Speakers: Talent Forward 2023

Gayatri Agnew

Senior Director and Head of Accessibility Center of Excellence
Walmart Inc.

Gayatri Agnew comes to Walmart having worked in the public sector both in government and non-profits...(read more)

Chike Aguh

Former Chief Innovation Officer
U.S. Department of Labor

On January 20, 2021, Chike Aguh (Chee-kay Ah-Goo) was sworn in as Chief Innovation Officer (CInO) at...(read more)

Aileen Alexander

Chief Executive Officer
Diversified Search Group

Aileen K. Alexander is the Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-fo...(read more)

John Bailey

Fellow, AEI; Advisor, Walton Family Foundation
Advisor, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; AI expert

John Bailey is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on...(read more)

Phaedra Boinodiris

Global Leader for Responsible AI, IBM Consulting; Focal, IBM AI Ethics Board RSA Fellow; Co-founder
Future World Alliance

A fellow with the London-based Royal Society of Arts, Boinodiris has focused on inclusion in technol...(read more)

Marcus Bullock

Founder/CEO
Flikshop, Inc.

Marcus Bullock is an entrepreneur, justice reform advocate, and TED speaker. Following his 2004 rele...(read more)

Kari Byron

Co-Founder, EXPLR
Co-Director, National STEM Festival

For nearly two decades Kari Byron has been a strong presence in the world of science television. She...(read more)

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)

Debra Chromy, Ed.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Trellis Company

Dr. Chromy is President and Chief Executive Officer, bringing a new vision to the organization: “Tre...(read more)

Ryan Craig

Managing Director
Achieve Partners

Ryan is a Managing Director at Achieve Partners and was formerly an MD at University Ventures. Ryan’...(read more)

Joseph Davis

Director, Communications
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Joseph Davis is communications director for the Center for Education and Workforce at the U.S. Chamb...(read more)

Ryan Davis

Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National Association of REALTORS®

Ryan Davis is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the National Association of ...(read more)

Tom Downs, DCR

Principal and Director, Diversity Talent Acquisition and Talent Pipeline Programs
Booz Allen Hamilton

Tom Downs is the Head of Diversity Talent Acquisition and Talent Pipeline Programs at Booz Allen Ham...(read more)

Jordan Duray

Data Analyst, SteerBridge
Career Forward Fellow, Hiring Our Heroes

Jordan Duray is a data analyst at SteerBridge with a unique journey that led me from marine science ...(read more)

Jean Eddy

President and CEO
American Student Assistance (ASA)

Jean Eddy is the President and CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA), where she develops and driv...(read more)

Vicki Greene

CEO and President
GED Testing Service, Pearson

Vicki Greene is the President and CEO of GED Testing Service. She works with the GED team, adult edu...(read more)

Alex Grover

President
i2M

Alex Grover is President of i2M, a leading US-based manufacturer of flexible and printed polymer fil...(read more)

Michael E. Hansen

Chief Executive Officer
Cengage Group

Michael E. Hansen became Chief Executive Officer of Cengage Group in September of 2012 and has been ...(read more)

Alex Krulic

Senior Vice President
Guild Education

Dane Linn

Senior Vice President
Business Roundtable

Dane Linn is Senior Vice President of Corporate Initiatives at Business Roundtable. In this role, Li...(read more)

Clay Lord

Director, Foundation Programs
SHRM

Clayton Lord (Clay, he/him) oversees strategy, planning, program delivery, and program evaluation fo...(read more)

David S. Marriott

Chairman of the Board
Marriott International, Inc.

David S. Marriott is Chairman of the Board of Marriott International, Inc., the world’s largest hosp...(read more)

Maya Martin Cadogan

Founder and Executive Director
PAVE

Maya is a proud 6th-generation Washingtonian who serves as the Executive Director of PAVE (Parents A...(read more)

André Martin, Ph.D.

Author and Founder
Shift Space, LLC

How do we make work, less work? We are in the midst of a crisis of commitment in the workplace—organ...(read more)

Matthew T. McGuire, Ph.D.

Chief Business Officer
OneTen

Matthew is currently the Chief Business Officer at OneTen (oneten.org), and he has extensive experie...(read more)

Sara McLeod

Director, Global Executive Compensation
Whirlpool Corporation

Eleanor Mueller

Economics Reporter
POLITICO & POLITICOPro

Eleanor Mueller is a reporter covering Congress for POLITICO's economic policy teams. A graduate ...(read more)

Cheryl Oldham

Senior Vice President, Education and Workforce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Cheryl A. Oldham is vice president of education and workforce policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...(read more)

Michael J. Petrilli

President
Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Mike Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford Universit...(read more)

Steven C. Preston

President and CEO
Goodwill Industries International

Steven C. Preston is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, which provides serv...(read more)

Bharani Rajakumar, M.B.A.

Founder and CEO
Transfr Inc.

Bharani Rajakumar is an accomplished entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Transfr Inc., a cutting...(read more)

Michelle Rhee

Co-Founder
BuildWithin

Michelle Rhee is Co-Founder of BuildWithin, which believes in the potential of all people. Anyone gi...(read more)

Adam Rocke

Senior Director, Engagements
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes

Adam Rocke is a retired Army Colonel and career Infantryman who was a Special Assistant to the Army ...(read more)

Fernando Rodriguez-Villa

Co-Founder & CEO
AdeptID

Fernando is a veteran of machine learning ventures whose passion for improving job mobility comes fr...(read more)

Mohammad Roshan Safi

Afghanistan - National Security Council Senior Enlisted Advisor (A-NSC SEA)
Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), Ret.

Sergeant Major of the Afghan National Army (Ret) Roshan Safi was born in 1974 in the village of Hamz...(read more)

Beth Rudden

CEO & Chairwomen
Bast AI

Global executive leader with 20+ years of IT and data science experience. Previously, in her roles a...(read more)

Debra Sanchez

Senior Vice President, Educational Media and Learning Experiences
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

Debra Sanchez is Senior Vice President, Educational Media and Learning Experiences at the Corporatio...(read more)

Lisa Schumacher

Director of Education Strategies
McDonald's Corporation

Lisa Schumacher is the Director of Education Strategies and Workforce Policy at McDonald’s Corporati...(read more)

Manish Sharma

Chief Executive Officer - North America
Accenture

Manish Sharma is CEO of Accenture North America. Known for his expertise in and passion for reinvent...(read more)

Andy Tonsing

Vice President of Postsecondary Education
Stand Together

Andy Tonsing is Vice President of Postsecondary Education at Stand Together. He is an experienced ph...(read more)

Jason Tyszko

Senior Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Jason A. Tyszko is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, helping drive t...(read more)

Ben Wallerstein

CEO and Co-Founder
Whiteboard Advisors

Ben Wallerstein is the CEO and co-founder of Whiteboard Advisors, a unique strategic, consulting, an...(read more)

Celeste Warren

Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence
Merck

Celeste Warren is Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence. As the leade...(read more)

Hugh Welsh

President
DSM Firmenich North America

Mr. Hugh C. Welsh is the President & General Counsel of DSM North America. Mr. Welsh currently serve...(read more)

Matt Zieger

Sr. Program Officer
Gitlab Foundation

Matt is Senior Program Officer of the GitLab Foundation where he leads global grantmaking and partne...(read more)