Adam Sharp has forged a distinctive career of more than twenty years at the intersection of media, politics and technology.. He currently serves as the President and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, overseeing the annual presentation of the coveted Emmy® Awards for Daytime, Sports, and News & Documentary television, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering.

From 2010 through 2016, Sharp was Head of News, Government and Elections at Twitter, advising journalists, news organizations, candidates and government officials in more than 20 nations. He became the longest-serving member of the company’s global media team, and its most visible broadcast spokesperson.

He appears regularly as a noted expert and speaker on digital communications and marketing, political affairs and strategy, and issues related to “fake news” and misinformation. Recent appearances include events hosted by the New America Foundation, the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and multiple corporate appearances. He is represented by the Leading Authorities speakers’ bureau in Washington, DC.

Sharp served U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., from 2004 to 2009, first as a spokesman and later as Deputy Chief of Staff. He played an integral role in the creation of the Senate Centrist Caucus; the “Gang of 14” agreement to approve Supreme Court nominees and delay for nearly a decade the so-called “nuclear option;” bipartisan compromises on the federal budget and energy policy; and the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

He has also held leadership roles at NBC and C-SPAN, is currently a board member of the National Press Foundation and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a former President of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Press Secretaries Association. He lives in his childhood hometown of Stamford, CT, with his wife and young daughter.

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.

Bob Evans is one of the world’s leading analysts of the technology industry and the global phenomenon of digital transformation. In 2012, he was recruited by Oracle founder Larry Ellison to be the company’s first chief communications officer, and he left there after 5 years to launch the two businesses he runs today: Evans Strategic Communications LLC and Cloud Wars Media LLC. He’s given keynote talks about business innovation, digital transformation and customer-centric business on every continent on Earth (well, not Antarctica), and his daily analyses of the enterprise-technology market can be found on his media-company website at CloudWars.co. Evans Strategic Communications helps CEOs and CMOs position themselves for the digital economy and articulate their unique value in the language of the customer. We work with many of the world’s top technology companies, as well as with clients in healthcare, manufacturing, services, biomedical engineering and data services.

Brad Wilson is CEO Emeritus of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Executive in Residence at Wake Forest University and holds an adjunct faculty position at UNC Chapel Hill. During his 22 year career at BCBSNC he held a variety of senior executive leadership positions, beginning as General Counsel in 1995. He ended his service to the company in January 2018 after almost 8 years as CEO. Under his leadership BCBSNC effectively implemented the ACA in all 100 NC counties and experienced material growth across all product lines. Prior to joining BCBSNC he served as General Counsel to NC Governor James B. Hunt and practiced law for 14 years. A dedicated public servant, Brad has Chaired many Gubernatorial, Attorney General and Judicial Commissions. He also served on the UNC System Board of Governors for 16 years and Chaired that Board for 4 years during his tenure. Among many state and national recognitions, Brad is the recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor in NC. A life long North Carolinian, he earned a BA from Appalachian State University, JD from Wake Forest School of Law and a MA from Duke University.

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.

For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She’s the bestselling author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller ‘Open Leadership’ and the co-author of the critically-acclaimed book ‘Groundswell’. Her latest book is The Disruption Mindset, published in August 2019. She’s also an entrepreneur, the Founder and Senior Fellow at Altimeter, a disruptive analyst firm that was acquired in 2015 by Prophet. With over 20 years of experience in tech and business, she has been a respected advisor to Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation and leadership. Charlene has appeared on 60 Minutes, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, CNN and CNBC, and is frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Reuters and The Associated Press. She’s a sought after speaker, having appeared at events like TED, SXSW, World Economic Forum, and World Business Forum. Charlene was named one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators by Inc, and one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives in San Francisco.

Dynamic business leader in healthcare’s digital transformation, its transition to value-based care, and treating patients as informed consumers. As former Senior Vice President & Chief Information and Analytics Officer at Carolinas HealthCare System (Atrium Health) for over 20 years, Mr. Richardville transformed the company into a national leader in the effective use of technology, utilizing data as a driver; analytics and business intelligence; artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation. Mr. Richardville was named the 2017 CIO of the Year ‘Leadership Award’ recipient by Charlotte CIO for his impact on industry leaders across all verticals. He was awarded the 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and HIMSS in recognition of his leadership in driving digital transformation in healthcare. In 2013, he was awarded CIO of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal. Under his leadership, Carolinas HealthCare System has earned the ‘Most Wired’ designation for 14 consecutive years, received the ‘Most Wired Advanced’ award for the last two years and achieved HIMSS EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 for both Acute and Ambulatory. Mr. Richardville is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society; chairman of Premier Member Technology Improvement Committee; and advisory board member of Queens University. He holds a masters of business administration degree and a bachelor’s degree in system analysis.

Daniel Ronald Levinson has headed the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) since September 8, 2004. HHS is among the largest departments in the federal government, encompassing Medicare, Medicaid, public health, medical research, food and drug safety, welfare, child and family services, disease prevention, Indian health, and mental health services. It also exercises leadership responsibilities in public health emergency preparedness and combating bio-terrorism.

As Inspector General, Levinson is the senior official responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, and law enforcement efforts, relating to HHS programs and operations. He manages an independent and objective nationwide organization of over 1500 professional staff members dedicated to promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs and addressing fraud, waste, and abuse.

In the wider government accountability community, Levinson serves on the Executive Council of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, where he chairs the Committee on Inspection and Evaluation. He also is a member of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Public Inquiry. Earlier in his career, he was a Government Member of the Administrative Conference of the United States.

Levinson has devoted much of his career to government oversight. Prior to his appointment at HHS, he served for four years as Inspector General of the U. S. General Services Administration, where he oversaw the integrity of the federal civilian procurement process. He earlier served a seven-year term as Chairman of the United States Merit Systems Protection Board, where he oversaw the integrity of the federal civilian personnel system and adjudicated a wide range of personnel appeals pursuant to the Civil Service Reform Act. He is also a former General Counsel of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Levinson is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and holds law degrees from Georgetown and George Washington Universities. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Evaluation Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Denise Lee Yohn is the go-to expert on brand-building for national media outlets, an in-demand speaker and consultant, and an influential writer. Denise is the author of the bestselling book What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest (Jossey-Bass) and the e-book Extraordinary Experiences: What Great Retail and Restaurant Brands Do. News media including FOX Business TV, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times call on Denise when they want an expert point-of- view on hot business issues.

The Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) named her blog as one of the & Top 20 Marketing Blogs that Executives Actually Read. Denise enjoys challenging readers to think differently about brand-building in her regular contributions to Harvard Business Review and Forbes, and has been a sought-after writer for publications including Fast Company, Entrepreneur, [email protected], ChangeThis, Seeking Alpha, QSR Magazine, among others.

With her expertise and personal approach, Denise has become an in-demand keynote speaker and has addressed thousands of business leaders around the world. Denise initially cultivated her brand-building approaches through several high-level positions in advertising and client-side marketing. She served as the lead strategist at advertising agencies for Burger King and Land Rover and as the marketing leader and analyst for Jack in the Box restaurants and Spiegel catalogs.Denise went on to head Sony Electronic Inc.’s first ever brand office, where she was the vice president/general manager of brand and strategy and garnered major corporate awards.Consulting clients have included Target, Oakley, Dunkin & Donuts, and other leading companies.

Experienced executive with a diverse background across a wide array of industries. A career spent in consulting, media and entertainment has afforded me insights across many companies and industries including professional services, entertainment, consumer-packaged goods, technology and healthcare.
Key experiences include:
Global CEO of a $1B insights-based consulting firm with 6,500 employees across across 88 offices in over 60 countries
Involved in the merger and/or acquisition of dozens of companies
Served on board of directors of industry associations, private and public companies, in marketing services and a fast growing SaaS company.

Served as the CMO of one of the fastest growing and most globally differentiated companies in the entertainment industry

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.

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 regulations.

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 1975 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 1994 by nearly 75% 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 2013. Senator Nelson and his wife, former first lady Diane Nelson, have four children and five grandchildren.

Greg Stuart is the CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global media trade group focused on architecting the future of marketing, which is increasingly spearheaded by mobile. Over the past 7+ years, Greg has transformed the once-bankrupt association, attracting major marketers and media/tech company leaders to lock arms and advance the marketing industry.

Greg and team have tripled the organization’s revenues, energized its 800+ member companies globally, and there are now MMA nearly 60 team members in 15 countries. His Board includes CMO’s from Marriott, Uber, Dunkin Brands, Walmart, Samsung, Chobani, and dozen and half others, plus senior execs from Facebook, Google, Twitter, SNAP and more.

Greg is a long-standing marketing industry thought-leader on the future of marketing that is either mobile dominant or influenced by mobile’s new connected dynamics. Two of his three decades in marketing have focused purely on digital and emerging technology. He has served as CMO, CRO in addition to CEO at companies across the media landscape such as Y&R, Sony Online Ventures, Cars.com and Flycast Ad Network (IPO’d 1999) and more. He also turned around and built the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the trade group for interactive advertising. There are IABs in more than three dozen countries. Also, in the last ten years, Greg has invested in and advised CEOs of two dozen venture-backed businesses, which have now transacted for well over $2.5 billion.

In addition to being a sought-after international speaker (Jakarta to London to Buenos Aires to Shanghai) and a member of the National Speakers Association, Greg is the co-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” alongside Jay-Z and Chad Hurley (YouTube) and he is a regular contributor to leading publications for his views on the future of marketing.

Henry Chao is the former deputy CIO and deputy director of the Office of Information Services in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and currently is a solutions architect and strategic advisor for clients in the IT and health care sectors. Before becoming an expert on implementing health care programs, Henry served in the Navy for ten years, received his bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and then worked as a health insurance specialist at the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), which later became CMS. During his 21 year tenure at CMS, Henry progressively took on leadership roles in planning and executing legislative initiatives to transform health care, and lead efforts to leverage modern agile approaches in establishing secure, cloud-based IT infrastructure to support CMS programs including the Insurance Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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”.

James Glover is a Senior Partner at Google consulting Fortune 500 healthcare companies. For the past 4 years, James has provided thought leadership and guidance on go-to-market strategy, brand building, measurement & data/analytics. Before Google, James spent 10+ years at Johnson & Johnson in a variety of marketing roles across multiple therapeutic areas. During the last 5 years of his time at J&J, James worked on Global Digital Strategy, Media and Strategic Partnerships building the first global partnership between Google and J&J.

Jaime Montemayor is the Founder and CEO of DosDos Technologies, an emerging consulting and services company focused on accelerating Digital Transformation (DX) for companies with high legacy debt.

Prior to this appointment, Montemayor had a 21 year progressive Global CIO career at PepsiCo from a small International Business Unit to SVP and CIO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, their largest ($22.7 Billion) and most profitable Sector. During his time at PepsiCo, Montemayor lead major Information Technology and Digital enabled transformation efforts globally while championing diversity and inclusion serving as executive sponsor of PepsiCo’s Adelante and Women of Color Alliance employee resource groups. Within PepsiCo, Montemayor served also as SVP and CIO for PepsiCo’s Digital Innovation, Data and Analytics leading a major effort to drive emerging digital capabilities globally. He also led PepsiCo’s North America Transformation, responsible for the delivery of common SAP and Data solutions for Quaker, Tropicana and Pepsi-Cola North America. Before those appointments, Montemayor served as CIO for PepsiCo International and Frito-Lay International. Montemayor joined PepsiCo in 1995 as CIO for PepsiCo’s Gamesa business, Mexico’s largest cookie and biscuit company.

Before joining PepsiCo, Montemayor was a principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton and a technical director
with Oracle Corp. in Europe and Latin America. Montemayor received a B.S. in Computer Systems degree from Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico and his Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. Montemayor also serves on the Board of Trustees at Northwestern Mutual.

Jaime Montemayor is married to Maria and has three wonderful children Jaime, Angela and Alejandro.

Janet Marchibroda is a fellow for the Bipartisan Policy Center. A seasoned policy expert with extensive experience in health care, innovation, and technology, she previously served as Director of Health Innovation and Executive Director of BPC’s CEO Council on Health and Innovation. She currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Health Policy at the Bockorny Group. She supports efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention efforts to improve immunization rates and combat emerging disease threats.

Her work at BPC focuses on advancing innovative strategies for improving health and health care, accelerating the availability of safe and effective cures and treatments for patients, and effectively using data and technology to improve the lives of individuals.

Marchibroda previously served as 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 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.

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. Pontin joined MIT Technology Review in 2004 as its editor and was named publisher in August 2005.

From 1996 to 2002, 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.

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

Dr. Jay Bhatt serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the American Hospital Association and President of HRET. Dr. Bhatt and his team was awarded to support development of tools of patient safety in ambulatory environments, multi-sectorial collaborations, and age friendly health systems.
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 were 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, and innovations in cross-sector partnerships, predictive analytics, epidemiology and informatics. Under his guidance, the department was been recognized both nationally and internationally 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 SAHEB (South Asian Healthy Eating Benefits Program). Under his leadership, the Chicago Department of Public Health received an award from the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.

Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio’s on-demand radio network. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, the author of three bestselling business books, Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet and The Mirror Test. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and an inductee to the Speaker Hall of Fame.

As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently 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.

Joanne Waldstreicher, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer, Johnson & Johnson. In this role, she has oversight across pharmaceuticals, devices and consumer products for safety, epidemiology, clinical and regulatory operations transformation, collaborations on ethical science, and technology and R&D policies, including those related to clinical trial transparency and compassionate access. She chairs the R&D Development Pipeline Review Committee for The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, and supports the Medical Devices and Consumer Development Committees. Joanne is also a faculty affiliate of the Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine.
Among her prior roles, Joanne was responsible for late-stage development in neuroscience,
cardiovascular disease and metabolism at Janssen. Before joining Johnson & Johnson in 2002, she headed endocrinology and metabolism clinical research at Merck Research Laboratories, overseeing development programs in atherosclerosis, obesity, diabetes, urology and dermatology. She was honored with the Key Innovator Award, among other distinctions.
Joanne received both the Jonas Salk and Belle Zeller scholarships from the City University of
New York, and graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School, completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Hospital and her endocrinology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has received numerous awards and scholarships, and is an active scientific author. In 2016, the National Association of Female Executives named her Healthcare Champion of the Year. Joanne combines broad experience in science and medicine with a passion for advancing transparency and ethics, with a goal of improving the lives of patients and consumers worldwide.

John G. Iannarelli entered on duty with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in April of 1995.Upon completion of New Agent training Mr. Iannarelli was assigned to the Detroit Division where he participated in the investigation of the Oklahoma City Bombing and served on the FBI SWAT Team.After his transfer to the FBI’s San Diego Division, he worked violent crimes, bank robberies, kidnappings, and was part of the 9/11 terrorism investigation.His investigative work resulted in Mr. Iannarelli’s receipt of the FBI Director’s Distinguished Service Award.

In 2002 Mr. Iannarelli was promoted to FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, where he served as the spokesperson, addressing the national and international media on all matters involving the Bureau.In 2003, he was again promoted at Headquarters as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Director for the FBI’s Cyber Division. In this position Mr. Iannarelli provided counsel to the Assistant Director on a variety of national security, investigative, public affairs, congressional and administrative issues impacting the FBI.In 2005 Mr. Iannarelli received a promotional transfer to the Phoenix Division, where he supervised the Cyber squad, overseeing all cyber investigations for the State of Arizona.

In 2011 Mr. Iannarelli was promoted to become the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Division, the FBI’s number two position for the State of Arizona.In this position he has had accountability for all Criminal and Cyber investigations, as well as oversight for the FBI’s Counter Intelligence and Intel collection programs.Mr. Iannarelli was also prominently involved in the law enforcement response and subsequent shooting investigation of Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords.In 2012 Mr. Iannarelli was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree of Computer Science from Arizona’s University of Advancing Technology for his contributions to the field of cyber investigations.

Mr. Iannarelli is a highly sought after speaker, having presented on behalf of the FBI at numerous gatherings, to include Fortune 500 companies, United States and international law enforcement agencies, and on several occasions to the Vatican in Italy, most recently personally meeting with Pope Francis regarding the use of the Internet in the commission of crimes. Mr. Iannarelli has also published numerous articles and several books.Two of his recent publications include “Why Teens Fail and What to Fix”, a parents guide to protecting their children from Internet predators and other dangers, and “Information Governance Security” how businesses can protect their sensitive data from loss or compromise.

Mr. Iannarelli was a class counselor for the National Academy’s 206th session.Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Iannarelli served as a Police Officer with the San Diego Police Department.A graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, to include a semester studying international criminal and civil law in Oxford, England, Mr. Iannarelli is also an attorney admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

First and foremost, John is a thinker. A thinker entrenched in the world of science, medicine and innovation. John is the founder of NOSTALAB—a digital health think tank. He’s currently ranked as the #1 global influencer in digital health and generally regarded as one of the top global strategic and creative thinkers in this important and expanding area. He is also one the most popular speakers around the globe presenting his vibrant and insightful perspective on the future of health innovation. His focus is on guiding companies, NGOs, and governments through the dynamics of exponential change in the health / tech marketplaces.

Unwilling to accept the status quo, he’s a contrarian with a sharp focus on the future. A leading voice in the convergence of technology and health, Nosta helps define, dissect and deliberate global trends in digital health. He is consistently ranked among the top names in almost every digital health list and has sustained that position for several years. Beyond simply an influencer, John is also defined as “most admired” to “top disruptor” in technology, innovation, life sciences and the pharmaceutical industry. He is also a member of the Google Health Advisory Board. Further, John is also a frequent and popular contributor to Fortune, Forbes, Psychology Today and Bloomberg. In 2018, he received a PhD, honoris causa from Udabol Internacional: Oficial Universidad de Aquino Bolivia and from the Latin America Foundation, University of Science and Informatics Peru and Centre for Neuroscience. He was also awarded the diploma of honour from the Bolivian government for his work in health technology in promoting innovation and engagement around the world. In 2019, he was named to the World Health Organization’s Digital Health Roster of Experts.

John has an established reputation as a vocal advocate for strategic thinking and creativity. He has built his career on the “science of innovation,” a process where strategy and creativity work together to create inflection points in the market. He has also been recognized for his ability to translate difficult medical and scientific concepts into material that can be more easily communicated to consumers, clinicians and scientists. Additionally, John has distinguished himself as a scientific thinker. Earlier in his career, John was a research associate at Harvard Medical School and has co-authored several papers with global thought-leaders in the field of cardiovascular physiology with a focus on acute myocardial infarction, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.

John cut his teeth at the “big” agencies including Ogilvy CommonHealth, where he has held a series of positions including Chief Creative Officer, Chief Strategic Officer and unit President.

After earning his MBA in 1963, and taking advantage of his interest in math and statistical modeling, Sculley worked in market research for a New York advertising agency. Four years later, as big corporations began moving their marketing operations in-house, he joined the Pepsi-Cola Company as a trainee. Sculley describes his first few months at Pepsi as a whirlwind of different jobs in different cities as he learned the rules of corporate culture and the ropes of the soft drink industry. By 1970, at age 30, he was Pepsi’s youngest vice president of marketing, managing a staff of 75. In 1977, after heading the company’s International Foods division and then serving as senior vice president for US sales and marketing, he was named the youngest ever President of Pepsi-Cola.

Sculley credits his years at Pepsi for the evolution of his marketing approach. He says, “My ideas about marketing revolved around building the best possible consumer experiences and then helping find the most creative ways to tease a consumer’s curiosity to become our loyal user.” In his 1987 book, Odyssey, Sculley says that it was a speech by anthropologist Margaret Mead that inspired the revitalized Pepsi Generation campaign. Mead noted that the single most important factor for marketers since the end of World War II was the emergence of an affluent middle class. Sculley focused on how Pepsi could tap into the children of this generation by associating Pepsi via television with the Baby Boomers’ lifestyle activities. The Pepsi Challenge was another consumer-experience-centered campaign, designed to capture the surprise of Coca-Cola drinkers when they discovered that they had chosen Pepsi over Coke in a blind product taste test. By the time Sculley left Pepsi in 1983, the Pepsi brand had become the largest-selling consumer packaged goods brand in America, surpassing Coca-Cola in market share.

The partnership of Steve Jobs and John Sculley has been well-documented in Sculley’s own book, in countless interviews, and, most recently, in the biography of Jobs written by Walter Isaacson, published shortly after Jobs’ death in late 2011. Why did Jobs hire Sculley? Says Sculley, “Steve wanted to be CEO, but the Apple board felt he wasn’t ready. Steve was still over a year away from launching the Mac and the company needed the aging Apple II to continue to provide cash flow for the next three years.”

Today, John Sculley is focused on sharing his considerable experience with corporate executives, “serial entrepreneurs,” and third-wave companies that are not afraid to take risks, to adapt to change, or to use technological advances to achieve their goals.

Karen DeSalvo serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she is leading the nation’s charge to develop an interoperable health IT system that will help to improve the health of consumers no matter where they live, work and play. Her career has focused her career on improving access to affordable, high quality care for all people, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations.

Before joining HHS, she served as the City of New Orleans Health Commissioner from 2011–2014. While there, she transformed an out-of-date health department into one that has since achieved national accreditation, and restored health care to devastated areas of the city, including leading the establishment of a new, state-of-the-art public hospital.

Prior to her work for the City of New Orleans, Dr. DeSalvo was a Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at Tulane University School of Medicine. She led efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans to build an innovative model of neighborhood-based primary care and mental health services for low-income, uninsured and other vulnerable individuals, one that now boasts a sophisticated health IT infrastructure. She earned her medical doctorate and master’s degree in public health from Tulane University, and master’s in Clinical Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health.

Keith Reinhard is Chairman Emeritus of DDB Worldwide. He is one of the few agency heads to rise through the creative side of the business. As a working creative man, he is most remembered for “You Deserve a Break Today”, his transformational campaign for McDonald’s which was named best jingle of the 20th Century and for “Just Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There.” Under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, DDB Worldwide, with 200 offices in 96 countries, became one of the largest and most awarded advertising agency networks in the world. A member of the Advertising Hall of Fame, Keith has been referred to as the industry’s “soft-spoken visionary” by Advertising Age, which in 1999 named him one of the 100 most influential figures in the history of advertising. Keith is the author of Any Wednesday, a collection of notes on advertising and life and was recently featured on “The Story of Cool,” LL Cool J’s documentary series on MSNBC.

Kostas Georgakopoulos is the Chief Information Security Officer at Procter & Gamble based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and leads the company’s Global Information Security Program. Mr. Georgakopoulos is responsible for the firms Information Security Governance Framework, as well as developing, mentoring and managing a team of Information Security professionals to proactively address advanced persistent threats, blended targeted attacks, and application security threats.

Prior to Procter & Gamble Mr. Georgakopoulos served as the Americas Head of Security Technology at UBS where he provided subject matter expertise to senior management in the development, implementation and maintenance of the firms Enterprise Information Security Framework.

Earlier in his career, he served as CISO at NASDAQ OMX where he led the organization through a targeted APT breach and worked closely with the NSA, DHS, the FBI and US-CERT.

Mr. Georgakopoulos has also built and led security programs at Bank of China, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and People’s Bank. He has spoken at various security forums including at RSA 2014 and has taught Cybersecurity courses at Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University.

He has earned a master’s degree in International Law & Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He received his undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts from UCONN.

As the national managing principal for Enterprise Digital Strategy and Innovation, LaVerne Council is responsible for the planning, growth, and execution of Grant Thornton’s U.S. Advisory business. With more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sector, Council is experienced in implementing global technology solutions and supply chain strategies that drive growth and innovation in industries that include healthcare, consumer products, and telecommunications.

Adding on to her lengthy and successful career, Council has also previously served as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Information and Technology and CIO for Veterans Affairs, Corporate Vice President and the first global CIO for Johnson & Johnson, Global Vice President for IT, 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. Moreover, she is listed among Healthcare Data Management’s Most Powerful Women in Healthcare Information Technology, as well as Business Trends Quarterly naming her as one of the top four CIOs in North America in 2010. In 2009, 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, proving that her influence and expertise have left a lasting impression across all industries.

Maggie Chan Jones is the Founder and CEO of Tenshey, Inc., a tech-enabled executive coaching company that helps more women advance into leadership roles and the boardroom. She is also a seasoned C-level executive, board director, CMO advisor and angel investor, who specializes in marketing, business transformation and technology. Previously, Maggie was the first woman to become chief marketing officer (CMO) at SAP, the world’s largest enterprise application software provider. In this role, she was responsible for global advertising and brand experience, sponsorships, audience marketing, strategic events, and field and partner marketing functions across 180+ countries. During her tenure, Maggie led the brand transformation of SAP to becoming the world’s 21st most valuable brand, delivered double-digit growth in marketing contribution to business, and advanced talent skills development for the digital economy. She was an executive sponsor for diversity and inclusion, and a member of the SAP Innovation Roundtable.
Prior to joining SAP, Maggie served as the inaugural CMO of the North America region at Level 3 Communications. Before that, she spent over seven years at Microsoft, where she was the marketing director of U.S. Cloud Services and Office 365. Previously, Maggie held leadership and marketing positions at Sun Microsystems and ADIC.
Maggie is frequently recognized as an industry thought-leader in the cutting-edge technology and marketing space with a deep commitment to strengthening leadership teams, and creating a more inclusive, gender equal corporate landscape. She was a recipient of the Women of the Decade in Marketing, Branding and Communication award by Women Economic Forum in 2018; was named one of the top 20 World’s Most Influential CMOs by Forbes in 2017; was acknowledged for creativity and
storytelling by the CMO Club Awards; and was named a Top Ten Most Interesting B2B Executives, and Woman of the Year, among other accolades.
Maggie received her undergraduate degree in business management from Binghamton University and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Cornell University where she serves on the Board of Directors for the Johnson NYC Club. In 2019, Maggie was appointed to the Board of
Directors at cybersecurity software company Avast (LSE: Avst). Maggie resides in New York City with her husband and their four-legged kid, a miniature poodle named Charlie.

Mark Schaefer is a globally-acclaimed speaker, consultant and author of seven best-selling books. He is a faculty member of the Rutgers University Business School and is a leading authority on marketing strategy and organizational culture. He studied under Peter Drucker for three years and holds seven patents.

Martha and her team at Heller Search specialize in recruiting CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and other IT executives across multiple industries. Prior to founding Heller Search in 2010, Martha was Managing Director of the IT Leadership Practice at ZRG Partners, a global executive search firm.

Before she established her career in executive search, Martha was Founder and Managing Director of IDG’s CIO Executive Council, a professional organization for CIOs.

During her seven-year tenure at CIO magazine (IDG), Martha developed leadership programs for CIOs and directed the CIO Best Practice Exchange, a members-only network of IT leaders from top-tier organizations. Martha wrote a weekly column on IT leadership and led a series of executive events on IT staffing, career development, and leadership. Before CIO, Martha was an editor at Rutgers University Press.

Martha continues to engage with CIO audiences every day. She is author of The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership, and Be the Business: CIOs in the New Era of IT. She writes CIO.com’s Movers & Shakers blog, and her e-newsletter, The Heller Report, is read by thousands of IT professionals every week.

As a highly sought after keynote speaker on leadership and the CIO role, Martha has appeared at the Research Board, CIO Perspectives, MIT, Harvard University, SIMposium, the National Retail Federation, Cisco, Sprint, and ServiceNow. Each year, Martha serves on the judging panel for the TBM Awards and the CIO 100 Awards.

Martha received her B.A. in English from Hamilton College and her M.A. in English from SUNY Stony Brook. She lives near Boston with her husband, two children and their dog.

Mel’s mission is to educate and inspire businesses and individuals to be more discoverable, shareable, and memorable, encouraging them to make the most of the explosion of digital media and technology and successfully apply strategies that focus on Social Media, Influencer Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital PR, Employee Advocacy Programs and Personal Branding.

Before creating Delightful in 2012, Mel spent 7 years as Digital Marketing Evangelist at Microsoft where he supported and educated customers 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.

Mel has delivered speeches and seminars about Digital Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media and Personal Branding at conferences and events in the UK, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, Toronto, Reykjavik, Dublin, Barcelona & Tenerife.

He has also lectured on MBA, MSc and online marketing courses, advising syllabus decision makers at Cranfield School of Management, Birkbeck College – part of London University and regularly speaks at student events at the University of Washington > Foster School of Business.

His words and wisdom have also appeared in a fantastic array of top publications such as The Financial Times, Fast Company, The Next Web, Forbes, GQ, Quartz, USA Today, PR Daily and Entrepreneur.com.

He also relishes his work as US Brand Ambassador for Majestic.com, evangelizing the largest publicly available link intelligence database & toolset on the planet to marketers and advertising professionals all over America. He recently spearheaded their mission to recreate the Internet in 3D on the International Space Station with the #MajesticInSpace Project.

With his first book – Pioneers of Digital – published in 2012, his new book – Introduction to Personal Branding is getting rave reviews on Amazon, Kindle, Audible and iTunes as well.

Before getting into digital marketing, Mel was an eternally-resting-actor and got his one and only break in a Joe Cocker Video alongside French cinema icon, Catherine Deneuve, way back in 1997!

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.

Under the leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mr. Gamiño 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Patrick Carroll is the Chief Medical Officer/Divisional Vice-President for Walgreen’s Healthcare Clinics. In this role, Dr. Carroll oversees all matters pertaining to provision of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety, healthcare information systems and strategic initiatives and programs that will enhance the care model. In addition, Dr. Carroll oversees relationships with health systems and leads the Clinical Office in the development of enterprise clinical programs. Prior to joining Walgreen’s in May 2014, Dr. Carroll served as the Chief Medical Officer of Integrated Care Partners, Hartford HealthCare’s clinical integration organization. Dr. Carroll received his bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his residency training at Middlesex Hospital in family practice, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Carroll is Board Certified in Family Practice and in Adolescent Medicine.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rohit Bhargava a leading authority on marketing, trends, and innovation. He is the Founder of the Non-Obvious Company and previously spent over 15 years leading advising large organizations on digital and marketing at two respected global agencies: Leo Burnett and Ogilvy. Rohit is widely considered one of the most entertaining and original keynote speakers on marketing disruption and innovation in the world. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books on topics as wide-ranging as the future of business, building a human brand with personality, and why leaders always eat left handed. He has been invited to deliver sold-out keynotes and workshops to change the way teams and leaders think at the World Bank, NASA, Intel, LinkedIn, MetLife, Under Armour, Univision, Disney and hundreds of other well-known organizations. Rohit also teaches a popular course on marketing and storytelling at Georgetown University in Washington DC and writes a monthly column on trends for GQ magazine in Brazil.

Klein has led teams on Gatorade, McDonalds, Maytag, Keebler Cookies, Wilson Sporting Goods, Church’s Chicken, Boston Market, Kimberly Clark’s Kleenex Brand, and United Airlines—holding top marketing posts at Dr Pepper/7UP Companies, 7-Eleven Corporation, Burger King Corporation and Arby’s; and senior posts at Leo Burnett and Foote, Cone, and Belding Advertising agencies.<br><br> Klein has had the rare privilege to lead marketing for three major business turnarounds (Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Companies [Hicks and Haas], and the Burger King Corporation [TPG, Goldman Sachs, and Bain Capital]) in LBO environments that subsequently went public—generating in excess of 600% combined returns for shareholders. Klein was most recently EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Arby’s; responsible for a wholesale repositioning of the Arby’s brand; setting the course for long term growth–and delivering a foundation for outperformance.<br><br> Klein’s thought leadership has led to proprietary, original processes for Design Targeting, Creative Briefs that stem from “Tension”; cutting edge digital initiatives based on his theories of “Content Generated Share of Voice”, “Social Currency”; and omni-channel media strategies with his “3-D Frequency” model. Over 40 members of Klein’s teams have gone on to the “C-Suite”. Klein has been named to “top marketer” lists spanning three decades, including his Burger King body of work recognized by ADWEEK as “The Advertiser of the Decade” for the 2000’s; the highlight of which was the most recalled ad ever measured by Nielsen/IAG, and the “Digital Ad of the Decade by the WSJ. His work has received scores of industry awards for excellence including a Titanium Lion at Cannes.. Klein is known for his penchant for the provocative drawing the nickname “The Flamethrower” by an industry publication.”I have never seen a more competent, brilliant and creative marketing executive than you .You have left your imprint wherever you have gone”–Arby’s Restaurant Group Board Member.

Sarah is a high-energy combination of disruptive business leader, fitness fanatic, and cheerleading mom, having been named among Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” and Forbes “Most Powerful Women in Sports”. She led the reinvention and turnaround of Gatorade as its global president, the digital transformation of Equinox Fitness Clubs as its President and the transformation of Flywheel Sports to a streaming content business as its CEO. She has held leadership positions at Nike and Virgin and is the author and founder of ExtremeYOU, a book and content platform to unleash potential. Sarah is a sought-after expert on business innovation, and inspiring human performance.

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.

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 Health 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.

Effective July 1, 1995, Stanley Hupfeld became President and Chief Executive Officer of INTEGRIS Health, an integrated delivery system composed of INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center, and INTEGRIS Rural Health. The System comprises 13 hospitals, all in Oklahoma. Annual net revenues of the System are over $l.3 billion with 1600 beds. Hupfeld was President and Chief Executive Officer of Oklahoma Healthcare Corporation and Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma from March 1987 to that time. Effective January 1, 2010 he transitioned to Chairman of the INTEGRIS Family of Foundations, and currently is Senior Consultant at INTEGRIS Health. Mr. Hupfeld also served as President of All Saints Healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas from 1977 to 1987.

Mr. Hupfeld is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Hospital Association and has served as Chairman of the AHA’s Regional Policy Board (7). He has served as a Health Care Systems delegate and alternate delegate and Metro section alternate delegate on the Section for Metropolitan Hospitals Governing Council. He has served as Chairman of the Coalition to Project America’s Health Care Board and as fund-raising Co-Chair.He has served as the Campaign Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the United Way in both Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, and has served as Chairman of the Board in 1994; Chairman-Elect in 1993; and Vice Chairman from 1990 through 1992. He is a trustee on numerous other Boards and commissions in Oklahoma.

Mr. Hupfeld was a member of the 1963 National Championship Football Team — the University of Texas in Austin.

He has spoken and been published widely, and was honored as “CEO Marketer of the Year” by the American Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing, and as “Executive of the Year” by the Sales & Marketing Executives International. He is the 2003 recipient of the W. Cleveland Rodgers Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the health care industry. He was honored in 2007 with one of the American Hospital Association’s highest honors, The Award of Honor, and is also the recipient of the Friends of Nursing Award from the Oklahoma Nurses Association.

As the driving force of the nation’s first hospital-sponsored charter school, Hupfeld was honored in 2009 when the INTEGRIS Health Board of Directors voted to rename the school The Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village. He currently writes a healthcare column for a local business daily, The Journal Record.

He is a native of Dallas, Texas, with an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Texas in Austin, and a Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University. He has been honored by Trinity University as an outstanding graduate. He served as an Administrative Resident at Providence Hospital in El Paso, Texas and subsequently was the first lay-President of St. Joseph Hospital of El Paso, Texas (1973 1977).

He and his wife Suzie have three married children, and six grandchildren.

Mr. Stephen Jurczyk became NASA’s acting associate administrator, the agency’s highest-ranking civil servant position, effective March 10, 2018. His permanent title is the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate, effective since June 14, 2015. In this position he formulated and executed the agency’s Space Technology programs, focusing on developing and demonstrating transformative technologies for human and robotic exploration of the solar system in partnership with industry and academia. He previously was Director at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. Named to this position in May 2014, he headed NASA’s first field Center, which plays a critical role in NASA’s aeronautics research, exploration and science missions. Jurczyk served as Langley’s Deputy Center Director from August 2006 until his appointment as director. Jurczyk began his NASA career in 1988 at Langley in the Electronic Systems Branch as a design and integration & test engineer developing several space-based Earth remote sensing systems. From 2002 to 2004 Jurczyk was director of engineering, and from 2004 to 2006 he was director of research and technology at Langley where he led the organizations’ contributions to a broad range of research, technology and engineering disciplines contributing to all NASA mission areas. Jurczyk is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and 1986. He currently lives in Fredericksburg, Va. with his wife Ann. They have two adult daughters.

Steve Robinson is the former EVP and CMO of Chick-fil-A, Inc. 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. He 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. Steve served on Chick-fil-A’s Board of Directors until December 2018.

At present, he serves on the Boards of Family Life, a subsidiary 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.

Steve 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.

Susan modernizes companies by creating “future-fit” strategies. She has served 20+ companies, in 30+ countries. Most recently she was Head of Global Brand at Citigroup where she provided leadership to Citi’s country CEOs and the regional marketers enterprise-wide.

HBS has written about her work and she has been invited to the White House twice to promote excellence in innovation and design. Her current focus is on how businesses can transform and leverage mega-trends, with particular focus on Millennials, digital and the female economy. She is a TED, Fortune MPW and DLD participant and is a board advisor to various firms covering areas such as; media, tech, marketing, valuation and venture capital investment.

Susan Dentzer is one of the nation’s most respected health policy experts and thought leaders, and a VIsiting Fellow at the Robert J. Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University. Based in Washington, DC, she works on a range of health policy issues including health system transformation and biopharmaceuticals policy. She is the editor and lead author of the book “Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care,” published in October 2018 on Amazon. com. Dentzer previously led the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation, a nonprofit that sought to advance innovation in health care. A longtime journalist, she has been on-air analyst on health issues with the PBS NewsHour and a commentator on health policy for National Public Radio. She wrote and hosted the 2015 PBS documentary, “Reinventing American Healthcare,” focusing on the innovations pioneered by the Geisinger Health System and spread to health systems across the nation.

Dentzer was formerly senior policy adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the
editor-in chief of the health policy journal Health Affairs. From 1998-2008 she was the on-air health correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.

Dentzer is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and 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 also on the boards of directors of the International Rescue Committee; Research!America; and the Public Health Institute. She is a member of the RAND Health Board of Advisors, the March of Dimes national public policy advisory board, and the board of the Women’s Health Activist Movement Global (WHAMglobal). She is a member of Women of Impact, and a former public member of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Dentzer holds an honorary master’s degree from Dartmouth and an honorary doctorate from Muskingum University.

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.

Tony Scott is CEO of the Tony Scott Group, and is a Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Privacy at Squire Patton Boggs, a prominent International law firm. Until January 2017, he served in the Obama administration as the 3rd Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO) for the U.S. Government, and was appointed to that role by President Obama in February 2015. The Federal CIO has oversight, budget and management responsibilities for the more than $85 billion that the Federal Government annually spends on IT. In that capacity, he created the government wide response plan after the OPM cybersecurity hacking incident, including the Cybersecurity Sprint and Implementation Plan (CSIP), which dramatically improved the information systems security posture of the Federal Government. His numerous appearances before Congress, and many other forums – providing CXO level public and private sector insight on matters such as digital workplace transformation, cybersecurity, governance, open data, and workforce diversity have been widely recognized.

Immediately before joining the Obama administration, Tony was the Chief Information Officer at Vmware. Prior roles include the Chief Information Officer at Microsoft Corporation, Chief Information Officer at the Walt Disney Company, and Chief Technology Officer at General Motors Information Systems & Services.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of San Francisco in Information Systems Management, and a Juris Doctorate (law) degree from Santa Clara University. He was inducted into CIO magazine’s “CIO Hall of Fame” in 2009, and has been a frequent keynote speaker, panelist, and advisor at numerous industry and government events. Tony is also a licensed pilot, and enjoys flying his own plane whenever possible.

Dr. Washington serves as the clinical thought leader and spokesperson for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and is responsible for developing and executing a strategy that both improves the quality of health care delivered to the company’s members and improves cost and efficiency.

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.