SPEAKERS

Carolyn Cawley
President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Carolyn Cawley is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and senior vice president of ...(read more)
Dr. Mekala Krishnan
Partner
McKinsey Global Institute
Fellow, McKinsey Global Institute; Author of the Power of Parity: How Advancing Women's Equality Can...(read more)
Margaret Keane
Chief Executive Officer
Synchrony
Margaret Keane is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Synchrony, one o...(read more)
Nathaniel Brown
Director
PIMCO Foundation
Mr. Brown is a senior vice president in PIMCO’s Newport Beach office, serving as director of the PIM...(read more)
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat
Senior Official for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, and Acting Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of State
Marcia Bernicat, a career member of the Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, is serving as ...(read more)
Sarah Thorn
Senior Director, Global Government Affairs
Walmart
Sarah is primarily responsible for managing international policy issues at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. In ...(read more)
Henriette Kolb
Manager Gender and Economic Inclusion Group
IFC
Henriette leads the Gender Department at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of th...(read more)
Jenny Abramson
Founder and Managing Partner
Rethink Impact
Jenny Abramson is the Founder & Managing Partner of Rethink Impact, the largest, US-based impact ven...(read more)
Brandi Marsh
Head of HR, Diverse Workforce Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
Brandi Marsh is the Head of Human Resources, Diverse Workforce Solutions. She is a member of the Hum...(read more)
Cheryl Oldham
Senior Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Cheryl A. Oldham is vice president of education policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and senior vi...(read more)
Andy Hedgpeth
Vice President, Human Resources
CoxHealth
Andy Hedgpeth is a lifelong Southwest Missouri native. He holds a Master in Business Administration ...(read more)
Bobbi Wells
VP Safety and Airworthiness
FedEx Express
As Vice President for Safety & Airworthiness, Ms. Wells is responsible for the Air and Ground Safety...(read more)
Vicki Mealer-Burke
VP & Chief Diversity Officer
Qualcomm
Vicki Mealer-Burke was appointed as Qualcomm’s first Chief Diversity Officer in November 2016. Vicki...(read more)
Ruth Umoh
Editor-in-Chief of The Filament
PaperWorkStudio
Ruth Umoh is the Editor-in-Chief of The Filament, the definitive news source for DEI leaders in tech...(read more)
Sara Bokhari
Head of People & Culture
Mursion
As Head of People & Culture, Sara Bokhari champions Mursion’s culture and leads efforts in finding, ...(read more)
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Founder
TheBoardList
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital executive and entrepreneur with 25+ years of leadership...(read more)
Laura Cox Kaplan
Host/Creator ; Adjunct Professor, Board Director and Adviser
She Said, She Said Podcast; American University
Frustrated by the narrow way in which women’s interests, politics, and civic engagement is often fra...(read more)
Beth Meyer
Vice President, Corporate Education Partnerships
Discovery Education
Beth Meyer is a marketing executive who drives brand growth, engagement, and revenue through integra...(read more)
Mollie Schaefer
Principal
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Molly Schaefer has been an educator for 30 years and principal at Thomas Jefferson Middle School for...(read more)
Fiona Harley
Student
Student
Fiona Harley will participate in her second Abbott high school STEM internship this summer. Last sum...(read more)
Bryan Quick
Director, Talent Acquisition and Global Head of University Relations
Abbott
Bryan Quick has worked for nearly a decade with Abbott, where his responsibilities currently include...(read more)
Kate Maloney
Executive Director
Infosys Foundation USA
Kate is currently the Executive Director of the Infosys Foundation USA, the philanthropic arm of the...(read more)
Alicia Hammond
Gender Specialist, Lead on Innovation and Technology
World Bank Group
Alicia Hammond is a Gender Specialist with the Gender Group, where she serves as the lead on innovat...(read more)
Cynthia Drivas
Vice President, Partnerships & Development
Litton Entertainment
Cynthia Drivas is a media and entertainment executive who works with foundations, brands and non-pro...(read more)
Ashley Edwards
Founder and CEO
MindRight Health
Ashley Edwards is Founder and CEO of MindRight Health. Ashley is the 1st Black female founder to rai...(read more)
Ahva Sadeghi
Co-Founder & CEO
Symba
Ahva Sadeghi is a passionate social entrepreneur and co-founder of Symba, a venture backed and all-f...(read more)
Beeta Ehdaie
Senior Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Dr. Ehdaie serves as Senior Advisor on women’s economic issues to the Bureau of Economic and Busines...(read more)
Angela Jackson
Managing Partner, LTE
New Profit
Dr. Angela Jackson leads New Profit’s Future of Work Initiative, which seeks to close the career-rea...(read more)
Lars Benson
Regional Director
CIPE
Lars Benson is Regional Director for Africa at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE...(read more)
Laurel Taylor
Founder and CEO
FutureFuel.io
As a former Google executive and graduate from the MIT Sloan School of Management, Laurel Taylor is ...(read more)
Jim Jones
Director, Community Investment Programs & Strategy
ExxonMobil
Jim Jones is director of global community investment programs and strategy at the Exxon Mobil Corpor...(read more)
Naomi Whittel
CEO
Naomi Whittel Brands
Naomi Whittel was born in Switzerland, educated in the U.S. and for more than 20 years has been expl...(read more)
Margaret Munene
Founding Trustee; CEO
Palmhouse Foundation; Palmhouse Dairies
Margaret Munene is an entrepreneur, business leader and philanthropist. Margaret is the co-founder o...(read more)
Tramaine EL-Amin
Assistant Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
National Council for Behavioral Health
A mental health equity advocate, Tramaine EL-Amin currently serves as the Assistant Vice President f...(read more)
Taryn Bird
Director, Social Impact
Kate Spade New York
Taryn Bird leads Kate Spade New York’s social impact team. In this role, she oversees the company’s...(read more)
Danica Anderson
Franchise Owner
Chick-fil-A Drexel Town Square
Danica Anderson is the Franchise Owner of Chick-fil-A Drexel Town Square which she opened in March 2...(read more)
Judy Dougherty
Financial Wellness Officer
Prudential
Judy Dougherty is head of enterprise capabilities for Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU). In this...(read more)
Fiona Greig
Co-President
JPMorgan Chase Institute
Fiona Greig is the Director of Research for the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Previously, Fiona served a...(read more)
Vanessa Okwuraiwe
Principal
Edward Jones
Edward Jones Principal Vanessa Okwuraiwe is part of the strategic leadership team that helps the fir...(read more)
Shelly Bell
CEO / Founder
Black Girl Ventures
Shelly Bell is a systems disruptor. She’s blazed new ways of thinking across the educational, politi...(read more)
Karen Cahn
Founder & CEO
IFundWomen
Karen Cahn is the Founder & CEO of IFundWomen, and has dedicated her career to closing the funding a...(read more)
Theresa Harrison
Global Director Diversity & Inclusiveness Procurement Leader
EY
Theresa Harrison is the Global Director Diversity & Inclusiveness Procurement Leader at EY, a global...(read more)
Jesse Haines
Director
Grow with Google
Jesse Haines leads the Grow with Google program in the US. This initiative, which launched in Octobe...(read more)
Melissa Anderson
Senior Director, Business Partner
FIS
Melissa Anderson drives the People and Talent Strategy for the Global CIO organization at FIS in her...(read more)
Carla Grant-Pickens
Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
IBM
Carla Grant-Pickens serves at the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for IBM, where she leads a glo...(read more)
Alec Paxton
Acting Managing Director, Gender Lens Investing
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Alec Paxton is the Acting Managing Director for Gender Lens Investing at the U.S. International Deve...(read more)
Marc DeCourcey
SVP
USCCF
Marc DeCourcey is senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and leads its Cor...(read more)