Reema Poddar is a highly successful executive with 26 years of experience in the software Industry. Poddar is a respected thought leader in Technology and authority on Digital and Organizational Transformation. Her successes include accelerating Digital &amp; Organizational transformations enhancing customer experiences, enabling companies to improve automation, developer productivity, and operational excellence.  She recently served Teradata Inc, as the Executive Vice President and “Chief Product and Development officer” of the company and was responsible for leading worldwide product, technology, innovation, corporate security, and analytics strategy. Here she was instrumental in helping the company through its ambitious cloud transformation and the transition of multibillion-dollar product line from a perpetual to a subscription-based offering. In 2018 &amp; 2019 under her leadership, Teradata delivered the world’s first Data and Analytics Platform – “Vantage”, and the first SaaS application- “Vantage CX”. These multi-cloud offerings led to acquiring net new enterprise logos &amp; doubling the cloud revenue for the company. Prior to joining Teradata, Poddar held a variety of senior executive positions within General Electric Company, Emerson Electric and Software Start Up - Intellution Inc. She is a passionate leader who empowers teams to take risk, fail fast and learn. She is focused on helping women in all areas of technology to reach their next level of success in life and work and is actively involved in a variety of STEM programs, Women in Technology initiatives and other nonprofits.  She holds several business, technology, and CEO leadership awards at GE and the companies she has served. In 2019, Poddar was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity. In 2018, Poddar was honored by the San Diego Business Chambers for her business impact and technology leadership, as well as San Diego Magazine recognized her in the top 5 of the city’s powerful female leaders. Poddar is also an honored recipient of the 2015 Edison Awards for New Product Innovation for healthcare industrial internet of things. In 2014, she was honored with the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology award for the most innovative new product solution.  Poddar holds a Master’s in computer science and a Master’s in Physics.

Reema Poddar is a highly successful executive with 26 years of experience in the software Industry. Poddar is a respected thought leader in Technology and authority on Digital and Organizational Transformation. Her successes include accelerating Digital &amp; Organizational transformations enhancing customer experiences, enabling companies to improve automation, developer productivity, and operational excellence. She recently served Teradata Inc, as the Executive Vice President and “Chief Product and Development officer” of the company and was responsible for leading worldwide product, technology, innovation, corporate security, and analytics strategy. Here she was instrumental in helping the company through its ambitious cloud transformation and the transition of multibillion-dollar product line from a perpetual to a subscription-based offering. In 2018 &amp; 2019 under her leadership, Teradata delivered the world’s first Data and Analytics Platform – “Vantage”, and the first SaaS application- “Vantage CX”. These multi-cloud offerings led to acquiring net new enterprise logos &amp; doubling the cloud revenue for the company. Prior to joining Teradata, Poddar held a variety of senior executive positions within General Electric Company, Emerson Electric and Software Start Up - Intellution Inc. She is a passionate leader who empowers teams to take risk, fail fast and learn. She is focused on helping women in all areas of technology to reach their next level of success in life and work and is actively involved in a variety of STEM programs, Women in Technology initiatives and other nonprofits. She holds several business, technology, and CEO leadership awards at GE and the companies she has served. In 2019, Poddar was named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity. In 2018, Poddar was honored by the San Diego Business Chambers for her business impact and technology leadership, as well as San Diego Magazine recognized her in the top 5 of the city’s powerful female leaders. Poddar is also an honored recipient of the 2015 Edison Awards for New Product Innovation for healthcare industrial internet of things. In 2014, she was honored with the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology award for the most innovative new product solution. Poddar holds a Master’s in computer science and a Master’s in Physics.

2019 Top 50 Women In Technology & CXO: Reema Poddar

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Matthew Joyal

Matthew Joyal is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Pillar Technologies, a risk management platform for construction site developers and general contractors to monitor for destructive environmental conditions through the deployment of on-site sensor for real-time notifications. Matt started Pillar back in 2015 shortly after developing sensor technology applications in college. Since then, Matt and his cofounder were listed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list of 2019.

Matthew Joyal is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Pillar Technologies, a risk management platform for construction site developers and general contractors to monitor for destructive environmental conditions through the deployment of on-site sensor for real-time notifications. Matt started Pillar back in 2015 shortly after developing sensor technology applications in college. Since then, Matt and his cofounder were listed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list of 2019.

Pillar Technologies: Matthew Joyal

Monica Caldas

Monica Caldas is the Chief Information Officer for Liberty’s Global Retail Markets (GRM). In this role, Monica is driving the digital transformation within GRM’s global IT organization by delivering innovative solutions for customers and employees. Monica brings IT industry expertise from both the financial services and industrial sectors to deliver business model innovation through a robust digital strategy.   Monica joined Liberty after a 17-year career at General Electric where she held senior executive CIO roles across several GE businesses covering multiple lines of business including Capital Rail Services, Capital Fleet Services and Transportation. In those roles, she focused on areas such as IT Operations, Software Development, ERP management and global roll outs, systems integrations, and organizational effectiveness.     Monica was recognized by Hispanic Executive magazine as a Top 2016 Leader, was a 2017 Chicago CIO Orbie Awards finalist and was recognized as Digital Leader of the Year 2018 by Information Age Magazine.   Monica holds a Bachelor of Science in business and management information systems from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Business degree from Pennsylvania State University.   Outside of Liberty Mutual, Monica enjoys working in the community to encourage and inspire more girls to pursue STEM roles, is an active member in Hispanic Affinity networks and is a student of mindfulness and meditation. She recently relocated from Chicago to Boston with her husband, two young children and their very curious rescue dog.

Monica Caldas is the Chief Information Officer for Liberty’s Global Retail Markets (GRM). In this role, Monica is driving the digital transformation within GRM’s global IT organization by delivering innovative solutions for customers and employees. Monica brings IT industry expertise from both the financial services and industrial sectors to deliver business model innovation through a robust digital strategy.   Monica joined Liberty after a 17-year career at General Electric where she held senior executive CIO roles across several GE businesses covering multiple lines of business including Capital Rail Services, Capital Fleet Services and Transportation. In those roles, she focused on areas such as IT Operations, Software Development, ERP management and global roll outs, systems integrations, and organizational effectiveness.     Monica was recognized by Hispanic Executive magazine as a Top 2016 Leader, was a 2017 Chicago CIO Orbie Awards finalist and was recognized as Digital Leader of the Year 2018 by Information Age Magazine.   Monica holds a Bachelor of Science in business and management information systems from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Business degree from Pennsylvania State University.   Outside of Liberty Mutual, Monica enjoys working in the community to encourage and inspire more girls to pursue STEM roles, is an active member in Hispanic Affinity networks and is a student of mindfulness and meditation. She recently relocated from Chicago to Boston with her husband, two young children and their very curious rescue dog.

Liberty Mutual Insurance: Monica Caldas

Nicole Neumarker

Nicole Neumarker is currently working as Vice President of R&amp;D for Cotiviti, a leading solutions and analytics company that leverages unparalleled clinical and financial datasets to deliver deep insight into the performance of the healthcare system. At Cotiviti she is responsible for delivering value through the software engineering and innovation teams globally. Nicole is the former VP Technology of Helix Education, and originally began her technical career at Cisco Systems’ headquarters in Silicon Valley.  Currently at Cotiviti, Nicole’s initiative portfolio under management, includes all development for new product introduction as well as innovation across the existing install base. She does this by driving lean portfolio and agile practices for scale and entrepreneurial teams for research and innovation. As a member of the Operations senior leadership team, her COE serves product, operations, and go to market functions.  Nicole began her technical career at Cisco Systems’ headquarters in Silicon Valley where she worked on everything from branding and the corporate website development to enterprise data and security initiatives. In her time at Cisco, she learned the criticality of weighing the business value of a project prior to applying scarce and costly technical resources.  Nicole is kept endlessly busy outside of work with her family and kids and is in constant pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee by roasting her own coffee beans in her garage. She has served on the board of a local nonprofit organization focused on high school STEM education, as well as a mentor with the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team.

Nicole Neumarker is currently working as Vice President of R&amp;D for Cotiviti, a leading solutions and analytics company that leverages unparalleled clinical and financial datasets to deliver deep insight into the performance of the healthcare system. At Cotiviti she is responsible for delivering value through the software engineering and innovation teams globally. Nicole is the former VP Technology of Helix Education, and originally began her technical career at Cisco Systems’ headquarters in Silicon Valley. Currently at Cotiviti, Nicole’s initiative portfolio under management, includes all development for new product introduction as well as innovation across the existing install base. She does this by driving lean portfolio and agile practices for scale and entrepreneurial teams for research and innovation. As a member of the Operations senior leadership team, her COE serves product, operations, and go to market functions. Nicole began her technical career at Cisco Systems’ headquarters in Silicon Valley where she worked on everything from branding and the corporate website development to enterprise data and security initiatives. In her time at Cisco, she learned the criticality of weighing the business value of a project prior to applying scarce and costly technical resources. Nicole is kept endlessly busy outside of work with her family and kids and is in constant pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee by roasting her own coffee beans in her garage. She has served on the board of a local nonprofit organization focused on high school STEM education, as well as a mentor with the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team.

Cotiviti: Nicole Neumarker

FabFitFun

My name is William Feng (or Will). I am a proud father of a four-year-old son Zachary. I’m also an Organizational Psychologist, Coach, and currently the Director of Learning &amp; Organizational Development at FabFitFun. I lead my team to develop amazing people and a culture that best supported our growing business across five pillars: Onboarding, Learning, Leadership Development, Performance Management, and Culture &amp; Engagement. While my team and I had some amazing accomplishments here in the first 8 months…   Onboarded over 300 new hires with an employee satisfaction of 97% and orientation effectiveness of 93%. Fostered a continuous learning culture through the launch of LinkedIn Learning, workshops such as Effective Feedback, Goal Setting, Employee Relations, and Finding your Superpowers. Developed people managers to lead effectively through our first bespoke Manager Essentials Program. Rolled out our first Executive Coaching program to support our Senior Executives Role modeled the importance of setting goals and effective feedback with the implementation of our new performance management approach  I’m just as proud of the 1:1 relationships I have built with our executives through coaching conversation– helping them feel less anxious about company changes by exploring their strengths, beliefs, and values to lead organizational and culture change.

My name is William Feng (or Will). I am a proud father of a four-year-old son Zachary. I’m also an Organizational Psychologist, Coach, and currently the Director of Learning &amp; Organizational Development at FabFitFun. I lead my team to develop amazing people and a culture that best supported our growing business across five pillars: Onboarding, Learning, Leadership Development, Performance Management, and Culture &amp; Engagement. While my team and I had some amazing accomplishments here in the first 8 months…  <ol> <li>Onboarded over 300 new hires with an employee satisfaction of 97% and orientation effectiveness of 93%.</li> <li>Fostered a continuous learning culture through the launch of LinkedIn Learning, workshops such as Effective Feedback, Goal Setting, Employee Relations, and Finding your Superpowers.</li> <li>Developed people managers to lead effectively through our first bespoke Manager Essentials Program.</li> <li>Rolled out our first Executive Coaching program to support our Senior Executives</li> <li>Role modeled the importance of setting goals and effective feedback with the implementation of our new performance management approach</li> </ol> I’m just as proud of the 1:1 relationships I have built with our executives through coaching conversation– helping them feel less anxious about company changes by exploring their strengths, beliefs, and values to lead organizational and culture change.

FabFitFun: Will Feng

Sentry

Saloni has almost two decades of experience working with early- and mid-stage, high growth startups, building and running key foundational teams from the ground up. As the Vice President of People at Sentry, she is passionate about organizational design &amp; strategy, transformation and change management, while fostering intellectual honesty and empowering others to develop autonomy and unleash their talents. 

Saloni has almost two decades of experience working with early- and mid-stage, high growth startups, building and running key foundational teams from the ground up. As the Vice President of People at Sentry, she is passionate about organizational design &amp; strategy, transformation and change management, while fostering intellectual honesty and empowering others to develop autonomy and unleash their talents.

Sentry: Saloni Dudziak

Monica Bailey

As head of GoDaddy’s people and culture, Monica is responsible for talent and performance management, total rewards, learning and development, hiring, inclusion and partnership with our people and leaders worldwide. Since joining GoDaddy in 2013, Monica has implemented several initiatives including an updated performance review process in partnership with Stanford to reduce unconscious bias, while reinforcing great performance and a distinct culture. Additionally, she’s been instrumental in leveling and career structure, pay parity and an employee feedback engine to improve both GoDaddy’s culture and company.   Prior to GoDaddy, Monica worked at Microsoft for 17 years where she worked as a trusted business partner, helped create the HR Mergers and Acquisitions practice and ran the top of the house internal assessment and development program aimed at growing top talent for future challenges, including President and CEO successors for the company. She also ran her own HR coaching and consulting firm.   Monica holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology and Communications, with a focus on Women’s Studies from Washington State University.

GoDaddy: Monica Bailey

Donna Wilczek

Donna is an energetic software executive passionate about making customers successful. She is an executive sponsor of the Coupa Executive Advisory Board and an inventor with multiple software patents. Donna started at Coupa in 2011 and leads product strategy and innovation; identifying innovative solutions that solve global business spend management challenges elegantly. Her leadership has helped propel Coupa from early startup days to a public company. In her time at Coupa, she has worked with cross-functional teams from product to sales, led customer success teams to success in hundreds of customer projects, and was a member of the Coupa pre-IPO team, culminating in the highly successful Coupa IPO. Prior to Coupa, Donna held leadership roles at TriNet, Ketera, and IBM. She began her career with Accenture where she led PeopleSoft projects in the first iterations of “as a service.” Donna earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Donna is an energetic software executive passionate about making customers successful. She is an executive sponsor of the Coupa Executive Advisory Board and an inventor with multiple software patents. Donna started at Coupa in 2011 and leads product strategy and innovation; identifying innovative solutions that solve global business spend management challenges elegantly. Her leadership has helped propel Coupa from early startup days to a public company. In her time at Coupa, she has worked with cross-functional teams from product to sales, led customer success teams to success in hundreds of customer projects, and was a member of the Coupa pre-IPO team, culminating in the highly successful Coupa IPO. Prior to Coupa, Donna held leadership roles at TriNet, Ketera, and IBM. She began her career with Accenture where she led PeopleSoft projects in the first iterations of “as a service.” Donna earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Coupa Software: Donna Wilczek

Kevin Hunter

Kevin Hunter is a pioneering product visionary with 20+ years of entrepreneurial leadership in global strategy, business development and product leadership.   As Catalina’s Chief Product Officer, Kevin leads innovation and is responsible for driving global product strategy from concept to commercialization to solve customer challenges and transform the in-store experience for buyers. Kevin’s team also builds strategic partnerships that add dimension and scale to Catalina’s personalization capabilities and fortify its buyer intelligence data. Kevin also serves on the Board of Directors for NCSolutions.   Adept at sensing early market and consumer trends, Kevin is part of an experienced team of thought leaders playing a critical role in Catalina’s omni transformation through strategic investments in technology, advanced analytics and data science.   His broad, global experience spans IoT, sensor fusion, mobile, digital, marketing, and advertising products in growth and established markets. Before joining Catalina in 2017 as VP of Digital and Consumer Products, Kevin served as President, Head of Americas, Corporate Development and Product Strategy for retail IOT analytics company, Walkbase; and President of inMarket, an ad network focused on location and mobile-based inventory.   Previously, Kevin held a variety of senior roles with Qualcomm, including head of strategy and product for the Retail Solutions division focused on commercializing products, solutions, and technologies in mobile payments, location, and proximity marketing for retailers, brands and venues. He also led Qualcomm Labs, where he was responsible for global market development and product management governance for contextual awareness, location, proximity, beacons, Bluetooth Low Energy, LTE-Direct and Retail IoT initiatives.   Later, Kevin co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of Gimbal, a mobile engagement and location intelligence solution technology firm carved out of Qualcomm. Kevin is the co-inventor of 28 US granted patents with over 15 more pending. He received an Emmy Engineering Award for Sprint TV, a groundbreaking mobile television product which he led.

Catalina: Kevin Hunter

Change Wave is an exclusive look at the real, first-hand stories of how cutting-edge leaders rose to the top, smashed through barriers and created lasting impact. Brought to you by Treehouse, the company that has taught 850,000 people to code and helps companies like Nike, MailChimp, Airbnb and more hit their hiring plans and create diverse teams. If you’d like to know more, head to https://trhou.se/diversity.

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Change Wave is an exclusive look at the real, first-hand stories of how cutting-edge leaders rose to the top, smashed through barriers and created lasting impact. Brought to you by Treehouse, the company that has taught 850,000 people to code and helps companies like Nike, MailChimp, Airbnb and more hit their hiring plans and create diverse teams. If you’d like to know more, head to <a href="https://trhou.se/diversity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://trhou.se/diversity</a>.

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Ben Greenberg

For over a decade, Ben Greenberg served as the Vice President of Mobile Products &amp; User Experience for WebMD, where he built software to promote patient wellness and provide decision support to physicians at the point of care. Some of Ben’s most popular products include Medscape Mobile, Medscape Consult, and WebMD for Google Home and Amazon Alexa.  Today Ben serves as Dr. Eric Topol’s Chief Product Officer at the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California. At Scripps, Ben leads Product efforts for The Participant Center of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, a historic  initiative aimed at accelerating health research breakthroughs and enabling new modes of individualized health care.

For over a decade, Ben Greenberg served as the Vice President of Mobile Products &amp; User Experience for WebMD, where he built software to promote patient wellness and provide decision support to physicians at the point of care. Some of Ben’s most popular products include Medscape Mobile, Medscape Consult, and WebMD for Google Home and Amazon Alexa.  Today Ben serves as Dr. Eric Topol’s Chief Product Officer at the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California. At Scripps, Ben leads Product efforts for The Participant Center of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, a historic  initiative aimed at accelerating health research breakthroughs and enabling new modes of individualized health care.

Scripps Research Translational Institute: Ben Greenberg

Dawn Frazier-Bohnert joined Liberty Mutual Insurance in the spring of 2013 to shape the new office of Diversity and Inclusion.  As Senior Vice President, Global Diversity &amp; Inclusion Officer, Dawn is responsible for leading the design, development and implementation of Liberty Mutual's diversity and inclusion strategy and programs. This includes enhancing employees’ D&amp;I capability and skills, internal and external communications, metrics and measurements, benchmarking, external partnerships and the development of employee resource groups.     Prior to joining Liberty Mutual Insurance, Dawn was Chief Administrative Officer and Partner at Global Novations, a Korn/Ferry International Company, where she developed their human capital strategy and led their post-merger company culture-shaping efforts.  Before employment with Global Novations, she was at The Gillette Company as Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion, where she developed and led their Global Diversity Strategic Plan.  Dawn has also held HR leadership positions at Lotus/IBM, Fidelity Investments and Millennium Pharmaceuticals.   Growing up in an Air Force family as an Air Force brat, Dawn lived and traveled all over the world. She believes that these experiences helped her to develop the ability to be effective in most any culture. Building her cultural dexterity has enabled her to learn to navigate new organizations and to value and appreciate differences.    Dawn attended Mount Holyoke College and graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She served on the Board for the Black Achievers Branch, YMCA of Greater Boston and was a volunteer Big Sister for over 10 years. She served as a member of the Women’s Network Advisory Board for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Dawn is on the GK100 list of Boston’s 100 Most Influential People of Color, a list the Boston Globe reports, “showcase(s) minorities who are shaping the region across various sectors, including academia, business, health care, and philanthropy.” Dawn is also a four-time recipient of the Profiles in Diversity Journal Diversity Leader Award. She was awarded the Race Amity Medal of Honor in 2017 and recognized in 2017, 2018 and 2019 on the Black Enterprise List of “Top Executives in Corporate Diversity.”

Liberty Mutual Insurance: Dawn Frazier-Bohnert

Asya Kamsky

Asya Kamsky is a Principal Developer Advocate at MongoDB and has two decades of experience in highly technical, yet user facing roles. Asya is a subject matter expert in databases, static code analysis, scientific application programming, data warehousing and more. She is a frequent industry speaker and author.

Asya Kamsky is a Principal Developer Advocate at MongoDB and has two decades of experience in highly technical, yet user facing roles. Asya is a subject matter expert in databases, static code analysis, scientific application programming, data warehousing and more. She is a frequent industry speaker and author.

MongoDB: Asya Kamsky

Chris Trombetta

ServiceTitan

Chris Trombetta currently serves as the Chief People Officer for ServiceTitan. Prior to ServiceTitan, Chris was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy &amp; Talent (HR) for Red Bull North America where he created the strategy practice and led a HR transformation. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bain &amp; Company, a leading global management consulting firm, focused on consumer products and media &amp; entertainment clients and as an infantry officer in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Chris Trombetta currently serves as the Chief People Officer for ServiceTitan. Prior to ServiceTitan, Chris was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy &amp; Talent (HR) for Red Bull North America where he created the strategy practice and led a HR transformation. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bain &amp; Company, a leading global management consulting firm, focused on consumer products and media &amp; entertainment clients and as an infantry officer in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

ServiceTitan: Chris Trombetta

Sarah Chavarria

Sarah Chavarria is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Delta Dental of California and its enterprise affiliates including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., and Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, which operate in 15 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. She leads the overall Human Resources function, employee and corporate communications, strategic planning, and the corporate foundation. Sarah is focused on leading the business transformation through cultural change, organizational capabilities, leadership, and an optimized experience for employees and customers. Since joining Delta Dental, Sarah has implemented the first cloud-based solution for the enterprise, transformed HR, delivered change and communication capabilities.

Sarah Chavarria is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Delta Dental of California and its enterprise affiliates including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., and Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, which operate in 15 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. She leads the overall Human Resources function, employee and corporate communications, strategic planning, and the corporate foundation. Sarah is focused on leading the business transformation through cultural change, organizational capabilities, leadership, and an optimized experience for employees and customers. Since joining Delta Dental, Sarah has implemented the first cloud-based solution for the enterprise, transformed HR, delivered change and communication capabilities.

Delta Dental of California: Sarah Chavarria

Danielle Brown

Gusto

Danielle Brown empowers the People Team at Gusto. From creating a productive and inclusive work environment, to finding and inviting great talent to join us, to ensuring Gusties have the training, development and support they need to do their best work, to running our People programs (Benefits, Compensation, GustoFIED, rewards + recognition), the People Team is focused on how to make Gusto a place where work can empower a better life for all Gusties. Prior to joining Gusto, Danielle served as the VP, Employee Engagement, as well as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Google. And before Google, she was VP and Group Chief Human Resources Officer of Intel Corporation.

Danielle Brown empowers the People Team at Gusto. From creating a productive and inclusive work environment, to finding and inviting great talent to join us, to ensuring Gusties have the training, development and support they need to do their best work, to running our People programs (Benefits, Compensation, GustoFIED, rewards + recognition), the People Team is focused on how to make Gusto a place where work can empower a better life for all Gusties. Prior to joining Gusto, Danielle served as the VP, Employee Engagement, as well as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Google. And before Google, she was VP and Group Chief Human Resources Officer of Intel Corporation.

Gusto: Danielle Brown

Tim Prouty

Tim leads the engineering organization at Convoy. Prior to coming to Convoy, he founded and rapidly grew Uber's Seattle Engineering office. Before that, he was at Isilon Systems holding a variety of engineering leadership roles from individual contributor to Director of Engineering. Tim earned his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington.

Tim leads the engineering organization at Convoy. Prior to coming to Convoy, he founded and rapidly grew Uber's Seattle Engineering office. Before that, he was at Isilon Systems holding a variety of engineering leadership roles from individual contributor to Director of Engineering. Tim earned his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington.

Convoy: Tim Prouty

Spencer Kimball

Cockroach Labs

Spencer is the CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs, a company formed to accelerate the development of CockroachDB. Previously, Spencer worked for 15 years at various and sundry companies including Square, Google, and a couple of his own startups. His experience at each stop along the way convinced him of the need for a better open source database. Before his professional career, Spencer co-authored the open source GIMP photo editing software while an undergraduate at UC Berkeley.

Spencer is the CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs, a company formed to accelerate the development of CockroachDB. Previously, Spencer worked for 15 years at various and sundry companies including Square, Google, and a couple of his own startups. His experience at each stop along the way convinced him of the need for a better open source database. Before his professional career, Spencer co-authored the open source GIMP photo editing software while an undergraduate at UC Berkeley.

Cockroach Labs: Spencer Kimball

Sherika Ekpo (she/her), a native of the D.C. Metropolitan area, joined Google as the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead for the Artificial Intelligence and Research product area. Prior to Google, Sherika served as the Head of People Operations at the United States Digital Service (USDS). Sherika has over 15 years of experience and a diverse set of skills in recruiting, data analysis, diversity, training and public policy. She has worked in both the public and private sectors with enterprises such as JP MorganChase, General Electric, and the Department of Homeland Security, just to name a few. She received her Masters of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland and Bachelors of Business Administration from Howard University.    Outside of her professional experiences, she is a loving wife to Anyanime, and mother of three children, Oshae, Amari, and Ayanna. In her spare time, she loves to travel, spend time with friends, and watch Grey's Anatomy.

Google: Sherika Ekpo

Christophe Louvion

PatientPop: Christophe Louvion

Marcelo Cortes

 Marcelo Cortes is the co-founder and CTO of  Faire, a curated wholesale marketplace connecting local retailers with emerging and established brands. More than 50,000 retailers and 7,000 makers use Faire and since launching in 2017, more than 15 million products have been sold on the marketplace. Earlier this year, Faire expanded to include international makers from 39 countries and brought Canadian retailers onto the platform last month. Most recently, Faire announced a $150 million Series D funding round (at a $1 billion post-money valuation), and will use the capital to continue to scale the marketplace to empower more entrepreneurs in wholesale/retail.

Marcelo Cortes is the co-founder and CTO of <a href="http://faire.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Faire</a>, a curated wholesale marketplace connecting local retailers with emerging and established brands. More than 50,000 retailers and 7,000 makers use Faire and since launching in 2017, more than 15 million products have been sold on the marketplace. Earlier this year, Faire expanded to include international makers from 39 countries and brought Canadian retailers onto the platform last month. Most recently, Faire announced a $150 million Series D funding round (at a $1 billion post-money valuation), and will use the capital to continue to scale the marketplace to empower more entrepreneurs in wholesale/retail.

Faire: Marcelo Cortes

Tracy Mahnken

Tracy Mahnken is the VP of Product at NerdWallet. She has over 20 years of product management, marketing, research and sales operations experience in the real estate and CPG industries, including as the Senior Vice President of Product Management at Realtor.com. At NerdWallet, she leads the product management team, focusing on data-driven problem solving to power our holistic product experience and drive business results. Outside of work, Tracy enjoys spending time with her husband and three teenage sons, either in the outdoors or over board games. She received a BA in Economics from the University of Washington and is an avid Seattle Seahawks supporter. 

Tracy Mahnken is the VP of Product at NerdWallet. She has over 20 years of product management, marketing, research and sales operations experience in the real estate and CPG industries, including as the Senior Vice President of Product Management at <a href="http://Realtor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Realtor.com</a>. At NerdWallet, she leads the product management team, focusing on data-driven problem solving to power our holistic product experience and drive business results. Outside of work, Tracy enjoys spending time with her husband and three teenage sons, either in the outdoors or over board games. She received a BA in Economics from the University of Washington and is an avid Seattle Seahawks supporter.

NerdWallet: Tracy Mahnken

Michael Gronager

Chainalysis

Michael Gronager is Co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. As CEO, Michael is responsible for running all facets of the business in order to provide leading anti-money laundering solutions for cryptocurrency businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies. Prior to founding Chainalysis, Michael was the Co-founder and COO of Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Michael was bitten by the cryptocurrency bug in 2011, which prompted him to leave an impressive career managing international science projects. He holds a PhD in Quantum Mechanics, is on the Board of a Top500 Supercomputer Center, and is a founding member of the Working Group preparing the 5th European AML Directive.

Michael Gronager is Co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. As CEO, Michael is responsible for running all facets of the business in order to provide leading anti-money laundering solutions for cryptocurrency businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies. Prior to founding Chainalysis, Michael was the Co-founder and COO of Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Michael was bitten by the cryptocurrency bug in 2011, which prompted him to leave an impressive career managing international science projects. He holds a PhD in Quantum Mechanics, is on the Board of a Top500 Supercomputer Center, and is a founding member of the Working Group preparing the 5th European AML Directive.

Chainalysis: Michael Gronager

Mike Massaro

As Chief Executive Officer of Flywire, Mike has grown the business from a concept into the global and growing company it is today. He has overseen Flywire’s expansion in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions while aligning Flywire’s international team with the company’s strategic direction and increasing the visibility of Flywire globally. Mike began his career as part of the technical risk services practice at PWC, LLP. His background spans global payments, mobile software and hardware, and e-billing at high growth technology companies, including Carrier IQ and edocs, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Babson College. Mike is also a 2019 recipient of the Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Financial Services, which recognizes unstoppable entrepreneurs who redefine the way we live, work and play.

As Chief Executive Officer of Flywire, Mike has grown the business from a concept into the global and growing company it is today. He has overseen Flywire’s expansion in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions while aligning Flywire’s international team with the company’s strategic direction and increasing the visibility of Flywire globally. Mike began his career as part of the technical risk services practice at PWC, LLP. His background spans global payments, mobile software and hardware, and e-billing at high growth technology companies, including Carrier IQ and edocs, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Babson College. Mike is also a 2019 recipient of the Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Financial Services, which recognizes unstoppable entrepreneurs who redefine the way we live, work and play.

Flywire: Mike Massaro

Serge Saxonov

Serge Saxonov co-founded 10x Genomics in 2012 and has served as the CEO since its inception. He has defined the company's vision and strategy, contributed to core inventions, and led 10x through multiple phases of rapid growth. 10x Genomics is a leading company in the field of genomics. The company was founded on the vision that this century will bring unprecedented advances in biomedicine to transform the way we understand and treat diseases leading to dramatic improvements in human health. In 2016, he was honored as one of Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of the Year. Prior to 10x Genomics, Serge was Vice President of Applications at QuantaLife, where he was responsible for building content, driving new applications, and identifying key diagnostics opportunities for the core ddPCR technology. Before QuantaLife, Serge was the first employee at 23andme. As Founding Architect and Director of R&amp;D, he defined the initial conception of the product, recruited a lot of the earlier team and built many key elements of the technology. Serge received a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics from Stanford University and an A.B. in applied mathematics and biology from Harvard College.

Serge Saxonov co-founded 10x Genomics in 2012 and has served as the CEO since its inception. He has defined the company's vision and strategy, contributed to core inventions, and led 10x through multiple phases of rapid growth. 10x Genomics is a leading company in the field of genomics. The company was founded on the vision that this century will bring unprecedented advances in biomedicine to transform the way we understand and treat diseases leading to dramatic improvements in human health. In 2016, he was honored as one of Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of the Year. Prior to 10x Genomics, Serge was Vice President of Applications at QuantaLife, where he was responsible for building content, driving new applications, and identifying key diagnostics opportunities for the core ddPCR technology. Before QuantaLife, Serge was the first employee at 23andme. As Founding Architect and Director of R&amp;D, he defined the initial conception of the product, recruited a lot of the earlier team and built many key elements of the technology. Serge received a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics from Stanford University and an A.B. in applied mathematics and biology from Harvard College.

10x Genomics: Serge Saxonov

Blaire Hervey

Blaire was born in Dallas, TX, raised in Louisville, KY and launched a career as a highly competitive Sales Professional in Atlanta,GA. There, she was consistently presented with challenging opportunities which contributed to her unique blend of Sales, Training, Operations and Performance Management expertise. She started with DiscoverOrg leading a metric-focused team who focus on technology proficiency, adoption and continuous application for external customers. She has since moved into a newly established role as Director of Training &amp; Sales Enablement at ZoomInfo powered by DiscoverOrg, leading a team who motivates our revenue generating teams to stretch their skillset &amp; bloom into consistent high performers. Blaire has gained a reputation as an energetic motivator, disruptive innovator and inspirational leader who other leaders lean on to develop Sales Operational &amp; Training Excellence within their rapidly growing organizations and implement strategies to increase diversity company-wide.

Blaire was born in Dallas, TX, raised in Louisville, KY and launched a career as a highly competitive Sales Professional in Atlanta,GA. There, she was consistently presented with challenging opportunities which contributed to her unique blend of Sales, Training, Operations and Performance Management expertise. She started with DiscoverOrg leading a metric-focused team who focus on technology proficiency, adoption and continuous application for external customers. She has since moved into a newly established role as Director of Training &amp; Sales Enablement at ZoomInfo powered by DiscoverOrg, leading a team who motivates our revenue generating teams to stretch their skillset &amp; bloom into consistent high performers. Blaire has gained a reputation as an energetic motivator, disruptive innovator and inspirational leader who other leaders lean on to develop Sales Operational &amp; Training Excellence within their rapidly growing organizations and implement strategies to increase diversity company-wide.

ZoomInfo: Blaire Hervey

Michele C. Meyer-Shipp joined KPMG LLP as Principal and Chief Diversity &amp; Inclusion Officer in August 2018.  In this role, she leads the National Inclusion and Diversity (I&amp;D) team and oversees its strategy and objectives, including supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse workforce; inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions; and fostering an inclusive and accessible culture.  Michele works closely with KPMG’s leadership teams to advance its inclusive and diverse culture, which has earned the firm recognition as a top workplace by FORTUNE magazine, DiversityInc, Working Mother, and The Human Rights Campaign.   Michele most recently served as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP.  In this role, she was responsible for developing and promoting all diversity management practices across the firm, Prior to that, Michele was employed by Prudential Financial Inc., where she served as Employment Counsel from 2010 to 2012, and then as Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer from 2012 through 2017. In the latter role, Michele was responsible for leading and supporting all diversity and inclusion efforts for the company, and for ensuring ongoing compliance with equal employment opportunity laws. During her tenure, the organization was consistently recognized by DiversityInc as among the “Top 50 Companies for Diversity,” including multiple appearances in the top 10.    Prior to her employment at Prudential, Michele worked in the public sector as General Counsel of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and as Director of the New Jersey Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Michele also worked at Merrill Lynch as Employment Counsel and then as Northeast Regional Diversity Lead in the global wealth management business. She started her career in private practice as an employment litigator after serving as a law clerk for the New Jersey Supreme Court.    Michele currently serves as a member of Twitter’s Diversity Advisory Council and Working Mother Media’s Multicultural Women’s Advisory Board.  She is also an active Board member of the National Organization on Disability. She has previously served on the boards of GLSEN, Inc. (the Gay, Lesbian &amp; Straight Education Network), the Women Presidents’ Organization, and the American Conference on Diversity.   She is an active member of several professional associations and recently completed her tenure as co-chair of the Asia Society Global Talent and Diversity Council.

Michele C. Meyer-Shipp joined KPMG LLP as Principal and Chief Diversity &amp; Inclusion Officer in August 2018.  In this role, she leads the National Inclusion and Diversity (I&amp;D) team and oversees its strategy and objectives, including supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse workforce; inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions; and fostering an inclusive and accessible culture.  Michele works closely with KPMG’s leadership teams to advance its inclusive and diverse culture, which has earned the firm recognition as a top workplace by FORTUNE magazine, DiversityInc, Working Mother, and The Human Rights Campaign.   Michele most recently served as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP.  In this role, she was responsible for developing and promoting all diversity management practices across the firm, Prior to that, Michele was employed by Prudential Financial Inc., where she served as Employment Counsel from 2010 to 2012, and then as Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer from 2012 through 2017. In the latter role, Michele was responsible for leading and supporting all diversity and inclusion efforts for the company, and for ensuring ongoing compliance with equal employment opportunity laws. During her tenure, the organization was consistently recognized by DiversityInc as among the “Top 50 Companies for Diversity,” including multiple appearances in the top 10.    Prior to her employment at Prudential, Michele worked in the public sector as General Counsel of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and as Director of the New Jersey Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Michele also worked at Merrill Lynch as Employment Counsel and then as Northeast Regional Diversity Lead in the global wealth management business. She started her career in private practice as an employment litigator after serving as a law clerk for the New Jersey Supreme Court.    Michele currently serves as a member of Twitter’s Diversity Advisory Council and Working Mother Media’s Multicultural Women’s Advisory Board.  She is also an active Board member of the National Organization on Disability. She has previously served on the boards of GLSEN, Inc. (the Gay, Lesbian &amp; Straight Education Network), the Women Presidents’ Organization, and the American Conference on Diversity.   She is an active member of several professional associations and recently completed her tenure as co-chair of the Asia Society Global Talent and Diversity Council.

KPMG: Michele Meyer-Shipp

Jackie Berg

Jackie Berg is the VP of Marketing for Olo, the leading digital food ordering platform for the restaurant industry. Since 2005, Olo has been the interface in between the on-demand world and over 300 restaurant brands such as Applebee's, Chili's, Dairy Queen, Five Guys Burgers &amp; Fries, Jamba Juice, Noodles &amp; Company, Shake Shack, and Wingstop. Since Jackie joined Olo in 2014, the company has grown over 20x and today facilitates orders for millions of customers that use Olo to order ahead and get meals delivered from the restaurants they love. Prior to Olo, Jackie has held both tech marketing and in the agency roles researching consumer insights for companies like Applebee's, Reebok, and Sam Adams. She is passionate about the evolution of the restaurant space and is leading Olo’s in-car ordering R&amp;D work with BMW Labs. Jackie has appeared as a speaker and panelist at restaurant and consumer technology events by BTIG, Cleveland Research, Datassential, Global Culinary Innovators Association, and others.

Jackie Berg is the VP of Marketing for Olo, the leading digital food ordering platform for the restaurant industry. Since 2005, Olo has been the interface in between the on-demand world and over 300 restaurant brands such as Applebee's, Chili's, Dairy Queen, Five Guys Burgers &amp; Fries, Jamba Juice, Noodles &amp; Company, Shake Shack, and Wingstop. Since Jackie joined Olo in 2014, the company has grown over 20x and today facilitates orders for millions of customers that use Olo to order ahead and get meals delivered from the restaurants they love. Prior to Olo, Jackie has held both tech marketing and in the agency roles researching consumer insights for companies like Applebee's, Reebok, and Sam Adams. She is passionate about the evolution of the restaurant space and is leading Olo’s in-car ordering R&amp;D work with BMW Labs. Jackie has appeared as a speaker and panelist at restaurant and consumer technology events by BTIG, Cleveland Research, Datassential, Global Culinary Innovators Association, and others.

Olo: Jackie Berg

Farah Bernier

With experience in Talent Management, Sales, Marketing and Coaching experience, Farah Bernier leads Human Resources for Google’s Global Affairs Legal Organization. In this role, she is responsible for leading talent initiatives to further attract, retain, develop and advance historically underrepresented professionals in the technology industry.  Ms. Bernier consults with senior leaders in the organization to assess both business and individual progression along the diversity and inclusion engagement continuum and partners across leadership teams to define and execute on agreed upon team strategies to increase diversity and foster more inclusive working environments.  Additionally, as a certified professional coach, Ms. Bernier frequently delivers workshops on cultural dexterity, personal branding, and other various professional development focus areas. Her motto around operating with confidence and authenticity is “living fabulously fierce through intentional self-discovery, self-definition and self-distinction”. In her spare time, Farah enjoys traveling, reading, writing, photography, reflecting and releasing stress through running. Ms. Bernier is a graduate of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, earned her MBA in Global Studies and Entrepreneurship from Babson College, and her CPC and ELI-MP through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.

With experience in Talent Management, Sales, Marketing and Coaching experience, Farah Bernier leads Human Resources for Google’s Global Affairs Legal Organization. In this role, she is responsible for leading talent initiatives to further attract, retain, develop and advance historically underrepresented professionals in the technology industry. Ms. Bernier consults with senior leaders in the organization to assess both business and individual progression along the diversity and inclusion engagement continuum and partners across leadership teams to define and execute on agreed upon team strategies to increase diversity and foster more inclusive working environments. Additionally, as a certified professional coach, Ms. Bernier frequently delivers workshops on cultural dexterity, personal branding, and other various professional development focus areas. Her motto around operating with confidence and authenticity is “living fabulously fierce through intentional self-discovery, self-definition and self-distinction”. In her spare time, Farah enjoys traveling, reading, writing, photography, reflecting and releasing stress through running. Ms. Bernier is a graduate of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, earned her MBA in Global Studies and Entrepreneurship from Babson College, and her CPC and ELI-MP through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.

Google: Farah Bernier

Mohamed ElShenawy

Cruise

Mohamed “Mo” ElShenawy is a Vice President of Engineering at Cruise–the San Francisco-based self-driving tech company. With more than 20 years of software engineering and leadership experience, Mo leads the largest department at Cruise. Mo’s teams, comprised of over 750 engineers, are responsible for our AV Development, Product and Mapping Engineering, Data and Machine Learning Platforms, On-Premise and Cloud Infrastructure, Engineering Productivity, PaaS, and other functions, working in harmony to massively accelerate our rate of progress.   Prior to Cruise, Mo led global technologies for Amazon ReCommerce Platform, Warehouse Deals, and Liquidations: a massive scale global business that enables Amazon to evaluate, price, sell, liquidate, and donate millions of used products daily. Prior to that, Mo led all engineering for SCH Business Solutions to deliver enterprise, customer-centric solutions to many Fortune 100 companies. In addition, over the past decade, Mo was a technical co-founder and CTO for three tech startups, the latest of which is a cloud-based financial services development platform used by top financial institutions.

Cruise: Mohamed ElShenawy

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