leaders, that drives principled solutions on issues including economic policy, energy, immigration, and health care, through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation, and respectful dialogue. Marchibroda’s areas of focus at BPC include advancing innovative strategies to improve health and health care, effectively using data and technology to improve the lives of individuals, and accelerating medical innovation. Marchibroda also supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s efforts to improve immunization rates and combat the Zika virus. Marchibroda previously served as the Chief Health Care Officer for IBM and the Chief Operating Officer for the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). She also served as Chief Executive Officer of the non-profit eHealth Initiative, where she also served as the Executive Director of Connecting for Health—an initiative supported by the Markle Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She previously led stakeholder engagement activities for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services. Marchibroda has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine, one of the Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT by Health Data Management, and recipient of the Federal Computer Week Top 100 Award. She holds a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. with a concentration in organization development from The George Washington University.

Dr. Vindell Washington is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and provides high-level executive direction and leadership for ONC programs, operations, and policies and advances key Administration initiatives, such as delivery system reform, the Precision Medicine Initiative, and implementation of the Interoperability Roadmap.

Prior to joining ONC, Dr. Washington served as the President of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) Medical Group and as the health system’s Chief Medical Information Officer. The FMOL Health System is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has five acute care hospitals and affiliated facilities located throughout Louisiana provide care to 40% of the state’s population.

Dr. Washington’s primary responsibility was to develop and execute ambulatory strategies for the health system with a focus on transforming ambulatory care delivery models. In this role, he led over 500 physicians, advanced practitioners and 1,400 employees in more than 70 care locations throughout Louisiana. Additionally, his responsibilities included quality and process improvement.

He was also the senior accountable executive for information technology for FMOLHS.  During his tenure, the health system has been an early adopter of technology including solutions including the integration of medical device information into the electronic health record and the widespread deployment of clinical decision support within the provider documentation workflow. FMOLHS has been recognized as an Information Week Top 500 Company and the institution’s help desk has won the Help Desk Institute best in class award.

Before joining FMOLHS, Dr. Washington served as CEO of Piedmont Healthcare Management Group (PHMG) in Charlotte, North Carolina where he led the development efforts of coding and billing process technologies. PHMG was sold to Anodyne Health, which in turn was acquired by AthenaHealth. Before PHMG, he was president and CEO of Piedmont Emergency Medicine Associates, also located in Charlotte, NC, where he led a 70 provider hospitalist medicine and emergency medicine group.

Dr. Washington received a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Virginia. He earned his Master of Science in Healthcare Management from the Harvard University School of Public Health. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Fernando is a global marketer with a passion for growing brands and businesses. With more than 120 Lions in Cannes (5 GPs), 16 D&AD Yellow Pencils, 1 Grandy (McWhopper), and 2 Grand Effies in North America, Fernando is known for pushing the creative boundaries to drive business growth. Currently, as Global CMO at Burger King, Fernando’s focus is infusing the brand with purpose, modernizing the design, and inspiring the organization around brand development. Under Fernando’s leadership, Burger King became Client of the Year at the D&AD in 2016, Creative Marketer of the Year in Cannes 2017, Client of the Year at the One Show 2018 and Advertiser of the Year at the Clio Awards 2018. Fernando led campaigns such as “Proud Whopper”, “McWhopper”, “Google Home of the Whopper”, “Burning Stores”, “Bullying Jr”, “Whopper Neutrality”, and “Scary Clown Night”. Prior to joining BK, Fernando worked for 18 years at Unilever. Starting as an intern, he moved up the ranks working different product categories and brands, including Dove where he led the groundbreaking “Beauty Sketches” (Titanium GP in 2013). Fernando was recognized by Adweek as Grand Brand Genius (2013 and 2018 – only person to ever win twice), by the AD Club of NY as Marketer of the Year (2017), by Business Insider as top 10 most innovative CMOs (2017 and 2018), by AdAge as top 50 most creative people in the business (2017), and by Forbes as Top 100 Most Creative Minds in Business.

Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business radio host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on CBS on-demand radio network Play.It. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most powerful network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, the author of two bestselling business books, The Mirror Test and Running the Gauntlet. His third book, Think Big, Act Bigger, releases September 2015. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today.

Jeffrey is a leading business expert, cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host, and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and C-Suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building.

Steve Robinson is the former EVP and CMO of Chick-Fil-A ,Inc. Steve still serves as counsel for leadership development and community involvement on behalf of Chick-Fil-A. Prior to joining Chick-Fil-A, Steve was the director of marketing at Six Flags over Georgia, preceded by three other assignments with Six Flags, Inc.

Steve started his career as a marketing communications manager with Texas instruments in Dallas, TX. After beginning his Chick-Fil-A career as director of marketing, Steve went on to serve as Vice President and SVP, of the department before becoming Chief Marketing Officer. in his most recent role, he was responsible for overseeing all traditional marketing support, advertising, brand development innovation, menu innovation and hospitality strategies. he also served on the executive committee leadership team for the business for over 30 years. in that role, he helped lead the strategic planning process for the company.

In addition to serving on Chick-Fil-A’s board of directors since 2016, he also serves on several other boards: Family Life, A Ministry of Cru; Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Atlanta; Links Players International; Atlanta Hall Management and College Football Hall of Fame; the National Football Foundation; and the Advisory Counsel for Auburn University’s Harbert’s College of Business.

He holds an associate degree in business administration from Faulkner State Jr. College, a BS in Marketing from Auburn University, and a Masters in Advertising, from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Steve and his wife, Dianne, have two children and four grandchildren.

Miguel Gamiño, Jr. serves New Yorkers, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the global civic technology community as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the City of New York. As New York City’s CTO, he is responsible for how the City uses technology to strengthen communities and serves as NYC’s ambassador to the technology industry to help NYC be more inclusive, equitable and tech- friendly. His leadership translates to a broad and complex portfolio of public infrastructure, digital initiatives and visionary strategy: broadband for all New Yorkers, smart urban technology and IOT strategy, comprehensive digital strategy that improves government service, and a program to transform the relationship between government and disruptors of industry. The Mayor’s Office of the CTO is working to ensure NYC remains at the top of the global tech game, continuing to evolve as an engaged partner in the positive disruption technology delivers through urban experimentation and validation, policy and governance hacking, and influencing developments to be mindful of broad public interests. Always ensuring the future benefits from the creativity of the world’s greatest technologists and entrepreneurs. Prior to NYC, Mr. Gamiño served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City and County of San Francisco and Executive Director of the Department of Technology. He served on the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on behalf of Mayor Edwin M. Lee. Mr. Gamiño has also served as the Chief Information & Innovation Officer for the City of El Paso and Director of the Department of Information Technology Services.

Mel is founder of Seattle-based consultancy – Delightful Communications – which helps businesses and individuals understand and successfully apply strategies that focus on Content Marketing, Social Media, Digital PR and Personal Branding.

Previous to Delightful, Mel’s 7 year role as Digital Marketing Evangelist at Microsoft Advertising saw him build relationships within the online advertising community by supporting and educating through the Microsoft Advertising Blog, evangelizing through social media, writing and by speaking about digital marketing at conferences, trade shows & other events all over the world.

He’s also co-author of the critically acclaimed: Pioneers of Digital and played the “Young Joe Cocker” in the rock legend’s 1997 music video “N’Oubliez Jamais” with France cinema icon, Catherine Deneuve!

Robin Bienfait is a global senior executive and board member with 30 years of leadership experience in enterprise technology, mobility, and security. Leveraging her C-level success driving transformation for AT&T, BlackBerry and Samsung. Robin is presently the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Emnovate, Chairman of Global Aviation and Partner with Valor Ventures. Emnovate is an advisory firm that delivers enterprise class services to help businesses embrace innovation. Robin has been selected to multiple public and private boards due to her collaborative, entrepreneurial approach to strategy creation, consensus building, corporate governance, and shareholder relations. Robin is a past member of the Hewlett Packard Advisory Board and the Cisco Strategic Advisory Board. Robin is also a member of the Georgia Institute of Technology Advisory Board and a Tiffany Circle Member of the American Red Cross.

Robin is a global influencer with 15 patents and is routinely tapped to present at global enterprise conferences, including the CIO Forum, Gartner and Forrester. She has received extensive exposure in Forbes, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal, and was recently named one of the Top 100 CIOs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Currently residing in Atlanta, Robin holds a master’s degree in management of technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Central Missouri State University.

John G. Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which he participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9/11 attack, and the Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords shooting. John previously served at FBI Headquarters as the national spokesperson and on the Cyber Division Executive staff.  In Phoenix, John was the Cyber squad supervisor before promotion to Assistant Special Agent in Charge, the number two position overseeing all Criminal, Cyber, and Counter Intelligence investigations throughout Arizona.  In addition to being an attorney, John was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science for his contributions to the field of cyber investigations.  John is also a former San Diego Police Officer and he currently works as a private consultant.

THE JGI CONSULT GROUP

The JGI Consulting Group is a consortium of former FBI and law enforcement that provide client services in the cyber and physical security arena, to include developing corporate policies and providing training on cyber security, active shooter awareness, risk management, and crisis preparedness, as well as other areas of concern.  JGI Consulting clients include both the FBI and the NFL, along with many additional large and medium-size businesses throughout the United States and other parts of the world.  To educate and protect companies from threats, JGI Consulting personnel regularly present at conferences and symposiums, as well as appear on national news programs.

SARAH ROBB O’HAGAN (@ExtremeSRO) Executive, activist and entrepreneur, Sarah Robb O’Hagan has been described by the media as everything from “Superwoman undercover” to the “Pied Piper of Potential.” She is a high-energy combination of disruptive business leader, fitness fanatic, and cheerleading mom, and has been named one of Forbes' “Most Powerful Women in Sports” and one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business.” As Chief Executive Officer of the fast growing indoor cycling company Flywheel Sports, she is currently leading the transformation of the business through digital content and services. Prior to this role, Sarah became an internationally recognized re-inventor of brands, having served as global president of the $5Bn sports brand Gatorade, where she successfully led the business through a major repositioning and business turnaround, and global president of the luxury fitness company Equinox, where she reinvented the offering through a significant technology transformation. Sarah has also founded a movement she calls Extreme Living. Provoked by the cultural shift that gave us kids with shelves of participation trophies, unfounded expectations in the workplace and tragically suppressed potential, she has created a manifesto for change. Her book, EXTREMEYOU, to be published by HarperCollins in April 2017, provides people of all ages with the tools and support to discover their most exploitable traits, take big risks, deal with big failures and kick ass all the way to success. It is an inspiring and fiercely practical roadmap for individuals, teams and businesses who want to get the most out of their own unique capabilities. Sarah’s career journey has led her through some of the world’s most iconic brands. Her early successes included the breakthrough marketing campaign she led for Virgin Atlantic Airways in collaboration with the Austin Powers movie, in which she rebranded the airline “Virgin Shaglantic” and turned a 747 into an international flying showcase. Later, Sarah transitioned to the sports industry, where she was a key member of the Nike team that launched the game-changing innovation Nike Plus in collaboration with Apple. What Makes Sarah more proud, however, are her self-proclaimed “epic fails,” including back-to- back firings in her mid 20s and a close call with deportation from the USA – a period she fondly refers to as her “canyon of career despair.” The deep learnings of humility, self-awareness and resilience she drew from that time became the basis of her Extreme approach to life, and informed her later successes. Sarah is a passionate advocate for an active lifestyle and believes the lessons learned from sports and fitness can be applied to improve performance in the workplace. She has served on Hillary Clinton’s US State Department Council to Empower Women and Girls through Sports and as a trustee of Billie Jean King’s Women’s Sports Foundation. She also sits on the board of STRAVA – the social network for athletes. As a proud Kiwi America, Sarah is an active member of the World Class New Zealand Network, she remains committed to helping her birth country’s development, international competitiveness and economic growth. Throughout her career Sarah has been recognized for her many achievements including being named to the top 40 Under 40 lists by the Sports Business Journal (2009, 2011, and 2012), Sports Goods Business (2010), and Crain’s Chicago Business (2010). and Ad Age magazine’s “Women to Watch” (2010). In 2014 Sarah was awarded the Sir Peter Blake Trust Award for outstanding leadership and in 2016 she was recognized in her native country with a “World Class New Zealand” award for leadership. Sarah and her husband, Liam, and sons Sam and Joe and daughter Gabby live in New York. They have a chocolate Labrador named Edmund “Eddie” Hillary.

Jack Barsky is a retired Information Technology executive with over thirty years of experience. During his career he has held management positions, up to and including the role of CIO at a number of Fortune 200 companies such as MetLife, United HealthCare, Prudential, ConEdison, and NRG Energy.

Jack graduated as valedictorian with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch College. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena Germany, except in those days he was known as Albrecht Dittrich.

He cut short his university career to join the KGB and came to the US as an undercover agent in 1987. His life story was featured in May of 2015 on CBS 60 Minutes. Jack resides with his wife and daughter in the Atlanta area where he is busy putting the finishing touches on his upcoming book “Deep Undercover”.

From 200I-2013 Senator Ben Nelson served two terms representing the state of Nebraska in the United States Senate. He did not seek a third six year term and was elected Chief Executive Officer of the National Association Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) from 2013-2016 based on his unique combination of executive, legislative, and state insurance regulatory experience. Senator Nelson began his career in state insurance regulation October l,1965 with the Nebraska Department of Insurance as Supervisor of Claims and Inquiries. He was promoted to Compliance Director responsible for insurance industry compliance with Nebraska Insurance laws and

Senator Nelson began his career in state insurance regulation October l,1965 with the Nebraska Department of Insurance as Supervisor of Claims and Inquiries. He was promoted to Compliance Director responsible for insurance industry compliance with Nebraska Insurance laws and regulations. In 197 5 he was appointed by the Governor as Director of Insurance for Nebraska. He continued to impart his already extensive experience in insurance and insurance regulation in the insurance industry first as Vice President and General Counsel, and then as CEO of the Central National Insurance Group of Omaha. Then in 1982 Nelson was selected as Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President of the NAIC to manage the transition of the NAIC Central Office from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Kansas City, Missouri. Completing the transition in 1985 Nelson left the NAIC to begin his campaign for Governor of Nebraska. In 1990 he was elected Governor and reelected to a second term in 1994by nearly 75o/o of the vote. As Governor he balanced eight straight budgets with three tax cuts while maintaining the lowest unemployment rate of all the states for eight years. He left as Governor with a record balance in the states’ general fund and rainy day account. As Governor he was actively involved with the Nebraska State Insurance Director, a member he appointed to his cabinet, on numerous insurance regulatory matters.

In the U.S. Senate he was considered by his colleagues the point person on state insurance regulatory issues, including a key role securing state oversight on the Affordable Care Act. Serving on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Nelson’s priorities began with the drought that had plagued the U.S. for the eight years prior to his election. He worked to make disaster relief a part of the budget, so producers did not repeatedly turn to emergency measures to receive help. Senator Nelson’s work on the 2008 Farm Bili brought together his fiscal conservatism and commitment to American farmers.

Nelson sits on the Board of Behlen Manufacturing Corporation, a global manufacturer headquartered in Nebraska, as well as a founding board member of the National Strategic Research Institute, a United States Strategic Command sponsored University Affiliated Research Center at the University of Nebraska focused on combating and responding to national security threats.

Senator Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree in 1963, a master’s degree in 1965 and a law degree in 1970, all from the University of Nebraska. Nelson also received the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Nebraska College of Law and an honorary doctor of letters from the University of Nebraska in 20l3. Senator Nelson and his wife, former first lady Diane Nelson, have four children and five grandchildren.

Lisa Shalett is a retired Goldman Sachs Partner, who now advises and invests in early stage companies and serves on public and private company boards. Over her 20-year Goldman career, Lisa held senior leadership roles in 5 divisions, worked in 2 regions, led revenue-producing and revenue-supporting businesses, managed global P&Ls and important client relationships, and helped transform the way Goldman communicates with its key stakeholders. Most recently, Lisa was Global Head of Brand Marketing & Digital Strategy in the Executive Office, managing Goldman’s brand during the financial crisis, as a change agent and innovator. Prior to that, she was Global COO of Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit, and before that led International Equities sales and trading, leveraging her Japan background. She currently serves on the boards of Brookfield Property Partners (NYSE: BPY) and PerformLine, the leading marketing compliance SaaS platform. For 12 months she “failed” retirement and and joined the executive team at Odyssey, an explosivelygrowing millennials-focused media platform, as CMO and Advisor, working for its 28-year-old CEO and getting startup experience firsthand.

Lisa focuses on using her considerable, diverse business expertise and operational experience to help startups and non-profit organizations run well, and help large organizations stay innovative. She is known for (and enjoys) connecting people, building brands, and being a sounding board and creative thought partner on issues relating to business models, strategy, digital transformation, leadership, and talent.

Lisa earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and BA, summa cum laude, in East Asian Studies from Harvard University.

LaVerne H. Council is the national managing principal for Enterprise Digital Strategy and Innovation, responsible for the planning, growth and execution of Grant Thornton’s U.S. Advisory business. She has more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sector, implementing global technology solutions and supply chain strategies that drive growth and innovation in industries, including healthcare, consumer products and telecommunications. Council previously served as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Information and Technology and chief information officer (CIO) for Veterans Affairs; Corporate Vice President and first global CIO for Johnson & Johnson; Global Vice President for information technology, global business solutions, and development services at Dell Inc; and, as the global partner for supply chain at Ernst & Young LLC. Council was twice named one of the Top 50 Women in Information Technology by FedScoop, which also gave her the Golden Gov: Federal Executive of the Year Award. She is listed among Healthcare Data Management’s Most Powerful Women in Healthcare Information Technology. Business Trends Quarterly named her one of the top four CIOs in America. The New Jersey Technology Council inducted her into its CIO Hall of Fame, and the Global CIO Executive Summit awarded her the Top 10 Leaders & Change Agents Award and the Top 10 Leaders & Innovators Award.

As an innovator in population health and technology, Doug improves outcomes through mobile, social media, gamification, big data, customer science and emerging technologies. As an eFuturist, Doug delivers the latest insights on health transformation though innovation and collaboration.  He has served as the founder & CEO of Health Online, a venture capital back first mover in the online health services space.  He has served as SVP, Innovation with Healthgrades, Diversinet (acquired by IMS Health), PatientPoint, Vree Health, a Merck subsidiary and has been a senior advisor to Ascension Health and Trinity Health Innovation Centers.  He’s the author of 11 books on health management and technology including: “eHealthcare – Harness the Power of e-Commerce & e-Care” and “Medical Informatics 20/20 – Quality & EHRs through Collaboration, Open Solutions & Innovation.”

Jim Stengel is President/CEO of The Jim Stengel Company. A prolific writer, speaker and advisor, Jim is the author of Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies, and Unleashing the Innovators: How Mature Companies Find New Life with Startups. Jim is widely known for leading innovation and for his commitment to building leading-edge marketing capabilities. In 2011, he was named to the first-ever Fortune® Executive Dream Team, has been named multiple times by Advertising Age as the number one “Power Player” in marketing, and is a 2017 American Marketing Association Hall of Fame inductee. Jim has served as Dean of the Young Marketers Academy at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 2011, and in 2013 pioneered the CMO Accelerator program at the Cannes Lions Festival. Jim is the former Global Marketing Officer of Procter & Gamble, and a former member of the Board of Directors for AOL and Motorola.

Miki joined KIDBOX LLC — the first kids’ style box offering premiere brands, significant savings and a mission to clothe one million children — as Chief Executive Officer in September 2016. From 2014 to 2016, Miki was President, Digital Commerce & Chief Marketing Officer, EVP at Chico’s FAS. She oversaw the Digital Commerce business and Marketing strategy for three distinct brands, Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma Intimates. Prior to this role, Miki was Chief Marketing Officer at Tory Burch from 2009 to 2014. She was responsible for global Marketing, Public Relations and Ecommerce. Prior to joining Tory Burch, Miki was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Ralph Lauren where she spent nearly eight years developing and leading multi-channel marketing strategy for the retail businesses. Earlier in her career, she held positions at Limited Too /Tween Brands, Experian North America and McMillan Associates. An early adopter of digital innovation, ecommerce and multi-channel customer experience, Miki has been actively involved in Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail Federation, where she completed her fourth term on the Board of Directors as Chairman in 2015 and is now serving as Chairman of the NRF CMO Council. In 2011, Miki joined the Board of Directors for Giggle Inc., a multi-channel baby products and lifestyle retail brand and in 2013, she joined the Board of Directors for Sport Chalet, Inc. (since dissolved due to acquisition). She also served on the inaugural Google Retail Advisory Council. Miki earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. She was recognized in 2011 as one of the “Top Women in Cross-Channel Retail,” in 2013 as one of Brand Innovators “Top 50 Women Brand Marketers,” as one of the “Ten of Tomorrow” by Women’s Wear Daily, and received the “Silver Plaque Award” from the NRF in 2015 for her contributions to the retail industry.

Robert Reeg is president, MasterCard Operations & Technology. He oversees the strategic processing platform, global network and quality of technology operations at MasterCard, and is a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Under his leadership, the MasterCard network processes billions of transactions each year.  Prior to joining MasterCard, Mr. Reeg held IT and business leadership positions with Sprint Corp., Cleveland Pneumatic, Totco Inc., and Conoco Inc.

 Mr. Reeg serves on the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Leadership Council, Washington University’s Professional Degree Programs Academic Advisory Board, the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Technology Committee, and on the board of directors for Junior Achievement USA.

Jeff Myers is the president and CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA), the leading national trade association for Medicaid managed care organizations. Mr. Myers serves as the primary spokesperson for the Medicaid health plan industry before Congress, the executive branch, state governments, and the media. Mr. Myers is responsible for demonstrating the value of Medicaid managed care to these audiences as well as opening new markets for Medicaid health plan business. He also leads advocacy efforts in advancing an aggressive policy agenda on behalf of the industry.

A government affairs veteran, Mr. Myers comes to MHPA from the American Health Care Association (AHCA), where he was senior vice president of policy and government relations. Prior to AHCA he represented the pharmaceutical companies Cephalon, Biogen Idec, Pharmacia, and Hoffman-LaRoche before the legislative and executive branches. His time on Capitol Hill included serving as U.S. Representative Fred Upton’s legislative director and health staff for the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, and working for U.S. Representatives Alex McMillan and Don Sundquist. While at McMillan’s office, Mr. Myers led McMillan’s health staff during consideration of the Health Security Act in 1994.

Randall S. Moore, M.D., M.B.A. brings 30+ years as a visionary physician executive focused on care model and health system transformation. Most recently president of Mercy Virtual in Chesterfield, Missouri, over four years he led growth from 100 to 800+ FTEs, building and integrating virtual care transformation solutions within internal Mercy communities as well as external systems. Prior to joining Mercy Virtual, Moore consulted with major health care systems to assist in their transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement models focused on population health management. During his more than 30-year career, he has provided executive leadership to companies of all sizes — including Fortune 500 companies — across the provider, pharmaceutical, biotech and health plan settings. Early in his career, he served as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. He graduated with AOA honors from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, earned his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and completed undergraduate studies at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the University of London in England.

Mike Howard, Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Microsoft Corporation, held global responsibility for vital security functions including; operations, investigations, risk mitigation, crisis management, executive protection, security technology, strategy, intelligence, and employee awareness. Mike was the CSO of Microsoft for 16 years. Mike led development of Microsoft’s interconnected Global Security Operations Centers (GSOCs), which oversee Global Security monitoring and response, and have become well known in the security field as a leading model for conducting operations globally. Looking to the future, Mike has steered Microsoft Global Security in the transition to a Virtual Security Operation Center (VSOC), leveraging the power of mobility and the cloud. The GSOCs, which were based in the United States, the UK and India, became well known in the security field as a leading model for conducting operations globally. As a security leader, Mike contributed to the field through key roles in numerous industry organizations: CSO Roundtable Advisory Board, Past President; International Security Management Association (ISMA), Past President; Security Industry Association (SIA), Board of Directors (former); and U.S. State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), Technical Threats and Risk Committee (Former Head) Mike speaks regularly as a subject matter expert on security and leadership while using his extensive security background to help drive industry innovation. He has been profiled in the security press, including Security Technology Executive and Security magazines. And was named one of the most influential people in security by Security 500 in 2010 and 2013, and the #2 Most Influential person in Fire & Security in 2013 by IFSEC. Mike received the Don Walker Award in 2018 from the ASIS Board of Directors for Enterprise Security Executive Leadership. Mike spent 22 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, finishing as a Chief of Station. Mike also worked in the CIA’s Office of Security and served on the security staff of the Director of Central Intelligence. He worked in the Counterterrorism Center, ran global programs, and served in assignments around the world. He was executive officer for the Office of Military Affairs and a special investigator for the Office of Inspector General. Mike also served as a law enforcement officer with the Oakland, California, police in the late 1970s. He holds a BS in criminal justice administration from San Jose State University with a minor in Sociology.

As editor in chief, Jason Pontin is responsible for the editorial direction, media platforms, and business strategy of MIT Technology Review, including the rapidly expanding U.S. and international websites, the award-winning print magazine, videos, newsletters, business reports, and live events such as EmTech, the company’s annual conference focused on emerging technologies. He also serves as chairman of its international entrepreneurial network, MIT Enterprise Forum. Mr. Pontin joined MIT Technology Review in 2004 as its editor and was named publisher in August 2005.

From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Pontin was the editor of Red Herring, a business and technology publication. From 2002 to 2004 he served as editor in chief of the Acumen Journal, which he founded, covering the business, economic, and policy implications of discoveries in biotechnology and the life sciences. He has written for national and international publications, including the New York Times, the Economist, the Financial Times, Wired, and the Believer. He is a frequent guest on television and radio.

Mr. Pontin was born in London and raised in Northern California. He was educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University.

Greg Stuart is the CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global media trade group focused on the burgeoning mobile marketing industry. Over the past four years, Greg has transformed the association, attracting marketing and business leaders across the industry to lock arms and advance the mobile marketing movement.  By expanding and evolving the MMA’s core resources, Greg has more than doubled the organization’s revenue, oversees the 800 member companies globally with operations in 12 countries, and works alongside top “mobile-first” brands on the MMA Global Board.

The MMA’s position on mobile marketing, “nothing gets marketers closer to consumers than mobile,” is a testament as to why Greg, a proven business builder, is dedicated to developing mobile as the most powerful channel available to marketers.

While Greg is an expert on mobile marketing, his background expands to include both the traditional and digital arena.  He was formerly the CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the trade group for interactive advertising and marketing.  During his tenure, Greg grew the IAB’s revenue significantly, providing vision and direction to spur the industry to invest $17 billion in Internet advertising, a monumental leap from $6 billion when he first started with the IAB.

With nearly three decades spent in marketing, two of which focused on digital and emerging technology, Greg has worked across the media landscape including roles with Y&R, Sony Online Ventures, Cars.com, Flycast Ad Network that IPO’d in 1999 and advising the CEO’s of two dozen other venture-backed businesses, a group of which have now sold for over $2 billion.

In addition to being a sought after speaker and a member of the National Speakers Association, Greg is an author of What Sticks: Why Most Advertising Fails and How to Guarantee Yours Succeeds, which was recognized by AdAge as the as the No. 1 book of the “10 books you should have read”.

Industry authorities have awarded Greg for his work as a pioneer in emerging media. In 2006, AdAge selected Greg as part of the “10 Who Made Their Mark” and he is a regular contributor to leading publications such as Fast Company for his views on mobile marketing.

Susan Dentzer, a leading national expert in health care and health policy, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation. In her role as President and CEO, Dentzer drives the organization’s strategic agenda and priorities, works closely with its members to identify key issues, promotes NEHI’s research and policy recommendations, and serves as the organization’s spokesperson, providing insightful analyses of the U.S. health care system.

Before coming to NEHI, Dentzer was Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy, and as on-air health correspondent on the PBS NewsHour. She is a frequent speaker and commentator on the NewsHour, National Public Radio and other television and radio networks.  Dentzer is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on its Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. She is also an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations; a fellow of the National Academy of Social Insurance; and a fellow of the Hastings Center, a nonpartisan bioethics research institute. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Rescue Committee, and also serves on the Board of Directors of Research!America; is a public member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Medical Specialties; and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Health Institute. She is also a member of the RAND Health Board of Advisors and the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.  Dentzer is a graduate and trustee emerita of Dartmouth and formerly chaired the Dartmouth Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Board of Overseers of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, earned the institution’s Alumni Award, and holds an honorary Dartmouth master’s degree. She was also a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1986-87.

Martha Heller is one of the most widely followed voices on the role of the CIO. She has been a CIO magazine columnist since 1999, and is the author of The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership.

Martha is president of Heller Search Associates, an executive recruiting firm that specializes in IT leadership positions nationwide across all industries.

In 2004, Martha founded the CIO Executive Council, CIO magazine’s professional organization for CIOs. In addition to her blog on CIO.com, Martha engages extensively with the technology executive community through social media and her widely-read e-newsletter, “The Heller Report.”

Martha has spoken at conferences held by the Research Board, the National Retail Federation, the Technology Business Management Council, Forrester, Harvard University, MIT, CIO magazine, ServiceNow, Box, and Cisco.

Phyllis joined Promontory from the Department of Homeland Security, where she served as the deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity and communications and led responses to cybersecurity threats against corporations, civilians, and the government. During her DHS tenure, Phyllis led the defensive cybersecurity operational mission to mitigate and respond to cyberthreats across the federal civilian government and private sector. She supported the department’s mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure, working with all areas of the department, government agencies, law enforcement, and the private sector. Phyllis led the transformation of signature technology applying analytics to the central cyber protection that the DHS provides to civilian agencies.

Rhonda Vetere is a seasoned C-Suite technology executive who has worked across industries in global technology. A change agent for digital transformation, she has led the way for growth with more than 23 mergers and acquisitions at companies. A passionate leader in technology across industries, Rhonda has worked in global executive positions at Estée Lauder Companies, AIG, HP Enterprise Services, Barclays / Lehman, Bank One / JPMorgan Chase, CompuServe, UUNET, MCI, and Worldcom. She has lived and worked internationally – in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Mumbai, and across India – and has managed teams of more than 20,000 people. As an industry expert and influencer, Vetere has been a keynote speaker and panelist at many conferences and events, including World Economic Forum/Davos, WIT (Women in Technology) Connect, Microsoft Global CIO Summit, Dell EMC World, and the U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate Debate. Rhonda has been recognized with for her leadership and influence, notably with a 2017 Stevie Award for Excellence in Transforming Business and as a multi-year Top 100 CIO/CTO Executive Leader in STEM by STEMconnector. Grit & Grind is Vetere’s second book – she is also the co-author of an HP special edition book, Enterprise Service Management for Dummies. An avid sports fan and real-world corporate athlete, Rhonda stays focused and sharp by competing in marathons and triathlons on a regular basis – over 70 events thus far, including triathlons, half-marathons, marathons, and IRONMAN 70.3 mile triathlons. She recently ran 55 miles in the Serengeti as part of a girls and women’s empowerment fundraiser: the first women-only run of its kind.

Siegelvision is a brand identity firm, founded by brand visionary Alan Siegel, that focuses on helping all kinds of organizations clearly express who they are, what they do and why people should care. We help organizations find and articulate their purpose and then create a unique and powerful brand Voice that drives their communications, amplifies their influence and inspires audiences.

Maggie Chan Jones is an award-winning CMO and the Founder and CEO of Tenshey, a startup dedicated to advancing gender diversity through executive coaching for leaders at all career levels. A trailblazer for women in technology, Maggie was the first woman to be named Chief Marketing Officer of SAP and has held leadership positions at Microsoft, Level 3 Communications, and Sun Microsystems. Frequently recognized as a thought-leader, Maggie was named one of the “world’s most influential CMOs” in 2017 by Forbes. She’s a recipient of a Women of the Decade in Marketing, Branding and Communication award by Women Economic Forum, acknowledged for creativity and storytelling by the CMO Club Awards, and named a Top Ten Most Interesting B2B Executives, Woman of the Year, among others. Maggie received her undergraduate degree in business from Binghamton University and holds an MBA degree from Cornell University, where she serves on the Board of Directors for the Cornell Johnson NYC Club. She resides in NYC with her husband and their four-legged kid, a miniature poodle named Charlie.

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc is a physician who has focused her career toward improving the health of all people, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations. She has done this through direct patient care, medical education, policy and administrative roles, research, and public service. Her commitment to improving the public’s health includes ensuring access to quality, affordable health care, strengthening the public health infrastructure and leveraging public-private partnerships to address the social determinants of health through environmental, policy and systems level change. Dr. DeSalvo most recently served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS.  Before joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she was Health Commissioner for the City of New Orleans, and Senior Health Policy Advisor to the New Orleans Mayor from 2011-2014.

Dr. DeSalvo was also a professor of medicine and vice dean for community affairs and health policy at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. DeSalvo earned her Medical Doctorateand Master’s in Public Health from Tulane University, and Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. She has an honorary doctorate from her alumnus institution, Suffolk University.

Genevieve Morris serves as the principal deputy national coordinator for health IT. In this role, she reports directly to the national coordinator for health IT. Ms. Morris is a subject matter expert in health IT policy, program management, Interoperability, Meaningful Use, and the Quality Payment Program. She is experienced in understanding and interpreting federal regulations, including the Meaningful Use rules and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) certification rules. In Ms. Morris’ prior position, she worked with ONC in a variety of areas such as policy, standards and technology, and grant programs. Among her outputs were reports to support the State Health Information Exchange Program, including reports on consumer engagement in health information exchange, provider directories, and query-based health information exchange. Most notably, Ms. Morris supported the development of the Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap, including writing and editing portions of the roadmap. This important document provides guidance to all health IT stakeholders on the actions that must be taken in order to achieve a truly interoperable learning health system. She also supported ONC’s Health IT Certification Program by developing the test procedures and test data related to the Meaningful Use and Advancing Care Information calculations. In addition, Ms. Morris developed the Health IT Framework for Alternative Payment Models (APMs.) The Framework lays out a strategy for moving to more advanced health IT systems to enable APMs to be successful as they scale. Ms. Morris also provided Meaningful Use subject matter expertise to clients, which included assisting practices in qualifying for Meaningful Use incentives and assisting health systems with Meaningful Use audits. Ms. Morris has worked in the health IT field for over 10 years and collaborated on several publications on the topics of health information exchange and Meaningful Use. She holds a Master of Arts in political science from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in history education from Northland International University.

Dr. Siddiqui is the Chief Data Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services where she is focused on promoting open data, building an enterprise-wide data governance structure, streamlined data use agreements, creating a business analytics unit and developing strategic partnerships for data sharing with external stakeholders. Prior to this role, Dr. Siddiqui was at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation working towards implementing a rapid cycle testing platform for payment models. She has also served with the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (“nudge” unit) during the Obama administration leading work in the health space. She has a MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a masters in quantitative methods from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Wes Nichols is a Board Partner at Upfront Ventures, one of California’s largest venture capital firms, and a serial technology entrepreneur, an active investor and advisor. Wes is an industry authority in predictive analytics, AI/machine learning, and technology. Wes is the author of the Harvard Business Review cover story, Analytics 2.0, on next-generation analytics to drive more predictive decision-making for CMOs.

Most recently, Wes was the Chief Strategy Officer at Neustar (NYSE: NSR), the leading company in authenticated identity, which was acquired in December 2016 in a $2.9 billion take-private transaction. A year earlier, Neustar acquired his company, MarketShare, where he was co-founder and CEO. MarketShare’s analytics SaaS solutions is the industry leader in marketing resource planning and attribution. Acquired by Neustar for nearly $500 million, MarketShare was backed by FTV Capital, Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners.

Prior to starting MarketShare, Wes was with Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) as President and CEO of TBWA’s digital business, working with Nissan, Sony, Pfizer, and other brands. Prior, he was the founder and CEO of Direct Partners, building from scratch one of the industry’s first data-driven analytics companies, which was acquired by Omnicom.

Wes is a Board Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee of TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE), Strategic Advisor to the leadership of SNAP (NYSE: SNAP), Special Advisor and former Director, Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), Board Director of computer vision technology company GumGum (PE-backed), identity data company MediaShift (PE-backed) and a Trustee of Randolph-Macon College. Wes is an active member in both Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Wes is the 2016 winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was nominated as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Wes graduated from Randolph-Macon College and The Johns Hopkins University, with degrees in Psychology and Business, respectively. He is currently enrolled in the executive education program at Harvard Business School.

Theresa Wilson is the Technology Chief Operating Officer (TCOO) for the Enterprise Information Technology group within Wells Fargo.

In this role, Theresa has oversight responsibility for enterprise technology strategy, process, and operational enablement. She focuses on prioritizing enterprise delivery through coordination and enablement of the day-to-day operations of EIT, and drives our strategic enterprise technology initiatives. Theresa manages a team of 1,500 technology professionals.

Prior to assuming the TCOO in February 2017, Theresa served as the Group CIO for Consumer Lending and Operations Technology supporting Consumer Lending and the Payments, Virtual Solutions and Innovation group.

Theresa began her career with First Union in 1976 and has held various technology leadership roles supporting: Retail, commercial, and wealth and retirement businesses with application software development. She also led system conversions while managing the areas that supported branch operations, service center operations, deposits, teller automation, and marketing.

She received her bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with a major in math and minor in computer science. She also received her MBA from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. Theresa currently serves on IT-oLogy’s board of directors and previously served on Apparo’s board of directors. Both IT-oLogy and Apparo are Carolinas-based technology nonprofits.

In August 2016, Theresa was honored with Charlotte Business Journal’s CIO of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the Charlotte technology community.

In 2017, the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) recognized her with the President’s Award during its 13th Annual Technology Achievement Awards Ceremony in Charlotte. Black Enterprise magazine featured Theresa in the “Most Powerful Women in Business” listing in the 2017 January/February issue. The Black Data Processing Association (BDPA) honored Theresa in July 2017 with a PACEsetter Award for Career Achievement.

Dillon is Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Technology Infrastructure Services for Wells Fargo and Company, the nation’s biggest consumer bank. Scott Dillon is responsible for one of the world’s largest infrastructures as the head of the Technology Infrastructure Services at Wells Fargo. His team provides availability, security and global interconnectivity for the more than 70 million customers who interact 12 billion times a year in person through the company’s 9,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs, on the phone, or online at www.wellsfargo.com.

Under Scott’s direction, the Technology Infrastructure Services team manages compute platform services, network services and operations, production management, technology design and architecture, infrastructure governance and strategy, technology service  delivery, while also providing support for the more than 270,000 Wells Fargo team members and their entire holistic desktop, phone and device experience.

During his nearly two decades with the company, Scott has held various executive positions, including head of Enterprise Hosting Services, Chief Information Officer for Wholesale, Trust and Investment Banking, head of Payment Strategies and Strategic Alliance and Ventures where he created and led the Strategic Alliances & Ventures groups, Vice President of Performance Reporting, Cost Accounting and Controller, Bank Operations and Cash Management.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Scott held executive positions with Deloitte Consulting, LLP, including Lead Client Services partner, Co-Leader of Strategic Sourcing and Outsourcing Practice for Financial Services, and as a partner.

Scott has been profiled in several top financial publications, including Financial Times and American Banker, as well as industry trade outlets including ZDNet, Bank Technology News and Computerworld.

Scott received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Banking from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. His interests include spending time with his family, tennis, golf, and outdoor activities.

Daniel R. Levinson has headed the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for over a decade. A lawyer and a certified fraud examiner, Mr. Levinson leads an independent and objective organization of more than 1,600 auditors, evaluators, investigators, and lawyers who oversee the integrity and efficiency of the Nation’s one trillion dollar annual investment in Federal health and human services programs. He is responsible for overseeing over 100 programs administered by HHS agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Administration for Children and Families, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institutes of Health.

Mr. Levinson participates in a number of interagency oversight entities and public-private partnerships. He serves on the Executive Council of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and the governing body of the Health Care Fraud Prevention Partnership. In 2015, he was named a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States. In 2011, he was appointed by President Obama to be a member of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board. Mr. Levinson also was a member of the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board.

Mr. Levinson first entered Federal service in 1983 as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. He thereafter served as General Counsel of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In 1986, he was appointed by President Reagan to be Chairman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, a bipartisan, quasi-judicial agency that adjudicates Federal civilian personnel appeals. Later in his career he was appointed by President George W. Bush to be Inspector General of the U.S. General Services Administration beginning in 2001 and of HHS beginning in 2005.

Mr. Levinson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Southern California. Heearned his law degree from Georgetown University, where he served as Notes and Comments Editor of The American Criminal Law Review.

Webb Edwards served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Wells Fargo Services Company from 1998 to 2006. Prior to that he served as an Executive Vice President of Operations Group and Technology of Wells Fargo & Company. His areas of responsibility included the project management office; infrastructure technology operations (network, LAN/desktop, data center, information security, and risk); application development; payment systems strategy and execution; retail phone banks; payment operations for wholesale and retail; consumer loan operations; internal customer service delivery; and enterprise technology and data architecture. This organization had an annual budget of $2.2 billion and 21,000 employees.

Mr. Edwards served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwest Technical Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company from 1995 to 1998. Edwards was responsible for all decisions related to technology, operations and call centers during the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo. At the time it was the largest and most successful merger of two large banks.

Prior to the merger with Wells Fargo, Edwards was Executive Vice President of Norwest Corporation and President for Norwest Services, Inc.  He joined Norwest after serving as Executive Vice President of Information Services and Operations for First Interstate Bancorp from 1984.

For several years Edwards has been consulting with mid to small size businesses around strategy development, market positioning, technology trends and payments evolution. Additionally he is co founder of Ganart Technologies in Dallas, Texas. Ganart developed software and hardware for providing transactional services to the unbanked and underserved market.

Additionally, he has done speaking engagements with companies on subjects such as Future Technology Trends, Improving Vendor/ Client Relationships, The paradigm shift in payments and businesses brought about by the rapid evolution of telecommunications and technology, Value of Information and Mobile Payments. Some of these include IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, SunGard, Cannon, Allstate, Fiserv, Kofax and Filenet.

He served on the Board of Carreker Corporation and also later consulted with the Board. He has also served on the Board of Minnesota Mutual, Sterling Savings Bank where he served as vice chair of the Audit committee and chair of the Trust committee and the Board of Umpqua Bank.

Edwards began his career with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he managed Operations and Fiscal services.

He has attended Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Tennessee Executive Management School, and the Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program.  Edwards did his graduate and post-graduate work in economics and finance at Middle Tennessee State University.

Edwards is a native of Tennessee.  He and his wife Cathy currently reside in Malibu, California. They have two children and three grand children.