Past Summits

2016 Greenwich CIO Executive Leadership Summit

Hyatt Regency Greenwich, Old Greenwich, CT

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The CIO Executive Leadership Summit delivers world class thought leadership in a club-like setting where attendees will receive unique insights into best practices and will hear success stories involving leadership, management, technology and career development.

Highly interactive sessions will provide many opportunities for attendees, speakers and panelists to be engaged in both learning and discussion. The objective for the day is to deliver high quality useful information that attendees can develop into an action plan.

Key Areas of Focus Include:
• Strategy, Process Improvement and Alignment
• Innovation and Technology
• Career Management and Leadership Development


  • Don Anderson
    CIO
    Tiger Global Management

    Don Anderson is CIO at Tiger Global Management, a New York based investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global internet, software, consumer and financial technology industries. Prior to joining Tiger Global, Don spent 19 years in various leadership roles for the Federal Reserve System including Business Transformation Executive where he led the successful transformation of the finance, HR and procurement functions for 22,000 users. Don served as CIO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and was award the Leadership Award in 2022 and Boston CIO of the Year ORBIE award by the Boston CIO Leadership Association in 2017. Prior to the Fed, Don was a senior consultant with Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise focused on the development and execution of IT transformation strategies for Fortune 500 companies.

    He holds a BS degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Bentley University, and serves on the board of the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC).

  • Snehal Antani
    Co-Founder & CEO
    Horizon3.ai

    Snehal Antani is co-founder & CEO of Horizon3.ai, a cyber security startup focused on AI-enabled red teaming. Prior to starting Horizon3, Snehal served as CTO for the US Department of Defense, responsible for transforming the technology capabilities of the command to include cyber security, advanced R&D, AI, and data analytics. Snehal was formerly the CTO of Splunk, and before that, a CIO at GE Capital. Snehal started his career at IBM as a software engineer, where he earned 16 patents for his work in cloud, distributed computing, and large-scale data processing. Snehal earned in BS in Computer Science from Purdue, where as a freshman he watched Tom Brady play Drew Brees. He earned is MS in Computer Science from RPI, where he never attended an RPI football game.

  • Koby Avital
    EVP Technology Platforms
    Walmart

    Koby Avital was previously with Priceline.com as Chief Technology Officer.  In this role, he managed IT, engineering, application development, software architecture, and technology operations at priceline.com.

    Koby brings over 20 years of executive management experience in startups and larger high-tech companies with the focus on techno strategy, architecture and product development of high availability and large scale systems.

    Prior to joining the company, he was with Ivy Software innovation studio where he was the technical managing principal. Prior to that role, he was at PayPal and served as eBay’s VP of Platform, Infrastructure services and Architecture. Koby spent six years with Microsoft as a partner architect, product unit manager and as a GPM working on variety of products such as AppFabric, Azure and Office 365. His enterprise experience came from being part of SAP where Koby was the GM of composite application and enterprise architecture and from PeopleSoft as the VP of development of Human Capital Division.

  • Shawn Banerji
    Managing Partner, Technology, Digital and Data Leaders Practice
    Caldwell Partners

    Shawn Banerji is the Managing Partner for the Technology, Digital and Data Leaders Practice at Caldwell Partners.  As a trusted advisor to organizations seeking to transform their businesses by unlocking the latent value of their legacy product portfolios, Shawn advises clients on the convergence of talent and innovation across all facets of the evolving digital enterprise. He specializes in the recruitment and assessment of these catalyst leaders who are resetting the value propositions of their organizations and industries through the power of data & analytics, accelerated software engineering, and Cloud. He is a loud advocate for increasing technology representation and diversity on corporate boards. He is also an ex-officio board member of SIM New York and serves on the board of advisors for The Center for Technology Management at Columbia University.  Shawn is co-located in TCP’s New York and  Stamford offices.

  • Linda Betz
    CISO
    Travelers

  • Susan Certoma
    Board Director | Executive Leader | Strategic Advisor
    Point2Point

    Susan Certoma is an executive leading next-generation businesses and developing innovative technology solutions for the Financial Services industry. In her leadership roles, Susan has been responsible for managing business P&L’s as well as global technology divisions across multiple product areas. In her Board and Advisory roles, she has worked with CEO’s in multiple industries focused on business value and transformation.

    Susan is currently a Director on the Southwest Power Pool Board as well as a member of the Finance Committee.  In addition, she holds strategic advisory roles at a major insurance company and an established global Financial Technology firm along with serving on Strategic Advisory Boards for multiple start-ups. She is also an FWSIM Board Director and has served as the President of the Board.

    Before focusing on Board and Advisory roles, Susan was President of Enterprise Engineering, Inc.  (EEI).  She had responsibility for all aspects of the strategic consulting and software businesses.

    Previous to her role at EEI, Susan was President of the Wealth & Markets Division at Broadridge, responsible for Strategy, Technology, Architecture, Sales, Product Development, Business Development, Client Relationships and Service Delivery.

    Prior to Broadridge, Ms. Certoma was the global Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Corporate & Investment Bank at Wachovia. In her role, she created a premier technology organization, which transformed the bank’s technology into an industry-leading platform.

    At Goldman Sachs, Susan led Global Sales/Trading Technology. She also was responsible for the Strategy and Planning function reporting to the global CIO.

    Susan also has held senior leadership positions in Technology & Operations at Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, First Boston (Credit Suisse) and Royal Bank of Canada. 

    As a leader, she has chaired committees for Women in Technology, Learning & Development, Career Development, Employee Engagement and Talent Management.

    Susan is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of St. John’s University with a B.S in Management / Economics and an MBA in Finance. She has also completed Special Study Programs at Dartmouth College and Yale University along with Executive Education Programs at UNC Chapel Hill and Wharton. 

    Susan was recognized by Forbes as one of the top 25 Women in Technology. She was also a Gold Book Honoree by Wall Street & Technology and one of the Women Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal. In addition, her high performing teams have received industry-wide recognition across a broad spectrum of platforms. She is a member of several Women’s Networks including 100 Women in Finance and Meytier.

    In addition to her current roles, Susan has served on the following Boards:  Direct Edge Stock Exchange (Ranked in the top 4 U.S. Exchanges; acquired by BATS Global Markets), Mediant, Make-A-Wish Connecticut, Enterprise Data Management Council and several early stage FinTech firms.

  • Mario DiNatale
    CIO
    Spectrum Virtual

    One of the most sought-after talents of tech world, Mario DiNatale has garnered a reputation as one of today's most prolific technology visionaries, while simultaneously distinguishing himself as a charismatic and versatile executive in a variety of roles and projects.

    Mario is currently the CIO of Spectrum Virtual, prior to which he was the CIO of Hamden, Connecticut. Mario also acts as a mentor and adviser to the Google Incubator startup Kricket.

    With his recent involvement in the takedown of the Teslacrypt Ransomware ring, he has further cemented his position as one of the world's foremost cybersecurity researchers and continues to act as a cybersecurity adviser to a multitude of Law Enforcement and Intelligence organizations.

    Born to blue collar, immigrant parents in a suburb of New Haven, CT, legend has it that Mario was born with screwdriver in his hand and started voiding warranties shortly thereafter. After being raised on a steady diet of thin crust pizza and hacker conventions, he decided to pursue a degree in computer science (much to his parent's apprehension). On the day he left for college, his father told him that he didn't know if there was any money in "computers", handed him a shovel and told him that if that whole "computer thing" didn't pan out, this shovel would still be here waiting for him.

    Spare time activities include brazillian jiu-jitsu, imbibing copious amounts of espresso, and reading books on quantum physics. He still has that shovel.

  • Johnny Dranchak
    Design Forward CPO/CDO/CTO

    Johnny Dranchak is the CTO,  CoreTech App Studio at General Electric.  Prior to joining GE, Johnny was the  CTO and VP of WSJ Digital at Dow Jones.  As a consultant he has led Agile Transformations for MTV/Nickelodeon, KPMG, Macy's, JP Morgan, Mizuho and Subway. Johnny has also been responsible for architecting and building large scale systems for clients such as Nestle, Bank of America and Microsoft.

    You can follow Johnny on Twitter @JohnnyDranchak

  • Richard M. Entrup
    Sr. Advisor, Enterprise Innovation
    KPMG

    Richard Entrup is a global technology leader with significant experience leading technology operations, digital transformation and innovation, digital marketing, cybersecurity, and product development. Richard has led global technology and digital transformation programs at many prominent global brands including Verizon, Christie’s, Disney/ABC, Time Warner, The Museum of Modern Art, Viacom, and Tiffany & Company. He also served as CIO/CDO and CISO at several healthcare companies and an international law firm, with documented success aligning technology investments to strategic business objectives.

    Richard is currently serving as a Sr. Advisor to KPMG US, focused on Enterprise Innovation, a Startup Mentor for leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners at Lake Nona, a Mentor to students in the Executive master’s in technology management Program at Columbia University, and a Strategic Advisor to various early-stage startups focused on Web3, Blockchain, Metaverse, Online Art & NFT platforms, Generative AI, Visual Search, and Quantum Resistant Cybersecurity. Richard is also a trusted advisor to the venture capital community and is a CIO Advisory Board member at Greylock, Mayfield Fund, Lightspeed Ventures, and Landmark Ventures. 

     

     

  • Hugo Fueglein
    Managing Director
    Diversified Search

    Hugo Fueglein is a Managing Director in Diversified Search’s New York City office. He is a leader in the CIO & IT Management Practice in the United States and is a core member of the Global CIO Practice for Diversified Search.  Mr. Fueglein is also a leading member of the Global Technology Practice at Diversified Search. He has placed technology executives in key positions across all industries.  Hugo’s specialization is in the placement of Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and technology executives in IT Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Application Development, and IT Operations.

    Prior to joining Diversified Search, Mr. Fueglein was an Executive Vice President with DHR International and formerly an integral member of the CIO and IT Practice at CTPartners.  He served clients across industries, recruiting talent to fill critical roles in corporate technology functions.  Hugo has completed assignments for CIOs and key leadership positions in technology for a broad scope of clients that continuously utilize technology as a strategic initiative.  Industry sectors served include technology, consumer goods, retail, energy, financial services, health care, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and industrial.

    Hugo’s search career also includes being a Principal with both Korn/Ferry International and Morgan Samuels.  During his seven year tenure with Korn/Ferry, he was instrumental in the creation of the CIO Center of Expertise.  Earlier in his career, Hugo was an economist with Chase Econometrics and The WEFA Group (Wharton Economic Forecasting Associates).  While serving as an economist with The WEFA Group (Wharton Economic Forecasting Associates), Hugo refined his strategic process management and developed superior communication abilities in working with a diverse clientele.

    Education
    BS, Agricultural Economics, University of Connecticut

    MS, Agricultural Economics, University of Connecticut

  • John Iannarelli
    Former FBI Special Agent and Senior Executive Advisor
    FBI

    John G. Iannarelli recently retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which he was a member of the SWAT Team and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9/11 attack, and the Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords shooting.  John previously served at FBI Headquarters as their national spokesperson and on the Cyber Division Executive staff.  In Phoenix, John was the Cyber squad supervisor before promotion to Assistant Special Agent in Charge, the number two position overseeing all Criminal, Cyber, and Counter Intelligence investigations throughout Arizona.  John has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science for his contributions to the field of cyber investigations.

    John is the author of several other books, to 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.  His recently released How to Stop A Terrorist, is a guide for the average person to recognize and help prevent terrorism. John is a highly sought after speaker and has presented to Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican where he met personally with Pope Francis to discuss the evolution of cyber crime.

    A former San Diego Police Officer and a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, to include studies of international criminal and civil law at Oxford, England, John is also an attorney admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He is currently a private consultant, whose clients have included the both the FBI and a national professional sports league.

  • Rhona Kannon
    Principal Director
    CyberCoders

  • Sean Lennon
    Executive Advisor
    Ocean Ridge Technologies

    Sean Patrick Lennon, a visionary leader who drives transformation of global, multi-billion dollar organizations from the inside out, was previously with Allergan where he pushed them to become the fastest-growing, most dynamic pharmaceutical company in global healthcare. In his previous role with Allergan IT, Sean has successfully directed integration and divestiture activities for 40+ acquisitions and divestitures since 2010. His know-how enabled the business to rapidly scale, setting the stage for Allergan’s record growth. With Sean’s unparalleled expertise in highly-efficient integration, Allergan IT has captured over $300 million in cost savings by realizing synergies and strategically restructuring during the mergers and acquisitions process. With an eye on aligning the company’s IT strategy and business strategy, Sean spearheads all aspects of technology vision, product development, and digital delivery of customer-oriented technology services, guiding more than 20,000 Allergan associates around the world. 

    Prior to joining Watson Pharmaceuticals, now Allergan, Sean served as Vice President of Global Infrastructure Services at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest healthcare companies globally. At Novartis, he consolidated client services to their highest satisfaction ratings and reduced budget by $100 million. In 2002, Sean was recruited by pharmaceutical services company C3i to fix its struggling business, a turnaround that he resourcefully executed in less than 60 days as Senior Vice President and General Manager. Sean found his start in the industry with Schering Plough Pharmaceuticals. In 1996, he characteristically rolled up his sleeves to convert Schering Plough’s Managed Care and Health Management group from an entity not delivering value, to a top team in the business with the highest IT satisfaction. Sean initially proved his worth to the company as a consultant in 1994, when he designed and developed the first Third-Party Data Warehouse system in the industry, enabling Schering Plough to deploy its field sales organizations up to 10 days faster than the competition and at a reduced cost.  

    Sean is in the highest echelon of experience for managing large technical organizations and leading the development and implementation of business-driven digital IT programs.  He also has extensive operational and financial experience, overseeing all IT Financial Planning and Analysis, leading IT business plan development, financial forecasting, financial analysis, and capital commitment planning, as well as competitive analysis and benchmarking.  Sean possesses strong communication acumen, skilled at delivering technology-oriented messages to nontechnology-oriented people. He has succeeded in breaking down the walls between IT and other business units positioning IT as a key strategic partner. Sean is consistently recognized as a top performer in both measurable results and organization-shaping behaviors. He is very organized and results-oriented with strong process management abilities; he also possesses the insight required to build and focus the high energy of creative teams. Extremely customer-focused, Sean has extensive experience working internationally, having traveled to and done business in more than 50 countries worldwide. He sits on several advisory committees and has received numerous industry honors and recognitions for leadership in delivering innovative technology solutions.  Sean was named 2015 “CIO of the Year” by NJ Tech Council. 

    Sean has 33 years of technical and IT management experience, including 22 years specific to Life Sciences. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Business Management from St. John’s University in New York.  

  • Beverly Lieberman
    CEO and President
    Halbrecht Lieberman Associates

    Beverly Lieberman is President of Halbrecht Lieberman Associates, a leading, retained executive search firm, specializing in recruiting CIOs and CTOs.

    Ms. Lieberman joined Halbrecht Associates in 1986 and became the owner in 1991.  She has successfully managed searches for Fortune 500 companies as well as early-stage businesses.  Industries served include healthcare, insurance, higher education, financial services, retail, manufacturing, government, management consulting, high technology, law and communications.

    In addition to executive search, Ms. Lieberman has established an executive coaching practice.  She coaches senior executives in the areas of performance improvement and career development.

    Ms. Lieberman has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Michigan and graduated from the prestigious M.I.T Sloan School Executive Management Program.

    Prior to joining Halbrecht Associates, Ms. Lieberman was a Human Resource executive with a Fortune 500 multinational conglomerate and a leading New England bank, where she managed major recruitment efforts for professional and senior level technical staff. 

    Ms. Lieberman is a frequent speaker at professional societies and conferences and is often quoted in major business and trade publications.  She has been a featured writer for CIO Magazine.  Ms. Lieberman is a long-standing member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and currently serves on the Board of Directors.  In addition, Ms. Lieberman is a Board member of the University of Bridgeport’s Industry Advisory Board.  Ms. Lieberman was selected by Executive Recruiter News as one of the 50 leading retained search professionals.  She is also recognized by John Sibbald’s The Career Makers, as one of the nation’s top recruiters

  • Tom McCurley
    CIO
    The Chefs' Warehouse

     

  • Hunter Muller
    Founder & CEO
    HMG Strategy

    Hunter Muller is a charismatic industry pioneer and a modern-day Renaissance Man. As a global C-suite advisor and coach for the past 30 years, Hunter’s insights and concepts have been successfully applied by Fortune 1000 organizations worldwide to accelerate executive performance, propel the career ascent of C-level executives, and to drive transformative innovation and create new waves of value.

    Hunter is the Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC, the largest independent, objective, transparent and collaborative executive network in the world. HMG focuses on innovation and breakthrough strategies for core, parallel and new markets while studying the most successful organizations eco-systems and platforms such as Amazon and Microsoft.

    HMG Strategy is the provider of thought leadership and networking events for CIOs, CISOs, and senior technology executives. HMG Strategy offers a unique, integrated model for enabling C-level executives and their companies to draw upon courageous leadership to reimagine, reinvent, and rebuild their business models to attain the genius-level thinking required in today’s dynamic business landscape to achieve competitive advantage in the digital frontier.

    Hunter's passion for the role of the technology executive in transforming the business is reflected in the 7 Pillars of Trust which embody HMG Strategy's unique business model.

    Complementing HMG Strategy’s world-renowned events is HMGNextVentures, a venture capital accelerator aimed at helping connect CIOs with the most innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley to Tel Aviv. HMG Strategy also partners with the world’s leading venture capital firms, including Amplify Partners, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital. HMG Strategy connects CEOs, CIOs, and other C-level executives with startup technologies backed by the leading VCs to identify opportunities for innovation and business transformation.

    Meanwhile, HMG Strategy’s award-winning Research Team advises the world’s technology companies such as Adobe, Nutanix, and Workday on branding, messaging, and Voice of the Customer strategies.

    Hunter has published five that draw from his extensive business experience: The Transformational CIO (Wiley, March 2011), On Top of the Cloud (Wiley, January 2012), Leading the Epic Revolution (Wiley, September 2013) and The Big Shift in IT Leadership (Wiley, July 2015) and The CEO of Technology (Wiley, January 2018). Hunter is now working on his sixth book: 'Enterprise 2025', which is slated to be published in January 2020. As a result, Hunter’s unique position of knowing the thoughts, challenges, and opportunities of the IT Leader, he is asked to speak at a variety of venues such as IBM’s Cloud Expo and on TheStreet.com.

    Hunter and HMG Strategy support a variety of charitable causes, including the American Cancer Society, Save the Children, and Year Up, and Hunter personally gives back his time and ideas as a member of the Executive Committee of the Fairfield/Westchester Chapter of the Society for Information Management.

    An intrepid international athlete, Hunter is an ardent yacht racer, a world-class skier, and an extreme fitness guru. Hunter is passionate about ocean and mountain adventures and spending time with his sons, Chase and Brice.

    Hunter earned a Bachelor of Science in the Babson College School of Management.

  • Ken Murdoch
    Current Director of US Programs Operations and Logistics - Former VP/CIO of IT and Building Ops
    Save the Children

    Ken Murdoch has been the Chief Information Officer of Save the Children since 2009. He and his team have been involved in recent projects and emergency response in countries like Haiti, Ethiopia and Japan. Ken is a seasoned IT Executive spanning 30 years in Corporate IT having held IT positions in the Insurance, Brokerage and CPG industries. Prior to joining save the Children, Ken spent 25 years in the CPG sector holding CIO positions for two of the world's largest international CPG companies- Nestlé Waters North America and Pepsi-Cola North America. 

    A grass roots IT leader, Ken has held positions from ground floor IT all the way up to CIO. His "no job too small" approach combined with his customer service orientation has enabled him to lead, motivate, and migrate his career along the way. For the multi-national companies, Ken has implemented large scale data center relocation projects, small-medium and large scale ERP systems, M&A, Outsourcing, Customer Service and Help Desk start-ups and has had to lead and manage teams with global reach from his US based headquarters positions.  Ken is a member of Fairfield/Westchester SIM and has served on its program committees. He is the primary member at CIO4Good for Save the Children and is also the US Primary member at NetHope  (an organization comprised of the world's largest humanitarian organizations to better serve the developing world through smarter use of technology) for Save the Children.  Ken was noted recently in the October 2011 addition of Computerworld- "The Grill" for his leadership at Save the Children and how the strategic role if IT can enable operational efficiencies and the spirit of Technology for Good so its Donors see that their contributions go to value added programs for that create breakthrough's in the way the world treats children achieving immediate and lasting change in their lives.

  • Dan O'Brien
    Assistant Special Agent in Charge - Division Compliance Officer
    FBI

    More than twenty-five years of investigative, management, and senior executive level experience in law enforcement and intelligence operations, to include extensive working knowledge of cyber and information security, criminal investigations, FCPA/SOX/UK Bribery Act, corporate compliance, human resource and budget management. A strategic leader responsible for the restructuring and growth of the FBI Cyber Division to address cyber-based threats in a proactive stakeholder focused environment. Led investigative teams responsible for the disruption and prosecution of sophisticated cyber adversaries, criminal enterprises, and corrupt public officials.

  • Daniela Pino
    Executive Director, IT Strategy and Architecture
    PSEG

    Daniela Pino Linale is Executive Director, Technology Strategy and Architecture at PSEG (a diversified energy company that provides safe, reliable and greener energy to over 3 million New Jersey and New York customers).

    In her current role, Daniela establishes the technology strategy for PSEG’s traditional IT systems as well as its Operational Technologies (OT).

    In the past, she has led technology and business transformation programs for companies such as Pitney Bowes, USI Holdings and Dun & Bradstreet.

    She holds two Master’s degrees (Computer Science and Executive Management of Technology from UPenn’s Engineering and Wharton Schools) and lives in Westchester, NY (with her husband and one-and-only precious daughter).   

    She is passionate about STEM advancements and ethnic food sampling.

  • David Pogue
    Technology Columnist, TV Correspondent and Author

    From 2000 to 2013, David Pogue was the New York Times weekly tech columnist. After a five-year detour to Yahoo Finance, he’s now he’s back at the Times, writing the “Crowdwise” feature for the “Smarter Living” section. He’s a four-time Emmy winner for his stories on “CBS Sunday Morning,” and a host of 17 science specials on “NOVA” on PBS. 
     
    David is one of the world’s best-selling “how-to” authors, with more than 100 titles and 3 million copies in print. They include seven books in the “For Dummies” series, his own Pogue’s Basics series of essential tips and shortcuts, and the Missing Manual series of computer books.
     
    David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985 with distinction in music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He has won a Loeb Award for journalism and an honorary doctorate in music.  He has been profiled on 48 Hours and 60 Minutes.

  • Joseph Puglisi
    Chairman & Co-Manager
    North Andover Investors Collaborative, LLC

    Mr. Puglisi is a business and technology professional with extensive experience managing complex business and technical environments across industries. He has repeatedly maximized the effectiveness of existing staff and improved relationships with business leaders. He is adept at building and leading teams and creating cross-functional partnerships to deliver on business initiatives. Mr. Puglisi has particular strengths in leadership, strategic vision, innovation and communication. In his column, View from the Bridge, he writes about business and technology and makes interesting, often humorous personal observations. Mr. Puglisi is currently a member of the North Andover Investors Collaborative, Board member of a specialty beverage manufacturer, Partner at Versento and advisor to several other companies. Most recently, Mr. Puglisi was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Innovairre Communications, the worldwide leader in fundraising, supporting agencies and nonprofit organizations. Prior to that, Mr. Puglisi was Vice President and CIO for EMCOR Group Inc., the world's leader in specialty construction, facilities services and energy infrastructure, Vice President and CIO at Chartwell Re, a major insurance and reinsurance company and Corporate Director of IT at Lehrer McGovern Bovis, one of the largest Construction Management firms in the world. Mr. Puglisi started his business career as a partner of a quantitative marketing analysis consulting company for over 14 years. Responsibilities included sales, account management, marketing, product development, system installation, training, support and management consulting.

  • Meerah Rajavel
    CIO
    Palo Alto Networks

  • Richard Ross
    CIO and SVP IT
    Atlas Air

    Richard Ross is the SVP IT for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.  In this role, he directs the sourcing and provision of all IT services globally and oversees the development and marketing of the company’s line of digital information services.  He is also responsible for cybersecurity and represents the company in cyber discussions with the Corporate Board, the DOD, the DHS, commercial partners and on Capitol Hill, where he works with Congress and interested parties to help craft cyber legislation.

    Immediately prior to Atlas Air, Mr Ross consulted to Private Equity firms on the IT elements of a transaction and to oversee the realization of benefits post-deal, sometimes stepping in as executive management.  Mr. Ross began his career at IBM, as a semiconductor quality engineer, after which he moved to Wang Labs to work first in manufacturing, then in R&D and finally in engineering support to government customers.  He has also held positions at Gartner Group as a market analyst, at British Airways as a project manager, at Salomon Brothers in London and Tokyo as IT Manager, and at McKinsey and Company as a Management Consultant.  Mr Ross was the first corporate CIO for Amerada Hess.  He holds a B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and an M.S.E.E., with a dual major in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, from Northeastern University.

  • Julieta Ross
    Founder & CEO
    Okee Labs

  • Bernadette Rotolo
    Senior Vice President, Head of Global Systems
    Warner Music Group

    Bernadette Rotolo is a global Fortune 500 executive with nearly 20 years of experience in technology at Accenture, Adecco Group and currently at Warner Music Group.  Bernadette started her career in consulting at Accenture, a top IT consulting company assisting clients in Communications and High Tech industries with their most difficult technology and business challenges.  After spending twelve years at Accenture, Bernadette came to Adecco Group in 2009, a Swiss based Global Fortune 500 Company that is the largest staffing company in the world, and was promoted to Group Vice President and Global Head of Solutions Delivery Management focused on digital offerings.  After nine years at Adecco Group, Bernadette joined Warner Music Group, an American multinational entertainment and record label company. It is one of the "big three" recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry and is currently Senior Vice President, Head of Global Systems focused on the company’s highest strategic digital transformation program.

    For the last seven years, Bernadette is leading CEO-championed global digital transformation programs at both Adecco Group and Warner Music Group partnering with business leads to increase brand visibility by launching web, mobile and social media strategies that will increase overall global millennial engagement.  Also, as part of Warner Music Group digital transformation program, Bernadette is collaborating with the CFO and Finance senior management team to establish a “state of the art” Shared Service center.  Bernadette is responsible for the technology aspect of the shared service from design to implementation of all the technology needed to operate the Shared Service including a public cloud ERP system, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation and a real time analytics platform.

    Bernadette is also a board member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) Metro New York chapter and an active speaker on digital transformation.  In addition, Bernadette is a member of the CIO Innovation Advisory Network at Lightspeed Venture Partners and on the advisory board for BoldStart, an early stage Venture Capital company.  Bernadette is also an active member and advisor to HMG Strategy.  

    Bernadette holds her Masters from New York University and her Bachelor’s from the State University of New York at Binghamton.  She also earned a leadership certification from the prestigious IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. 

  • Stephen Spagnuolo
    Advisor
    Stealth Engagement

    Stephen Spagnuolo is a Director in the Baltimore office and leads cyber, digital security, risk focus areas, and client engagements. He has earned a recognized track record of delivering leadership talent and corporate development solutions with a principal focus on cyber security and operational risk across technology, financial services, and other industry sectors, ranging from early stage/startup to emerging growth to mid and large global corporates, banks and consultancies. In so doing, he leverages his deep and extensive network, particularly across the U.S. National Security and Wall Street communities.

    Prior to Stanton Chase, Stephen launched and led the Digital Security Practice for several boutique executive search firms. Earlier he was with Russell Reynolds Associates in New York, as a member of the Global Banking & Markets Practice and then Co-Founder/Head of the Americas for Sheffield Haworth, a London-based global financial services recruitment firm, where in just a few years’ time, the platform and team he established and built earned ‘firm of choice’ recognition amongst their US based Tier 1 bank and corporate clients.

    He currently serves as a cybersecurity expert and the on-call cyber security headhunter with RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange), and he is frequently engaged as a moderator and guest panelist on cyber security talent leadership, recruitment, and development for various executive leadership summits and forums, including Security Innovation Network (SINET) and HMG Strategy CIO & CISO Summits, the latter of which he co-established and built as an adjunct to HMG CIO.

    A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Stephen served with distinction as a US Marine Corps infantry officer, having deployed to multiple overseas contingencies.

  • Nabeel Youakim
    Vice President, Product Management & Strategic Partners- Windows Application Delivery
    Citrix Systems, Inc.

    Nabeel Youakim has been with Citrix for over 18 years, and is currently responsible for the product direction of the main Citrix products, XenApp and XenDesktop, within the Windows Application Delivery group. Youakim leads a team of product managers and architects responsible for the XenApp and XenDesktop roadmaps. His role also includes working with the key alliances to ensure alignment around product directions.

    Nabeel has held several key roles at Citrix including executive leadership positions supporting product development and strategic alliances for the APAC region and Australia.  As well, he led development of Citrix's strategic relationship and engagement with Microsoft. Under his leadership, Citrix was named Microsoft Global ISV of the year for both 2003 and 2005. Citrix and Microsoft continue their strategic partnership with a number of joint initiatives.

    Prior to joining Citrix in 1998, Nabeel held director positions in sales and marketing at Microsoft.  He also served as general manager for Pacific Partners and as sales manager for Law Data Services. He began his technology career with 10 years at Burroughs/Unisys.

  • Dr. Robert Zandoli
    Global CISO and CTO
    BUNGE LTD.

    Bob joined BUNGE in February 2015, bringing more than 25 years of experience in Global IT executive leadership to the Global IT Risk and Security organization. In early 2018, Bob added the role of Chief Technology Officer to his existing role as CISO. Prior to BUNGE, Dr. Zandoli was the Global Chief Information Security Officer at AIG and MetLife. He also has held senior positions leading global technology infrastructure at major financial firms including Bank of America. As Global Chief Information Security Officer at AIG and MetLife he managed the information security programs for their Global enterprises. Those responsibilities included IT Risk management; security policies, standards and procedures; compliance; threat and vulnerability management; cyber threat intelligence; Security Operations/incident response; Identity and Access Management; forensics; and eDiscovery, as well as Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. Bob is an active participant in several professional security organizations; has held board positions in many technology industry groups and participates in several industry councils and roundtables as both a panelist and speaker. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Bob holds a doctorate from Pace University in Information Technology, a MBA from Baruch College and is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) and a graduate of the FBI CISO Academy.

  • Michael Zanga
    Managing Director, Global Head of Technology, Cyber, Data and Change Risk
    Barclays

    Michael Zanga is a Business Development Executive at IBM. Mr. Zanga had been previously seated on TechR2’s Advisory Board which is a data protection, assessment and eradication firm. He also was on the Board of Alkymi which is a Natural Language and Artificial Intelligence data manipulation firm. Mr. Zanga is very experienced in all facets of technology from working at major international banking institutions including the Royal Bank of Scotland as CIO, Deutsche Bank as CTO and the Union Bank of Switzerland as an Engineer. Early in his career he worked at the Greenwich Connecticut Board of Education as an analyst. He is a CISSP certified in information security and has a Master’s degree from Iona College. He has worked with the Federal Reserve on reviews of practices across banks. Mr. Zanga has focused on cost containment and the continual alignment of technology initiatives with business needs. Mr. Zanga led in a variety of information security initiatives including safeguarding critical, confidential, and sensitive data which provided him with the insight into data security regulations making him a subject matter expert.

    Michael is on the Board of the Stamford Connecticut Public Education Foundation (SPEF). Founded in 1996, the mission of the Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF) is to deliver educational programs and resources that elevate student, educator, and parent success by bridging the gap between needs in the Stamford Public Schools and resources in our community. The Foundation’s vision is that each and every student in the Stamford Public Schools will graduate high school prepared and inspired to be a productive member of society.

    Michael also worked with the Utah Chamber of Commerce as well as University of Utah and BYU to create in school curriculum that aligned to the Royal Bank of Scotland open roles. Internship programs and Graduate program were created which fostered junior talent at the bank as they created an Operations program in Salt Lake City.

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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM  

Welcome and Introduction

Ursuline Foley, Corporate CIO & Enterprise Enablement Strategy, XL Catlin and President of the Fairfield/Westchester SIM Chapter

Hunter Muller, President and CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC

Randall Spratt, EVP,CIO & CTO - Retired, McKesson Corporation

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM  

OPENING EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE: Rethinking the IT Function for the Next Era of the Digital Age

Don Tapscott, Digital Strategist and CEO,The Tapscott Group, and bestselling author - most recently Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World

The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the enterprise and the global economy has arrived, and it’s notable data, artificial intelligence, self-driving cars or solar energy. It’sthe Blockchain. Thefirst generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better.

Don Tapscott, arguably the world’s leading authority on the digital age, argues that blockchain technology will transform financial services, but also thedeeparchitecture of the corporation, animate the internet of things, recastthe role of government, and fixthe music industry, among others.He argues that the second era of the internet has profound implications for IT strategy and architecture, and leadership.A new kind of courageous CIO is needed and new kinds of collaborations between leaders in IT and the rest of the business.

This executive keynote will be followed by Hunter Muller interviewing Don Tapscott to uncover the key take aways from this discussion.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM  

DIGITAL INTERVIEWS:Silicon ValleyInnovation and Disruption Trends You Should Know About

Hunter Muller, President and CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC

This series of digital interviews with Silicon Valley's leading thought leaders and CIOs will illuminate discussion around emerging technologies and top trends to focus on in 2016.

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM  

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW:Leading In Unprecedented Times

Sean Lennon, SVP & Global CIO, Allergan, Plc

Leadership today offers many new challenges in the Global economy and markets. The keys to success include a strong executive presence in the c-suite, influencing skills, while staying ahead of industry trends. Hunter Muller will interview Sean on his journey at Allergan and Road Ahead.

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM  

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners

11:10 AM - 11:50 AM  

EXECUTIVE PANEL:Moving Beyond IT - The CIO to CXO Experience

Susan Certoma, President, Enterprise Engineering Inc.

John Hill, EVP & COO, Virtustream

Michael Zanga,CAO/CIO, Royal Bank of Scotland

Moderator: Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates

As businesses adapt to the digital economy, IT leadership skills provide a strong foundation for aspiring CXOs. In this session, three former CIOs will share what they accomplished as CIOs that made them ready to take on aCXO role, what the common denominators of each role are, what experiences led to their promotion, and what challenges they currently face in their beyond IT role.

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

Luncheon

FWSIM News

Rhona Kannon, Director of Recruiting, CyberCoders

12:50 PM - 1:20 PM   

Dessert Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM  

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Identifying Future Trends That Will Impact the Enterprise

Johnny Dranchak, CTO, CoreTech App Studio, GE

Ursuline Foley, Corporate CIO & Enterprise, Enablement Strategy, XL Catlin

Julieta Ross,CTO, M&T Bank

Richard Ross, VP IT, Atlas Air

Nabeel Youakim, VP Product Management & Strategic Partners, Windows App Delivery, Citrix Systems

Moderator: Tom McCurley, CIO, Crane Co.

Innovation in enterprise IT is accelerating, driven by massive platform and technology shifts.Learning what future trends are on the horizon and their potential to change productivity and drive value is critical to any IT leader.

This panel of senior executives will share discussion around emerging trends, technologies, and the companies they are placing their bets on.

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

The Challenge of Enterprise Security Today and Into the Future

Don Anderson, SVP & CIO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Linda Betz, CISO, Travelers

Dan O'Brien, Assistant Special Agent in Charge - Division Compliance Officer, FBI

Dr. Robert Zandoli,Global CISO,BUNGE LTD.

Moderator: John Iannarelli, Former Senior Executive Advisor, FBI

Emerging and significant security concerns threaten the enterprise daily and are becoming more complex as you broaden the scope from internal, to supply chain, and out to the customer.

Today's CISOs are expected not only to drive efficiency, transparency and strengthen information and network security, but also to implement the best technologies and practices to establish and maintain relationships with their customers. How can CISOs balance the demand for immediate, transparent access to information while maintaining security and privacy?

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners
 2:30 PM - 3:10 PM

 

BREAKOUT SESSION 3

Strategic Leadership in a World of Accelerated Change

Shawn Banerji, Managing Director, Global Technology Officers Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates

Hugo Fueglein, Managing Director, Diversified Search

Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates

Mark Polansky, Senior Partner, CIO/IT, Officers Practice, Korn Ferry

Stephen Spagnuolo, Managing Director, ZRG Partners, LLC

Moderator: Ken Murdoch, VP/ CIO of IT and Building Operations , Save the Children

Accelerated change in today’s markets requires a new range of performance from today’s CIO – including taking a starring role in the C-suite, becoming more customer-focused, adapting to new environments and leading innovation to create value by leveraging technologies in the new IT ecosystem model of this decade. In addition, recruiting, development and retention in the war for talent can be a huge challenge in today’s economic environment, particularly for global organizations.

BREAKOUT SESSION 4 

 The New Enterprise Architecture

Mario DiNatale, CIO, Spectrum Virtual

Richard M. Entrup, Executive Director,, Business Engagement, Disney/ABC TV Group

Daniela Pino, Executive Director, IT Strategy and Architecture, PSEG

Joseph Puglisi, VP, IT, Nice-Pak Products, Inc

Meerah Rajavel, CIO, Qlik IT

Moderator: Snehal Antani, CTO, Splunk

Today’s CIO/ IT leader needs to rethink the potential of IT, delivering innovation and new value streams to the business. Building an enterprise roadmap, moving from on premise/ behind the corporate firewall to cloud providers and SaaS applications.  Cloud, social, mobile – anytime, anyplace, anywhere, the enterprise needs to stay connected. CIO/IT leaders that can successfully deliver this new flexible architecture with speed and agility will bring a competitive advantage to their organizations. Learn strategies and best practices from this panel of experienced IT Leaders, including their challenges and opportunities.

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM  

EXECUTIVE PANEL: The Future Role of the Enterprise Technology Executive - Going Digital

Koby Avital, CTO, Priceline.com

Vic Bhagat, CIO, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Sean Lennon, SVP & CIO, Allergan

Bernadette Rotolo, Group VP, Global Head of Solutions Delivery Management, Adecco Group

Moderator: Hunter Muller, President and CEO, HMG Strategy, LLC

Truly successful IT leaders are advancing the traditional CIO role by stepping up with bold, game-changing strategies for growing the business, creating value, dominating markets, and delivering innovation to a new generation of empowered and demanding customers. They are taking broader and more proactive roles in enterprise-level operational functions and shared services, forming business strategy and leading execution, and winning an increasing number of Board of Director seats.

This panel of IT executives will share their leadership, innovation and transformation strategies that have earned them recognition among the most successful IT leaders of today – and take a look ahead at what the future holds for the CIO role.

4:10 PM - 4:20 PM

Transition Break

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM  

CLOSING EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE: Disruptive Tech - The Unrecognizable New World of Tech and Culture

David Pogue, Founder - Yahoo Tech, Columnist, TV Host, Correspondent, and Author

Wearable tech. The cloud.Drones. The quantified self, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, and so on. The technology of our world is changing faster and faster and it’s having quite an effect on the culture we once knew. But which technologies will cause major, disruptive changes? What advances will have the greatest impact on society in the coming years? In this funny, fast-paced snapshot of the new world, Yahoo Tech columnist David Pogue will bring you up to date and help you consider what we’ll gain, what we’ll lose, and what beliefs will shift into something we’ve never seen before.

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Raffle Prize Drawings and Executive Networking Reception



Platinum Partners

  • Citrix Systems, Inc.

    Citrix helps organizations deliver a consistent and secure work experience no matter where work needs to get done—in the office, at home, or in the field. Our digital workspace solutions give each employee the resources and space they need to do their very best work. And our platform brings user experience, IT flexibility and security together to foster innovation, resilience and business continuity — all while removing the limits of geography, devices, networks and even clouds to deliver a better employee experience.

    www.citrix.com

Gold Partners

  • Virtustream

  • ServiceNow

    ServiceNow's cloud platform delivers a faster, smarter & more automated experience. Create experiences that engage employees and drive fierce customer loyalty.

    https://www.servicenow.com/
  • Pure Storage

    Pure Storage helps customers build a better world with data. The Pure Storage Data Platform, powered by all-flash storage, offers a simpler, more effective, and more flexible solution for cloud infrastructure and data-rich applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics. With Satmetrix-certified NPS performance in the top 1% of B2B companies, Pure has an ever-expanding range of customers who are some of the happiest in the world.

    https://www.purestorage.com
  • Neudesic

    Neudesic is the trusted technology partner in business innovation, delivering impactful business results to clients through digital modernization and evolution. Our consultants bring business and technology expertise together, offering a wide range of cloud and data-driven solutions, including: custom application development, comprehensive managed services, and business software products. Founded in 2002, Neudesic is a privately held company headquartered in Irvine, California, and is celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2017.

    https://www.neudesic.com
  • Info-Tech Research Group

    Info-Tech Research Group was established in 1997 and is currently the world’s fastest growing and most innovative information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 35,000 IT professionals. We produce unbiased and highly relevant IT research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well informed decisions. Focused on providing practical research solutions to help IT professionals implement key projects and build core processes we partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need from actionable tools to analyst guidance. Info Tech helps CIOs and their teams drive measurable results and enhanced decision making through our data driven approach evolving the value of IT to their organization.

  • CenturyLink

    CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network.

    http://www.centurylink.com
  • Apptio

    Apptio is the leading software to fuel digital transformation. We help technology and finance leaders make smart decisions as they plan, analyze, and optimize technology investments in pursuit of digital transformation.  Apptio’s software uses machine learning to translate technology costs and utilization across on-premises systems, vendors, projects, agile and cloud systems into a holistic, business-centric view. With Apptio, IT leaders make smarter digital transformation investments.

    http://www.apptio.com

Supporting Partners

  • Splunk

    Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) provides the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence. Splunk® software and cloud services enable organizations to search, monitor, analyze and visualize machine-generated big data coming from websites, applications, servers, networks, sensors and mobile devices. More than 9,000 enterprises, government agencies, universities and service providers in over 100 countries use Splunk software to deepen business and customer understanding, mitigate cybersecurity risk, prevent fraud, improve service performance and reduce costs. Splunk products include Splunk® Enterprise, Splunk Cloud™, Splunk Storm®, Hunk®, Splunk Analytics for Hadoop and premium Splunk Apps.

    http://splunk.com
  • Delphix

    Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management. Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multi-cloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster. Leading companies, including Choice Hotels, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation and enable zero trust data management. Visit us at www.delphix.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

    www.delphix.com

Research Partners

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data center to workplace applications, our technology and services help customers around the world make IT more efficient, more productive and more secure.

    https://www.hpe.com/us/en/home.html

Strategic Partners

  • Spencer Stuart

    Founded in 1956 and privately owned, Spencer Stuart is one of the world's leading executive search consulting firms. We are the advisor of choice among top companies seeking guidance and counsel on senior leadership needs. We have unrivalled access to leading executives around the world. Our clients range across industries, from the world's largest companies to medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups. We operate out of 51 offices in 27 countries. Last year we conducted more than 4,000 assignments around the world. Our team of more than 300 consultants possesses a unique blend of professional search experience and industry expertise. Consultants are organized in practices and work in teams, often across international boundaries that maximize sector specialization and knowledge-sharing. These client service teams are supported by first-rate associates and researchers, and backed by state-of-the-art technology. We place quality at the center of everything we do and solicit candid feedback at every opportunity in order to continually improve our service to clients. We channel our knowledge and expertise into a wide range of publications for the benefit of existing and prospective clients.

    https://www.spencerstuart.com
  • Russell Reynolds Associates

    Russell Reynolds Associates is a premier provider of senior-level executive search and assessment, serving clients globally for 40 years. We advise our clients on recruiting and retaining outstanding and impactful leaders, and help them mitigate the risks associated with senior level appointments. We are a private firm with 39 offices across North and South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, covering all major business regions including Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia, the Middle East and the South Pacific. We leverage our collective expertise to identify and assess leaders who can support the growth and success of our client organizations. Our 300 experienced consultants are supported by a global research network We complete more than 2,000 assignments annually, across a broad range of industries and functional roles.

    http://www.russellreynolds.com
  • Korn Ferry

    At Korn Ferry, we design, build, attract and ignite talent. Since our inception, clients have trusted us to help recruit world-class leadership. Today, we are a single source for leadership and talent consulting services to empower businesses and leaders to reach their goals. Through our vision, research and tools across 80 offices and 3,700 employees, we convert potential into greatness. Our solutions range from executive recruitment and leadership development programs, to enterprise learning, succession planning, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Organizations around the world trust Korn Ferry to manage their talent – a responsibility we meet every day with passion, expertise, integrity and results.

    https://www.kornferry.com
  • Heidrick & Struggles

    Heidrick & Struggles actively solves business problems for our clients every day. Through our Leadership Advisory framework, we help companies attract, develop and retain the world’s most talented individuals. For almost 60 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

    http://www.heidrick.com
  • Egon Zehnder

    Egon Zehnder was founded in 1964 with a distinctive vision and structure aimed at achieving two basic goals - to place our clients' interests first and to lead our profession in creating value for our clients through the assessment and recruitment of top-level management resources. The most fundamental expression of our client-first vision resides in our structure, which is unique to our profession. Our 390 consultants, operating from 63 wholly owned offices in 37 countries, are organized around a single-profit center partnership. This is designed to eliminate competitive barriers between our offices. It allows us to operate seamlessly when engagements call for us to mobilize across many offices in a country or a region. Large or small, local or global, our clients benefit from our structure by having access to our most relevant resources and relationships wherever they may reside. Underpinning this unique structure is our private ownership. We have chosen to operate our firm independent of any outside interests and are motivated solely by a desire to exceed our clients' expectations.

    http://www.egonzehnder.com

Alliance Partners

  • Lightspeed Venture Partners

    Lightspeed Ventures is a global VC firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in India, Israel, and China. With over $7 billion under management, Lightspeed invests in both enterprise and consumer tech startups from early-stage to late-stage. With over 300 active startups in the portfolio, Lightspeed has invested in companies like Brocade, Informatica, Nutanix, AppDynamics, Mulesoft, zScaler, etc. Lightspeed has also created a CIO Innovation Advisory Network to connect forward-thinking IT leaders with Silicon Valley.

    http://lsvp.com
  • Greylock Partners

    Greylock Partners backs entrepreneurs who are building disruptive, market-transforming consumer and enterprise software companies. We invest in companies that define new markets, including Airbnb, AppDynamics, Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Medium, Nextdoor, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and Workday (NYSE: WDAY).

    http://www.greylock.com
  • Amplify Partners

    Amplify Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm committed to redefining IT infrastructure, invests in technical entrepreneurs pursuing the multi-hundred-billion dollar Infrastructure 2.0 disruption. Amplify helps talented founders build valuable businesses by investing the right amount of early-stage capital and providing active company-building assistance. Amplify offers the unique combination of deep domain expertise, early-stage focus and a network of Venture AmplifiersTM to improve outcomes for infrastructure entrepreneurs.

    http://www.amplifypartners.com

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