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Robert Armacost
Program Director, Information & Research Management Council
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CHRO
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Program Director, Strategic PMO Executives Council, IT Audit Leaders Council, Leadership Council on Advancing Women, and the Coaching & Leadership Development Council
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Jacqueline Brevard
Program Director, Global Business Conduct Council; Co-Program Director, Chief Legal Officers Council
The Conference Board

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Denise Broz
Program Director, Talent Management Leaders Council, and Talent Management Executives Council
The Conference Board

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Michael Byron
Program Director, Supplier Engagement Leadership Council
The Conference Board

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Halina Caravello, Ph.D.
Program Director, Chief EH&S Officers Council
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David A. Dye, PhD
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
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President
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David A. Dye, PhD
Philip Forve
Program Director, Quality Control Council
The Conference Board

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Philip Forve
Karen Ganzlin
EVP, CHRO (retired)
Retail Brokerage and Wealth Management, Financial Services
Program Director, Chief Human Resources Officers Council III
The Conference Board
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Gisele Garcia-Shelley
Program Director, Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Council
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Jesse Gaskin
Co-Program Director, Design Leaders Council
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John Gillis
Former Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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John Gillis
Linda Lane González
Program Director, Multicultural Marketing Council
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Linda Lane González
Brian Gorla
Program Director, Payroll Executives Council
The Conference Board

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Brian Gorla
Kent Greenes
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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Kent Greenes
Anne Greer
Program Director, Market Insights Council; Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council
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Anne Greer
Ellen Hexter
Program Director, Chief Audit Executives Councils (US and Europe), Cybersecurity Risk Management Council (Europe), and Strategic Risk Management Councils (US and Europe)
The Conference Board
ehexter@tcb.org

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Ellen Hexter
Jeff Hoffman
Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, Governance & Sustainability Center
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Jeff Hoffman
Lisa Hunter
Senior Fellow and Program Director
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R. William Ide, III
Former Program Director, Chief Legal Officers Council
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Peggy Jude
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
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Debra Kassarjian
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Katharine Kenny
Program Director
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Kimo Kippen
Program Director, Learning & Development Executives Councils (US) and Learning & Development Council (Europe)
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Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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Deborah Kops
Senior Fellow
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Beth Ladd
Program Director, Innovation Forum Community
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Beth Ladd
Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Program Director, Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital
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Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Stela Lupushor
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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Stela Lupushor
Alex Masetti
Former Program Director, Operational Excellence Council; Competitive Intelligence Council
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Alex Masetti
Tim Mathews, D.Sc., MBA
Program Director, Chief Security Officers Council (US), Enterprise Resilience and Crisis Leadership Council (US), Corporate Resilience and Crisis Leadership Council (Europe)
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Governance & Sustainability Center Fellow
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Tim Mathews, D.Sc., MBA
Dean McCauley
Program Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Executives Council
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dmccauley@tcb.org

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Jennifer McClure
Distinguished Principal Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center
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Jennifer McClure
Stuart McGuigan
Program Director, CIO Business Council

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Stuart McGuigan
Graciela G. Meibar
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Optimizers Councils I and II
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Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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Graciela G. Meibar
John Messman
Program Director, Career Strategy Council, Talent Management Executives Council III, and Career Development Seminar
The Conference Board

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John Messman
Dave Mihanovic
Program Director, Data Analytics Council
The Conference Board

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Dave Mihanovic
Ron Miller
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board
Program Director, Executive Compensation Council
The Conference Board

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Ron Miller
Mike Moran
President of Mike Moran Group

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Mike Moran
Ralph Morris
Program Director, Labor & Employment Law Council
The Conference Board

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Tim Peter
Co-Program Director, Chief Digital Officers Council and Digital Marketing Strategy Council
The Conference Board

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Tim Peter
Pamela Puryear, PhD
Former CHRO, Walgreens;
Advisory Board Member, Human Capital, The Conference Board

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Pamela Puryear, PhD
Matt Ranen
Program Director, Strategy Executives Council
The Conference Board

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Matt Ranen
Dennis Roche
Program Director, Compensation & Employee Benefits Council, Compensation Council, Compensation Leaders Council, and Executive Compensation Management Council
The Conference Board

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Dennis Roche
Mark Rogus
Program Director, CFO Council, Corporate Treasurers Council and the Financial Planning and Analysis Council
The Conference Board

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MaryLee Sachs
Program Director, Council for CMOs
The Conference Board

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Julie Salmon
Program Director, HR M&A Council and Organizational Design Conference
The Conference Board
jsalmon@tcb.org

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Julie Salmon
Ruth Schmidt
Program Director, Design Leaders Council
The Conference Board

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Jim Sheehy
Program Director, Purchasing & Supply Leadership Council
The Conference Board

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Rob Shimp
Program Director, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs Council
The Conference Board

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Rita Shor
Co-leader of the Innovation and Digital Transformation Institute, Program Director for the Product & Service Development Council, and Co- Program Director for the Innovation Leadership Council
rshor@tcb.org

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Rita Shor
Dale Skivington
Program Director, Chief Privacy Officers Council
daleeskivington@gmail.com

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Dale Skivington
May Snowden
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Strategist Council II; Opportunity & Access Foundations Council
The Conference Board
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board
msnowden@tcb.org

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May Snowden
Rebekah Steele
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Strategists Council I; Opportunity & Access Innovators Council
The Conference Board
Senior Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board

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Rebekah Steele
Brande Stellings
Program Director, Leadership Council on Advancing Women
The Conference Board
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Brande Stellings
Cassie Stern
Program Director, Customer Experience Councils I & II
The Conference Board

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Cassie Stern
Tony Tapia
Program Director, Philanthropy & Engagement Council
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Tony Tapia
Janet S. VanAlsten
Program Director, Employee Benefits Council, Employee Benefits Research Council, and Global Rewards and Mobility Council
The Conference Board

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Janet S. VanAlsten
Robert Vulpis
Program Director, HR Operations Council; HR Operations Council II; Sales Enablement Leaders Council
The Conference Board
rvulpis@tcb.org

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Robert Vulpis
Nancy Wolk
Program Director, Shared Services Council; Automation Executives Council
The Conference Board

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Laurie Zelnio
Program Director, Sustainability Council I: Strategy and Implementation, and Sustainability Council II: Innovation & Growth
The Conference Board
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Laurie Zelnio
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