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Table of Contents

• Welcome Letter from the President and CEO • Program Details with Locations • Executive Leadership Competencies • Cohort Assignments • Coaches Bios

Part I: Immersion Experience • Program Syllabus • Floor Plans for Endicott House • Faculty Bios • Participant Bios

Part II: Learning Incubator • Guidelines for Participants

Part III: Capstone Retreat • Agenda • Faculty Bios

Part IV: The Partnership Community • BoardLink • Class Directory October 15, 2019

Dear Next Generation Executive,

Congratulations and welcome to The Partnership’s Next Generation Executive Program Class of 2020! The Partnership team has been working diligently to make this the most impactful NGE experience ever. You will be learning from some of the world’s top thinkers on strategy, innovation, leadership, change management, race, culture and global leadership.

You belong to a select group of more than 450 exceptional executives of color from across the nation utilizing their NGE experience to become extraordinary leaders in their organizations and industries. This year’s class comes from 13 states, represents 14 industries, and are a beautiful mosaic of ethnicities and nationalities.

Whether you are new to The Partnership Community or if you’re an alum of our Fellows or Associates Programs, you will find the NGE experience to be intellectually and emotionally rigorous. Alumni of the NGE Program most frequently describe the experience as “transformative” – and we hope you will as well.

The NGE Program’s 3-phase methodology provides you with a new framework for executive leadership – updating leadership fundamentals with innovative strategies designed for today’s complex, ever-changing world. Over the next seven months you will be challenged to self-reflect and study your place in the world, integrating these lessons into your daily routine, and be equipped with new tools of resiliency for you to apply to your future endeavors.

Integral to the program are the relationships you will form with your cohort and your entire NGE class. From these relationships, you will become exposed to new ideas and information, develop new insights, and, if each of you bring your authentic self to these proceedings, find a deeper connectedness with you peers.

It is our privilege to support your NGE journey. In the enclosed book, we will explain you how it will begin. Only you, however, can determine how it will end.

Let’s begin!

All the best,

Pratt Norton Wiley President & CEO The Partnership, Inc. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives 2019-2020 Program Details

Part I

October 15th – 18th, 2019 Immersion Experience Location: MIT, Endicott House, Dedham, MA

Part II

November 2019 – March 2020 Learning Incubator Monthly Personal and Cohort Coaching Sessions Location: WebEx & Teleconference

April 14th & 16th 2020 Speed Mentoring & Coaching Session Class of 2020 Fellows & Associates Location: The TJX Companies, Marlborough, MA

Part III

April 26th – 28th, 2020 Resiliency Capstone Retreat Location: Morehouse College

BoardLink

Part IV

The Partnership Community Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Executive Leadership Competencies Cross-functional Leadership

Cross-functional Leadership is the capacity to lead across organizational boundaries, barriers and silos, building buy-in, commitment and collaboration. Cross-functional leadership calls for the ability to empower others, effectively influencing and/or negotiating with stakeholders both inside and outside the organization and demonstrating considerable versatility in leadership style.

Empowering Others The leader skilled at empowering others: • Creates a climate that enrolls others in a shared vision and common values • Supports full engagement and superior performance • Encourages teamwork and collaboration • Gives people the opportunity and autonomy to develop and achieve

Influence and Negotiation The leader exhibiting influencing and negotiation skills: • Advances ideas • Shapes opinions • Persuades effectively • Manages and resolves conflict • Negotiates solutions addressing interests of all stakeholders • Reflects positively on the organization

Leadership Versatility The leader demonstrating leadership versatility: • Plays a variety of leadership roles and exhibits a variety of leadership styles to match the needs of different individuals or teams • These styles may include evaluative and analytical, coaching and teaching, driving and demanding, hands-off, participatory, supportive and encouraging. Interpersonal Connection

Interpersonal Connection is the ability to build, nurture and leverage a network of relationships across divisions, cultures and stakeholder groups within the organization as well as across organizations within the industry and across industries.

Building Organizational Relationships The leader skilled at building organizational relationships: • Develops and nurtures an active network of relationships both in- and out-side the organization • Maintains rapport with key colleagues • Maintains contact with employees at all organizational levels

Inspiring Trust The leader who inspires trust: • Maintains honest relationships • Treats others with fairness and respect • Acts in accordance with espoused values, principles and commitments • Exhibits authenticity and integrity

Connecting Across Cultures The leader who effectively connects across difference • Exhibits self-knowledge and self-awareness especially as it pertains to hot buttons, biases and cultural preferences • Identifies advantages and disadvantages of various cultural norms • Recognizes and treats with respect differences in background, preferences, perspectives and world-views • Exhibits curiosity Leadership Communication

Leadership Communication is the capacity to establish direction setting from the top down and truth telling from the bottom up in a way that encourages an open flow of information, builds trust, demonstrates command and enrolls and inspires other leaders.

Fostering Open Dialogue Leaders adept at fostering open dialogue: • Invite participation and expression of ideas and opinions • listen actively and remain open to differing opinions • Promote an unobstructed flow of accurate information in all directions throughout the organization • Encourage the practice of direction setting from the top down and truth-telling from the bottom up

High Impact Delivery Leaders who deliver high impact communication: • Take a strategic approach to communication; create and deliver clear, organized and persuasive presentations; communicate clearly through news media • Lead effective meetings.

Executive Presence Leaders exhibiting executive presence: • Motivate and inspire others • Connect with both thoughts and emotions of others • Make effective congruent use of words, voice, facial expression and body language • Demonstrate poise, confidence and credibility even in high-stress and adversarial situations Self-management

Self-Management is the ability to lead based on self-knowledge and self-awareness, clarity of goals and values, flexibility and a sense of integrity.

Mature Confidence Mature, confident leaders: • Evaluate strengths and weaknesses • Share credit and visibility with staff and peers as appropriate • Consistently work on self-development • Demonstrate confidence; • Invite, accept and learn from constructive criticism Adaptability Adaptable leaders: • Are able to understand, accept and work effectively in situations of ambiguity and paradox • Adjust and respond to political and cultural realities of organization • Tolerate stress and pressure • Exhibit resourcefulness Career and Self-direction Self-directed leaders: • Project a clear sense of goals and values • Balance personal, professional and civic lives • Use time effectively, efficiently and according to priorities • Make decisions based on vision of personal legacy • Strive for continuous learning and self-development. Resilience Resilient leaders: • Cope with stress and adversity • Identify locus of control and take action • Seek learning from difficulty • Draw on sense of community or commitment to goals, values or something larger than self • Seek support and guidance. Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking is the capacity to view situations through a broad lens, which encompasses the needs of all stakeholders and takes into account organizational dependencies and interdependencies.

Systems Thinking Leaders utilizing systems thinking: • Examine past and present occurrences to identify causes • Identify underlying patterns; identify underlying structures • Identify opportunities and strategies for improving underlying structures • Understand component parts of the structure or system in the context of their relationships with each other and with other systems

Drive for Stakeholder Success Leaders driving for stakeholder success: • Establish aggressive goals and pursue results vigorously • Act in order to achieve greatest organizational success • Understand and act in the best interest of all stakeholders (customers, shareholders, employees) • Balance competing priorities

Business Situation Versatility Leaders demonstrating business situation versatility: • Understand the core components of the business situation • Evaluate the requirements of those components (suppliers, customers, technology, employees, product, etc.) in the context of the larger organization • Understand the situation and its components in the context of the market • Identify the impact, dependencies and interdependencies of the situational components Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

2020 Cohort Assignments

Cohort Coach Cohort Coach Cohort Coach Cohort Coach Eleanor Chin Jerry Cox Michele Davenport Jackie Glenn Tonia Bottoms DeShane Hambrick Edward Kirkorian Yi-Chin Chen Reihaneh Irani-Famili Vidhya Chandramohan Theresa Tillmon Suzan Johnson Cook Anne Meeron Patrice James Jackie Lien Neel Karmarkar Mychii Snape Monique Nies Angela Phillips Adarsh Kumar Juanita Zerda Richard Corbin Marquisha Wartel Rashmi Kadam Judson Haynes Hector Herrera David Fontes Geralde Vital-Gabeau Carlos Morales Raamkumaran Steven Lee Anthonia Bakare Thangaraj

Cohort Coach Cohort Coach Cohort Coach Sandra Grymes Maritza Hall John Hughes Trisha Brabbs Sushmita Biswas Tosin Adedbola Maria Jackson Sarah Iddrissu Kimberly Drummond Leela Strong Patricia Mays Sandeep Dudhwewala Paul Avilez Priya Shah Tana Perezcastaneda Dinah Nyangiro Patrice Williams Vanessa Montero Latsamy Visetsin Gregory Hamilton Raoul Ouedraogo Lawrence Dixon Eric Mitchell Arivee Vargas Ian Henry EXECUTIVE COACHES Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Eleanor Chin CEO Clarity Partners Coaching & Consulting

Eleanor Chin brings over 20 years of experience as a dynamic leader, executive coach and an innovative thinker in her work with Fortune 1000 corporations, not-for-profits, healthcare, educational institutions, and start-up ventures. Ms. Chin combines her experience and vision to coach individual and institutional clients internationally in navigating change and creating inclusive, effective systems.

In addition, she is one of the first 100 people in the world with a master’s degree in the breakthrough science of human potential called Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Grounded in evidence- based principles, she coaches executives on leveraging strategic strengths, growth mindsets, and positive communications for learning and competitive advantage.

Ms. Chin has coached diverse executive clients globally and from a broad range of industries and professions. Her approach is one of deepening self-awareness and self-efficacy to engage forward action toward the client’s strategic goals. She guides her clients to assess their strengths and leadership talents relative to the dynamic business and customer climate. In this way they can project a confident, sustainable, professional brand. She also has experience coaching and consulting with a broad spectrum of global executives, entrepreneurs, industries and organizations on leadership, workplace engagement, and diversity issues.

An experienced facilitator, Ms Chin also worked with world-renowned resilience experts Drs. Martin Seligman and Karen Reivich from the University of Pennsylvania, to deliver resilience training both globally and to the U.S. Army. She is also a contributing author in two books: a chapter about women’s networks and mentoring across difference in the book The Glass Ceiling in the 21st Century published by the American Psychological Association and a chapter in Resilience: How to Navigate Life’s Curves.

Ms. Chin has a BA in Sociology and Management from Simmons College and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a certified coach and experienced facilitator. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Gerard Cox, Ph.d Executive Coach, Leadership and Organization Development Consultant

Jerry is an experienced, results-oriented executive coach, innovative leadership and organization development, and diversity and inclusion consultant with over thirty (30) years of experience in the corporate, academic, non-profit, and health care sectors. He studied organizational behavior at the Harvard Business School and the Sloan School of Management at MIT, completed an internship at the Levinson Institute in executive counseling and coaching and at the Harvard Medical School-Affiliated Massachusetts Mental Health Center. After receiving a PhD in Clinical Psychology and Organizational Behavior from Harvard University, he was recruited as a consultant in the Department of Leadership and Organization Development at the consulting firm, McBer/Hay Group, where he remained for five years before beginning his private consulting practice.

A brief list of his experiences include:

• Aetna Health Care: Change management, executive coaching, facilitated executive retreats related to the company’s transformation to a managed care company; team building. • Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/Atrius Health System: Strategic planning, change management, executive coaching, leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, and team building. Assisted with the merger of HVMA with other Atrius groups. • Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Executive coaching in the Departments of Community Medicine and Human Resources; leadership development in the Department of Radiology • Harvard Medical School: Lecturer, Community Medicine; executive coaching: faculty in the Systems Biology Department, diversity and inclusion training • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Executive coaching to physicians in the Department of OB/GYN • Bank of America/Fleet Bank: Executive coaching for senior officers, team building and change management during merger, diversity and inclusion training • IBM: Assisted in the development of leadership competencies in the sales and marketing divisions for the North American, South American and Asian regions. • Kellogg Foundation: Principal Investigator, study which focused on healthcare disparities. • Cardinal Health Systems (Medical Supplies Division): Executive coaching for executives in the Finance Department. • TJX Companies: Executive Coaching in the Department of Human Resources. • Biogen: Executive Coaching in the IT and Customer Relations Departments. • State Street Bank: Executive coaching in the Departments of Finance and Human Resources. • Tufts New England Medical Center: Facilitated project which improved physician engagement and commitment to the medical center’s mission; team building • Liberty Mutual: Executive coaching for senior managers in the IT, Strategic Planning, and Legal Departments, diversity and inclusion training. • U.S. Navy (Bureau of Personnel): Leadership development, executive coaching, diversity and inclusion training: Atlantic Command; Corpus Christi Naval Air Station • University of Connecticut Health Center and Medical School: Cultural assessment, executive coaching for the Executive Vice President of the campus, department heads in several clinical services divisions; team building/culture change within the Correctional Managed Health Care Department, diversity and inclusion training • Comcast: Team building, executive coaching in Western New England and Beltway Regions (Washington, D.C., and Northern, VA) Customer Services Division, diversity and inclusion training • The Partnership of Boston, Inc.: Executive coaching for mid-level and senior managers of color. • Brookline (MA) Police Department: Executive Coaching and leadership development for Command Staff, culture change, team building, diversity and inclusion training. • Mental Health Connecticut, Inc., : Team building, executive coaching

Jerry is an active volunteer and board member of several community-based programs that foster improved health care, economic development, urban farming training for at-risk youth, and improved public education.

Memberships:

• American Psychological Association • Society of Organizational and Industrial Psychology Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Michele Davenport, CPCC, ACC Principal and Founder Mosaic Coaching Solutions (MCS)

Michele Davenport, CPCC, PCC, an executive coach and personal strategist, designs and facilitates programs in coaching, communication and leadership effectiveness for individuals and organizations committed to optimizing potential and growth. As Principal and Founder of Mosaic Coaching Solutions (MCS), she created two arms of MCS – one focused on corporate coaching and consulting and the other on women’s empowerment. Michele employs the Co-Active model to inspire her clients to engage more deeply and intentionally in every aspect of their lives. The focus is on discovering the whole person, and how their habits, patterns of interaction, performance and productivity in the workplace and beyond, inform their behavior and choices. Her approach includes a proven three phased process of heightening self- awareness, developing a strategy, and implementing accountability systems to achieve transformative and sustainable change. Her client list includes groups and individuals from Deloitte Consulting, Creative Arts Agency (CAA), Facebook, Wells Fargo, Richmond MTA, CBS, HBO, The Partnership, Visa International, Genentech and more.

Her varied experience prior to MCS enables her to engage effectively with clients from a variety of backgrounds and across a wide range of fields. Connecting people to opportunities has been a central theme of her career. Her work in human resources and executive search, successful entrepreneurial endeavors and corporate sales, positions Michele to quickly identify goals and frame approaches for her clients to achieve them. Most recently, she led East Bay College Fund, a Bay Area mentor and scholarship program for first- generation college-bound youth through an unprecedented period of growth. Michele has worked for PeoplExpress Airlines, Philip Morris Management Corporation, Kraft Foodservice, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and smaller organizations as she developed her craft of meeting people where they are, and directing them to transformative growth.

Michele is committed to volunteerism and civic service and has served in leadership positions for organizations focusing on the many communities of which she is a part. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Human Resource Management from Loyola University of Chicago, two coaching credentials, one as Certified Professional Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation, and is certified in 360 Navigator for comprehensive 360 assessments. She is a member of Forbes Coaches Council and is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) For more information visit www.mosaic-cs.com Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Jackie Glenn

Founder & CEO Glenn Diversity, Inclusion & HR Solutions LLC

Jackie Glenn, founder and CEO of Glenn Diversity and HR Solutions, began her career in the technology Sector at the Fortune 500 EMC Corporation in human resources in the year 2000.

It proved to be Jackie’s ‘aha’ moment. She immediately saw that her life’s journey could help EMC, and others, create corporate cultures that reflect the diverse world they are aiming to serve.

As Jackie states in her critically acclaimed book, Lift As I Climb: An Immigrant Girl’s Journey Through Corporate America, “There is a special place carved out that only you can fill.”

Jackie’s adaptation to American culture as an immigrant from Jamaica, cultivated skills and insights that uniquely qualified her to lead EMC’s efforts to create, a diverse workforce, and an environment that would retain top talent from around the globe.

At EMC Jackie quickly progressed to Global Chief Diversity Officer, overseeing a workforce of 60,000 employees around the world. In this role she conceived, planned, and developed programs in organizational development, leadership consulting, as well as employee training and development. Jackie lifted EMC’s entire corporate culture to international recognition and acclaim by pioneering many of the best practices in the diversity and inclusion space.

During her tenure, she created a groundbreaking transgender reassignment and benefits program, multiple women’s corporate advancement immersion experiences, and recruiting partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), featuring a summer internship that builds a pipeline of high potential future employees in the STEM field.

EMC merged with Dell Computer in 2016. During the transition, Jackie served in the role of Global Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion, and oversaw the melding of corporate cultures for the combined entity and its new workforce totaling, 150,000 employees worldwide. In addition, during Jackie’s time at the helm as CDO of the technology giant, Diversity Inc listed EMC as a Top 25 Noteworthy Company. Disability Matters named EMC a Leading Employee. Also, under Jackie’s guidance, the company had a 5-year run with a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.

Jackie’s success in corporate America is paralleled by the tremendous impact she’s had as a mentor and sponsor. She has helped countless mentees realize their career potential, break down gender and cultural barriers, and defy industry trends.

“With Jackie’s help, I went from working at an early stage start-up to getting my first job at Google. That was huge. Now, due in tremendous part to Jackie’s counsel, I am a CEO, and one of the few women of color to rise to such ranks in the technology field,” says Melissa James, CEO of The Tech Connection.

In addition to consulting, executive coaching, and helping corporations implement strategies and best practices through Glenn Diversity and HR Solutions, Jackie is a dynamic speaker, hosts national and international conferences, and participates on industry panels.

Jackie holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resources Management from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA and a bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College, Boston. Her love for community advocacy and civic leadership includes service on the Board of the Children’s Services of Roxbury (MA), the Board of the African-American Museum of Boston, and the Board of Overseers of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.

In Lift As I Climb – An Immigrant Girl’s Journey Through Corporate America, her instructional biography of how she employed her ten self-created gems to provide guidance through her journey from a Nanny to Vice President & Chief Diversity officer at Dell EMC, to an author and CEO, Glenn reveals a vow she made to herself, alone at a cold bus stop soon after she arrived to the U.S. “When life gets better for me, no one will be left at the bus stop.” Her life is a reflection of that conviction. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Sandra Grymes Independent Consultant

Sandra Grymes is an Independent Consultant who works on strategic planning, leadership, and executive management issues. She was an Adjunct Professor at Milano, The New School of Management and Urban Policy, where she was recognized as Health Services Management and Policy Adjunct Faculty of the Year. Her online and classroom courses focused on management effectiveness, policy, planning, organizational behavior, ethics, multiculturalism, gender, and leadership. She served as a research consultant to The Center for Bioethics and Research in Health Care at Tuskegee University.

Sandra Grymes has worked extensively in senior management positions with national nonprofit organizations and city government. She served as Senior Deputy Commissioner for Program Services of New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services as well as Manager of the Health Services Division for The American Red Cross in Greater New York. At Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Ms. Grymes had several roles: she managed the affiliates in the North Atlantic Region, directed its long range planning process, and developed new products as part of its expansion of nonprofit marketing organization-wide.

Ms. Grymes has a strong understanding of how organizations work. She is well-practiced in leading people and managing process. She understands the constraints, challenges, and risks attendant to mobilize others to engage the process of change. Her expertise has been enriched by well-grounded training in clinical social work.

Her education includes the following degrees: B.A., Temple University; M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College, School of Social Work; MBA, Baruch College.

Currently, Ms. Grymes serves on the following boards: Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Studio Museum in Harlem, in New York, Marian Anderson Award, in Philadelphia, and the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, in Philadelphia. Sandra Grymes is the co-author of a book for women in management, COPING WITH THE MALE EGO IN THE WORKPLACE, Long Meadow Press. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Maritza Hall Executive Coach Maranda Partners, LLC

Maritza D. Hall is principal of MDH & Associates, where she provides consulting and executive coaching services, for which she is recognized as an innovative and resourceful thought partner and trusted advisor. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at the New York University [NYU] Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where she teaches Strategic Leadership in the Executive Master of Public Administration degree program.

Maritza brings a solid body of knowledge strongly informed by over 20 years of experience in higher education, healthcare, corporate and non-profit environments. She has held strategic leadership roles at some of the nation’s leading organizations including Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, NYU Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the American Red Cross.

Maritza’s leadership consulting and coaching practice is driven by a deep commitment to earn trust and inspire confidence, while building productive relationships with her clients. Maritza is adept at disentangling the non-essential to help business leaders clarify and achieve their personal and professional goals.

She has expertly designed and managed successful organizational development consulting engagements and has provided insight and guidance on strategic issues, including organizational restructuring, performance management, change management, leadership and staff development, succession planning, business process improvement, conflict resolution, strategic planning, creative problem-solving and organizational effectiveness. She builds on assessment tools such as 360 feedback instruments and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, to help clients increase their self-awareness of both strengths and developmental opportunities.

Maritza holds a Master of Business Administration degree, with special emphasis on Innovation and Leadership in Diverse Global Economies, from Bentley University’s Graduate School of Business. She also attended Bentley University for undergraduate studies, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

John Hughes Founder & President E.I. Assessments, LLC

John is the president of E.I. Assessments, LLC, an executive coaching firm focused on measuring and developing emotional intelligence skills in business leaders, managers and professional staff. His work is bridging emotional intelligence development with diversity awareness and inclusive leadership skills. One of those leadership initiatives involved Major League Baseball during which he worked with the front offices of a dozen teams to help them develop emotional intelligence skills. In the April, 2015, John visited the Pentagon to work with the U.S. Air Force’s Diversity & Inclusion team. He is currently working with companies to help them utilize emotional intelligence assessments, such as the EQ-i 2.0, for pre- employment testing, career development and transition coaching.

John has presented at the World Diversity Leadership Summit, the Institute for Supply Management, ESPN’s Women Leadership Conference and MLB Winter Meeting on the topics of emotional intelligence, inclusive leadership and executive development. His clients include the COMCAST, Baystate Health, Amway, PepsiCo, Korn-Ferry, Schneps Communications, Customers Bank, John Hancock, Fidelity Investments, BioGen, Parexel, Putnam Investments, TJX Companies, Arrow Electronics, Diversified Search, Lipo Chemicals, MIT, Cardinal Health, Froedtert, and Cricket Communications. His non-profit clients include Catholic Charities of New York, the Jewish Daily Forward and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Since 2010, he has been on the faculty of the Partnership as an executive coach. Their mission is to work with corporations to attract, retain and develop multicultural executives and professionals. Before establishing E.I. Assessments, John completed his graduate work in counseling and joined IBM where he gained experience in management and leadership development as well as international assignments. He later worked for the New York Times as senior internal consultant responsible for leadership and executive development for the business side departments.

In 2017, he worked with executives participating ADP’s Multicultural Leadership Development Program and in November he was invited to present at Prudential’s 11th Annual Black Leadership Forum Symposium on the emotional intelligence and executive development. Recently, he has been certifying coaches HR professionals, such as Progressive, and coaches in using the EQ-i and EQ 360 and launched a newsletter, EQ Connections.

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Part I

October 15 – 18, 2020 Immersion Experience Location: MIT, Endicott House, Dedham, MA

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Immersion Week Program Syllabus October 15th – October 18th, 2019

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019

Arrival & Check-in 7:30 am Endicott House (Early Bird Continental Breakfast available)

Opening Session: Presenting Sponsor – National Grid Pratt Wiley, President & CEO, The Partnership, Inc. Brooks Conference 8:30 am – 10:00 am • Welcome remarks Center Lecture Hall • Program overview • Participant introductions • Executive coaches’ introductions

10:00 am – 10:15 am Break

Emotional Intelligence Assessments: John Hughes, President, E.I. Assessments, LLC Brooks Conference 10:15 am – 11:45 am Suggested Pre-Reading: Center Lecture Hall “What Makes a Leader”

11:45 am – 12:00 pm Break/Transition

Dining Room, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Music Room

Leading with Diversity Within a Global Marketplace: Judy Shen-Filerman, Principal and Founder, Dreambridge Partners Brooks Conference 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Center Lecture Hall Required Pre-Reading: • An Agenda for the Future of Global Business • The Relationship You Need to Get Right

• How Women of Color get to Senior Management • The Future of Work in America

Greetings from Marcy Reed Marcy Reed, Partnership Chair, EVP Policy & Brooks Conference 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Social Impact and President of National Grid MA Center Lecture Hall

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Free Time – Refreshments Served Gun Room

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner Living Room

Assigned meeting rooms 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Life Line Exercise (listed on page 5)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

1-on-1 Coaching Sessions Assigned meeting rooms 7:30 am – 8:30 am Note: Early Bird Continental Breakfast available in (listed on page 5) Brooks Conference Center.

Dining Room, 8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast with your Coach and Cohort Gun Room

Race, Work & Leadership Brooks Conference 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, Professor of Practice, Center Lecture Hall University of Virginia Darden School of Business

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Break

Dining Room, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Music Room, Gun Room

Building A Value-Based Brand That Stands Monica Cost, President, The Core Value Company Brooks Conference 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Required Pre-Work: Center Lecture Hall Mental Chatter exercise

Assigned meeting rooms 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions (listed on page 5)

4:45 pm Bus departs for Boston for evening program

Liberty Mutual Fireside Chat & Dinner • Mark Touhey, Partnership Board Member and Corporate Secretary & Museum of African 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Chief of Staff to the CEO of Liberty American History Mutual Insurance • Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County District Attorney

8:15 pm Bus departs for Endicott House

Networking 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Note: cordials, wine & beer will be served Gun Room

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019

1-on-1 Coaching Sessions Assigned meeting rooms 7:30 am – 8:30 am Note: Early Bird Continental Breakfast available in (listed on page 5) Brooks Conference Center

Dining Room, 8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast with your Coach and Cohort Gun Room

A Race Dialogue 9:30 am – 11:30 am Pratt Wiley – President & CEO of The Partnership, Living Room Inc. Moderator

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Break/Transition

Assigned meeting rooms 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions (listed on page 5)

Dining Room, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Music Room

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break

Assigned meeting rooms 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions (listed on page 5)

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Break

Assigned meeting rooms 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Cohort Coaching (listed on page 5)

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Break

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Evening Reception & Dinner Living Room

Assigned meeting rooms 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions (listed on page 5)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019

1-on-1 Coaching Sessions Assigned meeting rooms 7:30 am – 8:30 am Note: Early Bird Continental Breakfast (listed on page 5) available in Brooks Conference Center

Dining Room, 8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast with your Coach and Cohort Gun Room

Strategy Is Innovation: Brooks Conference Center 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Dr. Vijay Govindarajan, Professor, Tuck Lecture Hall School of Business at Dartmouth College

Dining Room, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Music Room

Closing Remarks and Final Session 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pratt Wiley President & CEO, The Living Room Partnership, Inc.

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Immersion Week Assigned Executive Coaching Meeting Rooms October 15th – October 18th, 2019

Life Line Exercise on October 15th & Group Coaching on October 17th Eleanor Chin Endicott House – Gun Room Dr. Gerard Cox Endicott House – Killian Suite Michele Davenport Endicott House – Endicott Parlor Jackie Glenn Brooks Center – Seminar A Maritza Hall Brooks Center – Seminar B Sandra Grymes Brooks Center – Seminar C John Hughes Brooks Center – Seminar D

Individual Coaching Sessions Eleanor Chin Endicott House – Suite 22 Dr. Gerard Cox Endicott House – Killian Suite Michele Davenport Endicott House – Endicott Parlor Jackie Glenn Brooks Center – Seminar A Maritza Hall Brooks Center – Seminar B Sandra Grymes Brooks Center – Seminar C John Hughes Brooks Center – Seminar D

Endicott House Floor Plans

First Floor

Second Floor

FACULTY MEMBERS & LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRESIDE CHAT GUESTS Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Monica Cost President The Core Value Company

Monica Cost is a Pathfinder, author, and speaker. Her mission is simple, to create value-aligned strategies for professionals, entrepreneurs and personalities, through consulting, facilitation, and keynotes.

Her groundbreaking work and trademarked Value Identification Process®, has enabled her to work with notable personalities, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, non-profits and universities.

Monica started her business part-time while working long hours in corporate America. Having worked in finance, human resources and commercial real estate for over 15 years, Monica has first hand experience on what it takes to create sustainable change for professional success while attaining personal fulfillment. She has created a powerful link between one’s core values, personal fulfillment and professional success. Having abandoned societal expectations for a journey to her authentic life, Monica has equipped thousands with the ability to move towards overall life success.

In 2006, Monica became the first Black Female Broker for any major commercial real estate in Massachusetts. Prior to taking this position, she was the youngest and first Black person to hold the role of Operations Manager for Cushman & Wakefield of New England, with responsibilities for five offices and a 35 million dollar budget. She is no stranger to pressure. With pressure comes expecta- tions. With expectations can come conformity.

She shares the evolution of her now full-time pathfinding business with entrepreneurs around the globe. Monica teaches on a variety of topics including, personal mastery, building an effective brand, curating your client base, networking to increase your net worth, creative business building strate- gies, value based leadership and more.

Monica communicates her message through her book, The Things I Used to do to Sneeze: How to live an authentic life, keynotes and workshops.

Ms. Cost has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal with the prestigious 40 Under 40 Award, by the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, Girl Scouts' with the Leading Woman Award. In ad- dition, she was interviewed and featured in The History Makers project. Additionally, she has been featured on WCVB Channel 5’s City Line, NBC’s Urban Update, The Tom Joyner Show, Kiss FM New York and other media outlets. Her clients include Amway, Harvard University, International Women’s Day, JP Morgan Chase, Odyssey Media, Mercedes Benz, Prudential, The Tom Joyner Foundation and many others. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Dr. Vijay Govindarajan (VG) Professor of City Planning Professor at Tuck School of Business Dartmouth College

Vijay Govindarajan is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. He is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He worked with GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt to write “How GE is Disrupting Itself”, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article that pioneered the concept of reverse innovation – any innovation that is adopted first in the developing world. HBR rated reverse innovation as one of the ten big ideas of the decade.

VG writes about innovation and execution on his blog and through his quarterly newsletter, Harvard Business Review, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He is a co-leader of a global initiative to design a $300 House-for-the-poor.

Govindarajan has been identified as a leading management thinker by influential publications including: Outstanding Faculty, named by Business Week in its Guide to Best B-Schools; Top Ten Business School Professor in Corporate Executive Education, named by Business Week; Top Five Most Respected Executive Coach on Strategy, rated by Forbes; Top 50 Management Thinker, named by The London Times; Rising Super Star, cited by The Economist; Outstanding Teacher of the Year, voted by MBA students.

Prior to joining the faculty at Tuck, VG was on the faculties of Harvard Business School, INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad, India).

The recipient of numerous awards for excellence in research, Govindarajan was inducted into the Academy of Management Journals’ Hall of Fame and ranked by Management International Review as one of the Top 20 North American Superstars for research in strategy and organization. One of his papers was recognized as one of the ten most-often cited articles in the entire 40-year history of Academy of Management Journal.

VG is a rare faculty who has published more than ten articles in the top academic journals (Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal) and more than ten articles in prestigious practitioner journals including several best-selling HBR articles. He received one of the McKinsey Awards for the best article in HBR in 2010. He has published ten books, including international best sellers Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators and The Other Side of Innovation. VG has worked with CEOs and top management teams in more than 25% of the Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. His clients include: Boeing, Coca-Cola, Colgate, Deere, FedEx, GE, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, J.P. Morgan Chase, J&J, New York Times, P&G, Sony, and Wal-Mart. He is a keynote speaker in CEO Forums and major conferences including the BusinessWeek CEO Forum, HSM World Business Forum, and World Economic Forum at Davos.

VG received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School and was awarded the Robert Bowne Prize for the best thesis proposal. He also received his MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was included in the Dean’s Honor List. Prior to this, VG received his Chartered Accountancy degree in India where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for obtaining the first rank nationwide.

Vijay Govindarajan, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, Tel. 603-646-2156, Fax. 603-646-1308, [email protected]. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts

Professor of Practice University of Virginia

Education: Ph.D., Organizational Psychology, University of Michigan. M.A., Organizational Psychology, University of Michigan. B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia.

Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts is a Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Laura’s research and consulting focus on the science of maximizing human potential in diverse organizations and communities. She has published over fifty research articles, teaching cases, and practitioner-oriented tools for strategically activating best selves through strength-based development. She has also edited three books: Race, Work and Leadership; Positive Organizing in a Global Society; and Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations. Her influential publications on diversity, authenticity and leadership development have been featured in Harvard Business Review and several other global media outlets.

Laura earned a BA in Psychology (highest distinction & Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Virginia, and an MA and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan. She has served on the faculties of Harvard Business School, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change. She has also taught courses in organizational behavior, psychology, negotiations, group dynamics, diversity, leadership and career development as a faculty affiliate of the University of Michigan, the Wharton School of Finance, Tuck, Georgia State University, UCLA Anderson, Simmons School of Management, and AVT (Copenhagen). Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Judy Shen-Filerman

CEO Dreambridge Partners Dreambridge Partners is a cross-cultural leadership training and consulting firm, focused on galvanizing Best Self, Belonging and Collabora6on as key drivers for organiza6onal innovation and productivity.

We advise executives, professionals and graduate students to be their best self, toward their advancement in American corporate culture. Our passion is to help “culture-crossers” (women, minorities and global professionals) achieve their highest potential in their organization and careers.

We engage with organiza6ons to strengthen the productivity of cross-cultural workplaces, especially vital as our world is converging into a shared economy. We assess, then design work processes and learning & development programs to recognize cultural differences and its effect on communica6ons, collabora6on and decision-making. We focus on the criticality of developing a “Third Culture Workplace,” encouraging professionals of different cultures to co-build a work platform that recognizes and respects individuals of varying cultures and norms.

We focus on four capacities that are critical to self-actualization and collaboration: self-aware leadership, contextual intelligence, contextual communica6ons and collaborative interpersonal relationships.

Known for our highly engaging coaching and training programs, Dreambridge Partners collaborates with corporations, universities and individuals to deliver on its mission: To catalyze 360° leaders to be their very best, capitalizing on their skills to succeed in a culturally interconnected world.

Judy Shen-Filerman is CEO of Dreambridge Partners, cross-cultural leadership training and consulting firm. Judy has over 25 years of experience as a consumer goods executive, consultant, and entrepreneur. Known for her highly engaging coaching and strategic consulting, Judy collaborates with corporations, universities and individuals to galvanize individuals and organizations toward connectedness, innovation and productivity. Judy lectures at leading US business schools, coaches executives and designs management training programs to leverage best self and cross-cultural collaboration.

An accomplished leader, Judy led innovative businesses at Procter & Gamble, Campbell Soup Asia and Polaroid. As the youngest executive at Polaroid, leading a half-billion-dollar product portfolio, Judy catapulted Polaroid into their first-ever e-commerce business.

A Harvard College and Harvard Business School graduate, Judy passionately leverages her experiential knowledge as a successful cross-cultural leader to galvanize individuals and organizations to achieve their dreams. Judy lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Rachael Rollins Suffolk County District Attorney

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is the chief law enforcement official for Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Massachusetts, and oversees an office of approximately 300 people handling approximately 35,000 new cases each year. She took office on Jan. 2, 2019, as Suffolk County’s 16th district attorney, the first woman to be elected to that position in Suffolk County history, and the first woman of color ever to serve as a Massachusetts district attorney.

In 2018, the people of Suffolk County chose District Attorney Rollins to represent them as their district attorney – and to effect meaningful, substantive reform to the criminal justice system. She pledged to pursue that mission tirelessly by reducing incarceration, correcting racial and ethnic disparities, adopting alternatives to traditional prosecution, focusing the offices limited resources on serious and violent crimes, and improving relationships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

Among her first and most impactful initiatives, District Attorney Rollins implemented a policy of presumptively dismissing and/or diverting certain low-level misdemeanor charges. These offenses are often symptomatic not of criminal intent but of mental illness, substance use disorder, and poverty. Instead of using her limited resources to prosecute and incarcerate these offenders, District Attorney Rollins seeks to hold them accountable while providing access to services and treatment to address the underlying issues that likely led the individual to offend. This progressive approach is designed to reduce the likelihood that an individual will reoffend and improve the safety and wellbeing of impacted communities.

Upon taking office, District Attorney Rollins recognized that immigrant victims, witnesses, and offenders were often afraid to appear in court due to federal authorities’ use of state courts to conduct civil immigration arrests. As a result, prosecutors have been unable to prove criminal cases where witnesses and victims did not appear for trial and vulnerable immigrants lacked access to the vital protections of the court, such as restraining orders, and services of the probate and housing courts. Additionally, violent offenders charged but not yet prosecuted in Suffolk County were being removed by ICE. This was done with no communication with the District Attorney’s Office or the victims of the crime. In response, District Attorney Rollins helped lead the charge in filing an injunction in federal court to end civil arrests in state courthouses and ensure that all community members have equal access to justice through the courts. District Attorney Rollins has also undertaken a long-term project to ensure that each of Suffolk County’s more than 1,000 unsolved homicides receives a comprehensive administrative and legal review. This represents one of the most ambitious efforts thus far in her commitment to better serve homicide survivors as well as victims of all crime in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop.

In addition, District Attorney Rollins revolutionized the way that police-involved fatalities are reviewed when she appointed an outside panel of investigators. By committing to an external review of every police-involved fatal shooting, District Attorney Rollins aims to reassure the public of the integrity and independence of each investigation. The practice brings an unparalleled level of transparency to these investigations with the hope of increasing the public’s trust in the District Attorney’s Office and the police.

Prior to seeking elected office, District Attorney Rollins served as a field attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in Boston, safeguarding employees’ rights; as an attorney with the law firm of Bingham McCutchen, handling first amendment, labor and employment, complex civil litigation, and criminal defense matters; and participated in an assistant district attorney rotation in Brockton District Court.

Beginning in 2007, District Attorney Rollins served as an assistant United States attorney with the US Attorney’s office in Boston, handling cases that included fraud, employment discrimination, sexual violence, child abuse, gun trafficking, narcotics, and public integrity matters. In 2011, she was selected by Governor Deval Patrick’s administration as the first person of color to serve as the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and was soon named the first female general counsel of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. In 2013, she was recruited to become the Chief Legal Counsel of the Massachusetts Port Authority.

An attorney for 20 years with degrees from Northeastern University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center, District Attorney Rollins is also a former Governor Deval Patrick appointee to the Judicial Nominating Commission, a past president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, and was elected and served a three year term on the Boston Bar Association Council. She is a recipient of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association’s Trailblazer of the Year Award, was selected as Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly Attorney of the Year in 2018 and received the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Award from the Boston Branch of the NAACP. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Mark Touhey SVP, Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff to the CEO Liberty Mutual

Treasurer The Partnership, Inc.

Since January 2016, Mark Touhey has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief of Staff to the CEO. Beyond the secretary and chief of staff roles his responsibilities include corporate strategy and corporate philanthropy.

From 2011 through 2015 Mark was responsible for global total rewards for Liberty Mutual. Prior to that he served in a broad range of business operations roles that included General Manager of Risk Control Services, General Manager of Middle Atlantic Division, President of Helmsman Insurance Agency as well as Director of Corporate Finance.

Mark joined Liberty Mutual Insurance in 1994 after spending the early part of his career in public accounting where he worked for Arthur Andersen & Company and Kenneth Leventhal & Company.

He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts. PARTICIPANT BIOS Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

OluwaTosin Adegbola Special Adviser to the President, Student Leadership & Scholar Development Associate Professor, Department of Strategic Communication

Morgan State University

OluwaTosin Adegbola, PhD serves as Special Adviser to the President of Morgan State University with focus areas of Student Leadership and Scholar Development. Morgan State University is Maryland’s designated preeminent public urban research university, with a multiethnic and multicultural student body of almost 8,000 students. A Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution, it offers more than 125 majors attracting students from all 50 states and over 40 countries and growing. At Morgan she leads multiple initiates (like the President’s Leadership Circle and the Prestigious Scholar Program) that strategically enhance the competitive advantage of its high achieving students. Most prior to assuming her current role, Adegbola served as the Chairperson of the Department of Strategic Communication where she still holds a position of Associate Professor (tenured). OluwaTosin’s career in education started 20 years ago at Howard University in the area of Public Relations, Cultural Communication and Mass Communication. Early on she straddled working in her trained area of public relations for firms and clients in Georgetown, Washington, DC as well as teaching in the college classroom. She noticed a pattern in her interests move from just a students’ knowledge gain, to students’ passion quotient. She often employed unorthodox but high-results yielding strategies to further students’ clarity of purpose and then action plan through their college matriculation. From Howard University in Washington, DC to Marymount University in Virginia, to Prince George’s Community College and Morgan State University in Maryland, being pragmatically student-focused in strategic ways that surpass theory marks her career in education. These traits have also made her an attractive candidate for different leadership positions to help steer divisions’ focus on strategies that “feed” the whole student, therefore leading to higher retention and completion. She was appointed to Chair 2 departments, and to start the transition and co-lead 3 departments into unifying as one school (School of Global Journalism and Communication). Adegbola’s style (career and otherwise) is guided by the motto that leadership isn’t a position or title that you bear, but it is to be found in all the actions that you do. She volunteers in several domestic violence and homeless shelters and sits on the AFRO Charities that strives to better the lives of the impoverished in the Baltimore City area. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland with Phoenix, her dog-kid.

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Paul Avilez Senior Architect Liberty Mutual Insurance

Paul Avilez is a Senior Architect at Liberty Mutual in Indianapolis, IN. At Liberty Mutual, Paul works in the Global Retail Market U.S. Technology department as a leader in the small commercial space. Paul’s career in technology spans 20 years with experience ranging from consulting to the insurance industry. He has served as a Senior Architect for the past two years, providing enterprise level thought leadership and execution against company imperatives, building on previous years of architecture vision and delivery. Prior to that, he was a developer and tech lead, worked as a consultant for a software firm, and as a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the financial industry. Paul holds a B.A. in Mathematics from DePauw University. Paul is married to Meghann Avilez, and proud parents of their four children, Stephen (Ivy Tech), Isabel (tenth grade), Jocelyn (seventh grade), and John (fourth grade). In their spare time they enjoy all things musical, scouting, and reading.

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Anthonia Bakare Acting Manager FP&A Massachusetts Trial Court

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Sushmita Biswas Assistant Vice President & Head of Property Digital, Vendor, Claims Strategy Liberty Mutual Insurance

Sushmita Biswas is the Head of Digital, Strategy and Vendor management for Property Claims at Liberty Mutual, a global diversified insurance company in the Fortune 100 list of companies. Prior to this, she set up the Innovation team and headed Strategy and Analytics in Global Retail Markets claims, at Liberty Mutual, US and worked across different functions in a diversified multinational bank, across multiple countries. Sushmita is a seasoned financial services executive with proven track record as a transformation, innovation, process and product leader and change agent, with 16+ years of cross-functional experiences across multiple countries and businesses.

As an Innovation and Digital Architect, Sushmita identified, developed and launched new business opportunities leveraging technology, digital and market trends globally. As a Business and Process Leader, Sushmita leveraged her extensive breadth of experiences across process-re- engineering, product-management, global strategy, analytics, digital and technology innovation to build and nurture engaged, cross-functional teams. As a Product Strategist and Transformation Agent, Sushmita managed several businesses and designed and executed on product strategy. She also led large scale business transformations (e.g. product relaunches, post-merger integrations, organizational redesigns).

Sushmita holds an M.B.A in Management from MIT Sloan School of Business. Prior to that, she completed her Masters in Marketing Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and B.A in Economics.

Sushmita is a professional Indian Classical dancer, who has conducted multiple dance workshops for children and underprivileged women and performed internationally across India, UK and the US. She is married to Saptarshi Ganguly, partner at McKinsey and Company, lives in Newton, MA and is a proud mother of three children, 11 years, 5 years and 3 years old. During her spare time, she enjoys painting, relaxing with her family and teaching dance.

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Tonia Bottoms Managing Director & Senior Managing Counsel BNY Mellon/Pershing LLC

Tonia Bottoms is a Managing Director and Senior Managing Counsel for Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, in the Legal Department. Having over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Tonia specializes in the areas of retirement plans and financial products. In this role, she advises all aspects of Pershing’s retirement business which spans individual and plan markets.

Tonia previously held in-house counsel positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Prudential Securities Incorporated. Ms. Bottoms began her legal career as an assistant district attorney for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.

Tonia is a member of the Global Governance Committee of IMPACT, a global resource for BNY Mellon and its employees, with a specific emphasis on the recruitment, retention, professional development and advancement of multicultural employees. Previously, she was the co-chair for the Jersey City chapter of the firm’s Women’s Initiative Network. Tonia was included on the 2019 Empower 100 Ethnic Minority Executives List and honored in 2016 by the Harlem YMCA as a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Excellence award.

Tonia is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and currently serves as co-chair of the Retirement and Education Savings Committee. She is a member of the National Bar Association and serves on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Maryland.

Tonia resides in West Hempstead with her husband, Marlon and daughter, Makayla.

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Trisha Brabbs Vice President, Contracts, Controls, and Estimating National Grid

Trisha Brabbs is the Vice President of Contracts, Controls, and Estimating for Capital Delivery and is accountable for leading the Contract Management, Project Controls, Reporting, and Estimating functions for gas and electric capital projects. Trisha holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Florida. She has over 25 years experience in project management and 17 years utility experience. Prior to joining National Grid in April 2018, Trisha worked for Duke Energy, residing in Charlotte, NC.

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Alejandro Bustos Associate Quality Manager PAREXEL International

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Vidhya Chandramohan Vice President, Trading Services BNY Mellon

Vidhya Chandramohan is a Vice President at BNY Mellon with abundant IT architecture and transformation experience. Vidhya leads global teams, leveraging existing and emerging technologies to improve current applications and develop leading-edge products. Subject Matter Expert with business knowledge strengthened by real-world technical experience, providing the foundation for next generation leadership and roadmap.

Over the past few years, she has been a highly effective manager and front runner of a global team that undertakes complex business critical programs. She is the technology architect and manager for several key applications for one of the highly critical services at the organization. Vidhya has helped in defining the IT resiliency roadmap and guided the organization through achieving the goals. Vidhya has been focused on identifying application end of life risks in the service and defining the transformational strategy. She has evolved into an industry subject matter expert with clear vision and a global acumen.

Vidhya holds a Masters in Computer Applications from Bharathiar University in India. She is the wife of Gokul Raghuraman, Director, PwC and a proud mother Ashwath Gokulakrishnan, a 2nd grader.

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Yi-Chin Chen Executive Director Fr1ends of the Children - Boston

Yi-Chin Chen serves as the Executive Director of Friends of the Children-Boston, an organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty by providing youth facing the toughest challenges with 12.5 years of relentless professional mentoring from kindergarten to high school graduation, no matter what. She is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization and managing the day to day operations. Since joining Friends-Boston in late 2015, Yi-Chin has led the effort to successfully elevate the organization’s public profile as the ONLY organization in the state of Massachusetts making a long-term, unconditional, commitment of support to children facing the highest risks utilizing a professional mentoring model.

Yi-Chin began her career in youth development nearly two decades ago as a school counselor with the GEAR UP Program at Thomas Edison Middle School and Brighton High School. While working at both institutions, she helped develop and deliver college and career preparation and exploration curriculum to at- risk youth. After receiving her master’s degree in social work from Boston University, she joined Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) where she served as an integral member of the organizational leadership team as both the Deputy Director and Interim Executive Director. During her twelve-year tenure, she was behind the creation of several award winning programs, including the Paths to College and Career Program. Her written case study of HSTF’s youth community development model was printed in the book “Youth-Led Community Organizing” published by Oxford University Press in 2007 and used as a required course reading for first year MSW students at Boston University’s School of Social Work.

As an immigrant born and raised in Taiwan, Yi-Chin is a strong advocate for building a pipeline of leaders of color in the city of Boston. She currently serves on several city and state-wide boards and committees, including Boston Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Board, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Board of Directors, Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Board, and Harvard Catalyst Community Advisory Board. As a graduate of Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP), she serves as a Senior Fellow and a mentor to several up and coming nonprofit leaders through INP. In her spare time, Yi-Chin volunteers with several animal rescue organizations and participates in local Help-Portrait events as a volunteer portraiture photographer.

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Richard (Rick) Corbin Principal Kotter

Richard Corbin is an affiliate with Kotter, a Change Leadership, Leadership Training, Transformation, and Strategy Execution, Management Consulting firm in Cambridge, MA. As a Principal for Kotter, Rick serves as a consultant on engagements helping clients tailor leadership development programs that build urgency for change, prompting mindset shifts and enabling people to become better leaders. Ultimately, as a trusted advisor to the leadership, Rick facilitates accelerating their transformational change efforts with a focus on an overall sustainable impact.

Rick Corbin is a 1998 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, where he earned a BA in Business Administration, Management & Spanish. After graduating from Morehouse College, Rick served eight years of activity duty service as a Commissioned US Army Officer, reaching the rank of CPT, before deciding to move into the private sector. For over 20 years, Rick has worked leading/developing high-performing Leaders & Teams in dynamic, fast-paced, changing environments in both the public and private sectors. From the US Army to L3 Communications to Raytheon to Home Depot, Rick’s leadership experience has run the gamut from training, project, and program management assignments including three years as a Program Manager (director level assignment) in Afghanistan for two of the largest programs at the time. Rick is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Project Management Professional (PMP) certified.

Rick is very passionate about community service and has volunteered with Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless and Habitat for Humanity for the past 14 years.

Rick is the proud father of Nia, a junior, international business major at Georgia Southern University. Rick is based out of the Atlanta, GA office.

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Lawrence Dixon Director, Global Specialty Inside Sales Dell

Lawrence Dixon was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Graduated from Archbishop Spalding High School and Attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on a full athletic scholarship participating in Men’s Basketball from 2005-2009. Upon graduating was hired into the Sales Development program and EMC corporation (Hopkinton, MA) and began his career in Technology sales. He progressed through a successful two year stint as an individual contributor engaging with customers in the mid-market space. He has since developed a career in sales leadership holding a variety of titles at a front line, senior and director level over the course of a 7 year period. He’s been awarded honors such as (Top District Sales Manager of the year ’14 & ’15, Best people leader in ’13). In 2017 he stepped into a global sales leadership role tasked with building an Inside sales product specialty program across 22 countries globally. He is an active participant in a number of diversity groups as well as helping to recruit diverse talent into the sales organization at Dell Technologies.

Lawrence currently resides in Worcester, Ma and has a passion for sports, movies, travel, mentorship, real estate and building a community of diverse individuals in sales at Dell.

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Kimberly H. Drummond Corporate Counsel Liberty Mutual Insurance

Kimberly H. Drummond is an experienced attorney whose primary legal practice is in the areas of labor and employment law, compensation and benefits, and business law. She provides a unique perceptive and understands the challenges employers face having served both as in-house and outside counsel. Kimberly currently serves as Corporate Counsel in the Employment Law Group for Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. - a global property and casualty insurer and Fortune 100 Company, some of whose subsidiaries include Liberty Mutual Insurance and Safeco. In her capacity, Kimberly provides daily counsel and advice to internal partners and department managers on complex employment matters; participates in substantial business transactions and litigation; advises in the formulation of policy for the Company; coordinates and synthesizes the Company’s position in response to changes in the law; as well as represents the Company in a variety of federal, state, and local employment matters before administrative and regulatory tribunals, and courts of law throughout the United States. She also is the legal liaison to the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion department.

Prior to Liberty Mutual, Kimberly served as Manager & Corporate Counsel for a worldwide restaurant and entertainment chain where she protected the company from impactful reputational, financial, and legal risks arising from employment and labor disputes, payroll/wage issues, and complex legal issues pertaining to the company’s business operations. She has also served as counsel for a large university system where she advised and defended the Board of Regents, three campus institutions, and two central administrative offices.

Beyond in-house representation, Kimberly practiced in law firms where she represented businesses, state agencies, and nonprofits in resolving matters in the areas of employment and labor law, business litigation, insurance defense and school law. Prior to attending law school, Kimberly was a Special Assistant for Legislative Policy for the Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

Kimberly has served on the board of the J.L. Turner Legal Association (JLTLA) (Dallas Black Lawyers Association), the Texas Tech University School of Law Alumni Executive Board, and the Impact Church DFW Council. She also serves as a member of the Network of Empowered Women (N.E.W.) Roundtable, the Dallas Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Attorneys Serving the Community, and JLTLA.

Most recently, Kimberly was recognized by the Texas Law Book, Dallas Business Journal, and ACC as the 2018 Non-General Counsel of the Year for a Large Corporate Legal Department; and by Texas Monthly/Super Lawyers magazine as a “Texas Rising Star” in 2009, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Kimberly attributes her legal success to cultivating and maintaining successful relationships with her clients, and focusing on a resolution that will best meet their business needs. To this effect, she has provided legal commentary on employment matters on WFAA 8 News (ABC affiliate) and Fox4 News in Dallas, Texas, and has authored, presented, and lectured on multiple employment topics for the Texas Bar College, the University of Texas at Dallas, and at employment conferences around the state of Texas.

Kimberly adores being a wife and mother to her 7-month old twins, enjoys participating in church activities, and devotedly cheers for the Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs!

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Sandeep Dudhwewala Director, Strategic Planning & Transformation National Grid

Sandeep Dudhwewala is Director of Strategic Planning and Transformation at National Grid in Waltham, MA which serves more than 3 million electric and 3 million gas customers across its territories in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. At National Grid, Sandeep leads the strategic planning process for National Grid’s US business; architects its transformation to be a customer-centric clean energy company; communicates the progress of the US business to the board; and drives change throughout the organization. Sandeep’s career spans 24 years with a broad range of experience in strategic and operational roles in multiple industries. Before his current role, Sandeep was responsible for developing National Grid’s corporate strategy in key growth areas in the US. Prior to National Grid, Sandeep worked at NextEra Energy (an industry leader in renewable energy) as Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives in the Corporate Development and Strategy group. Earlier in his career, Sandeep worked as Management Consultant with Mitchell Madison Group and held various operational and management roles in the software industry at CA Technologies. Sandeep is a graduate of the University of Rochester where he got a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Computer Science. He earned his Master’s in Computer Science from Stonybrook University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Sandeep is an active volunteer for his alma maters University of Pennsylvania and University of Rochester. He participates in community events and mentorship for students. He is passionate about children’s causes and has helped raise funds for children’s organizations in his native country, India. He is married to Krishna who is a financial analyst in the software industry and is a proud father of two children, Esha, a high school junior at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School and Ishaan, a fifth grader at the Nixon Elementary School in Sudbury.

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David Fontes Senior Director – Product Development New Balance Athletics, Inc.

David B. Fontes is the Senior Director of Lifestyle Footwear Development at New Balance Athletics, Inc. in Boston, MA. David’s primary responsibility is to manage a diverse team of 18 product developers located across the United States, England, Japan and Taiwan to engineer, test and commercialize adult and kids’ products to meet New Balance’s performance, quality, cost and global compliance standards. David also leads and contributes to business strategy, innovation strategy and business process enhancement projects. He has participated and completed in New Balance’s Signature Leadership, Future Inspiration Talent (FIT) and Mentor (Mentor and Mentee) programs. David has built a 17-year career in the Sporting Goods industry. He started his career at Reebok International Ltd. and held roles in customer service, data coordination, product development and product marketing. David then spent six years working for adidas Sourcing Limited based out of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam in roles managing product creation and operations management supporting the establishment and growth of key business initiatives including adidas Boost, adidas NEO, Reebok EasyTone, and Reebok Classics. David joined New Balance in 2015. David has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He is married to Margarita Fontes. He is the son of Cape Verdean parents, Orlindo and Maria Fontes. He has one sibling, Daniela Fontes-Fried. David is the proud uncle to Ethan Benjamin Fontes-Fried and Eva Renee Minotta.

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Dr. Geralde Gabeau Founder & Executive Director Immigrant Family Services Institute

Dr. Geralde Gabeau, founder and executive director of IFSI-USA, is a community advocate dedicated to helping recent immigrants to successfully integrate into the social and economic fabric of the United States. Dr. Gabeau has been charged with leading the strategic direction and vision for IFSI-USA and, most recently, with fighting to ensure that Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) can remain in the U.S.

Dr. Gabeau’s advocacy is informed by her personal experience as a first-generation immigrant and her extensive work in public health initiatives, particularly those focused on women and children, both in the U.S. and in her native Haiti. She excels at building collaborative strategic partnerships to address the needs of children and families within our communities. Since 2003, she has played various leadership roles in the Haitian community, developing and directing multiple programs, supervising staff, ensuring effective partnerships, providing fiscal accountability, and managing numerous federal grants.

Dr. Gabeau has a doctorate in strategic foresight from Regent University, a master’s degree in public health from Boston University, and a master of science in management from Cambridge College. Her research portfolio includes Leading from the Future for Leaders, a new approach to understanding the present through a futurist lens. Dr. Gabeau lives in Boston with her husband, Evans Gabeau, their daughters, Gevaniah and Angie, and their son, Gevans, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Gabeau is a linchpin in the Haitian community, an ally of the broader immigrant community, and a key partner to advocates across Eastern Massachusetts. She has received multiple awards for her work as a steadfast leader and a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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DeShane Hambrick Sr. Director-Retail Sales Keystone Region Comcast NBC Universal

DeShane Hambrick is the Senior Director of the Retail Sales channel for the Keystone Region at Comcast since October 2017. She has been in the retail sales business for over 26 years with a proven track record of loyalty, growth and development. As a young woman, DeShane was a very focused and determined individual that made it all the way to the Olympic trials in swimming. This dedication to excellence prepared her for a successful career. DeShane has achieved her success by implementing strategic operational standards resulting in growth of customer base, profitability and overall satisfaction of customers and employees alike. DeShane started her career with Speedo Authentic Fitness in 1997 where she quickly proved to be a loyal and hard-working employee. Excelling her to a leadership role where she was able to identify opportunities to develop many of the key foundations of the business. DeShane developed operational systems from the ground up including building their inventory system, sales process, training program and distribution from construction to the opening of the doors. These foundational developments lead to the opening of over 50 new locations for Speedo Authentic Fitness across the United States and Puerto Rico. In 2003, DeShane transitioned to Verizon where she spent 14 years developing her leadership skills. Starting her career as a leader in the Sales channel and with her proven success was able to move into leadership roles in Training and Operations where she led and managed cross functional teams. Once again contributing to the success of the company. With her vast experience, DeShane contributes her time as a member of the Retail Steering Committee of the North East Division that is responsible for the intake of all processes, programs and initiatives impacting the field prior to them launching. Embracing her diversity, she is also a contributing leadership member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council at Comcast. Outside of work, DeShane enjoys spending her personal time helping others. She has spent many hours volunteering, including beautifying living and play areas for women and children in shelters, feeding and donating clothing to those in need and contributing at local Humane Societies. She also enjoys spending time with her two boys Tango and Cash, her adopted cats. But, DeShane’s favorite activity is going to amusement parks with her 12-year-old daughter, Makayla, that just started the 7th grade. DeShane does enjoy getting some much-needed wind therapy either by taking the top off her Jeep or taking a ride on her Harley.

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Gregory Hamilton Senior Director in Enterprise Technology Finance Fidelity Investments

Greg has worked at Fidelity for 20 years. He is currently a Senior Director in Enterprise Technology Finance at Fidelity Investments. He supports the Cyber Security organization, which is made up of approximately 770 employees (550 domestically and 220 internationally) and expenses of $200M.

Over these 20 years, he has supported various groups within the Technology support groups for Business Units such as Enterprise Infrastructure and Fidelity Brokerage Company. These assignments have provided him with a large breadth of financial responsibilities from P&L reviews with Senior Level Management, as well as Return on Investments and Net Present Value model creation and calculations for external, and internal, high profile projects.

Outside of Finance he has been involved in the implementation of Finance related systems being used across Technology, as well as simplifying, stabilizing, and automating, the monthly Inter-company close process for Technology Finance.

He has also taken it upon himself to mentor summer interns within Enterprise Technology by providing insight into the corporate landscape and how to navigate the environment.

Prior to Fidelity, Greg has worked at Quaker Oats Pet Foods Company in Topeka Kansas, Liberty Mutual in Boston, and Polaroid in Waltham, Massachusetts.

He is a graduate of Morehouse College (1990) and he earned his MBA from The Carroll School of Management at Boston College (1995).

Outside activities include participating in the Boston Men’s Dinner Group, which is a networking group that meets once a quarter to bring minority men together. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for St. Joseph’s School in Medford MA. He also enjoys physical activity such as golf and karate with his son. He has been married for 18 years to his wife Rachel. He has two children, Briana who is 17 and Andre who is 14.

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Judson L. Haynes III R&D Manager Procter & Gamble

Dr. Judson Haynes enjoyed a wonderful childhood growing up in San Francisco, California and traveling the world as a Navy brat. Dr. Haynes is a proud graduate of Hampton University and Louisiana State University. He served as the 40th National President of The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and the Chair Elect of the American Chemical Society (ACS) - Cincinnati Section. Today, Dr. Haynes is a R&D Manager at P&G and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and teenagers.

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Ian D. Henry, Ph. D Section Head, Feminine Care R&D Analytical Procter & Gamble

P&G Work Biography Started with P&G in 2008 after graduating from Purdue University, Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry

2008 - Scientist, Beauty Care – Personal Cleansing, Analytical, Cincinnati, SWIC

2011 - Senior Scientist, Beauty Care – Personal Cleansing, Analytical, Cincinnati, SWIC

2012 - Senior Scientist, Beauty Care, Analytical Microscopy & Imaging, Cinti, F&HCIC

2016 - Section Head, Corporate Analytical, Trace Analysis – Qualitative Mass Spectrometry and Analytical Digital Platforms, Cinti, MBC

2019 - Section Head, Global Feminine Care, Analytical, Cinti, WHBC

Personal Biography Born in Marion, IN on February 7th, 1979 B.A. Chemistry, Earlham College (2001) Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University (2008) Member of Earlham College Board of Trustees Member, National Academies (NASEM) Roundtable on Blacks in STEM Vice President, Cincinnati Chapter of NOBCChE Big Brother, BBBS, since 2010 Married to Kirstin – daughter Inez, 5 yrs, son Kyan, 2yrs Big computer geek. Avid music listener. I own nearly 2000 CDs and records.

Expertise at P&G Ambidextrous leader, highly technical, agile communicator Enjoy defining direction at the interface of technology and innovation Enjoy leading in large, complex global organizations and businesses Strong track record of partnership, technical translation and growing/developing capabilities and talent (SWIC, MBC)

Original member of Centric Team, leading initiatives focused on Consumers of African-Ancestry 1 U.S. granted patents, 12 peer-reviewed publications

Awards and Honors P&G AARD Rising Star Award (2010) P&G Analytical “Reveal-the-Magic” Award (2014) Cincinnati LEAD Great Leaders Under 40 (2016) P&G CTO Pathfinder Award (2016) P&G Global Diversity & Inclusion – Enables Innovation (2017)

Attributes Strengths Finder Strengths: Relator, Learner, Harmony, Individualization, Input MBTI: INTJ Values: Technical Mastery, Transparency, Growth, Challenge, Strategy Strengths: Big picture thinking, Leader, Connecting Ideas and People, Technical Translation Equity: Painting the big picture and driving action via partnerships and connection

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Hector Herrera

Head of Business Development for Strategic and Conventional Sales Corporate Trust BNY Mellon

Hector Herrera, with his seasoned team of sales professionals, leads Corporate Trust’s business development efforts for certain strategic clients of BNY Mellon as well as focusing in the Loan Space, Project Finance and Structured Finance Sales for the Americas.

From 2010 to 2017, Hector was Corporate Trust’s Business Development lead for Latin America and Canada; during which time he successfully won and on boarded multiple landmark transactions for the firm.

As well as having strong industry relationships and a deep understanding of the global markets, he has specific experience in complex, structured and specialty products.

He joined BNY Mellon in 1999 initially as a Business Group Manager with responsibility for non- US Corporate Trust businesses operating in New York, London and Singapore, before then moving into a business development function in 2005. Post-graduation and prior to joining BNY Mellon, Hector worked for Bankers Trust in Global Markets initially as an analyst, focusing on fixed income and currency products before moving into ADR sales, with assignments in both New York and London. Hector Herrera holds MBA in Finance and B.S. in Economics from Rutgers University.

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Sarah Iddrissu Executive Director Educators for Excellence - Boston

Sarah Iddrissu is the Executive Director of Educators for Excellence—Boston, a nonprofit organization working to ensure that lived experiences and the voices of educators are shaping and leading policy conversations. Most recently the organization worked to mobilize over 1200 educators across the state in designing and executing an advocacy campaign for trauma-informed schools. The campaign led to state-wide and city-level investments in increased mental health professionals in schools for student supports.

Sarah’s passion for educational justice has led her to work at the state level as a manager of school and district turnaround on behalf of the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, where she oversaw the strategic transformation of the states most underperforming schools and districts. She’s also worked in policy at the district level, ensuring that students receive the most qualified educators. She began her career as a special education teacher in the Bronx and then as a middle school literacy teacher in Lynn, MA.

Knowing that educational equity is about ensuring power and resources are distributed to the most under resourced communities, Sarah spends her time working on political campaigns and advising elected officials. Most recently, she worked on Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s historic campaign. She is also on the Board of Directors of Capital Partners for Education, a nonprofit in Washington D.C. helping to ensure low income students have access to college and career readiness.

Sarah graduated from Cornell University with Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations, received her masters from Hunter College in Adolescent Special Education and another also a Master of Education in Education Policy and Management from Harvard University. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys playing and exploring with her 8-month old son, Bilal and her husband. They live in Boston and often travel whenever possible.

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Reihaneh Irani-Famili Vice President of Business Readiness National Grid

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Maria Jackson Market District Manager The TJX Companies

Maria Jackson is a Market District Manager at The TJX Companies, the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide. She currently works for the TJ Maxx chain and supports a team of multi-unit leaders for stores throughout the southeastern United States.

She has over 25 year of extensive experience in the retail industry. She has leveraged her expertise to drive sales, deliver results, and execute company priorities. She leads with a high sense of integrity while meeting people where they are. Maria has a passion for developing strong teams, and through her definitive strategy for succession planning has helped countless people reach the next level of their career.

When she’s not busy being a Maxxinista; she nurtures her creative side. Decorating and flipping homes and most recently has discovered a love of traveling with her fiancé Ronald. Family is very important to Maria; she enjoys spending her down-time with her son and the rest of her extended family.

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Patrice James Venus Franchise R&D – Section Head Procter & Gamble

Patrice James is the Venus Franchise Research and Development manager at Procter & Gamble. Patrice has worked with P&G for 17+ years and during that time she has worked in the Global Business Units of Hair Care on the Pantene & Herbal Essence brands, Hair Color on the Nice ‘n Easy brand and Gillette on the Venus & Joy brands. Across all five brands, Patrice was responsible for understanding the wants and needs of the Consumer and determining the Product Innovation required to provide them with a superior product experience. Patrice loves her role in R&D as it allows her to be strategic in how she integrates information to solve tough problems. Patrice has received the coveted CEO Award and has been recognized multiple times for coaching and developing others. Patrice is a self-proclaimed nerd at heart and a proud math-athlete. She double majored in college and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Pace University. She has tutored Math and Science for over 20 years and at one time wanted her life quest to be traveling the world to debunk the myth that ‘Math is difficult and can’t be fun’. Patrice is married to Elzey and lives in Norfolk, MA with their girls, Brianna (16) and Jasmine (13).

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Suzan Johnson Cook Ambassador/CEO Charisma Speakers

An International Influencer, international influencer, Business owner, Communications expert, Diplomat and Faith leader, Hon. Suzan Johnson Cook was the first female and African-American to hold the position of U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom. Nominated by Secretary Hillary Clinton, and appointed by President Barack Obama, she was the principal advisor to the President of the United States and Secretary of State, for religious freedom globally. Having l99 countries in her portfolio, she integrated religious freedom into the foreign policy and national security discussions and worked to empower women leaders around the world. She represented the United States in 28 countries and more than l00 diplomatic engagements, bringing faith leaders and women to the Religious Freedom table. Additionally, she has been the faith advisor to two U.S. Presidents, three cabinet secretaries, as well as political and celebrity leaders. She served as President Bill Clinton’s only faith advisor on the historic “President’s Initiative on Race”. In 2016, she was the only woman to run for NY’s 13th Congressional district, and most recently served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Religious Freedom Center in Washington DC.

With a 25 year career in communications, she owns Charisma Speakers, the only global professional Speakers Bureau owned by a Black woman, is a media commentator, guest lecturer, keynote speaker, Visiting Fellow and panel moderator, frequently seen on CNN, MSNBC, FOX and ABC TV. She served Harvard’s Divinity School as an Associate Dean, and Faculty member for three years, as a President’s Administrative Fellow. Her alma mater, Union theological Seminary, awarded her with the UNITAS and Trailblazing awards, as well as the Activist Scholar Fellowship. She has served on community Boards, as well as on the Board of her undergraduate Alma Mater, EMERSON COLLEGE, on the Institutional Advancement and Diversity & Inclusion committees. She also was a Fellow at Catholic University of America, where she concentrated on women and Peace Building. In its Centennial Year, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC, made her an HONORARY member.

Ambassador Johnson Cook held the rank of Inspector, as the first female Chaplain to the NYPD for 21 years. She was on the front lines of 9/11 as well as the front lines of bridging relations between the NYPD

and New York’s diverse communities. She was also the first female President of the historic Hampton U Ministers Conference, in its l02 year history, the largest gathering of African American clergy in the world. She served as pastor for three NYC congregations, including the famous standing room only “Lunch hour of Power”, mid-week services and seminars for the business community., and formed the Women on the Worldstage and Pro Voice/Pro Voz movement for women of color leaders to not only LEAN IN at the table but to GET IN to have a seat at the table, through Connections, Conversations and Celebrations.

A civil, gender and human rights activist, she officiated the Funeral services for her mentor and Godmother, Civil Rights legend, Coretta Scott King, and has addressed the United Nations, the UN General Assembly, and UN Geneva.

A graduate of EMERSON COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, UNION AND UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES, HARVARD’S PRESIDENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWS PROGRAM and DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

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Rashmi Kadam Director of Grid Modernization IT Program National Grid

Rashmi Kadam is Grid Modernization IT program director at National Grid. The program is a major strategic program for National Grid with budget of $250M for 3 years span. The success of this program will put National Grid on the path to be best in class to service renewable energy resources. As a program director, she is building the team to build the strategic plan; supervises core program team; partners with business leads and other IT stakeholders. Rashmi’s career in IT spans 24 years with experience ranging from developer to director level roles managing large teams. She has managed critical applications and delivered many strategic programs for the various organizations. During her tenure she has managed many high visibility business areas with demonstrated success in business stakeholder management and successful implementation of multiple complex programs. Her key strength is in driving business strategy and implementing related technology solutions through end to end accountability. Her area of expertise includes Agile development practices (certified scrum product owner), Business Relationship management (BRMP certified), vendor management, process transformation and data analytics. Rashmi is involved in various community organization promoting diversity and human rights.

Rashmi holds MBA from Babson College and BE from Mumbai university. Her aspirations are to invest in a continuous growth for myself and for the company. Doing the right things, building teams, developing productive and engaged work environment and delivering best work for the company. Her long-term goal is to leverage my program management and product management experience to be an expert leader in the utilities industry and a change agent for the society.

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Keel Karmarkar Director BNY Mellon/Pershing LLC

Neel obtained a Master’s degree in Engineering from Cambridge University as well as a postgraduate Master’s degree in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Prior to Pershing, Neel was involved in managing Credit Risk at UBS as well as heading up the Risk Methodology Group at Credit Suisse. He has also worked at KPMG where he was the lead auditor of several large financial institutions.

Neel joined Pershing in 2013 to Head the Prime Brokerage Risk team, he implemented a number of systems and control improvements and won the Pershing Responsible Growth Award.

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Edward Kirkorian Managing Director & Deputy Chief Auditor BNY Mellon

Ed is a Managing Director and the Deputy Chief Auditor responsible for Technology audit coverage managing a team of over 80 auditors globally and accountable to develop, drive and deliver the audit plan. He manages all Technology audit-related solution activities for the organization including Integrated Audits, Technology Infrastructure, Project Auditing and Data Analytics and Automation execution. He is responsible for providing thorough and accurate information to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors.

Ed has over 28 years of experience and previously worked at Morgan Stanley as a Managing Director, where he was responsible for the global Technology Audit team. During his 22 years with Morgan Stanley, Ed held various IT Audit leadership positions in both New York and Tokyo.

Ed is Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and holds a Series 7 license. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Hunter College and a Master in Business Administration in Finance and Information Systems Management from PACE University. He is currently an instructor at New York University, School of Professional Studies. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

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Adarsh Kumar Head of Engineering RSA Identity G&L Products RSA Security, a Dell Cyber Security Co.

Adarsh Kumar is the Head of Engineering for RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle products at RSA Security, a Dell Cybersecurity company, located in Bedford, MA. RSA is a leader in the Cyber Security market and serves the needs of more than 30,000 corporations and public entities across the world. At RSA, Adarsh leads the global software development team to deliver the cyber security vision for securing networks and applications against attacks from threat actors by providing Identity and Access Assurance through his products. To learn more details about these products, please visit: https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products/rsa-securid-suite/rsa-identity- governance-and-lifecycle

Adarsh’s career in technology sector spans 23 years with experience ranging from Telecom, Data Networks, EdTech space, Healthcare and Security. He has served in various capacities starting with software developer roles to leadership roles at organizations like Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, Avaya, Liaison International and Dell. For the last 15 years, he has been responsible for leading global teams delivering new and innovative products to the market. His roles have allowed him to gain expertise in managing the full SDLC for SaaS/Cloud and enterprise products, strategic product roadmap development, creating processes and tools for successful Agile implementations, and Architecting solutions. During his career, he has also turned around several struggling product organizations to achieve double digit revenue growth. Adarsh also serves on the board of a Boston based healthcare technology startup, bellybaloo.com

Adarsh holds a degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Punjab Engineering College in India, and an MBA from Babson College where he majored in Managing High Tech Enterprises. He is the husband of Sangeeta Kumar, also a Software engineer, and a proud father of two children, Ayush, a high school freshman at Nashua High, and Anya, a fifth grader at Main Dunstable Elementary School.

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Steven K. Lee Director, Global Client Management - Alternatives BNY Mellon

Steve is a Client Executive in the Global Client Management (GCM) group at BNY Mellon which is a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) that provides investment management, investment services and wealth management services for institutions and individuals globally. Steve joined BNY Mellon in 2018 and sits in the GCM Alternatives segment focused on overseeing and developing relationships with key clients at the enterprise level. He establishes and manages relationships with Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Private Credit and other investment management firms focused on Alternative strategies. He works closely with BNY Mellon’s various business lines and delivers the firm’s products, solutions and resources to his clients.

Prior to BNY Mellon, he was with State Street Corporation for 2 years serving as a Senior Relationship Manager in their Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) business. Before his time at State Street, he was a Senior Relationship Manager at Societe Generale for 9 years focused on Hedge Fund clients within the Global Markets business. He has also worked at several other large financial institutions (Bear Stearns, Smith Barney, J.P.Morgan) in Prime Brokerage, Private Banking/Wealth Management and Institutional Sales roles. Steve has been in the Financial Services industry for a total of 21 years. He is a Chartered Alternative Investments Analyst (CAIA) charter holder and graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Boston University.

Steve resides in Livingston, New Jersey with his wife and three children. He serves on the Board of Directors for New City Kids, a Jersey City based non-profit that changes the lives of low- income youth by providing after school programming and critical skills development in academics and music. Steve is also in a leadership role at The River Church of New Jersey, a multi-ethnic, non-denominational Christian church located in Teaneck, New Jersey. He also participates in a number of volunteer and service opportunities through the various ministries and non-profits that The River Church supports.

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Jacqueline Lien US Actuarial – AVP Special Projects John Hancock

Jackie is an Assistant Vice President of Special Projects in the US Finance Actuarial Department of John Hancock / Manulife located in Boston, MA. She is responsible for a variety of special projects involving wide inter-departmental collaboration and involvement. In her last project, she was the US Division Valuation System Transformation Lead of a multi-year initiative to deliver a new end-to-end reserve valuation analytics solution for $100 billion block of business. Jackie holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Her experience ranges from health to life and annuities insurance across many actuarial functions including pricing, valuation, and financial reporting.

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Patricia Mays Senior Director, Content Strategy & Distribution ESPN

Patricia Mays serves as Senior Director of Content Strategy & Distribution for ESPN’s Original Content Unit. In this role, she works directly with the Senior Vice President of Content on storytelling strategy, budget management, talent development and synergy initiatives across the Disney family of brands.

Previously, as Coordinating Producer, she oversaw the production of feature content for SportsCenter and other studio shows, as well as the distribution and integration of those elements across multiple platforms, including ESPN.com, the ESPN App, social, and audio. Additionally, Mays assisted in the development and agenda-setting of new shows and archival content for ESPN+ - the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service.

Before moving to TV production in 2016, she was the executive editor for ESPN Digital Media, responsible for daily content planning, creation and programming for all pro leagues, college sports, fantasy and premium content on ESPN.com and the ESPN App. During this time, both the award-winning web site and app consistently ranked as the No. 1 online sports destination based on unique users and broke many other metrics records. She also worked in close collaboration with the sales and business development teams on revenue-driving sponsorship opportunities and third-party partnerships.

Mays joined ESPN in 2009 as deputy editor for the ESPN.com homepage team and held several roles before becoming executive editor in 2013.

Prior to ESPN, Mays was the sports editor at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif. Her journalism career began as a reporter in Detroit with The Associated Press. During a nearly 10-year stint with the AP, she also worked as a medical writer in Atlanta, and editor and manager on both the news and sports desks in New York. As a supervisor on the AP’s National Desk in New York, she directed the daily news report and served as a lead editor for some of the biggest stories of that decade, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In 2003, she became the AP’s assistant sports editor, directing all NHL, motorsports, women’s basketball and Olympics coverage.

Mays, who grew up in Indianapolis, Ind., received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Butler University and master’s degree in public administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy (State University of New York at Albany).

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Anne Meeron Senior Director of Underwriting Excellence Liberty Mutual Insurance

Anne Meeron is Senior Director of Underwriting Excellence within Global Risk Solutions at Liberty Mutual Insurance. In her role, Anne is responsible for working closely with the Global Underwriting Executive team to lead and influence select global efforts that improve our underwriting capability set and cultivate an elite underwriting environment.

Anne has developed her career at Liberty Mutual Insurance in the commercial property & casualty space. She started at Liberty in 2004 as a premium auditor, reviewing customer financial records to compute accurate insurance premiums. In 2006, Anne transitioned to a business analyst role in the US Commercial Standard Lines Actuarial unit, responsible for supporting underwriters in analyzing and determining profitable pricing terms for large accounts. In that unit, she held various roles and played a significant role in creating and delivering a profitability reporting tool that continues to be used by the operations today to monitor and analyze performance. In 2014, Anne joined the Global Commercial Specialty Lines Underwriting unit as a Director and a leader within a cross-functional team that drove global data, analytics, and pricing initiatives. She developed and implemented a governance program that enabled common measurement, transparency, and critical improvements to pricing tools and practices across over 40 underwriting teams.

Anne holds her Bachelor of Science in Finance from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She is an active member of Liberty Mutual’s Empowering Women employee resource group. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her husband and son with fun activities, trying new restaurants, and traveling.

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Eric D. Mitchell Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Pathways for Children

Eric Mitchell is the Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Pathways for Children providing childcare, Head Start and comprehensive support services for children and families in 13 towns in Massachusetts north shore. Pathways operates three centers located in Gloucester, Beverly and Salem. Eric is responsible for all facilities, food services, information technology, and transportation operations. He is also the Public Information Officer and manages internal and external communication. Eric has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 25 years, most recently at Action for Boston Community Development. He believes in the transformational influence of a quality education and caring people. He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his Master degrees in Public Administration and Political Science from Suffolk University, but his path to success has its origins in his scholarship to attend The Lawrenceville School in NJ. As an active community change agent and developer of people and organizations, he has worked for various nonprofits in the Boston area serving children, youth and families. He was the host and associate producer of Community Taking Action television show – which focused on great community agencies and individuals in Boston. He has served on numerous boards, is a past Vice- President of the Boston NAACP, a founding board member of The Harbor School in Dorchester, and is currently serving on the board of Roxbury Youth Works, Inc. Eric is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and received the 2016 Omega Man of the Year award (Boston) for his service in the Boston community. Eric lives with his family in the north shore of Massachusetts.

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Vanessa Montero AVP Inclusion & Diversity The TJX Companies

Vanessa Montero is Assistant Vice President of Inclusion & Diversity at The TJX Companies, Inc. In her role, she is responsible for supporting the organization further maximize Diversity through the development tools and resources to ensure all Associates feel welcome, valued, and engaged. TJX is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions worldwide.

Originally from Peru, growing up in South Florida and now residing in Massachusetts, Vanessa is a passionate bilingual Inclusion & Diversity professional with over ten years of Organizational Development experience in the retail industry.

Outside of work, Vanessa enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and practicing yoga. She’s a mother of two, Alexandra (4) and Samantha (2), and is married to Jay.

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Carlos Morales Director, Global Portfolio Strategy Liberty Mutual Investments

Carlos J. Morales is a Director in Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) in the Global Portfolio Strategy group. LMI manages the regulatory and growth assets of Liberty Mutual Insurance representing a portfolio of international assets across both public and private markets. He leads the multi-asset class research including fixed income securities, public equities, private equity, and real assets. Carlos developed and implemented a customized asset allocation framework based on scenario analysis which is the basis of the CIO yearly asset class recommendation. He works closely with investment teams across the organization to ensure alignment of ideas and foster collaboration. Carlos’ career spans 20 years of experience in the financial industry in various capacities. He was a senior quantitative analyst in State Street Global Advisors, leading research and contributing trading ideas in quantitative credit. Carlos was part of the Wellington Management fixed income quant team, and developed innovative solutions pertaining to liquidity risk and a new mixed Equity/High Yield bond strategy. As a quantitative investor at GMO LLC, he ran a novel quantitative portfolio for corporate bonds in the company’s hedge fund. Carlos has published several peer reviewed journal articles, and he is a regular contributor as white paper author in investment topics. He holds joint BAs in mathematics and philosophy from University of Houston, and a PhD in Mathematics from Boston University. He was an associate Professor of mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and has presented original research as invited speakers at many universities and conferences. Carlos has served as finance chair on the Lesley Ellis School board, as chair of a national award committee in the American Statistical Association, and a he is currently a member of Boston University Industry Advisory Board for the MS in Statistical Practice (MSSP) program. Carlos is a pianist, and he enjoys playing solo or in bands in local venues.

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Monique Nies Head of Administrative Services Liberty Mutual Investments

Monique E. Nies is the Head of Administrative Services at Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) in Boston, MA. She oversees the Administrative function, office management operations, event management and special projects for the firm. Prior to that, she held several positions within Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, working in various strategic business units throughout her 12- year career at Liberty Mutual.

Monique’s experience spans almost 20 years, having held various leadership roles in hospitality management, event planning, and administration. Monique holds a B.S. in Hotel Management from Boston University. She has a passion for customer service, employee experience and developing high performing teams and is deeply committed to mentoring and developing high potential talent.

Outside of work, Monique enjoys helping others through mentoring and volunteering for various causes, such as health and human services and animal charities. Monique enjoys spending her free time with her husband Alex and loves to travel and explore new places.

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Dinah Nyangiro Principle Scientist Engineer Procter & Gamble

08/16-present- MS TPT End to End Process Technical Leader & R&D Process & Equipment Scale up SPOC JFM 2017: As E2E Tech Lead, Demonstrated MVP viability and completed first stages of Scale up equipment design work critical for the new technology platform OND 2015: Established an equipment design optimization SOE which is currently a bench mark for system efficiency meeting 92.5% of target production throughput rate needed for project viability at lowest mass ration of drying air per product made OND 2014: As Process Tech-Lead, advanced projects TDC-throughput objective. In 1 year demonstrated 60% of target for PC and tripled & home care throughput both at desired product quality. OND 2012: Established conditions for improved product performance and quality. The latter are key price of entry properties of non-web-like products for cross category products 11/11-07/12 - Bounty Mainline 2014 Upgrade, Product/Process Design Leader Introduced the concept of anisotropic belt design resulting in resolution of performance contradiction in paper towel quality 7/09-10/11 – Bounty Mainline, Product/Process Design Leader (3% TDC reduction) Proactively led breakthrough technical innovation and capability including benefit quantification, scale-up, technical modeling and method creation for newest technology (WMT) to paper business Created and delivered multiple product innovation wins (+5pt WPI) that solved complex technical and financial challenges while still delivering on the consumer promise Led model development efforts to solve key technical issues, resulting in consumer wins while eliminating energy and capacity hurts.

/06 –2/07—Bounty Mainline, Product/Process Design Technical Leader (3% TDC savings) SMALE Award recipient for providing breakthrough discontinuous solution by delivering “DOME” CPN technology resulting in consumer winning product with robust process feasibility Reapplied “DOME” CPN technology to Bounty sub-brands and next Bounty mainline initiative and expanded P&G proprietary art. 9/03-7/04—Tempo Mainline Upgrade, Process Development (1% TDC saving) Enabled success of $10MM head-box upgrade, a first since P&G acquisition of Facial Tissue in EU Others Ph.D Pulp & Paper Chemical Engineering – French Engineering School of Pulp & Paper Technology (EFPG-PAGORA), 2003 Lecturer Moi University Wood Science and Technology Dept Faculty of Forestry Enjoy healthy living, hiking, dancing, reading, bike riding & volleyball

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Dr. Raoul Ouedraogo

Senior Technical Staff Member MIT Lincoln Labs

Dr. Raoul Ouedraogo is a senior technical staff member in the Advanced Sensors & Techniques group, Space Systems division, at MIT Lincoln Laboratory pursuing research in radars, miniature ultra-wideband antennas, metamaterials, reconfigurable devices, topology optimization, algorithms, RF and IR energy harvesting, and hydrogen nano-batteries.

Dr. Ouedraogo served as the chair of MIT Lincoln Laboratory African American Network (LEAN) from 2015 to 2017. He has been the chair of the IEEE Antennas & Propagations Society for the Boston Chapter since 2011 and publications chair on the IEEE International Phased Array Symposium committee since 2013. He is co-creator and chair of MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s intern innovation challenge (summer long innovation program) and the recipient of two MIT Lincoln Laboratory team awards and two MIT excellence awards.

Dr. Ouedraogo received the B.Sc. degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, in 2006, the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He worked at Motorola Solutions Inc., Schaumburg, IL, in 2007 and Monarch Antenna Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, from 2009-2011 as a technical consultant.

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Tana Perezcastaneda Chief Operating Officer Dartmouth College

Drawing from 15 years of experience in higher education and more than 20 in finance, Tana Perezcastaneda serves Dartmouth College as the Chief Operating Officer in the Office of Information, Technology and Consulting.

Currently reporting to the Vice President of Information, Technology and Consulting, Ms. Perezcastaneda is responsible for a division with a $50 million operating budget and 160 staff members. Her office serves Dartmouth College and its various entities, including the Undergraduate School, Tuck School of Business, Thayer School of Engineering, and Geisel School of Medicine. Her position requires her to work, in a matrix organization, with the Vice President’s nine direct reports, 20 project managers, and three direct reports, leading monthly budget projection meetings, capital projects reviews, and financial analyses. In addition, the project managers report directly to her on the status of projects, as well as financial projections. Projects include the multi-million-dollar network upgrade, currently in process, as well as her division’s acquisition of the Bioinformatics service center from the college’s medical school where she coordinates with Principal Investigators, department, and central administration personnel to support and provide guidance on the administration of compliance, financial, personnel, and other aspects of research projects. She is also responsible for 5 revenue generating service centers within ITC where she is responsible for growth and business opportunity.

She is responsible for driving a cultural change, from a services organization to a consulting enterprise, that has led to the implementation of a division-wide strategic plan. As the Human Resources Liaison for her department, she focuses on diversity and inclusivity initiatives, in particular recruitment practices, onboarding, and retention.

Previously, Ms. Perezcastaneda served as the Director of Finance/Controller for Hesser College. Additionally, she worked as Operations Supervisor for United Healthcare and in the corporate sector as a Supervisor in the Client Relations Department at Windham Professionals.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Ms. Perezcastaneda holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Science in Higher Education from Kaplan University. She is a HERS (Higher

Education Resource Services) alumna and obtained a Project Management Certificate from Duke University. Ms. Perezcastaneda was also nominated by the Office of the Provost at Dartmouth College to participate with those from around the globe in a five-day Executive Leadership Program at Tuck School of Business.

Ms. Perezcastaneda has served on the volunteer boards and leadership teams of several youth non-profit associations and is most proud of her work as the President of the Manchester East Cobras, a program that encourages inner-city children to play sports instead of spending time on the streets. Ms. Perezcastaneda was able to increase participation by almost 100 children. The Cobras competed at the Regional and National levels of the American Youth Football Organization, and Ms. Perezcastaneda sought out relationships with the NFL, USA Football, and NFLPA to help with funding and coaching education.

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Angela Phillips Section Head Upstream Innovation Global Baby Care Product Development Procter & Gamble

Angela Phillips is currently the Global Section Head for Upstream Diaper Innovation in Procter & Gamble’s Baby Care business. She is responsible for product development of new diaper designs across P&G’s global business, including North America, Western Europe, and Asia. In this capacity, she leads a team of technical scientists and engineers in partnership with cross functional team members, including product supply and marketing, to deliver new product designs to the market that meet the ever-changing consumer needs.

Angela started her 23-year career at Procter & Gamble as a summer intern in the Beauty Care business. Once she graduated from the University of Virginia in 1996 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, she has since worked for four different P&G businesses, touching numerous products, including Olay, Safeguard, Pampers, and Glad Odor Shield Trash bags. She has served on numerous global teams, including management responsibilities for scientists and engineers located in North America, Germany, China, and Japan. As an R&D manager, Angela is very detail oriented and gifted at managing complex projects with many moving parts. This enables her to lead with courage and execute with excellence during difficult business challenges. Organizationally, Angela is a champion of diversity and inclusion where she has consistently been active in the African American R&D Affinity Leadership Team (AARD). The mission of the AARD is to provide support, development, and accountability for the advancement of African Americans within Procter and Gamble’s R&D organization. Angela recently was the co-leader of one of AARD’s signature yearly events, TechnovAAtion. TechnovAAtion is a showcase of African American talent and contributions to the R&D community within P&G and the tremendous impact African Americans have on growing the global P&G businesses.

Outside of work, Angela is committed to public service. She has held several leadership roles within her alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, including Political Action and Awareness Chair where for Presidential and Mid-Term elections since 2004 she coordinated her chapter’s partnership with Election Protection. Through this partnership, she helped lead voter registration drives and volunteer poll monitoring in high minority population districts. She is wife to Michael Phillips, IT Manager at the Ohio Department of Medicaid and college football official for SWAC, SIAC, and OVF conferences. They have two boys, Brandon a seventh grader and Bryce a third grader, at Bethany School in Glendale, Oh.

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Priya Shah CAO BNY Mellon

Priya joined BNY Mellon in February 2017 within the HR, Marketing and Communications organization. She was the Head of Strategy and Chief of Staff to the CHRO and was responsible for leading a team of 15+ line of business CAOs and senior project mangers. She oversaw HR Strategy and transformation, budget management, location strategy, real estate management, special projects, etc. Priya is now the CAO to the Vice Chairman who oversees the Government Affairs, Communications, Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility organization. She is responsible for business management, organizational restructuring, and advising on internal and external stakeholder interactions. She also executes on strategic initiatives and ensures activities are aligned to the Bank’s priorities. Her role is essential for enhancing organizational alignment and engagement, and continuing to sharpen our ability to execute against business priorities. Priya has held several leadership roles spanning over 15 years, mostly in the financial services industry. Prior to BNY Mellon, she was at Morgan Stanley, where she built a track record of success leading the risk culture agenda while interfacing with regulators globally. Additionally, she possesses extensive experience facilitating transformation from her time as a senior Chief of Staff for the Corporate Technology and New Product Development organizations. In her previous roles, she has served as the Global Head of Client Engagement at iLevel Solutions and Chief of Staff to the CIO at NRG Energy. Priya is a native New Yorker. In her spare time, she enjoys learning different types of ethnic dancing, spending precious time with her grandfather, and traveling.

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Mychii Snape Assistant Attorney General Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office

Mychii Snape is an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey. Prior to joining the Attorney General's Office, Mychii was a Litigation Associate in the New York office of Ropes & Gray LLP, where her practice focused on white collar defense, government investigations and business litigation.

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Leela Strong Director of Development & Communications Casa Myrna

Leela Strong is the Director of Development & Communications for Casa Myrna, Boston’s leading provider of domestic and dating violence support services. She has spent the past 20 years working as a fundraiser, health policy analyst and social justice advocate both here and abroad.

Leela is a board member at MassEquality and Boston Roller Derby; she has a Master in Public Health from Boston University and received her BA from Lafayette College in both Government & Law and Health Policy.

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Raamkumaran Thangaraj Technical Architect The TJX Companies

Raamkumaran Thangaraj (Raam) is the Technical Architect at The TJX Companies Inc., a Fortune 100 company and leading off-price apparel and home fashion retailer in the US and Worldwide. Responsible for guiding and leading the mobile application for TJMAXX, Marshalls and HomeGoods. Defines global software development operations, cloud computing strategies based on market and customer demands to continue business growth. Key person in roll out of TJMaxx and Marshalls mobile apps worth billions of dollars in revenue. Raam has overall experience of 16+ years in IT mostly in Microsoft Technologies. Knowledge spans from Classic ASP to Azure Cloud. In-depth experience in transforming business requests and driving outstanding results. Raam also conducts review meetings and leads the evaluation of technical requirement. Raam worked for Robert Bosch before joining The TJX Companies. Robert Bosch Gmbh is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. While working at Bosch, Raam automated the Oxygen Sensor plant. Won the First Runner up award in 2009 for best integration in SharePoint. Raam always believes in “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “ ( book by Marshall Goldsmith).

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Theresa Stephens-Tillmon Director of Program Performance and Measurement Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Theresa Tillmon is the Director of Program Performance and Measurement within the Audit and Risk Management Division at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where she has been employed since 1996. Her current position entails management of the team responsible for conducting multiple compliance audits necessary to maintain brand license from the BCBS Association. In addition, she oversees the quality review of audits for self-funded clients to ensure service performance standards are met. Theresa works closely with other corporate leaders to assess audit readiness and implement corrective action plans as needed.

Prior to her current role, Theresa held several roles in the Sales and Account Service Division, including National Sales Account Manager Leader and Senior Manager for Account Service. In these positions, Theresa led teams responsible for ensuring clients’ needs were met with respect to all aspects of the ongoing management, renewal, reporting and analysis and process improvements to ensure the smooth operation of the accounts in their territories. She interacted with all levels of management across the organization and played a critical role in the successful planning and implementation of the account and sales strategy.

Prior to joining the Sales Division, Theresa was Manager in Member Service Division, the inbound call center, where her duties included coaching and mentoring associates for productivity and development growth and working with various internal departments to facilitate issue resolution for members and accounts.

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Arivee Vargas Rozier-Byrd Senior Director Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Arivee graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston College in 2005 and cum laude from Boston College Law School in 2008. After graduating from BC Law, Arivee worked as a litigation associate at Goodwin Procter and Jones Day in Boston. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson on the First Circuit and the Honorable Denise J. Casper, United States District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts. She taught an introduction to law course for several years at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

Arivee is currently the head of the global assurance program (auditing, monitoring, investigations, and risk assessments) and anti-corruption/anti-bribery program in the Office of Business Integrity and Ethics, at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. She is the Co-Chair of Growing Internal Talent Subcommittee of IWILL (Inspiring Women In Leadership and Learning), and represents Legal/Compliance on several cross-functional teams leading company-wide strategic initiatives.

Arivee serves as a Trustee for Boston Preparatory Charter Public School, serving on its Governance and Strategic Projects subcommittees. She is also on the Boston Regional Board of Directors of Strong Women Strong Girls. Arivee is a member of Boston College’s AHANA Alumni Advisory Council, serving on its Professional Development and Mentoring subcommittee, and the Council for Women of Boston College. She frequently speaks on topics including high performance pathways and navigating careers. She ran the Boston Marathon for Discovering Justice in 2016 and for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester in 2019.

Arivee is the recipient of many awards. In 2013, she was selected as an Excellence in the Law, Up & Coming Lawyer Honoree by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. A year later, she received the Boston College John A. Dinneen, S.J. Hispanic Alumni Community Service Award. In 2015, she was selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, and received the Philip J. Callan, Sr., Young Alumni Award in 2017, one of Boston College’s Distinguished Alumni Volunteer awards. In 2018, Arivee received Boston College Law School’s Recent Graduate Award. In 2019, she was featured as a Latina leader in Healthcare in Hispanic Executive magazine.

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Latsamy Visetsin, MS Manager of Leadership & Executive Development The TJX Companies

Latsamy Visetsin is a leader in Leadership and Executive Development at The TJX Companies Inc., supporting the development of high potential Associates in TJ Maxx and Marshalls. In her role, Latsamy informs short and long term Executive Development strategies and leads her Associate to achieving department goals. In collaboration with her HR Business Partners, she provides expert consultation on talent management and development needs to Business Leaders.

Latsamy’s Human Resources experience spans over 21 years between Retail, Health Care, and Higher Education. At the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), she provided consultation to Hospital Administrators on OD and Learning & Development needs. Prior to BWH, Latsamy served as a Senior Training Consultant for Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, where she consulted with Store Operations, Merchandising, and Distribution business partners to assess and plan for training needs. Previous to Stop and Shop, Latsamy launched a successful career with Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated where she held various positions with increasing responsibilities. In higher education, Latsamy had the pleasure to serve as an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University.

Latsamy holds a Master’s of Science in Human Resources from Suffolk University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in International Business from Ithaca College. Her community involvement extends to serving as the former co-Chair of the College Outreach Committee for the National Association of Asian-American Professional NAAAPBoston and serving as a former Board Director with the Ithaca College Alumni Board. She has facilitated workshops and presented at Boston College and Ithaca College pro-bono. Latsamy also enjoys participating in TJX sponsored volunteer events.

She is married to Khamphay and is a proud mother of two young competitive golfers. Champa is a sixth grade at Wilson Middle School and Joshua, a second grader at Lilja Elementary. Latsamy and family resides in Natick, MA.

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Jonae Wartel Chief Program Officer Organizing Corps 2020

Jonae Wartel is the Chief Program Officer at Organizing Corps 2020, and initiative focused on training 1000 organizers for the 2020 presidential election.Most recently she served as Southern Regional Director for the Democratic National

Committee, developing regional strategy and managing electoral investments in 13 states. During the 2016 cycle; she led the statewide Coordinated Campaign for the North Carolina Democratic Party. One of her earliest national roles was as the Training Director subsequent Executive Director of the Association of State Democratic Chairs; she led party-building efforts for the Democratic National Committee; engaging all 57 state parties. In her role as training director; she developed and led the Democratic National Committee’s first ever national training program for state parties. She first honed her community organizing skills while working on President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 Presidential campaign. Originally from Marietta, GA; she has had the great fortune of living and working all over the country.

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Patrice A. Williams SVP, Head of U.S. NAS-Casualty Liberty Mutual Insurance/Ironshore

Patrice Williams is the Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. NAS-Casualty at Ironshore, a Liberty Mutual Insurance Company located in New York, NY which serves commercial insureds throughout the U.S., including Fortune 100 Companies. At Ironshore, she leads the vision; oversees the strategic plan; and, develops, implements and analyzes strategic initiatives, Claim Best Practices, and Key Performance Indicators to improve claim productivity and litigation management. She creates and implements the budget for the Casualty organization, drives initiatives, manages expenses, and enforces the reserving philosophy.

She is a graduate from St. John's University with a B.S. Marketing & a M.B.A in Executive Management. While she’s been working since the age of 14, after college her career started in Finance as a Pension Plan Advisor requiring her Series 6 license. However, within a year she changed career paths and became a Claims professional. With approximately 20 years of claims experience she has handled and managed Primary and Excess Auto, Primary and Excess Commercial General Liability, Excess Employers Liability, Excess Professional Liability, Excess Railroad, Crisis Management (Product Recall, Contaminated Products, Kidnap and Ransom), and Homeowners (1st party and 3rd party) matters including mass tort litigations and cases often in the news; such as matters involving the opioid crisis. She started as a Claim Representative and through hard work, mentoring, sponsorships, volunteer projects, and enrichment opportunities, she is now SVP. She is the wife of Luc Jean-Baptiste, Reinspector at State Farm Insurance and she is the proud mother of twins, Olivia and Matthew, whom are now in 1st grade and are the “apples” of her eye.

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Juanita Zerda Program Design and Learning Senior Advisor UTEC

Juanita is a senior leader with proven record of assisting social justice organizations assess and increase their programmatic impact. She is known for her empathetic understanding and way of communicating personal, intrapersonal, systemic and ideological complexities of diversity, equity and inclusion issues. Her 15+ years of multidisciplinary experience includes working in education, housing and community development, health and human services, and workforce training and education fields.

Juanita currently serves as Program Development and Learning Advisor at UTEC in Lowell, MA, a workforce development and education organization serving disconnected youth. Prior to this she held management positions at the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development and Commonwealth Corporation. Juanita’s consulting portfolio includes working with funders and providers from public agencies such as Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Rhode Island’s Department of Adult Education; and private funders such as the United Way of Massachusetts and Jobs for the Future. She holds a J.D. from Los Andes University in Bogotá-Colombia and an M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College. Juanita is fluent in English, Spanish, and French. She lives in Massachusetts; her Northern-Irish husband and 2 energetic boys keep her on her toes (or maybe it is the other way around).

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Part II

November 2019 - March 2020 Learning Incubator 4 Personal and Cohort Coaching Location: WebEx & Teleconference

April 2020 Mentoring Session Class of 2020 Fellows & Associates Location: The TJX Companies

Guidelines for Coaches Next Generation Executive Program (NGE) The Partnership, Inc.

Coaching Objectives and Deliverables:

The primary objectives of the NGE coaching is to help participants achieve the following:

▪ Connect and apply the concepts learned from the Immersion Week Experience and readings to their real-life situations at work so that the theoretical becomes concrete and sustainable.

▪ Develop self-awareness about setting intentional goals and plans for the advancement of themselves as professionals in their jobs and their careers.

▪ Build the requisite executive skills (e.g. executive presence/branding, relationship building, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, planning and communications, work-life integration, delegation, having difficult conversations, etc.) to be more effective professionals in their careers and jobs, as needed.

▪ Learn the value of supportive peer relationships throughout their career by participating in the group meetings facilitated by the coaches. NGE coaches will also role model effective team facilitation skills in conducting group meetings during and post the Immersion Experience.

▪ Facilitate the development of the participants’ specific skills and knowledge needed to address their Challenge Statements.

▪ Support the Partnership’s mission to develop leadership skills for people of color.

▪ Support NGE participants during Immersion Sessions by listening as the sessions are for the participants. However, coaches may participant if is evident that NGErs need further clarification or guidance.

Coaching for the NGE Leadership Program consists of the following:

▪ Immersion Week Experience: o One individual, in-person coaching session per participant assigned. o Group facilitation exercises as required by The Partnership Inc. staff. o Attendance at all immersion week events.

▪ Post Immersion Week Experience as participants enter the Learning Incubator Phase: o Four virtual group coaching sessions to be scheduled with your participants at their convenience and to be held between November and March (after the Immersion Week Experience, which will be the Learning Incubator Phase.) These sessions will be scheduled with your cohort during the Immersion Week. o The methodology and topics for these four group meetings are to be determined by each coach and her/his group. Some coaches have focused the meetings specifically on challenge statements, some have addressed the challenge statements through topic discussions and readings, some groups have had participants facilitate or co- facilitate the discussions and some coaches have facilitated themselves. The Partnership suggests that each coach use the methodology that he/she feels comfortable with as long as that also works for their group’s bonding and learning. o The participants will be attending a final retreat in April, with coaches. Information about this retreat can be obtained from The Partnership as needed.

Confidentiality

▪ The Partnership recognizes that confidentiality is the foundation of any effective coaching relationship and will honor that aspect of the coaching by not requiring you to report specifics of the coaching content to any employer or us. We may request a report of aggregated trends and patterns on occasion to better anticipate and plan for the needs of our clients in the future.

▪ If the coach encounters any difficulty with contacting a participant or establishing a trusting relationship with them, The Partnership should be notified immediately after reasonable attempts to resolve the situation.

Extra Time

▪ Between sessions, if a participant needs to ask questions or get quick feedback on some ideas, the coaches should make themselves available for short check-in calls or emails. It is anticipated that the calls should be brief check-ins (approximately 15 – 30 minutes), rather than full sessions, and be arranged at a convenient time for the coach and participant.

▪ If any participant expresses interest in more private coaching (full individual sessions), should be negotiated at the end of the program between the coach and the participant/& or their supporting organization. The Partnership should be informed if an arrangement is requested during the program period. The coach should be compensated at their rate to be

negotiated with the participant. This additional individual private coaching is considered separate from the NGE program. This guideline is necessary so that all participants feel they are getting the same NGE offerings across the board and we can maintain a consistent identity for the NGE program. Next Generation Executive Program Giving Leaders the Tools to Become Extraordinary Executives

Part III

3-Day Retreat, April 26-28, 2020 Resiliency Capstone Retreat Location: Morehouse College

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NGE Resiliency Session April 26th – 28th, 2020 Atlanta, GA AGENDA

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Evening Reception

Monday, April 27, 2020

Breakfast

Executive Resiliency, Resiliency for Results

Lunch (Reflections & Group Discussions)

Reception & Dinner

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Breakfast

The Making of a Minority Executive Dr. David A. Thomas President Morehouse College

Lunch (Reflections & Group Discussions)

Forum

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Dr. David A. Thomas President Morehouse College

Dr. David A. Thomas took office as the 12th President of Morehouse College on Jan. 1, 2018, ushering in a new era of leadership for Morehouse College, the nation’s largest and most prestigious liberal arts college for men.

His appointment in October 2017 ended a six-month period of leadership transition at the College, which began in April when the Board announced its national search for a new Morehouse President. Members of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees selected President Thomas for many reasons, including his visionary leadership as a business school administrator and his proven track record in fund-raising, which includes a capital campaign that raised more than $130 million in five years for Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

President Thomas has 30 years of higher education experience. He holds a doctorate in Organizational Behavior Studies and a Master of Philosophy degree in Organizational Behavior, both from Yale University. He also has a master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences degree from Yale College.

President Thomas is the former H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and the former Dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

As Dean of Georgetown McDonough, Thomas led 250 employees and more than 2,000 students through a period of growth, which included a redesign of the MBA curriculum, the launch of the school’s first online degree program, and a $130-million capital campaign. He enhanced academic and professional opportunities for the school’s undergraduate and graduate students, including adding the Global Business Experience and an Office of Professional Development for undergraduates. He also increased the diversity of faculty and staff, launched new research initiatives, and boosted the school’s research funding.

Prior to Georgetown, Thomas served for two decades as a professor and administrator at Harvard University. He returned in 2017 as the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also a former assistant professor of management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

In addition to his work as an educator, Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of DTE Energy, the American Red Cross, and The Posse Foundation. He was the recipient of the Washington

Business Journal’s 2014 “Minority Business Leader of the Year” award and the National Executive Forum’s “Breaking Through: 2020, Beacon Award,” among other honors. He has also worked as a consultant on issues relating to organizational change, diversity, and inclusion for 100 of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as major governmental and nonprofit organizations.

Thomas is nationally renowned for his research on managing diversity in the workplace. He has written numerous case studies and academic articles on the subject. He is also the co-author of two related books: “Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America,” one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top; and “Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in Montgomery County Public Schools.”

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Part IV

The Partnership Community

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The Partnership Community

Upon completion of the Next Generation Executive Program, you will become a member of our world class alumni network, which is comprised of over 4000 talented multicultural leaders (and nearly 400 NGE alumni) working in a wide range of industries. Accordingly, we share best practices, thought leadership, and career advancement opportunities with our peers across the nation. We offer convenings throughout the year, including the Annual Alumni Summer Reception and the Annual Meeting and Class Culmination. We initiate not- for-profit board placement services through BoardLink. Our upcoming alumni website network; will provide additional professional development services to ensure your continual progress.

The Partnership offers four programs that reflect each phase of one’s career:

• Associates • Fellows • BioDiversity Fellows • Next Generation Executive • C-Suite

The next Partnership offering for NGE alumni is the C-Suite Program, which convenes CEOs, presidents and C-Suite executives of color in the Commonwealth. The C-Suite Program is designed to foster personal and professional relationships, as well as broaden awareness of critical issues facing the Commonwealth by creating a dialogue to discuss local, national, and global matters. The Partnership is a valuable resource that offers mentorship, support and guidance.

Additionally, The Partnership, Inc. has a Public Service Fund that is administered by the Boston Foundation, which enables not for profits or government sectors the opportunity to participate in our leadership development programs. And, no one better understands the value of our programs than our alumni. Please consider joining us by supporting this opportunity and donate.

Speed Mentoring

We will offer speed mentoring as a formal segment of the NGE Program. It is anticipated that each NGEer will attend the April Fellows & Associates sessions and “give back” through panel discussions and providing mentorships. An executive coach will formally guide you for this segment of the program. This is an important facet of the NGE program, as we link participants with emerging leaders.

Class Gift

Continuing the tradition set by all prior NGE Classes, we hope that you will contribute to the Public Service Fellow Fund to support the NGE Class of 2020. As you know, not all well- deserving NGE candidates work for organizations that can sponsor the cost of their participation (examples include: public sector, not-for-profits). Thus, the NGE Class Gift Fund aims to ensure that Public Service Fellows have an opportunity to partake in the NGE experience. We hope that you will consider this to be a special way of “giving back” by mobilizing your classmates and contributing to the Class Gift.

BoardLink

The Partnership’s BoardLink initiative, an extension of our executive leadership program, connects multicultural professionals with boards seeking new members. Launched in 2015, the BoardLink Program is designed to ensure that our Next Generation Executive program graduates take the next logical step in their leadership development by having an opportunity to impact our community. We also provide not-for-profit organizations with an effective pipeline to further develop and diversify their governance boards.

To learn more please contact Karen L. James at [email protected].

Connecting Diverse Talent with Gov ernance Boards

The Partnership’s BoardLink initiative, an extension of our executive leadership program, connects multicultural professionals with boards seeking new members. BoardLink helps our Next Generation Executive (NGE) program graduates take the next logical step in their leadership development by providing an opportunity to impact our community. Additionally, BoardLink provides non-profit organizations • Solidify your impact as with an effective pipeline to further develop and diversify their a multicultural leader. governance boards.

• Diversify your board of directors with multicultural talent. The BoardLink Program officially launched, in 2015. It is designed to • Leverage your ensure that multicultural professionals obtain leadership positions in opportunities in business other organizations. The Partnership is uniquely positioned to link our with connections in the graduates with non-profit organizations who are hoping to diversify community. their board leadership. • Develop your leadership and networking skills to impact the community. Eligibility. Open to nonprofit organizations and NGE graduates and participants.

Application. To learn more please contact Karen James, Assistant Vice President, Leadership Development at [email protected].

More information: Karen James Assistant Vice President, Leadership Development [email protected] T. 617.988.6161

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Class of 2020: Next Generation Executive Participant Directory

OluwaTosin Adegbola Yi-Chin Chen Hector Herrera Morgan State University Fr1nds of the Children – Boston BNY Mellon Special Adviser to the President, Executive Director Head of New Business Development Student Leadership & Scholar [email protected] for the Americas Development Associate Professor, [email protected] Department of Strategic Richard Corbin Communication Kotter Kimberly Houston Drummond [email protected] Principal Liberty Mutual Insurance [email protected] Corporate Counsel Paul Avilez Kimberly.houstondrummond@liberty Liberty Mutual Insurance Lawrence Dixon mutual.com Senior Architect Dell [email protected] Director, Global Specialty Inside Sales Sarah Iddrissu [email protected] Educators for Excellence Anthonia Bakare Executive Director Massachusetts Trial Court Sandeep Dudhwewala [email protected] Acting Manager, Financial Planning & National Grid Analysis FP&A Director, Strategic Planning & Reihaneh Irani-Famili [email protected] Transformation National Grid [email protected] Vice President of Business Readiness Sushmita Biswas om Reihaneh.irani- Liberty Mutual Insurance [email protected] Assistant Vice President & Head of David Fontes Property Digital, Vendor, Claims New Balance Maria Jackson Strategy Senior Director Footwear Product The TJX Companies [email protected] Development Market District Manager [email protected] [email protected] Tonia Bottoms BNY Mellon/Pershing LLC DeShane Hambrick Patrice James Managing Director & Senior Managing Comcast Procter & Gamble Counsel Senior Director of Retail – Keystone Venus Franchise R&D – Section Head [email protected] Region [email protected] [email protected] Trisha Brabbs Suzan Johnson Cook National Grid Gregory Hamilton Charisma Speakers Vice President, Contracts, Controls, Fidelity Investments Ambassador/CEO and Estimating Senior Director in Enterprise [email protected] [email protected] Technology Finance [email protected] Rashmi Kadam Alejandro Bustos National Grid PAREXEL Judson Haynes Director, Product & Program Associate Quality Manager Procter & Gamble Management [email protected] R&D Manager [email protected] [email protected] Vidhya Chandramohan Keel Karmarkar BNY Mellon/Pershing LLC Ian Henry BNY Mellon/Pershing LLC Vice President Trading Services Procter & Gamble Director [email protected] Section Head – Feminine Care R&D [email protected] Analytical [email protected]

Edward Kirkorian Carlos Morales BNY Mellon Liberty Mutual Investments Raamkumaran Thangaraj Managing Director Director Global Portfolio Strategy The TJX Companies [email protected] [email protected] Technical Architect [email protected] Adarsh Kumar Monique Nies Dell Liberty Mutual Insurance Theresa Tillmon Head of Engineering – RSA Identity Head of Administrative Services Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA G&L Products [email protected] Director of Program Performance and [email protected] Measurement Dinah Nyangiro [email protected] Steven Lee Procter & Gamble BNY Mellon Principle Scientist Engineer Arivee Vargas Director, Global Client Management – [email protected] Vertex Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Senior Director [email protected] Raoul Ouedraogo [email protected] MIT Lincoln Labs Jackie Lien Senior Technical Staff Latsamy Visetsin Manulife/John Hancock [email protected] The TJX Companies AVP of Special Projects & Actuary Manager of Leadership and Executive [email protected] Tana Perezcastaneda Development Dartmouth College [email protected] Patricia Mays Chief Operating Officer ESPN [email protected] Geralde Vital-Gabeau Senior Director, Content Strategy and Immigrant Family Services Institute Distribution Angela Philips Founder & Executive Director [email protected] Procter & Gamble [email protected] Section Head – Upstream Innovation Anne Meeron Global Baby Care Product Marquisha Wartel Liberty Mutual Insurance Development Organizing Corps 2020 Senior Director of Underwriting [email protected] Chief Program Officer Excellence [email protected] [email protected] Priya Shah BNY Mellon Patrice Williams Eric Mitchell Chief Administrative Officer Liberty Mutual Insurance Pathways for Children [email protected] Head of NAS Casualty, SVP – Ironshore Vice President & Chief Operating [email protected] Officer Mychii Snape [email protected] Attorney General’s Office Juanita Zerda Assistant Attorney General UTEC Vanessa Montero [email protected] Program Design and Learning Senior The TJX Companies Advisor AVP Inclusion & Diversity Leela Strong [email protected] [email protected] Casa Myrna Director of Development [email protected]