Meet New York's 101 Top Vice Presidents in the Software Space

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This list showcases the top New York based Vice President operating in the Software space. If you think a Vice President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.

The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:

Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.

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Scott Belsky

Chief Product Officer, Executive Vice President – Creative Cloud of Adobe

Scott Belsky joined Adobe as Chief Product Officer, Executive Vice President – Creative Cloud in 2017.Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Scott co-founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Millions of people use Behance to display their portfolios, as well as track and find top talent across the creative industries. After Behance’s acquisition, Scott served as Adobe’s Vice President of Products, rebooting Adobe’s mobile product strategy and leading Behance until 2016 when he became a full-time venture capitalist as a General Partner at Benchmark. Scott returned to his love for the creative world, and building products and teams full-time, as Chief Product Officer and EVP of Creative Cloud, at Adobe in late 2017. He continues to work with Benchmark as a Venture Partner, as well as several other early stage venture firms. Scott also manages a portfolio of over 150 private companies from his early investments and product advisory roles in companies including Pinterest, Uber, Carta, Flexport, Airtable, sweetgreen, and many others in the early stages. Scott is also the author of the bestselling books Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle (Portfolio Imprint, Penguin Books, April, 2010 and Oct 2018, respectively). Scott is also the founder of the 99U conference for leaders in the design world, and is an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower creative people and help businesses leverage the creative potential of their people. In 2010, Scott was also included in Fast Company’s list of “100 Most Creative People in Business.” Prior to founding Behance, Scott helped grow the Pine Street Leadership Development Initiative at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Scott was especially focused on organizational improvement and strengthening relationships with clients. Scott serves on the Advisory Board of Cornell University’s Entrepreneurship Program and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He attended Cornell University as an undergraduate and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Scott and his family live in New York City and San Francisco.

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About Adobe, Benchmark, CapitalB: Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.

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Liam Doyle

Senior Vice President Product Management and GM, MuleSoft Composer of Salesforce

Senior Vice President Product Management, MuleSoft at Salesforce.

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About Salesforce: Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that develops CRM solutions and provides business software on a subscription basis.

Michael Maoz

Senior Vice President, Innovation Strategy of Salesforce

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About Salesforce: Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that develops CRM solutions and provides business software on a subscription basis.

AJ Kiefer

Vice President, Transformation Services International of Salesforce

AJ Kiefer is the Vice President, Transformation Services International at Salesforce

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About Salesforce: Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that develops CRM solutions and provides business software on a subscription basis.

Jacob Loewenstein

Vice President, Business Development and Strategy of Spatial

Jacob Loewenstein leads AR/VR business development and product strategy at Samsung Next, Samsung’s software and services innovation arm. He received his MBA at MIT Sloan, where he co-founded VR/AR@MIT, which is dedicated to fostering VR/AR/MR innovation. Additionally, he was a founding Co-Organizer of the Reality, Virtually Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, the biggest VR/AR hackathon. Prior to MIT, he worked in revenue strategy and business development at BuzzFeed and as a internal management consultant at Bridgewater Associates. He received his BA, Cum Laude, from Princeton University, where he studied the intersection of Media Theory and Public Policy. Jacob is based in New York and has previously lectured on VR and AR at AWE, AR in Action at NYU/MIT, Illuminate Global at Harvard, and Hacking Arts at the MIT Media Lab. He has also lectured on digital media at Princeton. When not pontificating about AR, Jacob likes to sing Macy Gray at karaoke.

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About Spatial: Spatial allows NFT creators to customize a virtual space and gather for events such as exhibitions, brand experiences, and conferences.

Jeff Schick

Senior Vice President North America Cloud Sales of Oracle

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About Oracle: Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.

Nicole Engelbert

Vice President, Higher Education Development of Oracle

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About Oracle: Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.

Brandon Nott

Vice President of Customer Success of UiPath

Brandon Nott leads the Americas Customer Success Team at UiPath. As a former customer, Brandon has built a successful RPA practice and brings firsthand knowledge of all aspects of the RPA life cycle to our Americas customers. Brandon is an award-winning technologist with a deep focus on sustainable, robust systems design. From automating mortgage operations to testing wireless technologies, Brandon takes a holistic approach to digital transformation that brings humans and technology together, seamlessly. Following a double major in Business and Accounting and a Master’s degree Business Information Systems, Brandon began his career writing communication and scheduling software which led to his architecting many of the core systems for the Bluetooth SIG. He then went on to start a Business Intelligence practice at VML, advising Fortune 100 companies on BI strategy. After his time at VML, Brandon ran operations for J.G. Wentworth Home Lending, automating the processing of home loans. Brandon’s passion for technology and holistic approach to automation makes him an invaluable partner to his customers, and a thought leader in the industry.

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About UiPath, UiPath: UiPath is a software company developing robotic process automation and artificial intelligence software.

Jeffrey Billingham

Vice President, Capital Markets of Chainalysis

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About Chainalysis: Chainalysis provides blockchain data and analysis to governments, banks, and businesses worldwide.

Steven Fuld

Senior Vice President, Marketing of Sony

teven Fuld has been SVP and Managing Director, Sony Card Marketing & Services Company at Sony Corporation of America since June 2009. Mr. Fuld oversees all aspects of the Sony Rewards as well as the Sony and PlayStation credit card programs. Sony Rewards collaborates with and provides capabilities and expertise to other parts of Sony to assist them in increasing customer loyalty and brand preference, and driving incremental sales. During Mr. Fuld’s tenure, Sony has introduced a significantly improved credit card program utilizing Capital One and Visa, closer collaboration with Sony’s US business units and enhanced marketing capabilities, and a merchant-funded rewards program. Prior to joining Sony, Mr. Fuld served as Managing Director and Executive Vice President at The Kessler Group, a privately owned financial services firm based in Boston specializing in partnership development, credit card marketing and portfolio acquisitions, for 10 years. During that time, he was instrumental in launching and managing three separate and diverse businesses for the company, including its credit card portfolio acquisition unit, its insurance practice and, most recently, its capital business.

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About Sony: Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

Kazushi Ambe

Senior Vice President of Sony

Kazushi Ambe is the Senior Vice President at Sony Corporation.

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About Sony: Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

Steven Green

Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer of Pitney Bowes

Steven Green is the VP Finance & CAO at Pitney Bowes.

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About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.

Phil Landler

Vice President Strategy of Pitney Bowes

Philip Landler is the Vice President Strategy at Pitney Bowes.

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About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.

Tim Mund

Regional Vice President of Sales, Enterprise of RingCentral

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About RingCentral: RingCentral, a global distributor of cloud-unified communications and collaboration solutions, offers its users with technology services.

Theodore Jordan

Vice President, Service of Paychex

Ted Jordan assumed his role as vice president of operations at Paychex in June 2016. Boasting more than two decades of experience leading service and back-office transformations in high-transaction business, Jordan joined Paychex after nearly six years at the vice president level for Nationwide Insurance where he led two service model transformations, as well as major back-office transformations, for one of the largest insurance and financial service companies in the world. Prior to his time at Nationwide, Jordan served as an assistant VP of customer service at The Hartford and VP of operations at Prudential. Jordan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University.

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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

Andrew Childs

Vice President – Marketing (Chief Marketing Officer) of Paychex

Andy Childs joined Paychex as the vice president of marketing in February 2011. In this role, Childs leads the marketing, corporate development, and strategic planning functions for the company. A senior executive with more than 30 years of marketing and business development experience, Childs previously held marketing leadership positions at Pitney Bowes, Mercer, and ADP. Early in his career, he served as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. Childs holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Harvard University.

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About Paychex, Vitruvia Consulting Corporation: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

Mick Whittemore

Vice President, Information Technology of Paychex

Mick Whittemore joined Paychex in March 2016 as the vice president of information technology enterprise operations. Mick came to Paychex from serving as the chief technology officer for GE Power & Water, a $30 billion business with 60,000 employees and over 400 locations. He left GE after more than 18 years of leadership experience with the company. Mick is an accomplished information technology leader whose extensive experience spans all aspects of IT, including data center, network, enterprise cloud, shared Web/business platforms, solution architecture, database management, and ERP technology. Mick holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with a concentration in information systems, from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY.

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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

Laurie Maffett

Vice President, Enterprise & Multi-Product Services of Paychex

Laurie Maffett was named vice president of enterprise and multi-product services in October 2014. She joined Paychex eight years ago as director of human resource services product compliance, and most recently served as director of HRS 401k/S125 administration. In her current role, Maffett leads centralized product operations for Electronic Network Services (ENS), 401(k), section 125, HR Online (HRO), and Time and Labor Online (TLO), as well as operations support for Enterprise Shared Services. Maffett is also responsible for facilities and field operations support. Prior to joining Paychex, Maffett was vice president of regulatory and carrier services for Frontier Communications, Inc. Maffett received her Master of Business Administration degree from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

John Gibson

Senior Vice President of Paychex

John Gibson joined Paychex as Senior Vice President of Service in May 2013. He brings over 20 years of experience in HR solutions, technology and business services. Most recently, Gibson was CEO of AlphaStaff, a national HR outsourcing provider for small and mid-sized businesses. As CEO, he was responsible for leading the sales and service organization, developing business strategy, and launching new product offerings. Prior to joining AlphaStaff, Gibson was president of the HR management division of Convergys. In his position, he was responsible for thousands of employees in 20 countries accountable for delivering payroll and HR technology capabilities to millions of clients worldwide. Gibson’s earlier career experience includes 10 years with Ameritech, a Fortune 100 global communications and business services provider. He was vice president of sales and service of Ameritech’s cable division when he left the company. Gibson obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Additionally, he attended the executive development program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the international business program of INSEAD, a global graduate business school.

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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

Bryan Hodge

Vice President of International Sales & Operations of Paychex

Bryan Hodge was director of Paychex Premier® Human Resources before being promoted to vice president of Eastern operations in July 2009. He assumed the role of vice president of service in May 2015. Hodge oversees the company’s Dedicated Service Center and is responsible for six regions around the country. Hodge came to Paychex when Advantage Payroll Services was acquired in 2002. At that time, Hodge became the manager of the Paychex branch in Providence, R.I., and subsequently Foxboro, Mass. He was promoted to director of Paychex Premier in 2005. Hodge’s early career included sales management positions with G.H. Bass and Company and Limited Brands, Inc. A native of Rockland, Mass., Hodge holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts.

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About Paychex, Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.

Christian Martin

Vice President, Service Provider Customer Engineering of Arista Networks

Christian Martin has spent more than 20 years delivering advanced ICT solutions to enterprises, government and service providers. His career experience spans many areas. In his current role, he is responsible for defining and driving the execution of Arista’s strategy for its ongoing expansion into the service provider and MSO markets. Prior to his role at Arista, he served as Senior Director of Engineering at Cisco, reporting to the CAO/CTO Development. At Cisco, Christian was responsible for network architecture and strategic direction for major global carriers, large MSOs and large financial services organizations. Before Cisco, he held leadership roles in engineering at Juniper Networks and Teliris; co-founded and led a technology consultancy from inception to acquisition; and held leadership roles in technology, engineering and operations at Verizon.

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About Arista Networks: Arista Networks is a computer networking firm delivering cloud networking solutions for large data center and computer environments.

Amy Stoldt

Vice President, People & Culture of Snappy

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About Snappy: Snappy is an all-in-one enterprise gifting platform that allows companies to send gifts to their customers and team members.

Stephane Bello

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters

Stephane Bello is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters. He assumed this role on January 1, 2012 after recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Professional division for four years. Bello joined the company in 2001 as a Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Thomson Corporation where he was responsible for the company’s global treasury operations, risk management and capital markets activities. In addition to these responsibilities, he led the company’s business development activities which included the divestiture of the Thomson Learning business and the acquisition of the Reuters Group. Prior to joining the company, Bello held several positions at General Motors in its treasury division, including regional Treasurer of General Motors Europe and Assistant Treasurer of General Motors in New York. Bello holds degrees in Law and Economic Law from the Universite libre de Bruxelles and is fluent in French, Spanish and English.

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About Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Marc Alvarez

Vice President, Data Management & Operations of Thomson Reuters

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About Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Ishan Sinha

Vice President of Point72 Ventures

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About Point72 Ventures: Point72 Ventures is an every-stage global VC fund focused on fintech, deep tech, and enterprise investments led by Steven A. Cohen.

Laurel Hesch

Senior Vice President and Head of Business Operations of Arcesium

Laurel Hesch is a Senior Vice President and the Head of Business Operations for Arcesium. Prior to the formation of Arcesium, Laurel spent 11 years with the D. E. Shaw group in roles within the firm’s Treasury, Finance, and Operations departments. She also served as Head of Management Reporting for the D. E. Shaw group.

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About Arcesium: Arcesium is provider of middle- and back-office technology and services to alternative asset managers.

Sanjay Virmani

Executive Vice President of Indegene Lifesystems

Sanjay Virmani is the CEO at Exeevo Inc.

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About Exeevo, Indegene Lifesystems: Indegene helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges by seamlessly integrating Analytics, Technology.

Sameer Lal

Senior Vice President of Business Development of Indegene Lifesystems

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About Indegene Lifesystems: Indegene helps global healthcare organizations address complex challenges by seamlessly integrating Analytics, Technology.

Edward Oliver

Vice President, Customer Success – Strategic Accounts of Dataminr

Edward Oliver is the Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Dataminr. Edward has over nineteen years of experience in financial services and fintech. At Dataminr he has been responsible for content analysis for the finance vertical and currently helps lead the finance vertical sales team. Prior to his role at Dataminr, he was a trader in the equities division at Citigroup where he traded NYSE and NASDAQ companies across a variety of sectors. Edward holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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About Dataminr: Dataminr develops an artificial intelligence platform designed for real-time event and risk detection.

Jason Wilcox

Executive Vice President, Product and Engineering of Dataminr

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About Dataminr: Dataminr develops an artificial intelligence platform designed for real-time event and risk detection.

Brian Lobdell

Vice President of Lead Edge Capital

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About Lead Edge Capital: Lead Edge Capital is a growth equity and buyout firm focused on software and internet related companies.

Chris Lucas

Vice President Of Product Management of Dun & Bradstreet

As Vice President, Solution Architecture for North America, Chris leads a team of Solution Architects and is responsible for customer requirements and solution design for D&B’s more complex integrated solutions. Chris has been with D&B for 16 years and prior to his current role, held leadership positions in Product Management and Product Strategy. Prior to joining D&B, Chris was at InfoGroup for 10 years in Sales and Sales Engineering roles. Chris brings over 25 years of business-to-business information and information technology experience and is considered a subject matter expert in the areas of CRM, MDM and Marketing Automation.

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About Dun & Bradstreet, Dun & Bradstreet: Dun & Bradstreet grows the most valuable relationships in business by uncovering truth and meaning from data.

Vikas Kumar

Vice President of Technology of PeakSpan Capital

Vikas Kumar is the vice president of technology at PeakSpan Capital.

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About PeakSpan Capital: PeakSpan Capital is a growth stage investment firm partnering exclusively with disruptive B2B software companies.

Vadim Pinskiy

Vice President of Research and Development of Nanotronics Imaging

Vadim Pinskiy is the vice president of research and development at Nanotronics, where he oversees product development, short-term R&D, and long-term development of AI platforms. Vadim completed his doctorate work in neuroscience, focused on mouse neuroanatomy using high throughput whole slide imaging and advanced tracing techniques. Previously, he earned his master’s in biomedical engineering from Cornell University and his bachelor’s and master’s in electrical and biomedical from the Stevens Institute of Technology. Vadim is interested in applying advanced AI methods and systems to solving practical problems in biological and product manufacturing.

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About Nanotronics Imaging: Nanotronics Imaging is a microscopy and software company delivering rapid testing and analysis solutions.

Nick Illobre

Vice President Product Strategy, Crossix Analytics of Veeva

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About Veeva: Veeva Systems is a provider of cloud-based business solutions for the global life sciences industry.

Siddhartha Dabral

Co-Founder and Vice President of Platform Engineering of Button

Co-Founder at Button

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About Button: Button is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet.

Ido Hacohen

Vice President, Head of M&A and Corporate Development of LivePerson

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About LivePerson: LivePerson provides real-time intelligent customer engagement solutions that help companies enhance the relationship with their customers.

Southard Jones

Vice President, Product Marketing of Celonis

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About Celonis: Celonis provides an Execution Management System that helps companies in running their business processes.

Duane Kotsen

Senior Vice President Professional Services of Blue Yonder

Behind every successful JDA go-live is a global team of expert consultants, strategists and education professionals led by Duane Kotsen, JDA’s Senior Vice President of Professional Services. His team solves some of the most complex supply chain challenges for some of the biggest companies in the world, making sure they get the most value out of their JDA software investments. His interest in solving tough business challenges – and learning about a variety of different industries, geographies and cultures – is what turned Duane’s first consulting job into a lifelong career. He joined JDA from Deltek, where he was SVP of Global Consulting Services, developing a tiered implementation methodology that significantly improved margins and customer outcomes. Prior to that, Duane spent four years as JDA’s SVP of America Services and SVP of Global Consulting Services, where in both roles he integrated sales and delivery models across the services teams, improving customer satisfaction and outcomes. He was SVP of Global Services at QAD and PeopleSoft and also held positions at Extraprise Group and Oracle. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer and information sciences from Leigh University and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. If not successfully designing, launching and implementing software for JDA customers, Duane would be on the road as a professional athlete or an outdoor adventurist. In his downtime, he can often be found cheering on his four kids at their various activities.

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About Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder is a digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment platform.

Zeeshan Zaidi

Senior Vice President & General Manager of Artist Services of Ticketmaster

Zeeshan Zaidi is General Manager of Artist Services at Ticketmaster, a division of Live Nation Entertainment. His group works with artists, managers, agents, promoters and labels to help make tours more successful through leveraging Ticketmaster’s marketing reach, data insights, and commerce opportunities. Before joining Ticketmaster, Zaidi spent several years in the startup world in various capacities. He was CEO/co-founder of Host Committee, Inc., a social media and events startup. He also served as COO and Head of Global of LimeWire, the world’s largest file-sharing network, and COO of Selectable Media (formerly Nabbr), a video advertising network. He previously spent seven years in the recorded music industry at Sony BMG in numerous roles, including VP, Digital for RCA and Sr. Director, Marketing for Arista Records. There, he developed the careers of superstar artists such as Avril Lavigne, OutKast, Usher and Dido.

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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.

Stacey Babson-Smith

Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Terex

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About Terex: Terex Corportion is a set of manufacturing companies focusing on infrastructure support via their handling and lifting equipment.

Will Crocker

Vice President, Customer & Partner Marketing of Braze

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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.

Rajiv Goyal

Executive Vice President of ThoughtFocus

Executive Vice President at ThoughtFocus .

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About ThoughtFocus, ThoughtFocus: ThoughtFocus is a US based, privately held consulting, software engineering and business process management company.

Nick Cicero

Vice President Strategy of Conviva

Nick is the founder of Delmondo, a creative studio and social video analytics software acquired by Conviva in 2018. He is a leader in building digital content initiatives with a proven ability to set vision, strategy, and execute on numerous innovative projects for some of the world’s largest brands and publishers like MTV, NBC Sports, Red Bull, L’Oreal, the UFC, Universal, Conde Nast, and Clear Channel. Prior to founding Delmondo he spent time building and implementing new enterprise social publishing and analytics tools with Livefyre, Expion and Percolate. He put the first Instagram Video on TV for Oprah and built an innovative social content experience for the PlayStation launch in North America, among other projects. Nick received his Master’s from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.

Bob Burden

Senior Vice President of Spireon

Senior Vice President at Spireon, Inc.

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About Spireon: Spireon connects companies to their mobile assets and workforce through game-changing information platforms.

Sheila Cheston

Corporate Vice President and General Counsel of Northrop Grumman

Sheila C. Cheston is corporate vice president and general counsel for Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in global security. Cheston oversees all of Northrop Grumman’s legal matters. She is also a member of the company’s corporate policy council.Cheston joined Northrop Grumman from BAE Systems, Inc., where she was executive vice president responsible for strategy and planning, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and all legal matters associated with BAE Systems Inc.; She also served as a member of its board of directors. Previously, Cheston was a partner at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, where she was chair of the firm’s International Aviation, Defense and Aerospace Group. She has held key leadership positions in the U.S. government, including general counsel of the United States Air Force where she oversaw approximately 1,500 lawyers stationed worldwide, and special associate counsel to the President of the United States. Cheston earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law. She is a fellow of the American Bar and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Cheston also serves on the Board of Advisors, National Military Family Association and the Board of Directors, Equal Justice Works.Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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About Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a global security company providing solutions for sectors such as aerospace, electronics and technical services.

Isaac Buahnik

Senior Vice President, Business Operations and Growth of Bringg

Isaac has spent over a decade building the Sales and Business Operations teams at fast-growing startups including SimilarWeb, Yotpo and Wix. Currently, he leads Bringg’s operational growth to serve fortune 500 customers in various industries worldwide. Isaac holds an MBA from the Israel Institute of Technology, and a B.Sc degree in Mechanical Engineering and Finance from NYU.

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About Bringg: Bringg is a data-led delivery and fulfillment platform that offers last-mile delivery solutions for retailers and logistics providers.

Sastry Chilukuri

Executive Vice President, Digital and AI of Medidata Solutions

Sastry Chilukuri is responsible for accelerating the development, go-to-market and delivery of capabilities that help life science customers scale artificial intelligence across the enterprise. Sastry brings 19 years of experience in healthcare technology. He most recently was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 12 years advising bio-pharma, medical device, technology, public sector and regulatory clients around the world. Prior to that, he worked for GE Healthcare in software engineering, product development and operations. His perspectives have been widely disseminated, including in conferences, media and numerous publications on McKinsey Insights. Sastry holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; a Master of Science from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India.

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About Medidata Solutions: Medidata Solutions offers SaaS-based clinical development solutions addressing the functioning of customers’ clinical trials.

Linda Magrath

Vice President, Senior Director, Customer Success of Medidata Solutions

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About Medidata Solutions: Medidata Solutions offers SaaS-based clinical development solutions addressing the functioning of customers’ clinical trials.

Michael Kubin

Executive Vice President of INVIDI Technologies

Michael Kubin is the Executive Vice President at INVIDI Technologies.

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About INVIDI Technologies, Ionic Media: INVIDI Technologies offers Advatar, an application that delivers addressable targeted advertising and marketing messages to viewers.

Arjun Mitra

Executive Vice President, Collections of Firstsource

Arjun focuses on all stages of the Collections business over the life cycle of delinquent and charged off debts. The business practices that he manages span credit card, automobile, student loan, healthcare and telecom. Prior to this role, he was the Chief Financial Officer of US Operations for Firstsource. He began his career with Tata Tea, and then joined Enron India Private Limited as Finance Controller at Enron’s Broadband Unit. He holds a post graduate degree in Business Management from the University of Queensland, Australia and a graduate degree in Physics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India.

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About Firstsource: Firstsource provides BPO solutions to organizations in banking, healthcare, telecoms, and media.

Darcy Frisch

Managing Director & Vice President of Hearst Ventures

Darcy Frisch is vice president at Hearst Ventures, where she identifies, executes and oversees Hearst’s investments in early stage digital media and information businesses. Since joining Hearst Ventures in 2000, Ms. Frisch has been involved with many investments including drugstore.com, XM Satellite Radio, Circles and MobiTV. She currently is a board director at Nexage and board observer at RAMP. She previously served on the boards of Sphere (sold to AOL in 2008) and Voxpop.tv (sold to IAC in 2011). Prior to Hearst, Darcy was with the investment group E2Enet. She also held positions as a tax analyst at KPMG and as the legislative assistant for tax for U.S. Senator David Boren of Oklahoma. She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and earned her MBA at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business.

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About Hearst Ventures: Hearst Ventures, a corporate venture fund, invests in early-stage information, software and technologycompanies

Luke Weil

Vice President of International Business Development in Latin America of Scientific Games

Luke Weil is Vice President of International Business Development in Latin America for the Scientific Games Corporation. In addition to his work at SG, Luke’s professional life also includes a wide range of entrepreneurial and investing activities. Luke Weil sits on several boards of directors, including LW Air, an aviation holding and leasing company; Interactive Commerce Corp., an ecommerce and digital media company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA; and Andina Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company established to deploy equity capital in the Andean region of South America. Outside his professional life, Luke Weil serves on the board of the Fortune Society, a service organization as well as a public policy group based in New York.

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About Scientific Games: Scientific Games Corporation is a leading innovator in the global lottery and regulated gaming industries.

Zach Rosen

Vice President, Global Partner Development of Index Exchange

As Index Exchange’s first employee in the United States, Zach has made significant contributions to Index’s brand development and growth strategy in new markets. In his current role, Zach oversees the expansion of publisher and mass media company partnerships. He is passionate about how technology and automation is impacting the advertising industry, and lives to connect people with opportunities that drive their business goals forward. Before joining the team at Index Exchange, Zach consulted for a number of Bay Area startups in the digital media and entertainment space. Prior to that, he for Cox Enterprises in San Francisco, following their $300m acquisition of Adify. At Cox, Zach spearheaded the development of a new entertainment vertical spanning programmatic and branded content opportunities. Zach lives in New York City, he is an active consultant to early stage start ups in the media and entertainment space, and he regularly speaks on the emergence of automation and technology and how it impacts the ability for brands and media companies to shape their creative and storytelling experience.

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About Index Exchange, Yieldmo: Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.

Jourdain-Alexander Casale

Vice President Product, Supply of Index Exchange

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About Index Exchange: Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.

Jordan Sumerlus

Vice President, Product Management of Two Sigma

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About Two Sigma: Two Sigma’s technology-driven team streamlines the use of machine learning, distributed computing and research to guide its endeavors.

Marcus Cohn

Vice President of Inbound Marketing of 2U

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About 2U: 2U is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform that provides schools with the comprehensive operating infrastructure.

John Kilpatrick

Vice President – Global Head of Product & Experience of Samsung NEXT

John Kilpatrick is leading several new initiatives for Samsung that include: mobile, TV, Home Appliances and emerging new hardware. Before joining Samsung, John was the CEO of a mobile startup (www.cabinapp.com) that was acquired by Samsung’s MSCA division. The company was funded by The Samsung Accelerator in NYC and voted one of the best family app by Google Play in 2013. Prior to Cabin and Samsung, John was senior vice president and executive creative director at The Daily, a first-of-its-kind news publication built exclusively for the iPad. This app was developed hand-in-hand between Apple and News Corp., and the resulting publication had the aesthetics and readability of a digital magazine, the daily frequency of a newspaper, and the interactive experience of a tablet app. John built a world class product and design team and directly managed a team of 65+people. Some of the awards he received while at The Daily was one of the best news apps from Wired Magazine and a Webby award. He has spent his career spearheading digital products and teams for both start-ups and large-scale media organizations. Previously, Kilpatrick was vice president and group creative director for AOL Media, where he led the interactive design team, developing new digital media products and content for more than 80 websites that reached more than 100 million people. While at AOL, John earned over 30 design patents. Prior to joining AOL, he was a founding partner of the New York City design studio Double K Design, where he worked with Nike, Prada, Estée Lauder, Mercedes-Benz, Absolute Vodka, Razorfish, Honda, Versace, B&B Italia and several boutique hotels. Kilpatrick is an active “media board” member for the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City (Smithsonian National Design Museum) and is a mentor for RGA/Techstars Accelerator program.

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About Samsung NEXT: Samsung NEXT invests in transformative early-stage software and services startups.

Paul Kahn

Vice President of North America of Upfluence

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About Upfluence: Upfluence is a smarter influencer marketing platform that helps brands and agencies scaling influencer marketing worldwide.

Paul J. Reilly

Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer of Arrow Electronics

Paul J. Reilly is executive vice president of Finance and Operations, and chief financial officer (CFO) of Arrow Electronics, Inc. He is responsible for the functions of the treasury, capital structuring and risk management, tax efficiency and compliance, worldwide planning and budgeting, controllership, external communications and investor relations. He also oversees the alignment of the global operations and value-added services organization within the company’s functions and processes worldwide and plays a key role in the development of the company’s strategic direction and mergers and acquisitions. Reilly joined Arrow in 1991 and held a variety of roles prior to assuming the role of CFO in 2001. Prior to joining Arrow, Reilly was a certified public accountant in the business assurance practice of the New York office of KPMG Peat Marwick. In addition to providing audit services to a wide range of public and private multinational organizations, he was actively involved in providing acquisition-related services and the implementation of new accounting pronouncements. Reilly has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. John’s University where he is also a guest lecturer. He serves on the boards of Assurant, Inc. and the Friends of Garden City Wrestling, and is a member of the TMA, a not-for-profit organization that supports various charitable efforts focused on young people.

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About Arrow Electronics, Texas Medical Association: Arrow Electronics designs, manufactures and distributes electronic components for industrial and commercial sectors.

Simon Moss

Vice President, Head of Industry Consulting and Solutions, The Americas of Teradata

Simon Moss is vice president of industry consulting and solutions for the Americas at Teradata. Simon has extensive leadership and entrepreneurial experience in banking and financial technology. Previously, he was a managing director at Grant Thornton responsible for FinTech in the Americas and was founder and chief executive officer for Mantas Corporation, leading the company to become a market leader in global anti-money laundering and compliance technology. Simon’s other experience includes founding the IBM Risk Management Practice, working as a partner at PWC, and serving on multiple technology company boards of directors.

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About Teradata: Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.

Jacob Lamm

Executive Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development of CA Technologies

Jacob Lamm is executive vice president, Strategy and Corporate Development, at CA Technologies. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating the company’s overall business strategy, as well as developing strategy for the selection, prioritization, and execution of acquisitions. In addition, Jacob is charged with exploring opportunities to build businesses in new markets. He is also a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, which defines and executes business and technical strategies. Jacob has held various management positions since joining CA Technologies in 1998. Prior to assuming his current role he served as executive vice president of the company’s Governance Group, a collection of business units focused on delivering solutions that help organizations effectively govern all areas of operations. Earlier, he was executive vice president and general manager of the Business Service Optimization business unit at CA Technologies. Jacob has more than 20 years of industry experience covering a wide range of technologies and business applications. He joined CA Technologies with its acquisition of Professional Help Desk (PHD), where he was co-founder and served as executive vice president and chief technology officer. Under his leadership, PHD evolved into one of the strongest products on the market and gained industry recognition as having the most visionary service management solution. Prior to founding PHD, Jacob served as a senior manager at Con Edison in New York, where he was responsible for integrating new technologies into the company’s business systems, including wireless communications, data warehousing, imaging, and Internet solutions. A graduate of Brooklyn College, Jacob earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information science.

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About CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.

Lauren Flaherty

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CA Technologies

Lauren is executive vice president and chief marketing officer at CA Technologies, a market leader in enterprise software. She joined CA in August 2013, after two consecutive CMO roles with Juniper Networks and Nortel Networks, and a 25-year marketing career at IBM®, where she held executive roles for over a decade. In addition to her role at CA, Lauren serves on the Board of Directors for Xactly Corporation, a market leader in SaaS-based tools for enterprise sales performance management and effectiveness. The scope of her expertise and experience covers a broad spectrum: corporate brand management, product marketing and portfolio management, and digitally driven customer engagement, experience and demand creation. Lauren is an experienced leader who has served a diverse profile of companies, from globally recognized technology leaders to high-growth, Silicon Valley innovators. At CA, Lauren is responsible for all facets of marketing. Since joining she has led a global initiative to recast the company’s reputation and positioning in the market via portfolio rationalization, brand marketing, strategic media and sports sponsorships. She’s also led the development of CA Technologies first integrated operating model for demand and opportunity management across sales and marketing. This work enables CA to measure market demand on a global basis, use analytics to gain insight on customer buying patterns, assess program ROI and sales conversion. Lauren has been recognized multiple times by BtoB Magazine as one of the World’s Top Marketers and was profiled in Secrets of the Marketing Masters, 2009. In 2010, she was named one of The Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley by the San Jose Business Journal, and in 2015 she was recognized by the National Diversity Council as one of the 50 Most Powerful Woman in Technology. Lauren holds a BA from Syracuse University. She is married, has two children and lives in New York City.

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About CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.

Otto Berkes

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies

As executive vice president and chief technology officer of CA Technologies, Otto Berkes is responsible for technical leadership and innovation, further developing the company’s technical community, and aligning its software strategy, architecture and partner relationships to deliver customer value. Otto joined CA on June 15, 2015. As a 25-year industry veteran, he has a passion for innovation and development. He has extensive experience leading the development of cutting-edge products and technologies. An early champion of mobile computing, he led the development of touch-based technologies, user interfaces, hardware architectures, and physical designs that were the forerunners to today’s tablets. Before joining CA, Otto served as the chief technology officer at HBO, where he directed efforts that created and delivered innovative digital technologies and products such as HBO GO®. During his tenure, HBO GO became one of the most popular streaming services in the U.S. Previously, Otto spent 18 years at Microsoft® and was one of the four original founders of Xbox. As Xbox’s first architect, he led its technical direction. He started his career at Microsoft as a senior software developer, where he worked on the first version of the Windows NT operating system, and re-wrote Microsoft’s OpenGL implementation. He led Microsoft’s OpenGL and DirectX graphics development groups in Windows during the formative years of the evolution of the modern GPU. Earlier in his career, Otto served as a senior developer at both Autodesk where he wrote the graphics engine and user interface for the first Windows-based version of AutoCAD. An advocate of diversity, he is a member of the University of Vermont’s STEM leadership council where he is focused on addressing gender, racial, and economic gaps across all of the STEM disciplines. Otto earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Middlebury College in Vermont and a master’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Vermont. He is co-inventor on and holds multiple patents spanning design, mobile device interaction and core computing technologies.

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About CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.

Michael Bisignano

Executive Vice President, General Counsel of CA Technologies

Michael Bisignano is general counsel and executive vice president at CA Technologies. In his role, Michael is responsible for providing legal guidance to the company’s senior management and board of directors. He oversees CA Technologies legal organization, including corporate governance and compliance, contracts, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and litigation. Michael has more than two decades of business experience. Most recently, he served as general counsel and chief legal officer of Blackboard, Inc., a global technology company with 2,600 employees and clients in 90 countries. Michael oversaw critical aspects of the $1.64 billion transaction that took Blackboard private in 2011. Earlier in his career, he was general counsel at Online Resources Corporation, a software and SaaS technology provider, and was special counsel at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, a full-service, general practice law firm with offices in the US, the UK, and in Israel. He started his legal career as an attorney in the Washington D.C. offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCoy, a leading international law firm. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Michael earned a Juris Doctor degree with honors from Harvard Law School, a B.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in economics and finance from The Wharton School of Business. He is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and New Jersey and the District of Columbia.

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About CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.

Stan Brown

Vice President Global Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer of CA Technologies

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About CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.

Dave Gershon

Vice President of B-Stock Solutions

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About B-Stock Solutions: B-Stock Solutions offers liquidation sales management solutions for companies.

Thomas Brown

CIO and Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services and Operations of Nuance Communications

Thomas “T” Brown is the senior vice president of Services and Operations within Nuance’s Enterprise Division, supporting customer self-service solutions that are used by leading organizations around the world to automate and optimize the customer care experience across all channels including phone, web, and mobile. In this role, Mr. Brown is responsible for leading the divisions’ global services organization, including the day-to-day operations and global strategy for Enterprise Professional Services, Network Services, Global Hosting and Infrastructure, and On-Demand teams and businesses. Prior to joining Nuance, Mr. Brown spent more than a decade in senior technical and management positions with Hughes Aircraft Company, Hewlett Packard, and Bell Laboratories. Mr. Brown holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Penn State University and a MS degree in Computer Science from UCLA.

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About : Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life.

Aloke Chaudhuri

Vice President – Product Marketing of Intrinsyc Technologies

Innovative global marketer and product thought leader with deep experience in software, wireless and telecom industry in Fortune 50 corporations and high-growth start ups. Proven track record of balancing strategy with detailed execution to deliver business results that surpass expectations. Fast-track management career marked by success in building peak-performance on-site and virtual teams across the globe for timely delivery of complex solutions. Multiple patents awarded to date with several more pending. Listed in Who’s Who in America for outstanding achievements. Known for technology prowess and visionary leadership balanced with business acumen and operational savvy. Core competencies include: • Go-to-Market Strategy • Product Lifecycle Management • Global P&L Management • Global Branding • International Joint Ventures • Field Marketing and Agency Management • Multi-Channel Lead Generation • Analyst and Public Relations Management

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About Intrinsyc Technologies: Intrinsyc Technologies is a product development company that offers hardware, software, and services.

Matt Light

Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development of Planisware

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About Planisware: Project Portfolio Management Software

Vincent P. Endres

Senior Vice President of Sales of Veridium

Vincent Endres heads the portfolio management activities at SRI International. His responsibilities include the acquisition, merging, licensing, and sale of intellectual property. He is also responsible for the development of new and emerging products, new and existing businesses, and technology ventures. In addition, Endres is a member of the board of Locus Pharmaceuticals. Endres joined Sarnoff Corporation (now part of SRI) in 1989 as a business division manager. He led the business development effort that founded Sarnoff’s life sciences group, assuming progressively more responsible roles until being promoted to a venture partner position in 1999. He was also business lead and co-founder of four venture capital or corporate-backed healthcare companies, and interim manager of five pharmaceutical/biotech collaborations with leading pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Sarnoff, Endres worked as production supervisor at Rose Art Industries, in Marketing and Proposal Development at Frequency Engineering Labs, and at Singer Kearfott. He earned an MBA in marketing and accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1987. He also holds a B.S. degree from Montclair State University.

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About Veridium: Veridium is a leading provider of strong digital authentication platform

Virgil Tornoreanu

Senior Vice President of Product Development of Veridium

Virgil Tornoreanu has over 25 years of experience developing software, first as a developer and then managing numerous multi-jurisdictional software development projects throughout Europe. For the past eight years, he has primarily focused on managing teams of iOS and Android mobile app software developers. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Computer Science from Hagen University, as well as a Master’s in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna.

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About Veridium: Veridium is a leading provider of strong digital authentication platform

Lyell Dampeer

Corporate Vice President of U.S. Investor Communication Solutions of Broadridge

Dampeer is our Corporate Vice President, U.S. Investor Communication Solutions. He is responsible for our U.S. regulatory communication services, and for our issuer and transfer agency services. Prior to the appointment to his current role in 2012, Dampeer served as the head of our U.S. regulatory communications services including post-sale fulfillment from 2009. Dampeer joined ADP’s Brokerage Services Group in 2000 as Vice President, Client Services. Prior to that, he held a variety of senior management positions at companies providing outsourcing services.

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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.

Robert Kalenka

Vice President, Global Procurement & Facilities. of Broadridge

Kalenka is our Corporate Vice President, Global Procurement and Facilities. He is responsible for global procurement, facilities, and the operations of our Investor Communication Solutions business. In July 2016, Kalenka’s responsibilities were expanded to include the role of Chief Operations Officer of the Broadridge Customer Communications business within the Investor Communication Solutions segment, where he will lead the Operations and Client Relations teams. Kalenka joined ADP’s Brokerage Services Group in 1992 in the Investor Communication Services Division as Director of Finance. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations of the Investor Communication Services Division in 1994, and again as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of the Investor Communication Services Division in 1999.

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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.

Bob Santangelo

Sr. Vice President-Sales of Broadridge

Santangelo is our Senior Vice President, Global Head Bank and Broker Dealer Sales. He is responsible for our global bank broker-dealer distribution channel, including global sales management, business development and strategic client initiatives. His experience spans all aspects of capital markets, wealth management and investment management technology, operations and communications. Santangelo plays a lead role enabling significant efficiencies in securities operations and enabled a center of excellence driving scale and mutualization of costs amongst our global bank and broker-dealer client base. Santangelo joined Broadridge in 1992, when it was a division of ADP, and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility within our Global Sales and Marketing organization.

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About Broadridge, Broadridge, Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.

Michael Novodvorskiy

Vice President Product Management of Broadridge

Michael Novodvorskiy is Vice President Product Management at Broadridge Financial Solutions. Since 1995, Michael has been helping to grow the M&O platform by providing leadership in the areas of development and client implementation. Michael Novodvorskiy grew up in Moscow, Russia, and holds a Master’s diploma in Systems Engineering (Cybernetics) from Moscow University of Transport Engineering (MIIT). “For almost 20 years I have enjoyed working with a great team and great clients. This is the inspiration for all of us each day to build better products and offer better service.”

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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.

Robert 1Schifellite

Senior Vice President Of Investor Communication Solutions of Broadridge

Schifellite is our Corporate Senior Vice President, Investor Communication Solutions. He is the President of the bank, broker-dealer and corporate issuer solutions businesses of our Investor Communication Solutions segment and is responsible for all aspects of those businesses. Schifellite joined ADP’s Brokerage Services Group in 1992 as Vice President, Client Services. In 1996, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Investor Communication Services. In 2011, Schifellite’s title was changed from Corporate Vice President to Corporate Senior Vice President of Broadridge.

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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.

Brian Korchin

Managing Director and Vice President of Sales of Ontra

Brian Korchin is a Managing Director and Vice President of Sales at InCloudCounsel. He is a former Senior Counsel at Orchard Platform and Vice President & Counsel at Jefferies Finance LLC. Mr. Korchin studied at Yale University with a bachelor of arts.

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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.

Richard W. Lourette

Vice President Engineering of Token

Richard W. Lourette is VP of engineering at Tokenize. Rich has been building complex embedded systems for over 30 years.

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About Token: Tokenize develops a biometric-based wearable ring that can make payments, power up a computer, and part doors.

Seth Terbeek

Vice President of Customer Experience of DrFirst

Seth Terbeek currently serves as vice president of business development for DrFirst. In the past, Mr. Terbeek has held positions at DrFirst ranging from vice president of operations, where he had direct responsibility for customer integration, implementation, and support, to Tier 1 support to director of integration services, giving him a broad range of experiences that have allowed him to contribute much throughout his tenure with the company. Mr. Terbeek has a passion for excellent customer service, strongly believes in coaching future leaders from within, and was the driving force behind the design and implementation of an internal corporate culture training program. Mr. Terbeek first joined DrFirst after receiving his B.T. in Web Development from SUNY Canton in Northern NY.

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About DrFirst: DrFirst provides software solutions for physicians and healthcare providers ranging from HIPAA secure messaging, e-prescribing, and EHR.

Ritu Khanna

Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of LexisNexis

Ritu Khanna is the Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development for the global legal business of LexisNexis. Ms. Khanna joined LexisNexis Legal & Professional in May 2013. She is responsible for developing the overall long-term strategic plan for the global Legal & Professional business and supporting each of the business units in the development of their respective strategies. Her focus is on enhancing shareholder and customer value, building competitive differentiation, expanding into new areas through organic investment and acquisitions, and driving revenue and profit growth. Prior to joining Lexis Nexis, Ms. Khanna held roles at Thomson Reuters, Sustainability Ltd., Pfizer, The Boston Consulting Group, and Citibank. Her experience covers a broad range of strategic issues including growth strategy development, M&A advisory, competitive analysis, product innovation, customer segmentation, sales and marketing optimization, and pricing. She has led turnaround projects focused on sharpening operational execution across the business including sales, pricing, customer segment management and commercial product strategy. Ms. Khanna has an MBA in Health Sector Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University where she graduated with Honors. She has global business expertise in both strategy and operational execution; she’s fluent in multiple languages and has been based in the UK, US, Switzerland, and Germany.

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About LexisNexis: LexisNexis offers content-enabled workflow solutions in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, accounting, and academic markets.

Ian McDougall

Executive Vice President & General Counsel of LexisNexis

Ian McDougall is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for global legal business of LexisNexis. Mr. McDougall joined LexisNexis in 2004 as Vice President and Legal Director for LexisNexis International (LNI), where he oversaw the legal function for the group, including Regulatory Compliance, Commercial Agreements, IT, Intellectual Property and Litigation. Mr. McDougall was also involved in business strategy, acquisitions and general business planning. At LexisNexis, Mr. McDougall has stepped into varying roles, including Interim HR Director for LNI and Interim Managing Director for LexisNexis New Zealand. In addition, he led the LexisNexis implementation of the U.K. Bribery Act compliance and created the first broad regulatory compliance review. Before joining LexisNexis, he led Legal, HR and Facilities Management at Telco Global Ltd., previously one of the largest U.K. independent telecom providers. Mr. McDougall also acted as Chief European Counsel and Group Company Secretary for Hughes Electronics, a former subsidiary of General Motors Corp. Prior to that, Mr. McDougall served in various legal leadership roles for a number of technology and finance organizations; he also has extensive private practice experience. A proponent of advancing the rule of law, until Mr. McDougall’s move to New York, he was a Board Director and Trustee for U.K. charity Peaceful Place, which is dedicated to providing support to sufferers of early-onset dementia. He was also appointed as judge in the Barrister’s Disciplinary Tribunal and is a broadcast cricket commentator in association with the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Mr. McDougall is based in New York.

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About LexisNexis: LexisNexis offers content-enabled workflow solutions in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, accounting, and academic markets.

Kyle Ebbets

Senior Vice President of Discovery Data

Kyle Ebbets is a senior vice president of Discovery Data’s Consulting Group, responsible for client relationship management and consulting. Kyle celebrates his tenth anniversary with Discovery Data this year and has extensive experience across nearly all functional areas of the firm, positioning him well to guide and assist our clients. Before joining the Consulting Group, Kyle was a data research associate for Discovery Data, responsible for acquiring data through traditional and non-traditional channels as well as participating in new product development. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Kyle was part of an advisory team at Smith Barney as a client service associate. Kyle earned a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from Monmouth University.

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About Discovery Data: Discovery Data provides a database with a single consolidated view of the financial services industry.

Ben Goodman

Senior Vice President, Global Business & Corporate Development of ForgeRock

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About ForgeRock: ForgeRock is a multinational software company that develops commercial open source identity and access management products.

Peter Cronin

Senior Vice President of JobDiva

Peter Cronin is JobDiva’s Vice President of Sales and has been with this company for more than 3 years. Peter has had 20+ years Business Development and Management for Start – Up, Mid-Sized and Multinational Accounts with Medical products and Medical IT. He has helped introduce Medical/Surgical technology and Medical IT systems for Fortune 500 Companies to major Healthcare institutions in the US. His background combines Traditional and Alternative Medicine and Medical methodologies. Peter’s experience with business building has included Planning, Infrastructure, Build Out and Business Development. Peter’s responsibilities include managing current clients while always looking out for their best interest, along with generating new business for JobDiva. Peter has a B.A. from St. Louis University and likes to ski, sail , fish and read in spare time.

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