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HERBERT CHAIN

DEPUTY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, GLOBAL AUDIT GROUP •

KRESTON GLOBAL

Guillermo Christensen

GUILLERMO CHRISTENSEN

PARTNER • K&L GATES
GENERAL COUNSEL • AUSCF

WILL CLARKE

FOUNDER • Clarke Growth and Sustainment Strategies

DEREK COHEN

PARTNER • Walden Macht & Haran LLP

Elaine Eisenman

ELAINE EISENMAN

BOARD CHAIR • PDA
MANAGING DIRECTOR • SAEJE ADVISORS

DR. LOLA GERSHFELD

CEO • EMC LEADERS

ALLAN GRAFMAN

CEO • IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS

CEO • ALL MEDIA VENTURES

ED HIDA

SR. EXECUTIVE ADVISOR •
SECURA/ISAAC GROUP 

PARTNER • DELOITTE & TOUCHE

SAM JUDD

OUTSIDE DIRECTOR • HEI CIVIL

CONSULTANT •
HIGH GROWTH VENTURES LLC

Larry King

LARRY KING

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER & FORMER cfo/coo • WHAMTECH, INC.

KEVIN LACROIX

EXECUTIVE VP • RT PROEXEC

ANDREW LELLING

PARTNER • JONES DAY

ADJUNCT FACULTY • 

NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

Bob Lerner

BOB LERNER

PARTNER •
MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD •
INFRASIGHT SOFTWARE CORP.

LORI MARCUS

BOARD MEMBER • 

DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE

CO-FOUNDER • 

THE BAND OF SISTERS

JAMES MITCHELL

SENIOR MANAGING PARTNER •

JMJ ADVISORS, LLC

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR • 

FORA FINANCIAL

Kathleen Murray

KATHLEEN MURRAY

CO-FOUNDER • 

TECH UP FOR WOMEN

OWNER • 

MCMORRAN STRATEGISTS LLC 

Alisa Norris

ALISA NORRIS

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR • 

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS

FORMER CMO • 

JDRF INTERNATIONAL

DEIRDRE O'CONNOR

MANAGING DIRECTOR • EPIQ

NEIL POSNER

CHAIR, POLICYHOLDERS' COVERAGE • 

MUCH SHELIST, P.C.

Tate Pursell

TATE PURSELL

PARTNER • MSI CAPITAL PARTNERS

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR • 

SUPPORT SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES

Christina Rashid

CHRISTINA RASHID

DIRECTOR • FIRST WOMEN'S BANK

FOUNDER • LOTOS GROUPE LLC

Jeff Sauntry

JEFF SAUNTRY

FOUNDER • RISK NEURAL

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD • INVISION COMMUNICATIONS

RAMIN SEDEHI

EXECUTIVE VP • 

CHEMISTS WITHOUT BORDERS

CHIEF STRATEGY ADVISOR • 

EMC LEADERS

ALEX SHARPE

CONSULTANT • 

SHARPE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLC

BECKY SHARPE

OWNER •

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION SERVICES, INC.

STEVEN STROM

MANAGING DIRECTOR • 

ODINBROOK GLOBAL ADVISORS

Jeremy Waitzman

JEREMY WAITZMAN

PRINCIPAL AND BUSINESS ATTORNEY • 

MUCH SHELIST, P.C.

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