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This list showcases the top United States based Principal operating in the Consulting space. If you think a Principal 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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Grygorii Yefremov
Principal of I2BF Global Ventures
Grygorii joined I2BF Global Ventures in 2013. Prior to I2BF he worked at Stroud Consulting, a boutique consultancy specialising in Industrial Operations & Management Consulting, first as an associate and later as a consultant. His responsibilities included optimization and ongoing improvement projects for various clients in the food & beverage, healthcare, and speciality chemicals industries. Before Stroud, Grygorii interned at Lux Research where he performed strategic analysis and market research in bio-based chemicals, bio-fuels, and bio-materials. Grygorii graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering.
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About I2BF Global Ventures: I2BF is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology companies.
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Brent Murri
Principal of M13
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About M13: M13 provides strategic counsel and operational expertise to help founders grow their companies.
Russell Klosk
Strategy Principal Director, Talent and Organization, Accenture Strategy of Accenture
Russell Klosk is a globally recognized thought leader in Talent Strategy, Workforce Transformation and Strategic Workforce Planning. He has been involved in multiple global transformation projects. A seasoned executive who has led internal functions in the Fortune 500 in addition to over 15 years of consulting experience and is a key author of 3 ISO HR standards. Currently Russell leads Accenture’s global product offerings for Strategic Workforce Planning and Organizational Effectiveness. He also leads the North American T&O Strategy practice for the Resources Industry. His cross industry experience and though leadership drive client differentiation and have included work on 6 continents including expatriate assignments in Europe and Asia. He focuses in the areas of includes Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Strategy, HR Operating Model Design, Performance Management, Learning Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, HR Process & Policy design and creation, HR Strategy, and HR Technology Enablement He consistently demonstrates an ability to focus on the underlying business issues and to help clients optimize and improve efficiencies to solve complex business challenges. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, an MBA from New York University and is a certified SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, and PMP.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Ian McCulloh
Principal Director & Chief Data Scientist of Accenture
Ian McCulloh is the chief data scientist for Accenture Federal Services. His current work focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to improve democracy and government services. He also maintains adjunct faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins University in the Bloomberg School of Public health and the Whiting School of Engineering. His most recent academic papers have been focused on the neuroscience of persuasion and implementation of artificial intelligence programs. He is the author of “Social Network Analysis with Applications” (Wiley: 2013), “Networks Over Time” (Oxford: forthcoming) and has published 55 peer-reviewed papers. Prior to joining Accenture, McCulloh served as associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public health, senior lecturer in Hopkins’ Whiting School of Engineering and senior scientist at the University’ Applied Physics Laboratory. His latest research focused on strategic influence in online networks. McCulloh retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service with expertise in social network analysis, special operations and improvised explosive device forensics. During his military tenure, he founded the West Point Network Science Center and created the Army’s Advanced Network Analysis and Targeting (ANAT) program. In addition, he led interdisciplinary teams of scientists at Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) and Central Command (CENTCOM) to conduct global, data-driven, social science research to inform strategy for countering extremism and assessing military operations. McCulloh holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, Masters degrees in Industrial Engineering and Applied Statistics from the Florida State University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington.
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About Accenture, Accenture, Johns Hopkins University: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Elena Eneva
Senior Principal AI Researcher of Accenture
Elena Eneva is a senior principal AI researcher at Accenture Technology Labs, where she leads the development of cutting-edge AI solutions applied across multiple high-impact domains, including anti human trafficking, intelligent compliance, and explainable and equitable AI. She has over 15 years of experience in big data, machine learning, data science, and AI across business, technical, and R&D groups. Prior to Accenture, Elena worked at Yahoo! on machine learning for fraud detection. Elena is particularly passionate about applying data science to social-good domains. In the summer of 2013, Elena helped start the Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Summer Fellowship at the University of Chicago. As a technical mentor, she led several teams of fellows and developed open-source solutions for healthcare and disaster relief. In 2018, Elena returned to the University of Chicago to lead the entire DSSG program there as DSSG’s director. She continues to be involved with the fellowship program and is working toward creating a DSSG program in the Bay Area, where she is based. Elena got her master’s degree in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University and her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of the South: Sewanee. Besides sciencing with data, she is passionate about social good in general and works with community organizations involved in education, the arts, and the environment.
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About Accenture, Accenture, Accenture, Reading Partners: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Mark Barajas
Cloud Tech Arch Innovations Sr Principal of Accenture
Mark is responsible for VMware Validated Designs based on VMware software-defined data centers.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
David Blaszkowsky
Principal Director, Data Governance and Regulatory Compliance of Accenture
David joined State Street in 2014 from the Office of Financial Research, US Department of the Treasury, where he was Senior Policy Advisor, working on data and technology issues related to financial institution and systemic risk, including standards, data strategy, and emerging data technologies. Prior to joining the OFR, the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed David in October 2007 as Director of its new Office of Interactive Disclosure, which developed and implemented interactive data rules, standards (particularly XBRL), and analytical tools for SEC financial disclosures. At both the SEC and OFR, David co-created and helped promote the adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), as an original member of the “Linchpin” team. Before his stints in government, David managed several equity research and analytics businesses for Standard & Poor’s in New York.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Gregory Spata
Senior Principal Director, Industry X of Accenture
Gregory Spata is the Senior Principal Director, Industry X at Accenture.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Thomas Ryan
Principal Director of Accenture
Tom Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in emergency management strategy and emergency response planning. He leads the firm’s Emergency Management line of business. Tom is a thought leader in emergency management, delivering expert advice to utilities in the areas of strategic emergency management, operational tactics, program design and implementation, emergency communications, risk management, decision analysis, knowledge management, training, and exercise delivery. His experience in training and exercise includes multi-agency public and private training and exercise programs. Prior to joining Davies Consulting, Tom was a technical advisor to the U.S. Department of State in the Foreign Service, president of Midland Risiko, Inc., and program manager in the District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency, where he responded to international level events in the Washington, D.C., area and helped develop the city’s emergency response system. His personal experience as a first responder bolsters his knowledge and experience with very practical, hands-on involvement in field operations. Tom holds a B.A. from Colby College and an M.S. in Engineering Management and System Engineering with a focus on Disaster, Crisis, and Risk Management from George Washington University. He is certified through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Institute on the Incident Command System, the National Incident Management System, and the National Response Framework and is certified by the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute as an Instructor I.
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About Accenture, Davies Consulting: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
TJ Glazier
Principal Director of Accenture
TJ Glazier is a Senior Manager and Master Technology Architect in Big Data and Advanced Analytics. TJ has nearly 20 years’ experience designing, building and delivering large scale volume and high performance line of business and analytics applications using innovative software technologies for well-known Fortune companies. TJ holds a B.S. in Mathematics of Computation from UCLA, an M.S. in Software Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University investigating automated tradeoff analysis in self-adaptive systems.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Matthew Eble
Principal of Praetorian
Matthew Eble serves as the principal at Praetorian.
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About Praetorian: Praetorian is a cybersecurity company whose mission is to make the world safer and more secure.
Gurdeep Kalra
Principal Consultant of Infosys
Gurdeep is a Principal consultant with Infosys with 20+ years of US experience in Hi-Tech Manufacturing Supply Chain and Bio-tech Pharma specializing in ERP & Big Data Analytics. He is passionate about solving tomorrow’s business challenges by applying cutting edge technologies. He is part of Infosys Block Chain Center of Excellence team for Supply chain functions and working on several initiatives within Infosys and outside that relate to applying Blockchain technology to the Supply Chain industry. Currently working Blockchain Supply Chain use case at a major Hitech company in San Jose for an End to End visibility of shipment and service around it, real time and secure exchange of data between partners and automation of invoicing payment thru smart contracts. Prior to Infosys, he was Director Systems for Quark city Chandigarh for building automation projects and prior to that he was Technical Lead at Stanford University, USA. He has been engaged with several bay area US companies as consulting/strategic partner roles mainly for technology ERP projects and Hadoop Data Lake implementations.
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About Infosys: Infosys is a provider of consulting, technology, and outsourcing, and next-generation services.
Ernie Erwee
Account Principal of Contino
Ernie is an Account Principal at Contino. He is a seasoned System Architect with over 28 years of IT experience who skillfully uses architecture as a discipline to solve business problems. Ernie’s core focus, with a long history in operational efficiency enablement, has shifted to Exploring the Digital Frontier with a deep understanding and passion for DevOps as Service. With robust knowledge of infrastructure and application architecture, he combines technical ability and leadership skills to push teams to achieve targets beyond their wildest dreams.
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About Contino: Contino is a professional services consultancy providing a range of services for DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Pragmatic Agile practices.
Ernie Erwee
Account Principal of Contino
Ernie is an Account Principal at Contino. He is a seasoned System Architect with over 28 years of IT experience who skillfully uses architecture as a discipline to solve business problems. Ernie’s core focus, with a long history in operational efficiency enablement, has shifted to Exploring the Digital Frontier with a deep understanding and passion for DevOps as Service. With robust knowledge of infrastructure and application architecture, he combines technical ability and leadership skills to push teams to achieve targets beyond their wildest dreams.
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About Contino: Contino is a professional services consultancy providing a range of services for DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Pragmatic Agile practices.
Wendy Frank
Cyber 5G Leader, Principal, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory of Deloitte
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Darwin Deano
Partner, Principal of Deloitte
Deano is the principal and SAP CTO for Deloitte Consulting LLP. He leads the technology and innovation strategy – converging Deloitte industry leading practices and strategic technology alliances with the SAP architecture ecosystem. He has more than 20 years of global technology advisory experience across multiple industries.
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Joe Gaglio
Principal of Deloitte
Joe Gaglio is Principal @ Deloitte.
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Omar Hoda
Principal, Monitor Deloitte of Deloitte
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Bob Vuong
Principal & Co-Chair of DevOps Cloud of Deloitte
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Tim Davis
Principal of Deloitte
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Scott Holcomb
Principal of Deloitte
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Maximilian Schroeck
Deloitte Global Technology Sector Consulting Leader, Principal | Technology, Media & Telecom of Deloitte
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Mark Frank
Principal of Deloitte
Mark Frank is Deloitte Consulting’s U.S. Automotive SAP Practice Leader, responsible for project delivery, practice operations and business development. Mark is an experienced Engagement Principal with over twenty-five years of large-scale SAP systems implementation experience. In addition to his outstanding project management track record, Mark has broad expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Mark has predominantly served clients in automotive, industrial products, hi-tech and global manufacturing industries. Mark has held various leadership positions in SAP and Technology practices. Previously, Mark was Advanced Systems Engineer at Electronic Data Systems. Mark earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Todd Beilis
Principal / Partner of Deloitte
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John Celi
Principal of Deloitte
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Malika Gandhi
Principal | Insurance Strategy of Deloitte
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Douglas Palmer
Principal, Deloitte Consulting of Deloitte
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RJ Krawiec
Principal of Deloitte
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Ed Majors
Principal | US & Global Anaplan Alliance Leader of Deloitte
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Steve Shepley
Principal of Deloitte
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Suzanne Kounkel
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP of Deloitte
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Arthur Mazor
Principal – Global HR Transformation Practice Leader of Deloitte
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John Graetz
Principal – Regulatory and Legal Advisory of Deloitte
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Pavan Srivastava
Principal of Deloitte
Pavan is a technology leader with 20 years of experience in developing strategies and implementation of SAP focused technology solutions. Pavan leads Deloitte’s SAP technology capability that focuses on helping clients adopt innovative technology solutions such as cloud and SAP HANA to improve business efficiencies. Pavan has led several engagements helping clients develop strategy, architecture and implement SAP on the cloud and SAP HANA platform.
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Robin Lineberger
Principal, Global & US Aerospace & Defense Leader of Deloitte
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Gys Hyman
Principal of Deloitte
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Nishita Henry
Principal of Deloitte
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Pete Giorgio
Principal of Deloitte
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David Shrank
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP of Deloitte
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Daniel Frank
Principal, Deloitte & Touche of Deloitte
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Richard Starnes
Principal, Strategy & Analytics, Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications of Deloitte
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Pete Giorgio
Principal of Deloitte
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Gys Hyman
Principal of Deloitte
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Daniel Frank
Principal, Deloitte & Touche of Deloitte
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Richard Starnes
Principal, Strategy & Analytics, Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications of Deloitte
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Andrew Liakopoulos
Principal of Deloitte
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Andrew Hrycaj
Principal Network Engineer of IHS Markit
Andrew Hrycaj serves as principal network engineer at IHS Markit.
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About IHS Markit: IHS provides information and analysis to support the decision-making process of businesses and governments in regards to various industries.
Dave Moellenhoff
Principal of Left Coast Software
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About Left Coast Software: Left Coast Software provides consulting services and funding to early stage technology and cloud startups.
Ariel Benjamin Mannes
Principal Consultant (by Engagement) of Mannes & Associates
Ariel Benjamin Mannes is an experienced security professional specializing in public safety, investigations, homeland security and exam integrity. He brings with him a combination of education, training, and experience. At an early age, he became a Police Officer. He was then hired as a Federal Law Enforcement officer, serving on the New York Terrorist Trials Operations Command. He also worked as a Police Officer in Washington, D.C. on the nationally-recognized Civil Disturbance Unit. He was asked to work with homeland security after the 9/11 attacks, DC-area sniper task force and he was the National Training Coordinator for the CAT Eyes Program. Ariel Benjamin Mannes joined the Highway ISAC as an Intelligence Analyst and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as an Inspector, later working as a senior consultant for an Israeli-American homeland security technology firm. He also assisted with large-scale emergency management & homeland security projects for public safety agencies and served as the Director of the Office of Investigations with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Ariel Benjamin Mannes utilizes his experience and history in law enforcement and security to write and comment for a variety of local and national outlets. He has been published and interviewed in noted news sources such as OAN, NewsMax, and Security Magazine. Mr. Mannes believes a free press and freedom of information is the backbone of the United States of America and is proud to utilize his skills to inform the country of his thoughts and opinions. Mannes presently serves as a subject matter expert and a consultant in operations and management. He holds two degrees: one a Master of Arts Degree in organizational leadership and the other a Bachelor of Science Degree in criminal justice. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and holds certificates in forensic epidemiology, crisis preparedness training, campus safety response and hospital emergency management during WMD Attacks. Ariel Benjain Mannes is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and a Freemason. He currently lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife.
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About Mannes & Associates: A consultancy specializing in security planning & policy development, risk management, physical & intellectual asset protection, and more.
Santiago Comella
Principal of McKinsey & Company
Santiago Comella-Dorda is the Partner at McKinsey
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About McKinsey & Company: McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm and trusted advisor by businesses, governments, and institutions.
Santiago Comella
Principal of McKinsey & Company
Santiago Comella-Dorda is the Partner at McKinsey
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Allen Cashion
Principal ,Vice President of The Carlyle Group
Allen L. Cashion focuses on U.S. real estate opportunities on the West coast and is based in Newport Beach. He joined Carlyle in 1998 and has played a key role in the acquisition, management and disposition of more than six million square feet of the firm’s commercial real estate portfolio throughout the West. Other notable projects Mr. Cashion has been involved with are 180 Montgomery, Central Research Park, 1401 Shoreline, College Park, Dexter Horton, US Bank, The West Coast Portfolio, Gateway Towers, 2800 North Central and Plaza Pacifica, whose combined capitalization with other projects in the Western U.S. exceeds $1 billion. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Cashion was a Vice President at Lennar Partners, and was involved in the company’s Southern California office and retail development projects. Mr. Cashion received his B.S. from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
James Shillito
Principal, Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Ronnie Jaber
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Ronnie Jaber is a Principal and Portfolio Manager of the Global Market Strategies division of the Carlyle Group. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Carlyle Group is a global asset management firm with offices in more than 20 countries. Mr. Jaber invests for the company, which manages about $150 billion in diversified funds, in the New York office. He is among the more than 600 investment professionals on the Carlyle Group team working around the world. Ronnie Jaber currently focuses on high-yield, loan, structured credit, and macro and esoteric investment opportunities which build on his experience running a structured credit business while at Morgan Stanley. Prior to his employment at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Jaber worked on proprietary trading at Bank of America Securities. Ronnie Jaber attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He graduated with a degree in Operations Research and Engineering. Mr. Jaber has received numerous invitations to give presentations at professional meetings. He was a speaker at the Citibank Global Credit Conference, the Morgan Stanley Securitized Products Conference, the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers Conference, and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch North American Credit Conference. He also served as a panelist at the Markit North American Credit Conference and the Opal Financial Group Summit. In addition, Ronnie Jaber was a presenter at the Markit Partners European Loan Forum.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Josh Ofstein
Principal of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Sarah Epps
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Sarah Epps is a Principal focused on U.S. real estate opportunities. She is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Ms. Epps was a Senior Consultant at BearingPoint. Ms. Epps has a M.P.A. from George Washington University and graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Steven Simone
Principal of The Carlyle Group
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Eugene Stacy
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Eugene Stacy is a Principal focused on U.S. real estate opportunities. He is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Stacy managed real estate assets and leasing transactions for public institutions at Jones Lang LaSalle. Mr. Stacy received a B.S. concentrating in finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Emily Chang
Principal of The Carlyle Group
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Paul Randazzo
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Paul Randazzo is a Principal focused on U.S. real estate opportunities. He is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Randazzo was an Acquisitions Analyst at Cambridge Property Group. Prior to that, Mr. Randazzo worked as an Analyst at JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Randazzo received his M.B.A. from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Delaware.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Richard Plackter
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Richard Plackter is a Principal focused on U.S. real estate opportunities. He is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Plackter was a Land Acquisition Associate at Pulte Homes. Mr. Plackter received his B.A. in economics, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Ryan Morrison
Principal – US Real Estate of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Michael Washecka
Principal of The Carlyle Group
Michael Washecka is a Principal with U.S. Real Estate, focusing on the areas of treasury, equity, debt, and fund liquidity. He is based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Carlyle, he was director of corporate finance at SiriusXM Radio where he led the long-term planning process and initiatives related to projecting the firm’s liquidity position. Before that, he worked as an auditor for KPMG. Mr. Washecka received a B.S. from Virginia Tech in accounting and was a CPA in the state of Virginia.
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Yelena Chervinsky
Senior Principal Consultant of Intapp
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Jennifer McIntosh
Business Development Principal of Jacobs
Jennifer McIntosh is Director of Marketing & Media Relations at NetQast.
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About Jacobs: Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Tammy Alairys
Principal of Ernst & Young
Tammy Alairys is a principal in the IT Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP. Tammy has more than 24 years’ experience helping private and public sector clients achieve business benefits through strategic investments in information technology. At Ernst & Young LLP, she leads the IT Transformation practice. In this role, she oversees a team of more than 150 strategy and technology consultants delivering IT transformation and strategy, architecture, infrastructure and financial management services for the firm’s clients across industries. Prior to her role at Ernst & Young LLP, she spent 20 years as a partner with Accenture running the firm’s $250m information management practice in financial services. Tammy also spent two years as a group vice president at Oracle running the North American Technology consulting practice.
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Miles Ripley
Partner/Principal – Forensic & Integrity Services of Ernst & Young
Miles Ripley is Board of Director at Better Government Association.
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Nikhil Lele
Partner & Principal of Ernst & Young
Nikhil is a Principal in EY’s Financial Services Organization, and is the Americas Strategy and FinTech Advisory practice leader. He has a proven track record of effectively collaborating with executive management teams to drive a wide array of strategy formulation, operating model transformation, technology blueprint and roadmap, and performance improvement initiatives that yield measurable and sustainable operating results. Nikhil has worked extensively across the Banking, Capital Markets, Asset Management and Insurance sectors solving issues pertaining to improving operational efficiency, driving competitive advantage, and optimizing the business value of technology. Nikhil also has significant international experience leading large global transformation initiatives in LATAM, Europe, and Asia. Nikhil earned his B.S. in Computer Science and MIS from The College of New Jersey and his MBA in Strategy from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Charlie Mihaliak
Principal, Strategy and Business Transformation of Ernst & Young
Charlie Mihaliak serves as a principal at EY where he is in charge of the Strategy and Business Transformation.
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Paul Webb
Principal of Ernst & Young
Paul Webb is the Principal at Ernst & Young.
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Joshua Axelrod
Principal of Ernst & Young
Josh Axelrod is Partner/Principal in EY’s Advisory Risk Cybersecurity Practice. He currently serves as the Chairman of the EY Strategic Advisory Council. In this capacity, Josh leads a team of EY professionals to shape and drive the direction of the EY Cybersecurity practice through an alliance ecosystem, cybersecurity talent growth platform, and business issue oriented solution design engine. Josh is a retired Naval Submarine Officer, holds a Master’s in Business Administration, Bachelor’s in Nuclear Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Naval Science, and holds multiple security credentials from ISACA, ISC2 and SANS.
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Sara Elinson
Principal of Ernst & Young
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Suzette Kent
Principal – Financial Services of Ernst & Young
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Roger Park
Partner and Principal of Ernst & Young
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About Ernst & Young: Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Mark M. Whelan
CEO of Future Center Ventures and Co-Founder of Digital Asset Analytica
Mark M. Whelan is a renowned futurist and innovator known for his pioneering contributions to technology, innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Educated at the University of Nottingham, Oxford and INSEAD He is the founder of the forecasting and innovation agency end futurist collective: Future Center Ventures and Co-founder of Digital Asset Analytica, the world’s first digital asset due diligence suite. He is the author of the best-selling futurist series: How Deep Fakes and Propaganda Are Reshaping Reality, How to Use Science Fiction for Future Forecasting, A Brief Introduction to Unravelling Complexity and Emerging Trends & Tech. He’s also the creator of the science fiction forecasting methodology practised by individuals and companies around the world.
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About Future Center Ventures: Future Center Ventures is a forecasting and innovation agency and futurist collective
About Digital Asset Analytica: Digital Asset Analytica is a due diligence suite for the emerging asset class.
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Rebecca Parsons
Technology Principal,Chief Technology Officer of Thoughtworks
Rebecca Parsons works with Agile Alliance. She was with ThoughtWorks’ Chief Technology Officer. She has more than 30 years’ experience in leading the creation of large-scale distributed and services-based applications and the integration of disparate systems. Before coming to ThoughtWorks she worked as an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida, after completing a Director’s Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her interests include parallel and distributed computation, programming languages, domain-specific languages, evolutionary architecture, genetic algorithms, computational biology and non-linear dynamical systems. Rebecca received a BS in Computer Science and Economics from Bradley University and both an MS and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University.
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About Agile Alliance, Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Karl Brown
Technical Principal of Thoughtworks
Focused on the intersection of information technology with the initiatives of the Rockefeller Foundation, Karl Brown works on exploring and nurturing imaginative uses of technology by Rockefeller grantees. Mr. Brown is the focal point for the Foundation’s work on eHealth as part of the Transforming Health Systems initiative. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Mr. Brown worked as the Chief Technical Officer of GNVC, an NGO that fostered entrepreneurship in Ghana.
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Ana Rodrigo
Client & Delivery Principal of Thoughtworks
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Vanessa Towers
Principal Developer Consultant of Thoughtworks
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Tom Adams
Principal Consultant of Thoughtworks
Tom Adams is a hands-on technical principal at ThoughtWorks, a software company and a community of passionate individuals who are seeking to revolutionize the IT industry. He believes the hardest problem for a developer is fighting the urge to solve a different, more interesting problem than the one at hand. Tom is interested in helping teams deliver awesome software products, sharing his knowledge, and all the tools (especially Java).
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Andy Slocum
Principal Consultant of Thoughtworks
Andy Slocum is a Principal Consultant at Thoughtworks.
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Andy Slocum
Principal Consultant of Thoughtworks
Andy Slocum is a Principal Consultant at Thoughtworks.
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Shylesh Krishnan
Principal of ThoughtFocus
Executive Vice President at ThoughtFocus .
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About TF Payments Inc., TFAvionics, ThoughtFocus: ThoughtFocus is a US based, privately held consulting, software engineering and business process management company.
Ray Wang
Principal Analyst, Founder & Chairman of Constellation Research
Ray Wang is the Principal Analyst, Founder & Chairman at Constellation Research.
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About ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE U S, City of Cupertino, Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Holger Mueller
VP & Principal Analyst of Constellation Research
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About Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Vinnie Mirchandani
VP & Principal Analyst of Constellation Research
Vinnie Mirchandani is VP & Principal Analyst @ Constellation Research.
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About Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Elizabeth Herrell
Vice President and Principal Analyst of Constellation Research
Elizabeth Herrell is Vice President and Principal Analyst @ Constellation Research.
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About Constellation Research, Forrester Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Elizabeth Herrell
Vice President and Principal Analyst of Constellation Research
Elizabeth Herrell is Vice President and Principal Analyst @ Constellation Research.
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About Constellation Research, Forrester Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Doug Henschen
VP & Principal Analyst of Constellation Research
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About Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Shafi Rahman
Principal Scientist of FICO
Shafi Rahman is principal scientist at FICO, responsible for defining and delivering cutting edge research in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence capabilities across FICO’s new products and extending the capabilities of the existing products. He has 16 years of experience in Predictive Analytics, Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning, working with banks, credit finance companies, credit card issuers, P&C insurers, healthcare providers, large format.
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About FICO: Fair Isaac Corporation enables businesses to automate, improve, and connect decisions to enhance business performance.
Diana Tobey
Principal Business Designer of IDEO
Diana Tobey has been working at the intersection of technology, data, and customer experience for over 10 years. She’s currently a Principal Designer at IDEO, where she focuses on service design and venture design — helping organizations create and launch innovative products and businesses to better support the people they serve. Prior to IDEO, Diana led product for high growth start-ups such as Talkdesk. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Wharton.
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About IDEO: IDEO is a global design and innovation consultancy firm providing design-based marketing solutions for the public and private sectors.
Nikolai Chesalin
Principal User Experience Designer of EPAM Systems
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About EPAM Systems: EPAM leverages its core engineering expertise as a leading global product development and digital platform engineering services company.
Mahmud Riffat
Principal & Co-Head of Credit of Energy Capital Partners
Mahmud Riffat is a Principal at ECP. Mahmud serves as Co-Head of ECP’s credit platform, and he is a member of the Credit Investment Committee and Credit Operating Committee. He currently serves on the board of Ramaco Resources, Inc. and Seawolf Parent Inc.
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About Energy Capital Partners: Energy Capital Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to investing in North America’s energy infrastructure.
Greg Jakacki
Founder & Principal Scientist of Codility
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About Codility: Codility is a SaaS platform that helps tech recruiters and hiring managers engage, recruit, and train stronger engineers, faster.
Poornima Varadhan
Associate Director, Principal Product Consultant of Cognizant
Overall 16 years of industry experience working with Large Global insurance players. I have done various consulting, venture, advisory, product management and transformational program delivery roles across most of the Global markets (in specific NA & Asia Pacific). Currently as a Global Engagement Lead I support Change the business and Digital transformation objectives for a Fortune 100 P&C insurer that also includes partnering to strategize and deliver cloud transformation. Have an extensive speaking experience in CxO forum , various segments of clients & cross section of people in my organization in sharing experience related to IT and business transformation. Very recently started off with my public speaking as well with the recent one being for the Cloud Foundry Summit NA ’18.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Nigel Carr
Principal of ADL Ventures
Nigel is an operator and angel investor/advisor specializing in brand, product development, growth strategy and execution in early-stage startups. He is currently a principal at ADL Ventures, a firm that focuses on developing and deploying new services and products on behalf of legacy-sector corporations. He is also a Co-founder at Rithron, an advisory company that supports plant based food startups and startups operating in unique regulatory environments. Rithron has helped launch new wellness products from Willie Nelson and Joy Tea, among others. Prior to ADL, Nigel spent three years at Flow Kana as a founding team member and head of operations / product. He was previously CEO / Co-founder of Qorax, a platform for creating country-specific PAYGO solar distribution companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Enersom (Somalia), HelloSolar (Ethiopia), and Altech (DRC). Nigel has advised and made angel investments in multiple startups to help them reach critical milestones during their formative years, including VIM, Jetti, Liatris, Human, General Radar, Vidaao, Casca, and Steward. Nigel holds a BA in Psychology from Amherst College. He studied Photovoltaics and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells at the Smith College Picker Engineering Program.
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About ADL Ventures, Rithron: ADL Ventures is a company that focuses on developing & deploying new services & products on behalf of legacy-sector corporations.
David Opolon
Principal of The Boston Consulting Group
David Opolon is Office of the CEO at Citadel Securities
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About Citadel Securities, The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Meinrad Heuberger
Principal of The Boston Consulting Group
Meinrad Heuberger is the Vice President, Global Sales Strategy & Planning at Cisco
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Neil Shepherd
Principal of The Boston Consulting Group
Principal in BCG’s San Francisco office, and a member of the TMT practice. Primary areas of focus are Sales & Marketing, operations, and IoT.
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Mitch Colgan
Principal of The Boston Consulting Group
Mitchell Colgan is a principal at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Dan Rayburn
Principal Analyst of Frost & Sullivan
Dan Rayburn is considered to be one of the foremost authorities, speakers, and writers on streaming media technology, content, and business models. An avid blogger, author and analyst, Dan is often referred to as the “voice of the industry” and has been quoted in more than a thousand news items by nearly every major media outlet over the past eighteen years. His blog is one of the most widely read sites by content owners, Wall Street money managers and industry executives in the online video sector.
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About Frost & Sullivan, Streaming Device Support, Streaming Media Europe: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
