United States Council Program Directors

Our Program Directors

Who can you trust to really understand your challenges? Are you looking for practical solutions that you can implement right away?

Our program/council directors are subject matter experts with year's of experience in Fortune 500 organizations; many are also former council members. They help you gain insights beyond your industry, region or point of view, and offer you the rare chance to talk in confidence about issues, explore solutions and develop lasting relationships.

Robert Armacost Program Director, Information & Research Management Council The Conference Board Robert.Armacost@conference-board.org Read Bio
Danielle Badler Program Director, Corporate Communications Strategy Council II and Internal Communications Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Andrew Bell Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio
Edward H. Betof, Ed.D. Senior Fellow, Human Capital and Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Matt Biespiel Program Director, Integrated Marketing Communications Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Bill Black Program Director, Government Relations & Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Bob Bleimeister Program Director, Human Capital Analytics Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Jan Botz Program Director, Corporate Communications Strategy Council and Internal Communications Council II The Conference Board Read Bio
Elizabeth (Betty) Bourg Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Donald Brenner Program Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Katy Breuer Program Director, Project Management Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Jacqueline Brevard Program Director, Global Business Conduct Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Denise Broz Program Director, Talent Management Leaders Council, and Talent Management Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Maureen Brundage Program Director The Conference Board maureen.brundage@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Halina Caravello, Ph.D. Program Director, Chief EH&S Officers Council The Conference Board halina.caravello@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
John E. DiBenedetto, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Human Capital and Program Director, Chief Human Resources Officers Councils I and II and Senior HR Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
David A. Dye, PhD Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Margaret P. (Peggy) Eisenhauer Program Director, Chief Privacy Officers Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Philip Forve Program Director, Quality Control Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Gisele Garcia-Shelley Program Director, Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Council The Conference Board gisele.garcia@conference-board.org Read Bio
John Gillis Program Director, Talent Acquisition Corporate and Enterprise Councils, Talent Management Strategies Conference, and Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Conference The Conference Board Read Bio
Brian Gorla Program Director, Payroll Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Kent Greenes Senior Fellow, Human Capital and Program Director, Change & Transformation Council and Knowledge & Collaboration Council The Conference Board kent.greenes@conference-board.org Read Bio
Anne Greer Program Director, Market Insights Council; Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Gib Hedstrom Deputy Leader, Global Sustainability Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Ellen Hexter Program Director, Chief Audit Executives Council, IT Audit Leaders Council, Mergers & Acquisitions Executives Council, Strategic Risk Management Council, and Strategic Risk Management Council (Temp) The Conference Board ellen.hexter@conference-board.org Read Bio
Jeff Hoffman Corporate social responsibility strategy, reputation and brand management, ESG governance Program Director, Global CSR & Philanthropy Council and Corporate Social Responsibility Council; Council Director Corporate Citizenship & Community Engagement Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Lisa Hunter Program Director, Compensation Council II, Executive Compensation Council II, Communicating Employee Benefits and Compensation Symposium and Financial Well-Being Conference The Conference Board lisa.hunter@conference-board.org Read Bio
R. William Ide, III Program Director, Chief Legal Officers Council The Conference Board r.william.ideIII@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Richard Inserro Program Director, Chief Data Officer Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Peggy Jude Program Director, HR Technology Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Debra Kassarjian Program Director, Corporate Brand Strategy & Management Council The Conference Board debra.kassarjian@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Michael Katz Co-Program Director, CIO Business Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Gerard Kells Program Director, HR Operations Council I and II The Conference Board Read Bio
Katharine Kenny Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Kimo Kippen Program Director, Talent & Organization Development Executive Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Deborah Kops Program Director, Global Business Services Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Neal Kulick Succession planning practices, executive development, performance management Institute Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow and Program Director, Onboarding Talent Council The Conference Board Barbara.Lombardo@conference-board.org Read Bio
Stela Lupushor Senior Fellow, Human Capital; Program Director, Strategic Workforce Planning Council, and Strategic HRBP Council Read Bio
Alex Masetti Program Director, Business Performance Improvement Council, and Competitive Intelligence Council The Conference Board alexander.masetti@conference-board.org Read Bio
Jennifer McClure Program Director, Social Media Council The Conference Board Jen.McClure@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Audrey McGuckin Program Director, Chief Human Resources (CHRO) III Council The Conference Board Read Bio
John Messman Program Director, Career Strategy Council, Talent Management Executives Council III, and Career Development Seminar The Conference Board Read Bio
Eliska Meyers Program Director, Leadership Development Council; and Learning, Development & Organizational Performance Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Dave Mihanovic Program Director, Data Analytics Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Ron Miller Program Director, Executive Compensation Council and Sales Compensation Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Mike Moran Senior Fellow, Marketing and Communications Center; Program Director, Digital Leadership & Transformation Council and Digital Marketing Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Ralph Morris Program Director, Labor & Employment Law Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Sophia A. Muirhead Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer The Conference Board sophia.muirhead@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Bernard (Baruch) Plagman Program Director, Chief Data Officers Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Charles Popper Co-Program Director, CIO Business Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Tim Peter Co-Program Director, Digital Leadership & Transformation Council and Digital Marketing Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Rebecca L. Ray, PhD Executive Vice President, Human Capital The Conference Board rebecca.ray@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Jo Anne Rioli Moeller Senior Fellow, Human Capital and Program Director, Sales Compensation Leaders Council The Conference Board joanne.moeller@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Dennis Roche Program Director, Compensation & Employee Benefits Council, Compensation Council, and Executive Compensation Practitioner Council I & II The Conference Board Read Bio
Mark Rogus Program Director, CFO Council and Corporate Treasurers Council The Conference Board Read Bio
MaryLee Sachs Program Director, Council for CMOs The Conference Board Read Bio
Julie Salmon Program Director, HR M&A Council and Organizational Design Conference The Conference Board Julie.Salmon@conference-board.org Read Bio
Scott Santucci Program Director, Sales Enablement Leaders Council and Sales Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Jim Sheehy Program Director, Purchasing & Supply Leadership Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Rob Shimp Program Director, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Ruth Schmidt Program Director, Design Leaders Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Rita Shor Program Director, Product & Services Development Council, Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board rita.shor@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Blair Skramstad Program Director, Sales Executives Council The Conference Board blair@bskramstadconsulting.com Read Bio
May Snowden Senior Fellow, Human Capital and Program Director, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council II and Global Diversity & Inclusion Executives Council The Conference Board may.snowden@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Rebekah Steele Senior Fellow, Human Capital & Program Director, Diversity & Inclusion Executives Council, and D&I Leadership Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Cassie Stern Program Director, Customer Experience Councils I & II The Conference Board Read Bio
Kinthi D. Sturtevant Program Director The Conference Board kinthi.sturtevant@us.ibm.com Read Bio
Tony Tapia Program Director, Philanthropy & Engagement Council Tony.Tapia@tcb.org Read Bio
Melodie Thigpen Human Capital Program Director, Onboarding Talent Council The Conference Board melodie.thigpen@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Janet S. VanAlsten Program Director, Employee Benefits Council, Employee Benefits Research Council, and Global Rewards and Mobility Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Bart van Ark Executive Vice President & Global Chief Economist; Program Director, CFO: Fortune 250 Council The Conference Board bart.vanark@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Robert Vulpis Program Director, Sales Enablement Leaders Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Nancy Wolk Program Director, Shared Services Council, Intelligent Automation Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio