Jacqui Canney is the Chief People Officer for ServiceNow, the digital workflow company making the world of work, work better for people. Jacqui joined ServiceNow in September 2021 and leads all talent strategies for its rapidly growing global workforce of more than 21,000 employees.

Jacqui led the development of ServiceNow’s People Pact, which reimagines the employee value proposition as a commitment to help employees “live their best lives, do their best work, and fulfill our purpose together.” She continues to leverage ServiceNow technology to deliver on that commitment, from leading the launch of the company’s first shared learning platform, frED, to redesigning its performance management experience. She is focused on constantly improving employee experiences by putting people at the center and enabling them through technology.

Prior to ServiceNow, Jacqui served as the Global Chief People Officer for WPP, a creative transformation company that builds better futures for its clients. In this role, she was responsible for WPP’s global talent organization, making WPP the destination for the industry’s top talent and for leading all aspects of people strategy, rewards, talent management, recruiting, and leadership development and learning.

Prior to joining WPP, Jacqui was Walmart's Chief People Officer, where she was responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing talent for one of the world’s largest private employers. Before Walmart, Jacqui worked at Accenture for 25 years where she played a pivotal role in supporting the rapid growth of the business.

She has served as the co-chair of the World Economic Forum Future of Work Task Force and a member of the Rework America Business Network, and she participated in the Council on Foreign Relations 2018 Future of Work Task Force.

Jacqui earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Boston College and has remained active on campus guest lecturing, collaborating with professors, and recruiting. Jacqui currently serves on the Board of Directors for Project Healthy Minds, the Chief HR Officer Board for the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), and the Board of Trustees at Boston College. She is also a member of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women community.

Jaqui Canney

CPO, ServiceNow

Jacqui Canney is the Chief People Officer for ServiceNow, the digital workflow company making the world of work, work better for people. Jacqui joined ServiceNow in September 2021 and leads all talent strategies for its rapidly growing global workforce of more than 21,000 employees.

Jacqui led the development of ServiceNow’s People Pact, which reimagines the employee value proposition as a commitment to help employees “live their best lives, do their best work, and fulfill our purpose together.” She continues to leverage ServiceNow technology to deliver on that commitment, from leading the launch of the company’s first shared learning platform, frED, to redesigning its performance management experience. She is focused on constantly improving employee experiences by putting people at the center and enabling them through technology.

Prior to ServiceNow, Jacqui served as the Global Chief People Officer for WPP, a creative transformation company that builds better futures for its clients. In this role, she was responsible for WPP’s global talent organization, making WPP the destination for the industry’s top talent and for leading all aspects of people strategy, rewards, talent management, recruiting, and leadership development and learning.

Prior to joining WPP, Jacqui was Walmart's Chief People Officer, where she was responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing talent for one of the world’s largest private employers. Before Walmart, Jacqui worked at Accenture for 25 years where she played a pivotal role in supporting the rapid growth of the business.

She has served as the co-chair of the World Economic Forum Future of Work Task Force and a member of the Rework America Business Network, and she participated in the Council on Foreign Relations 2018 Future of Work Task Force.

Jacqui earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Boston College and has remained active on campus guest lecturing, collaborating with professors, and recruiting. Jacqui currently serves on the Board of Directors for Project Healthy Minds, the Chief HR Officer Board for the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), and the Board of Trustees at Boston College. She is also a member of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women community.

Mary Finch is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for DXC Technology. She leads all aspects of human resources and employee engagement globally, including talent development and training; employee retention and recruitment; policy, benefits and compensation; workforce development and organization effectiveness; staffing and training; along with global inclusion and diversity.

She is also the Global Lead for Marketing and Communications, with responsibility for advancing and positioning the DXC brand and offerings, protecting the company’s trusted reputation, connecting with internal and external stakeholders and contributing to the company’s growth.

Previously, Finch was the CHRO of AECOM, with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s global human resources organization. As a member of AECOM’s executive team, she transformed the company’s human resources practice by implementing a global talent strategy and new performance and productivity tools – while advancing employee training and development, career growth and workforce engagement initiatives.

Prior to AECOM, Finch served as senior managing director and chief operations officer for Global Human Resources at Accenture. In this role she drove global delivery of HR services, overseeing operations supporting approximately 320,000 employees across 56 countries and multiple Accenture businesses. She also led strategic change programs and was responsible for overseeing Accenture's Talent Supply Chain and Recruiting Centers of Expertise.

Finch holds a B.S. degree in accounting & business/management from Miami University. She received the California Diversity Council’s Most Powerful & Influential Women Award (2016) and a Tribute to Women Award from YMCA Silicon Valley (2015). She is a founding member of Her Story, an organization committed to improving the lives of people living in survival mode around the world, especially single mothers.

Mary Finch

EVP and CHRO, DXC Technology

Mary Finch is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for DXC Technology. She leads all aspects of human resources and employee engagement globally, including talent development and training; employee retention and recruitment; policy, benefits and compensation; workforce development and organization effectiveness; staffing and training; along with global inclusion and diversity.

She is also the Global Lead for Marketing and Communications, with responsibility for advancing and positioning the DXC brand and offerings, protecting the company’s trusted reputation, connecting with internal and external stakeholders and contributing to the company’s growth.

Previously, Finch was the CHRO of AECOM, with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s global human resources organization. As a member of AECOM’s executive team, she transformed the company’s human resources practice by implementing a global talent strategy and new performance and productivity tools – while advancing employee training and development, career growth and workforce engagement initiatives.

Prior to AECOM, Finch served as senior managing director and chief operations officer for Global Human Resources at Accenture. In this role she drove global delivery of HR services, overseeing operations supporting approximately 320,000 employees across 56 countries and multiple Accenture businesses. She also led strategic change programs and was responsible for overseeing Accenture's Talent Supply Chain and Recruiting Centers of Expertise.

Finch holds a B.S. degree in accounting & business/management from Miami University. She received the California Diversity Council’s Most Powerful & Influential Women Award (2016) and a Tribute to Women Award from YMCA Silicon Valley (2015). She is a founding member of Her Story, an organization committed to improving the lives of people living in survival mode around the world, especially single mothers.

Becky Schmitt is the new Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of PepsiCo, and will assume full accountabilities, effective October 1st.

With almost 30 years of HR leadership experience, Becky was most recently EVP & Chief People Officer at Cognizant, a multinational information technology services and consulting company. Previously, she was in various executive HR roles at Walmart, including Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sam's Club. Becky also spent 21 years with Accenture in multiple senior HR roles globally, including an assignment in India. Becky earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently a Board Member at Teach for America, NYC chapter.

Becky Schmitt

EVP and CHRO, PepsiCo

Becky Schmitt is the new Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of PepsiCo, and will assume full accountabilities, effective October 1st.

With almost 30 years of HR leadership experience, Becky was most recently EVP & Chief People Officer at Cognizant, a multinational information technology services and consulting company. Previously, she was in various executive HR roles at Walmart, including Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sam's Club. Becky also spent 21 years with Accenture in multiple senior HR roles globally, including an assignment in India. Becky earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is currently a Board Member at Teach for America, NYC chapter.

Nick Tzitzon has been a leader at the highest levels of global business and government for more than two decades. He is currently Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer of ServiceNow. As group leader, he oversees ServiceNow’s strategy, corporate business development, innovation, marketing, communications functions as well as the Office of the CEO. Nick’s personal passions are promoting a culture of respect, destigmatizing mental health at work, and unlocking new channels of communication between stakeholders.

Before joining ServiceNow, he served in executive roles for business software market leader SAP SE, Europe’s most valuable technology company with 100,000 employees and 440,000 customers worldwide. Most recently as Executive Vice President, he was a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team and senior counsel to CEO Bill McDermott.

Before joining SAP, Nick was a management consultant in the areas of strategy, transformation and public affairs. He has advised businesses in the healthcare, energy and public services industries. He spent ten years serving in local, state and federal government agencies, including the programs division of the U.S. Department of Justice, a $3 billion agency focused on public safety, research and juvenile justice. He served on the staffs of two Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson and Michael O. Leavitt. HHS is the largest U.S. civilian agency, overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, the Centers for Disease Control and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Before moving to Washington, D.C., Nick served on the staffs of former Massachusetts Governors Mitt Romney and Paul Cellucci. An honors graduate of Suffolk University in Boston, Nick was a United States Senate Youth Scholar. He is active in a variety of causes, including the Alzheimer’s Association and the We Are Family Foundation. He is a below-average tennis player and an above-average food lover. He claims to have a good sense of humor, but there is little evidence from others to validate this credential.

Nick Tzitzon

Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, ServiceNow

Nick Tzitzon has been a leader at the highest levels of global business and government for more than two decades. He is currently Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer of ServiceNow. As group leader, he oversees ServiceNow’s strategy, corporate business development, innovation, marketing, communications functions as well as the Office of the CEO. Nick’s personal passions are promoting a culture of respect, destigmatizing mental health at work, and unlocking new channels of communication between stakeholders.

Before joining ServiceNow, he served in executive roles for business software market leader SAP SE, Europe’s most valuable technology company with 100,000 employees and 440,000 customers worldwide. Most recently as Executive Vice President, he was a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team and senior counsel to CEO Bill McDermott.

Before joining SAP, Nick was a management consultant in the areas of strategy, transformation and public affairs. He has advised businesses in the healthcare, energy and public services industries. He spent ten years serving in local, state and federal government agencies, including the programs division of the U.S. Department of Justice, a $3 billion agency focused on public safety, research and juvenile justice. He served on the staffs of two Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson and Michael O. Leavitt. HHS is the largest U.S. civilian agency, overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, the Centers for Disease Control and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Before moving to Washington, D.C., Nick served on the staffs of former Massachusetts Governors Mitt Romney and Paul Cellucci. An honors graduate of Suffolk University in Boston, Nick was a United States Senate Youth Scholar. He is active in a variety of causes, including the Alzheimer’s Association and the We Are Family Foundation. He is a below-average tennis player and an above-average food lover. He claims to have a good sense of humor, but there is little evidence from others to validate this credential.

Phillip Schermer is the Founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven non-profit startup focused on tackling one of the defining issues of our generation: the growing mental health crisis. Project Healthy Minds is building the world’s first digital mental health marketplace to democratize access to life-changing services, partnering with public figures to de-stigmatize mental health, and creating the first national standards for businesses to better support employee mental health.

Project Healthy Minds has been spotlighted in numerous national media outlets such as Axios, NBC’s The TODAY Show, The Hollywood Reporter, PEOPLE Magazine, CNN Business, Variety, The Atlantic, WWD, AdAge, Yahoo!, and Morning Brew, among others.

Phillip has been a featured speaker at leading public health conferences, industry summits, and universities, including the National Academy of Sciences Annual Colloquium, Milken Institute, Billboard Music Summit, Kennedy Forum, the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Jewish Funders Network, NICSA (leading investment management industry trade association), PRWeek’s “PRDecoded” conference, and more. Phil also sits on a National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative, and is an advisor to stigma researchers at Columbia University and Yale University.

Prior to his current role, Phil worked at BlackRock -- as the Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman and then as Chief of Staff to the Global Chief Marketing Officer.

During his time as Chief of Staff to the CMO, Phil focused on a range of initiatives relating to the future of stakeholder capitalism and purpose-driven business, digital product development and fintech investments, and various strategic growth priorities for BlackRock.

As Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman, Phil worked on BlackRock's long-term growth strategy and evolving the firm’s advisory capabilities. In that role, he was part of a working group that created a new business unit that is now one of the fastest-growing businesses at BlackRock. During this time, he also invented a consumer technology product that won the firm’s global hackathon and became the technology basis of a joint venture with Microsoft.

Before joining BlackRock, Phil worked in the Obama White House as an intern for the National Economic Council, for Warner Brothers Entertainment on the movie set of The Dark Knight Rises, for Summit Entertainment on the movie set of Perks of Being a Wallflower, and for Live Nation on U2’s 360 tour.

While in college, Phil founded MUSIC Matters, a student-run non-profit at the University of Michigan that built one of the first social impact lifestyle festivals in the US. Today, Phil serves on the MUSIC Matters Board of Advisors.

Phil graduated from the University of Michigan’s Honors Program with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE).

Phil Schermer

Founder and CEO, Project Healthy Minds

Phillip Schermer is the Founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven non-profit startup focused on tackling one of the defining issues of our generation: the growing mental health crisis. Project Healthy Minds is building the world’s first digital mental health marketplace to democratize access to life-changing services, partnering with public figures to de-stigmatize mental health, and creating the first national standards for businesses to better support employee mental health.

Project Healthy Minds has been spotlighted in numerous national media outlets such as Axios, NBC’s The TODAY Show, The Hollywood Reporter, PEOPLE Magazine, CNN Business, Variety, The Atlantic, WWD, AdAge, Yahoo!, and Morning Brew, among others.

Phillip has been a featured speaker at leading public health conferences, industry summits, and universities, including the National Academy of Sciences Annual Colloquium, Milken Institute, Billboard Music Summit, Kennedy Forum, the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Jewish Funders Network, NICSA (leading investment management industry trade association), PRWeek’s “PRDecoded” conference, and more. Phil also sits on a National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative, and is an advisor to stigma researchers at Columbia University and Yale University.

Prior to his current role, Phil worked at BlackRock -- as the Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman and then as Chief of Staff to the Global Chief Marketing Officer.

During his time as Chief of Staff to the CMO, Phil focused on a range of initiatives relating to the future of stakeholder capitalism and purpose-driven business, digital product development and fintech investments, and various strategic growth priorities for BlackRock.

As Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman, Phil worked on BlackRock's long-term growth strategy and evolving the firm’s advisory capabilities. In that role, he was part of a working group that created a new business unit that is now one of the fastest-growing businesses at BlackRock. During this time, he also invented a consumer technology product that won the firm’s global hackathon and became the technology basis of a joint venture with Microsoft.

Before joining BlackRock, Phil worked in the Obama White House as an intern for the National Economic Council, for Warner Brothers Entertainment on the movie set of The Dark Knight Rises, for Summit Entertainment on the movie set of Perks of Being a Wallflower, and for Live Nation on U2’s 360 tour.

While in college, Phil founded MUSIC Matters, a student-run non-profit at the University of Michigan that built one of the first social impact lifestyle festivals in the US. Today, Phil serves on the MUSIC Matters Board of Advisors.

Phil graduated from the University of Michigan’s Honors Program with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE).

Andy Dunn is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Dunn co-founded the menswear ecommerce brand Bonobos in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO for its first ten years, pioneering the digitally native brand movement. Bonobos was the first American brand launched to scale using e-commerce. The company’s inventory-free store model, called guideshops, redefined what an offline retail experience can be in the digital era. A decade after its founding, Bonobos was acquired for $310 million.

In 2022, Dunn published a memoir. In it, he lifts the veil on the mental health demons he’d been privately battling as he built Bonobos. Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind chronicles his journey at the intersection of entrepreneurship and bipolar disorder. Published by Penguin Random House, the book was named one of the most anticipated books of the year by Forbes and was an Amazon Editor’s Choice in 2022.

Dunn’s latest venture is called Pie. Currently in beta, the mantra of the company is “more social, less media.”

As an angel investor and a founder of Red Swan, a seed stage venture capital fund, Dunn has backed over 100 startups, including Warby Parker, Coinbase and Hinge. Dunn chairs the board of Monica + Andy, an organic baby apparel brand, and serves on the board of RaisedBy.Us, a social giving not-for-profit.

Dunn received his B.A. at Northwestern University and M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He lives between Chicago and Rio de Janeiro with his wife and their son. He is a Cubs fan.

Andy Dunn

Co-Founder, Bonobos and Pie, Author, Burn Rate

Andy Dunn is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Dunn co-founded the menswear ecommerce brand Bonobos in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO for its first ten years, pioneering the digitally native brand movement. Bonobos was the first American brand launched to scale using e-commerce. The company’s inventory-free store model, called guideshops, redefined what an offline retail experience can be in the digital era. A decade after its founding, Bonobos was acquired for $310 million.

In 2022, Dunn published a memoir. In it, he lifts the veil on the mental health demons he’d been privately battling as he built Bonobos. Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind chronicles his journey at the intersection of entrepreneurship and bipolar disorder. Published by Penguin Random House, the book was named one of the most anticipated books of the year by Forbes and was an Amazon Editor’s Choice in 2022.

Dunn’s latest venture is called Pie. Currently in beta, the mantra of the company is “more social, less media.”

As an angel investor and a founder of Red Swan, a seed stage venture capital fund, Dunn has backed over 100 startups, including Warby Parker, Coinbase and Hinge. Dunn chairs the board of Monica + Andy, an organic baby apparel brand, and serves on the board of RaisedBy.Us, a social giving not-for-profit.

Dunn received his B.A. at Northwestern University and M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He lives between Chicago and Rio de Janeiro with his wife and their son. He is a Cubs fan.

As Chief Executive Officer, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot oversees the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second-largest U.S. charity, according to Forbes. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries, and meal programs, we helped provide 5.2 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year while supporting programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve.

Prior to joining Feeding America, Claire spent 13 years on Walmart's leadership team, with her most recent role being executive vice president and global treasurer. In this role, she had global responsibility for tax, treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations, global risk management, casualty, and self-insurance, leading teams across 28 countries and over 1,000 associates worldwide.

A Louisiana native, Claire has been entrusted with the leadership of teams for nearly three decades. Before Walmart, she was partner-in-charge of the Baton Rouge office and tax practice leader for Adams and Reese LLP, one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms." Earlier in her career, she was dispute resolution practice group leader for the southwest region at PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers) and an assistant secretary for the Office of Legal Affairs for the State of Louisiana.

With a deep personal commitment to strengthening communities, Claire has long been an avid volunteer and board member. She has volunteered in the fight against hunger and other causes since her youth. Later, she served on a number of nonprofit boards, including the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, the board of directors and audit committee for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the board of trustees and finance and audit committee for the National Urban League and the National Association of Black Accountants. She also was on the corporate advisory board for the Association of Latino Professionals for America. Additionally, she served on the global board of directors and executive committee of the Walmart Foundation. Her board experience also includes the board and the audit committee for Walmart Chile S.A, chair of the board of directors for ATLAS Technical Consultants and audit committee member, and nominating and governance committee chair at Charah Solutions. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Life and is a member of the audit committee and investment committee. Claire was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2020.

Claire holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La.; and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

CEO, Feeding America

As Chief Executive Officer, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot oversees the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second-largest U.S. charity, according to Forbes. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries, and meal programs, we helped provide 5.2 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year while supporting programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve.

Prior to joining Feeding America, Claire spent 13 years on Walmart's leadership team, with her most recent role being executive vice president and global treasurer. In this role, she had global responsibility for tax, treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations, global risk management, casualty, and self-insurance, leading teams across 28 countries and over 1,000 associates worldwide.

A Louisiana native, Claire has been entrusted with the leadership of teams for nearly three decades. Before Walmart, she was partner-in-charge of the Baton Rouge office and tax practice leader for Adams and Reese LLP, one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms." Earlier in her career, she was dispute resolution practice group leader for the southwest region at PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers) and an assistant secretary for the Office of Legal Affairs for the State of Louisiana.

With a deep personal commitment to strengthening communities, Claire has long been an avid volunteer and board member. She has volunteered in the fight against hunger and other causes since her youth. Later, she served on a number of nonprofit boards, including the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, the board of directors and audit committee for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the board of trustees and finance and audit committee for the National Urban League and the National Association of Black Accountants. She also was on the corporate advisory board for the Association of Latino Professionals for America. Additionally, she served on the global board of directors and executive committee of the Walmart Foundation. Her board experience also includes the board and the audit committee for Walmart Chile S.A, chair of the board of directors for ATLAS Technical Consultants and audit committee member, and nominating and governance committee chair at Charah Solutions. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Life and is a member of the audit committee and investment committee. Claire was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2020.

Claire holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La.; and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.

Bill McDermott is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow, the platform for digital business that makes the world work better for everyone. Since he joined the company in 2019, McDermott has delivered exceptional growth and customer value, while also cultivating a caring company culture recognized on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work lists. Prior to ServiceNow, McDermott served as CEO of SAP. His prior career of leadership success also spans Xerox, Gartner, and Siebel Systems. McDermott serves on the boards of directors of Fisker, Inc. and Zoom Communications.

Bill McDermott

Chairman and CEO, ServiceNow

Bill McDermott is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow, the platform for digital business that makes the world work better for everyone. Since he joined the company in 2019, McDermott has delivered exceptional growth and customer value, while also cultivating a caring company culture recognized on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work lists. Prior to ServiceNow, McDermott served as CEO of SAP. His prior career of leadership success also spans Xerox, Gartner, and Siebel Systems. McDermott serves on the boards of directors of Fisker, Inc. and Zoom Communications.

Lisa Skeete Tatum is founder and CEO of Landit, a personalized executive coaching and career pathing technology platform created to increase the success of women and diverse groups in the workplace. The platform offers a turn-key “one size fits one” solution that enables companies to attract, develop, and retain their talent.

Previously, Lisa was a General Partner for over a decade with Cardinal Partners, a $350M+ early-stage healthcare venture capital firm. She also worked for Procter & Gamble.

Lisa serves on numerous high growth, public, and nonprofit boards, including Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), World 50, Union Square Hospitality Group, Cornell University Board of Trustees, McCarter Theater, The Lawrenceville School, and the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors.

Lisa received her BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a member of the Kauffman Fellows Class 4 and a 2012 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Vanity Fair, Fortune, Inc., Black Enterprise, CNBC, BBC Business and named one of the Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs by Inc. Landit was named one of the Top 10 Innovations That Made Women’s Lives Better by Fast Company.

Lisa Skeete Tatum

Founder and CEO, Landit

Lisa Skeete Tatum is founder and CEO of Landit, a personalized executive coaching and career pathing technology platform created to increase the success of women and diverse groups in the workplace. The platform offers a turn-key “one size fits one” solution that enables companies to attract, develop, and retain their talent.

Previously, Lisa was a General Partner for over a decade with Cardinal Partners, a $350M+ early-stage healthcare venture capital firm. She also worked for Procter & Gamble.

Lisa serves on numerous high growth, public, and nonprofit boards, including Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), World 50, Union Square Hospitality Group, Cornell University Board of Trustees, McCarter Theater, The Lawrenceville School, and the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors.

Lisa received her BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a member of the Kauffman Fellows Class 4 and a 2012 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Vanity Fair, Fortune, Inc., Black Enterprise, CNBC, BBC Business and named one of the Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs by Inc. Landit was named one of the Top 10 Innovations That Made Women’s Lives Better by Fast Company.

Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders create the conditions for organizations and individuals to thrive by designing for excellence in strategy, operations, and culture. She regularly advises organizations embarking on large-scale change initiatives, including embracing diversity and inclusion as a lever for significantly improving performance.

A global thought leader on leadership and strategy, Frances is widely recognized for her breakthrough scholarship and high-impact teaching. She developed one of the most popular classes at HBS, which explores business models that reliably delight customers. She also led the design and launch of HBS’s innovative FIELD curriculum built around learning experiences that are experiential and immersive.

In 2017, Frances was tapped to become Uber's first Senior Vice President of Leadership and Strategy with a mandate to help thousands of employees excel in a context of hyper-growth, strategic change, and an evolution in culture. Her firsthand experience in Silicon Valley gave her a new lens on the urgent topic of trust. In 2018, Frances delivered a TED talk viewed by millions on “How to build (and rebuild) trust.”

Frances is the best-selling author of Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business and Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Hailed as “the definitive guide to leadership today,” Unleashed inspires readers to look beyond themselves and focus on the true challenge of leadership: how to unlock the potential of others.

In 2023, Frances and her wife, Anne Morriss, launched their first podcast. “Fixable” is a career advice podcast produced by TED Audio Collective and guides advice seekers toward getting unstuck. The leadership couple take real people’s career complications - no matter their industry or position - and set them up for success. From addressing communication roadblocks to unproductive company cultures to uncertainty in how to scale up a business and more, Frances and Anne share fast, actionable solutions to relatable issues.

Frances holds a Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Frances Frei

Harvard Business School Professor

Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders create the conditions for organizations and individuals to thrive by designing for excellence in strategy, operations, and culture. She regularly advises organizations embarking on large-scale change initiatives, including embracing diversity and inclusion as a lever for significantly improving performance.

A global thought leader on leadership and strategy, Frances is widely recognized for her breakthrough scholarship and high-impact teaching. She developed one of the most popular classes at HBS, which explores business models that reliably delight customers. She also led the design and launch of HBS’s innovative FIELD curriculum built around learning experiences that are experiential and immersive.

In 2017, Frances was tapped to become Uber's first Senior Vice President of Leadership and Strategy with a mandate to help thousands of employees excel in a context of hyper-growth, strategic change, and an evolution in culture. Her firsthand experience in Silicon Valley gave her a new lens on the urgent topic of trust. In 2018, Frances delivered a TED talk viewed by millions on “How to build (and rebuild) trust.”

Frances is the best-selling author of Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business and Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Hailed as “the definitive guide to leadership today,” Unleashed inspires readers to look beyond themselves and focus on the true challenge of leadership: how to unlock the potential of others.

In 2023, Frances and her wife, Anne Morriss, launched their first podcast. “Fixable” is a career advice podcast produced by TED Audio Collective and guides advice seekers toward getting unstuck. The leadership couple take real people’s career complications - no matter their industry or position - and set them up for success. From addressing communication roadblocks to unproductive company cultures to uncertainty in how to scale up a business and more, Frances and Anne share fast, actionable solutions to relatable issues.

Frances holds a Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kelley Steven-Waiss is a Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow, helping our customers drive workforce transformation. She previously served as Head of Workforce Innovation at ServiceNow and was the Founder & CEO of Hitch Works Inc., an internal talent mobility platform acquired by ServiceNow.

Kelley brings more than 25 years of executive management experience, with 13 years as a Chief Human Resources Officer in technology. She serves on the board of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) and is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. As a leading voice in the HR technology community, Kelley co-authored The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity.

Kelley is a Forbes HR Council Member and Contributor, and a sought-after speaker on the topics of the future of work, the future of HR, and digital transformation. She was named one of the Most Influential Corporate Board Directors in 2019 by WomenInc. and received the YWCA’s Tribute to Women Award in 2020. Kelley is married and the mother of four children.

Kelley Steven-Waiss

Chief Transformation Officer, ServiceNow

Kelley Steven-Waiss is a Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow, helping our customers drive workforce transformation. She previously served as Head of Workforce Innovation at ServiceNow and was the Founder & CEO of Hitch Works Inc., an internal talent mobility platform acquired by ServiceNow.

Kelley brings more than 25 years of executive management experience, with 13 years as a Chief Human Resources Officer in technology. She serves on the board of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) and is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. As a leading voice in the HR technology community, Kelley co-authored The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity.

Kelley is a Forbes HR Council Member and Contributor, and a sought-after speaker on the topics of the future of work, the future of HR, and digital transformation. She was named one of the Most Influential Corporate Board Directors in 2019 by WomenInc. and received the YWCA’s Tribute to Women Award in 2020. Kelley is married and the mother of four children.

Tracy Layney is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. Tracy is responsible for LS&Co.’s people strategy on a global scale, including diversity, equity & inclusion, recruiting, employee engagement, talent management, compensation and benefits, HR technology and HR communications.

Tracy brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources and organization strategy to her role. Prior to joining LS&Co., she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Shutterfly, Inc. Before Shutterfly, Tracy spent 10 years at Gap Inc., where she held numerous senior leadership roles in HR, most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources and Communications for Old Navy. Prior to Gap Inc., Tracy held positions at LS&Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM Business Consulting Services where she worked with Fortune 500 clients in the high tech, financial services, retail, and healthcare industries on projects ranging from organization design and development to strategic change management.

Tracy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude. She is active in the HR thought leader community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation. She also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Levi Strauss Foundation and the GLIDE Foundation.

Tracy Layney

EVP and CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.

Tracy Layney is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. Tracy is responsible for LS&Co.’s people strategy on a global scale, including diversity, equity & inclusion, recruiting, employee engagement, talent management, compensation and benefits, HR technology and HR communications.

Tracy brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources and organization strategy to her role. Prior to joining LS&Co., she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Shutterfly, Inc. Before Shutterfly, Tracy spent 10 years at Gap Inc., where she held numerous senior leadership roles in HR, most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources and Communications for Old Navy. Prior to Gap Inc., Tracy held positions at LS&Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM Business Consulting Services where she worked with Fortune 500 clients in the high tech, financial services, retail, and healthcare industries on projects ranging from organization design and development to strategic change management.

Tracy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude. She is active in the HR thought leader community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation. She also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Levi Strauss Foundation and the GLIDE Foundation.

Alessandra Yockelson currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Pure Storage, leading the company’s human capital function globally where she crafts talent and organization strategies that advance the company’s business goals and make Pure an inclusive employer of choice by top talent.

Prior to joining Pure, Alessandra was Chief Talent Officer for 60,000 employees at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and the global SVP of HR for the Compute, Storage, and Services Business Units as well as the Technology function. A recognized leader with more than 25 years of accomplishments in human capital management, Alessandra has built sizable global HR teams delivering large-scale business transformation and M&A, and nurturing growth mindset cultures. She is an independent board director at iCIMS and has previously held leadership positions with major multinational brands, including Diageo, Avon, Philips, and Volkswagen. Alessandra has an MS in HR, an MBA and a Ph.D. in Organization Studies.

Alessandra Yockelson

CHRO, Pure Storage

Alessandra Yockelson currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Pure Storage, leading the company’s human capital function globally where she crafts talent and organization strategies that advance the company’s business goals and make Pure an inclusive employer of choice by top talent.

Prior to joining Pure, Alessandra was Chief Talent Officer for 60,000 employees at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and the global SVP of HR for the Compute, Storage, and Services Business Units as well as the Technology function. A recognized leader with more than 25 years of accomplishments in human capital management, Alessandra has built sizable global HR teams delivering large-scale business transformation and M&A, and nurturing growth mindset cultures. She is an independent board director at iCIMS and has previously held leadership positions with major multinational brands, including Diageo, Avon, Philips, and Volkswagen. Alessandra has an MS in HR, an MBA and a Ph.D. in Organization Studies.

Anne Morriss is driven by an infectious commitment to help people realize their full potential as leaders and changemakers. She is a serial entrepreneur, leadership coach, and Founder of The Leadership Consortium (TLC), a first-of-its kind leadership accelerator that works to build inclusive executive teams and prepare emerging leaders for senior leadership. Through its innovative virtual development programs, TLC helps more leaders to thrive and accelerate their impact.

Anne has spent the last twenty years building and leading mission-driven enterprises, serving most recently as CEO and Founder of GenePeeks, a computational genomics company developing breakthrough ways to identify genetic risk. She has worked with entrepreneurs, companies, and governments around the world on leadership, culture, and transformational change. Her collaborators have ranged from early-stage tech founders to public sector leaders working to build national competitiveness.

Anne is the best-selling co-author of Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business and Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Hailed as “the definitive guide to leadership today,” Unleashed inspires readers to look beyond themselves and focus on the true challenge of leadership: how to unlock the potential of others. Her next book, Move Fast and Fix Things, will be available Fall 2023.

Anne and her co-author, Frances Frei, recently launched "Fixable," a leadership advice podcast produced by TED Audio Collective that has become an immediate industry sensation. On "Fixable," Anne and Frances diagnose callers’ leadership challenges and help them make progress with quick, actionable coaching.

Anne serves on several not-for-profit boards, including the national Board of IGNITE, which champions the need for more women in public office. She received her BA from Brown University and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Anne Morriss

Founder, The Leadership Consortium

Anne Morriss is driven by an infectious commitment to help people realize their full potential as leaders and changemakers. She is a serial entrepreneur, leadership coach, and Founder of The Leadership Consortium (TLC), a first-of-its kind leadership accelerator that works to build inclusive executive teams and prepare emerging leaders for senior leadership. Through its innovative virtual development programs, TLC helps more leaders to thrive and accelerate their impact.

Anne has spent the last twenty years building and leading mission-driven enterprises, serving most recently as CEO and Founder of GenePeeks, a computational genomics company developing breakthrough ways to identify genetic risk. She has worked with entrepreneurs, companies, and governments around the world on leadership, culture, and transformational change. Her collaborators have ranged from early-stage tech founders to public sector leaders working to build national competitiveness.

Anne is the best-selling co-author of Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business and Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Hailed as “the definitive guide to leadership today,” Unleashed inspires readers to look beyond themselves and focus on the true challenge of leadership: how to unlock the potential of others. Her next book, Move Fast and Fix Things, will be available Fall 2023.

Anne and her co-author, Frances Frei, recently launched "Fixable," a leadership advice podcast produced by TED Audio Collective that has become an immediate industry sensation. On "Fixable," Anne and Frances diagnose callers’ leadership challenges and help them make progress with quick, actionable coaching.

Anne serves on several not-for-profit boards, including the national Board of IGNITE, which champions the need for more women in public office. She received her BA from Brown University and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nicole Pieterse has been appointed Head Human Resources Property & Casualty Reinsurance in 2023. She is a member of the Swiss Re HR Executive Committee and the P&C Management Team.

In her role, Nicole is responsible for the development and execution of the global human capital agenda. She has a strong focus on leadership and talent management, contributes to the implementation of the business cultural transformation and is a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Nicole joined Swiss Re in 2015 and held various HR roles, focusing developing strategies for the attraction, development, motivation and retention. Her mission is to ensure people have the right skill set and experiences to deliver the strategy of their respective organizational unit. In her tenure she led the transformation of the business unit Corporate Solutions and in her regional EMEA role led the regional HR teams. Prior to joining Swiss Re Nicole worked for a number of financial services organizations across Europe and held various HR positions as well as several project management roles.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nijmegen University in the Netherlands. She is married and lives with her husband and two children in Switzerland.

Nicole Pieterse was born in 1977 and is a Dutch citizen.

Nicole Pieterse

Head HR Property and Casualty Reinsurance, Swiss Re

Nicole Pieterse has been appointed Head Human Resources Property & Casualty Reinsurance in 2023. She is a member of the Swiss Re HR Executive Committee and the P&C Management Team.

In her role, Nicole is responsible for the development and execution of the global human capital agenda. She has a strong focus on leadership and talent management, contributes to the implementation of the business cultural transformation and is a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Nicole joined Swiss Re in 2015 and held various HR roles, focusing developing strategies for the attraction, development, motivation and retention. Her mission is to ensure people have the right skill set and experiences to deliver the strategy of their respective organizational unit. In her tenure she led the transformation of the business unit Corporate Solutions and in her regional EMEA role led the regional HR teams. Prior to joining Swiss Re Nicole worked for a number of financial services organizations across Europe and held various HR positions as well as several project management roles.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nijmegen University in the Netherlands. She is married and lives with her husband and two children in Switzerland.

Nicole Pieterse was born in 1977 and is a Dutch citizen.

Congresswoman Lori Trahan proudly represents Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District, made up of 35 cities and towns including her hometown of Lowell. The granddaughter of immigrants, Lori grew up in a working-class family with her dad working long, hard hours as a union ironworker and her mom juggling part-time jobs while caring for her and her three sisters.

Lori is a proud graduate of the Lowell Public School system, and during her time at Lowell High School, she became a standout volleyball player. She earned a volleyball scholarship to Georgetown University where she became the first person in her family to graduate from college. Like many, Lori was introduced to public service as a college student in Washington, D.C. After college, she joined former Congressman Marty Meehan’s staff, working her way up to Chief of Staff. She deeply enjoyed working to serve her hometown and people across Massachusetts, but she also witnessed firsthand the increasing partisanship that served wealthy special interests instead of families like the one she grew up in.

After a decade in public service, Lori took on a new challenge in the private sector as the only female executive at a tech company. Her passion for bringing women into leadership positions led her to co-found a women-owned and -operated consulting firm. In that role, she advised various companies on business strategy and how to create the ideal conditions for employees – especially women – to thrive.

Lori decided to run for Congress in 2018 – the first time she had ever sought public office – because she wanted to expand economic opportunities for working families in Massachusetts. Sworn in alongside a historically diverse class of new members, Lori immediately got to work for the people of the Third District. Now, as a member of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Lori is an advocate for Third District residents – working to expand access to affordable, quality health care, end the addiction crisis, rebuild our infrastructure, tackle climate change, protect kids online, and more. She also serves in House Democratic Leadership as a Senior Whip and a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

During her time in Congress, Lori has responded swiftly to crises from the Merrimack Valley gas explosions, when she secured passage of the Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act, to the COVID-19 pandemic, when she co-founded the Pandemic Preparedness Caucus, to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, when she immediately got to work on behalf of women and health care providers. With every issue, Lori continues to prioritize the district she was born in, raised in, and that she and her husband are now raising their two young daughters in. To that end, Lori has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for local infrastructure projects, small businesses, health centers, community organizations, and more.

Lori Trahan

Congresswoman, Massachusetts' Third Congressional District

Congresswoman Lori Trahan proudly represents Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District, made up of 35 cities and towns including her hometown of Lowell. The granddaughter of immigrants, Lori grew up in a working-class family with her dad working long, hard hours as a union ironworker and her mom juggling part-time jobs while caring for her and her three sisters.

Lori is a proud graduate of the Lowell Public School system, and during her time at Lowell High School, she became a standout volleyball player. She earned a volleyball scholarship to Georgetown University where she became the first person in her family to graduate from college. Like many, Lori was introduced to public service as a college student in Washington, D.C. After college, she joined former Congressman Marty Meehan’s staff, working her way up to Chief of Staff. She deeply enjoyed working to serve her hometown and people across Massachusetts, but she also witnessed firsthand the increasing partisanship that served wealthy special interests instead of families like the one she grew up in.

After a decade in public service, Lori took on a new challenge in the private sector as the only female executive at a tech company. Her passion for bringing women into leadership positions led her to co-found a women-owned and -operated consulting firm. In that role, she advised various companies on business strategy and how to create the ideal conditions for employees – especially women – to thrive.

Lori decided to run for Congress in 2018 – the first time she had ever sought public office – because she wanted to expand economic opportunities for working families in Massachusetts. Sworn in alongside a historically diverse class of new members, Lori immediately got to work for the people of the Third District. Now, as a member of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Lori is an advocate for Third District residents – working to expand access to affordable, quality health care, end the addiction crisis, rebuild our infrastructure, tackle climate change, protect kids online, and more. She also serves in House Democratic Leadership as a Senior Whip and a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

During her time in Congress, Lori has responded swiftly to crises from the Merrimack Valley gas explosions, when she secured passage of the Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act, to the COVID-19 pandemic, when she co-founded the Pandemic Preparedness Caucus, to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, when she immediately got to work on behalf of women and health care providers. With every issue, Lori continues to prioritize the district she was born in, raised in, and that she and her husband are now raising their two young daughters in. To that end, Lori has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for local infrastructure projects, small businesses, health centers, community organizations, and more.

Keith E. Sonderling was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a bipartisan vote, to be a Commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2020. Until January of 2021, he served as the Commission’s Vice-Chair. His term expires July of 2024.

Prior to his confirmation to the EEOC, Commissioner Sonderling served as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. Before joining the Department of Labor in 2017, Commissioner Sonderling practiced Labor and Employment law in Florida. Commissioner Sonderling also serves as a Professional Lecturer in the Law at The George Washington University Law School, teaching employment discrimination.

Since joining the EEOC, one of Commissioner Sonderling’s highest priorities is ensuring that artificial intelligence and workplace technologies are designed and deployed consistent with long-standing civil rights laws. Commissioner Sonderling has published numerous articles on the benefits and potential harms of using artificial intelligence-based technology in the workplace and speaks globally on these emerging issues.

Immediately before his confirmation to the EEOC, as Deputy and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Sonderling oversaw enforcement, outreach, regulatory work, strategic planning, performance management, communications, and stakeholder engagement. The Division accomplished back-to-back record-breaking enforcement collections and educational outreach events during his tenure. The Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces federal labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the labor provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Commissioner Sonderling also oversaw the development and publication of large-scale deregulatory rules and authored numerous Opinion Letters, Field Assistance Bulletins, and All Agency Memorandums. Additionally, he was instrumental in developing the Division’s first comprehensive self-audit program, which collected more than $7 million for nearly eleven thousand workers.

Before his government service, Commissioner Sonderling was a partner at one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms, Gunster. At Gunster, he counseled employers and litigated labor and employment disputes. In 2012, then-Governor Rick Scott appointed Sonderling to serve as the Chair of the Judicial Nominating Committee for appellate courts in South Florida. Sonderling received his B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Florida and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University.

Keith Sonderling

Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Keith E. Sonderling was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a bipartisan vote, to be a Commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2020. Until January of 2021, he served as the Commission’s Vice-Chair. His term expires July of 2024.

Prior to his confirmation to the EEOC, Commissioner Sonderling served as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. Before joining the Department of Labor in 2017, Commissioner Sonderling practiced Labor and Employment law in Florida. Commissioner Sonderling also serves as a Professional Lecturer in the Law at The George Washington University Law School, teaching employment discrimination.

Since joining the EEOC, one of Commissioner Sonderling’s highest priorities is ensuring that artificial intelligence and workplace technologies are designed and deployed consistent with long-standing civil rights laws. Commissioner Sonderling has published numerous articles on the benefits and potential harms of using artificial intelligence-based technology in the workplace and speaks globally on these emerging issues.

Immediately before his confirmation to the EEOC, as Deputy and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Sonderling oversaw enforcement, outreach, regulatory work, strategic planning, performance management, communications, and stakeholder engagement. The Division accomplished back-to-back record-breaking enforcement collections and educational outreach events during his tenure. The Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces federal labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the labor provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Commissioner Sonderling also oversaw the development and publication of large-scale deregulatory rules and authored numerous Opinion Letters, Field Assistance Bulletins, and All Agency Memorandums. Additionally, he was instrumental in developing the Division’s first comprehensive self-audit program, which collected more than $7 million for nearly eleven thousand workers.

Before his government service, Commissioner Sonderling was a partner at one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms, Gunster. At Gunster, he counseled employers and litigated labor and employment disputes. In 2012, then-Governor Rick Scott appointed Sonderling to serve as the Chair of the Judicial Nominating Committee for appellate courts in South Florida. Sonderling received his B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Florida and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University.

Kevin is CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the world’s leading human capital research firm focusing on people practices that drive high performance. i4cp conducts more research in the field of HR than any other organization on the planet, highlighting next practices that organizations and HR executives should consider adopting.

Kevin is also the author of Culture Renovation®️, an Amazon bestseller which debuted as the #1 new release in a dozen Amazon book categories. Drawing on data from one of the largest studies ever conducted on corporate culture, Culture Renovation™️ details how high-performance organizations such as Microsoft, T-Mobile, 3M, AbbVie, Mastercard and many more have successfully changed organizational culture.

Kevin is currently on the board of Performitiv, and on the advisory boards of Guild Education and Sanctuary. Kevin was previously on the board of directors of KnowledgeAdvisors, a provider of human capital analytics software, which was purchased by Corporate Executive Board in March of 2014. Kevin was also the Chairman of Jambok, a social learning start-up company which was founded at Sun Microsystems and was purchased by SuccessFactors in March 2011. Additionally, Kevin served on the boards of Workforce Insight and Koru prior to their sales.

Kevin is on the board of Best Buddies Washington and helped establish the first office for Best Buddies in the state in 2019. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Kevin was previously the Founder and the President of SumTotal Systems (NASDAQ: SUMT) which he helped create in 2003 by merging Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS) with Docent (NASDAQ: DCNT). The merger won Frost & Sullivan's Competitive Strategy Award in 2004.

Prior to the formation of SumTotal, Kevin was the Chairman & CEO of Click2learn, which was founded by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Kevin helped take Click2learn public and engineered over a dozen acquisitions post-IPO. Prior to joining Click2learn, Kevin was president and founder of Oakes Interactive in Needham, MA. Oakes Interactive was purchased by Click2learn (then called Asymetrix) in 1997, prior to going public a year later.

Kevin Oakes

CEO and Co-Founder, Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Kevin is CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the world’s leading human capital research firm focusing on people practices that drive high performance. i4cp conducts more research in the field of HR than any other organization on the planet, highlighting next practices that organizations and HR executives should consider adopting.

Kevin is also the author of Culture Renovation®️, an Amazon bestseller which debuted as the #1 new release in a dozen Amazon book categories. Drawing on data from one of the largest studies ever conducted on corporate culture, Culture Renovation™️ details how high-performance organizations such as Microsoft, T-Mobile, 3M, AbbVie, Mastercard and many more have successfully changed organizational culture.

Kevin is currently on the board of Performitiv, and on the advisory boards of Guild Education and Sanctuary. Kevin was previously on the board of directors of KnowledgeAdvisors, a provider of human capital analytics software, which was purchased by Corporate Executive Board in March of 2014. Kevin was also the Chairman of Jambok, a social learning start-up company which was founded at Sun Microsystems and was purchased by SuccessFactors in March 2011. Additionally, Kevin served on the boards of Workforce Insight and Koru prior to their sales.

Kevin is on the board of Best Buddies Washington and helped establish the first office for Best Buddies in the state in 2019. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Kevin was previously the Founder and the President of SumTotal Systems (NASDAQ: SUMT) which he helped create in 2003 by merging Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS) with Docent (NASDAQ: DCNT). The merger won Frost & Sullivan's Competitive Strategy Award in 2004.

Prior to the formation of SumTotal, Kevin was the Chairman & CEO of Click2learn, which was founded by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Kevin helped take Click2learn public and engineered over a dozen acquisitions post-IPO. Prior to joining Click2learn, Kevin was president and founder of Oakes Interactive in Needham, MA. Oakes Interactive was purchased by Click2learn (then called Asymetrix) in 1997, prior to going public a year later.

Elcio Barcelos is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of U.S. Bancorp. Elcio has served in this position since joining U.S. Bancorp in September 2020.

From April 2018 until August 2020, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief People and Places Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), having served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of the DXC Technology Company from April 2017 to March 2018. Previously, Elcio served as Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources for the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company from June 2015 to April 2017, and in other human resources senior leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company from July 2009 to June 2015. He previously served in various leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Elcio is a member of the board of directors of Concordance, sitting on their Finance Committee. In addition, he serves as a First Chance campaign co-chair. Concordance’s mission is to dramatically reduce reincarceration rates for individuals returning from prison, by helping them heal from past trauma through executing a holistic, integrated, evidence-informed re-entry services model.

Elcio received his degree from Universidade Santo Amaro - Unisa in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Elcio Barcelos

Senior EVP and CHRO, U.S. Bank

Elcio Barcelos is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of U.S. Bancorp. Elcio has served in this position since joining U.S. Bancorp in September 2020.

From April 2018 until August 2020, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief People and Places Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), having served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of the DXC Technology Company from April 2017 to March 2018. Previously, Elcio served as Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources for the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company from June 2015 to April 2017, and in other human resources senior leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company from July 2009 to June 2015. He previously served in various leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Elcio is a member of the board of directors of Concordance, sitting on their Finance Committee. In addition, he serves as a First Chance campaign co-chair. Concordance’s mission is to dramatically reduce reincarceration rates for individuals returning from prison, by helping them heal from past trauma through executing a holistic, integrated, evidence-informed re-entry services model.

Elcio received his degree from Universidade Santo Amaro - Unisa in Sao Paulo, Brazil.