Alexandru Ginsca

sourced_title: Head of Data Science

headline: Head of Data Science @BearingPoint Products

position: Head of Data Science

company: BearingPoint

position: Chief Data Scientist

company: Atos

position: Research Engineer

company: CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

position: PhD Student

position: Java Developer

company: Opencast Matterhorn

description: Developper sponsored by the Google Summer of Code (https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/) program.

company: NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Center)

band_reasons: disqualified; ie_unclear; company_concern; builder

evidence_experience: No description provided for any role beyond titles; trajectory (Research Engineer, PhD Student, Chief Data Scientist, Java Developer for Google Summer of Code) is purely technical/data-science, with no mention of internal knowledge, IP-reuse, or governance ownership.

resolved_account_name: BearingPoint


Cory Phipps

sourced_title: CISO

headline: CISO | Zero Trust Strategist | Offensive Security Leader | MBA | MS Cyber | TS-SCI

about:
As a cleared cybersecurity executive (TS-SCI), I bring 20+ years of experience securing complex, high-impact environments across both commercial and federal sectors.

I currently serve as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at UNCOMN, where I lead Zero Trust initiatives, oversee cybersecurity strategy, and manage high-performance teams delivering solutions in support of national security and enterprise mission needs.

My expertise spans:

Security Architecture & Engineering

Cyber Risk Management (RMF, NIST, CMMC, DFARS)

Offensive Security (CISSP, CEH, Certified Expert Pen Tester)

Identity, Automation, and Threat Operations

Secure Business Enablement across cloud and hybrid infrastructures

I combine a Master’s in Cybersecurity with an MBA in Strategic Management, equipping me to align cybersecurity initiatives with business and operational outcomes. From implementing zero-trust architecture to driving secure by design services at scale, I deliver strategic outcomes through technical precision.

If you’re looking to connect with a cyber leader fluent in both enterprise execution and national mission delivery - let’s talk.

position: CISO

company: UNCOMN

end: Present

description:
I lead a high-performance team, driving operational excellence and delivering superior technical solutions to clients in the commercial and government sectors across highly regulated environments.

• Lead cyber strategy across government and commercial sectors with focus on Zero Trust, ICAM, and cyber resilience
• Oversee security architecture, risk, governance, and compliance initiatives aligned to NIST, CMMC, and FedRAMP
• Partner with executive leadership to integrate cybersecurity as a busin

disposition: DISQUALIFIED

internal_vs_external: external

band: clear

band_reasons: disqualified

evidence_experience: "I lead a high-performance team, driving operational excellence and delivering superior technical solutions to clients in the commercial and government sectors" and "Guide client engagements with technical SMEs, delivering on high-stakes mission outcomes."

resolved_account_name: UNCOMN

in_612: yes

in_575: yes

suppressed: no


Silvan Stuessi

sourced_title: Managing Partner | Global Head Insurance | Management Consulting | Digital Transformation

content:
Agentic AI only creates value if it reshapes the operating model.

We’ve taken it beyond generic AI concepts and designed an Agentic AI‑native operating model for life insurers as a concrete example, grounded in our experience designing and implementing life insurance operating models and deep AI expertise.

Reach out if you’re interested in the underlying model or its practical implications.

content:
Agentic AI won’t move the needle if it’s layered onto the existing operating model.

We’ve translated the debate into a practical AI‑native Target Operating Model for life insurers, grounded in our life insurance TOM design & build experience and deep AI expertise.

Happy to share the model and discuss what it means for your transformation roadmap.

#AgenticAI #OperatingModel #TargetOperatingModel

resolved_account_name: Synpulse


Jay Gami

about: Jay is an ambitious senior procurement & strategy professional with over 10 years’ experience in the public, private and third sector with a background in procuring a range of indirect categories, with a specific focus on facilities management, real-estate, and corporate services.

company: Accenture

position: Head of Category - Corporate & Place

company: London Borough of Waltham Forest

position: European Buyer (Category Lead FM) - Operations and Supply Chain

company: Nomad Foods Europe

description: Responsibility for leading the Facilities Management Category across 13 factories across EMEA. Key Categories included; Production Cleaning, Canteens, Waste Management and Technical Maintenance.

position: Category Manager

company: The Salvation Army

description: Category Manager, developing long term Category Strategies for the Buildings and Facilities category. Annual spend in excess of £60 million across the UK and Ireland Territory. Managing a small team with the overall oversight of project and savings delivery.

position: Category Manager - Commercial Telecoms

company: Transport for London

description: Category Manager for Commercial Telecommunications. Main responsibilities included the contract management of the Commercial Wi-Fi contract with Virgin Media.

position: Assistant Commercial Manager

description: Responsible for managing Facilities Management procurements for Transport for London and The Greater London Authority. Key Category projects included; Catering Services (City Hall), Technical Maintenance Services (City Hall, Trafalgar and Parliament Square).

position: Commercial Officer

description: Commercial Officer responsible for managing a range of indirect sourcing strategies for Transport for London and the Greater London Authority. Category exposure in Print, Marketing, Learning & Development, HR Services and Events and IT.

content:
Excited to share that I've been promoted to EMEA Practice Lead – Industrial Operations at Accenture (MRO, Facilities, Technical Services & Capex)

This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the incredible leaders, colleagues, teams, and clients who have trusted and supported me along the way. I'm deeply grateful to each of you.

I'm looking forward to the opportunities, challenges, and imp

role_nature: other

evidence_experience: Ambitious senior procurement & strategy professional... focus on facilities management, real-estate, and corporate services; EMEA Tower Lead - Facilities Management - Procurement

resolved_account_name: umlaut company

in_575: no

suppressed: yes


Brenden Duffy

sourced_title: Director of Asset Information and Digital Transformation

headline: Asset Management Leader

about:
Brenden is a seasoned business leader and digital advisory consultant with over two decades of experience. He specializes in guiding clients through the preparation, procurement, and deployment of successful Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, leveraging best practices to mitigate risks and ensure seamless technology-to-business integration.

Brenden's expertise lies in implementing sustained improvements through EAM systems, Geospatial Technologies (GIS, GPS, RS, AVL, and UAS/drones), and other key enterprise systems. He places a strong emphasis on organizational change management, ensuring that business priorities drive technology decisions for optimal outcomes.

With a passion for solving complex problems, Brenden thrives on partnering with clients to realize tangible benefits and drive impactful results. His commitment to excellence and strategic approach make him a trusted advisor in the realm of enterprise technology solutions.

company: AMCL

description:
As Director, Brenden leads AMCL's Digital Market Offerings, Asset Information & Digital Service Lines and related services/product offerings in the US. He supports the development and delivery of the US business plan, with a focus on Asset Information, Digital Transformation and continuous improvement activities on behalf of clients.
Brenden focuses on helping customers achieve the best possible asset management outcomes using industry best practices, and innovative EAM and geospatial/linear tec

position: Assistant Vice President

company: WSP USA

position: Principal Consultant

description:
Role at WSP USA
Principal Consultant II within WSP USA Advisory Services Asset Management Business Line. Dedicated to delivery of value to customers. Focused on providing business-driven asset management capacity to customers, including technical capabilities in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other geospatial technologies.

Subsidiary area of specialization: technical expertise in geospatial technologies & linear asset modeling an

position: Chief Enterprise Asset Management Officer

company: MTA Long Island Rail Road

description:
Reports to: Executive Vice President
Lead the Enterprise Asset Management Department and all interdepartmental EAM efforts accross LIRR. This role provides corporate-wide leadership pertaining to EAM and geospatial technology initiatives. Represent LIRR on all EAM matters including internal, external, and inter-agency including acting on behalf of LIRR leadership as needed.  Ensure all EAM Federal compliance requirements are met.  The Chief EAM Officer must drive the evolution of LIRR's physical

position: Director of Enterprise Asset Management

description:
Reports to: Chief Panning Officer.
Lead LIRR Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) projects including running the LIRR EAM improvement program. Establish program governance, project controls and cross department demand management. Responsible for defining and launching the LIRR EAM Improvement Program and overseeing prioritization and governance of projects.

Ensure congruence with strategic vision and goals of LIRR, MTA, industry best practice such as GFMAM, IAM, ISO 55000, and compliance requirem

position: UAV / UAS

description: Drones for Conservation: www.conservationdrones.org

company: FlightRiot

description: UAV Mapping and Photogrammetry.

position: Senior Manager: Geospatial Technologies

company: MTA-LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD

description:
Implement the efficient use of geospatial technologies that support LIRR business requirements. Lead
Enterprise geospaital initiatives related to GIS, AGS services, mobile GIS, GPS, Enterprise Asset Management, and AVL. Advise senior management and MTA HQ in geospatial technology decision-making. Oversee employees and budget of the geospatial technology group.

Plan and execute support pertaining to Asset Management, Capital Programs, 5 year and 20 year needs. Oversee approximately 175 GIS use

evidence_experience: "He specializes in guiding clients through the preparation, procurement, and deployment of successful Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions" and "Dedicated to delivery of value to customers... business-driven asset management capacity to customers"

resolved_account_name: AMCL


Jennifer Tom

publicIdentifier: jetom

sourced_title: Operations and Analytics Director

headline: Operations and Analytics Director at BCG

about: Senior strategist with consulting and finance expertise driving high-impact decision making and policy development. Extensive experience tackling complex, strategic challenges in higher education, life sciences, & global health organizations. Builder and cultivator of high-performing, inclusive, and values-driven teams. Adept at working closely with C-suite executives, orchestrating stakeholder engagement, and simultaneously managing numerous projects and priorities.

position: Operations and Analytics Director

company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

position: Director of Strategic Analysis

company: Yale University

position: Associate Director for Strategic Analysis

position: Consultant

position: Summer Associate

company: Partners In Health

position: Associate

company: UBS

position: Analyst

internal_vs_external: unclear

band: review

band_reasons: disqualified; ie_unclear; low_conf

evidence_experience: "Senior strategist with consulting and finance expertise driving high-impact decision making and policy development... Adept at working closely with C-suite executives, orchestrating stakeholder engagement" - no mention of knowledge, IP reuse, AI, or governance.

resolved_account_name: BCG GAMMA


Prashant Swadi

sourced_title: AVP, SAP Delivery - Europe, MENA, APAC & Global Practice Head - SAP HXM & Intelligent Spend

headline: SAP Delivery Head, Europe, MENA, APAC and Global Delivery Head, SAP SuccessFactors & Intelligent Spend

about:
Prashant Swadi has more than 30 years of experience in helping organizations across the world achieve excellence through IT led business transformations. As a business leader, he has been instrumental in growing centers of excellence in SAP SAAS Solutions like SuccessFactors, Concur, Ariba, Fieldglass and earlier S4 HANA Finance & SAP HCM.

From architecting complex IT solutions at one end to business consulting initiatives such as process harmonization, HR organization design, change management, on the other, Prashant has also spearheaded digital innovations in AI & Mobility.

Currently he leads SAP Delivery for Europe, MENA, APAC and the Global Practice for HXM & Intelligent Spend at Cognizant.

company: Cognizant

description: Integrating SAP delivery into a unified delivery organization across Europe, MENA and APAC with cross border collaborative teams, creating an ecosystem of partners in niche areas and growing 5+ nearshore delivery centers across Europe & APAC.

position: Senior Director, SAP HXM & Intelligent Spend

position: Senior Director - SAP SuccessFactors & Concur COE, Europe

description: Leading European markets for SAP SuccessFactors and Concur by establishing a European Center of Excellence (COE) by bringing together regional teams. Responsible for delivery and presales.

position: Director - SAP S/4 HANA (Simple Finance), SuccessFactors & Concur COE

description: Incubating COEs like SAP S/4 (Simple Finance), SAAS solutions like SuccessFactors, Concur including presales and delivery responsibility. Includes creating mindshare during early days of SAAS and S/4 HANA by advising companies through proof of concepts, business case creation and roadmap definition.

position: Director - SAP HCM COE

description: Establishing SAP HCM COE and managing delivery, driving growth for global markets

position: Delivery Competency Head

company: Siemens IT Solutions and Services P. Ltd.

description: Center of Excellence Head for SAP HCM with delivery and presales responsibility

position: SAP Delivery Head

company: Coconut Softwares P. Ltd.

description: SAP Delivery Head for India markets with responsibility for delivery and presales

position: Senior SAP Consultant

company: Siemens Information Systems Limited

description: SAP Project Manager, Consultant and Solution Architect

evidence_experience: "Establishing and running a global practice for SAP SAAS solutions – SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass with presales and delivery responsibilities, managing SAP alliances and fostering innovations in this area"

resolved_account_name: Cognizant Consulting France


Antonella Impieri

sourced_title: Head of Operations

headline: Head of Holding presso Egon Zehnder

about:
from 2007 to 2010: leading a team of three people responsible for the management and coordination of the consolidation of the financial statements and reports of  the Italian based parent company and its worldwide subsidiaries and branches.
Preparation of  monthly, quarterly and annual reporting according to US requirements. Analyze the variation of Actual vs Plan.
accounting of long-term contracts, according to US and Italiang gaap
Assist companies in accounting matters.

2005: implementation of SOX compliance model and relation with external auditors

2003: restatement of IFRS of Sanmprogetti financial report

Specialties: Consolidation Process,
Accounting methodology for long-term contracts,
IFRS, Italian, US Gaap and Statutory compliance

position: Head of Operations

company: Egon Zehnder

position: Head of Holding

position: Group Controller

company: Cavotec SA

position: Executive Assistant Group Chief Financial Officer

position: Accounting Manager

company: Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A.

description:
management and coordination of the consolidation of the financial statements and reports

Tax Department support

position: IAS implementation project coordinator

company: Snamprogetti Spa

position: Senior auditor

company: Ernst & Young

internal_vs_external: internal

evidence_experience: "leading a team of three people responsible for the management and coordination of the consolidation of the financial statements and reports"; "implementation of SOX compliance model and relation with external auditors"; Group Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior auditor roles - all finance/accounting function.

in_612: no


Paul Lynch

sourced_title: Chief Operating Officer

headline: COO at The Cadmus Group

about: Creative, collaborative, and data-driven Chief Operating Officer with more than 25 years of experience leading enterprise operations, corporate services, governance, integration, business development support, and cost transformation for professional services organizations.

position: Chief Operating Officer

company: The Cadmus Group

description:
- Enterprise Operations: Leads enterprise operations across HR, IT, Contracts and Procurement, the Office of the CTO, and client delivery.
- Business Scaling & Integration: Partners with executive leadership to scale corporate infrastructure, governance, and systems, successfully integrating key acquisitions.
- Cost Transformation: Oversees corporate cost initiatives.
- Growth & BD Governance: Drives corporate business development governance, including high-value pipeline reviews, pricing approv

position: Senior Vice President and Group Operations Director

company: ICF

description: Heads operations for ICF’s public sector operating group comprised of 4 divisions, 3,500 employees, and over $750 million in annual revenue

position: Vice President & Group Operations Director

description: Heads operations for ICF’s public sector operating group comprised of 5 divisions, 3,500 employees, and over $700 million in annual revenue

position: Vice President & Operations Director

description:
•	Directed operational and financial management of ICF’s public health informatics and technology services division
•	Led the operational integration of three ICF divisions into a single division; increased gross revenue oversight responsibilities from $75 million in 2011 to $150 million in 2016

position: Senior Business Operations Manager

description:
•	Provided financial reporting and analysis, including monthly and quarterly executive reports highlighting project status, new bookings, backlog, and overall performance
•	Oversaw preparation of proposal pricing estimates and business volumes
•	Monitored project financial performance against project milestones

position: Business Operations Manager

description:
•	Wrote, reviewed, and executed contracts and subcontracts
•	Prepared pricing estimates and business volumes
•	Recognized as 2005 Sales/Marketing Achievement Award winner
•	Designed financial reports, internal financial management tools, and custom client reports

position: Management Consultant

description: Provided a wide variety of management consulting services to Federal government and non-profit clients.  Developed and implemented leadership training programs for the Milton Hershey School. Developed and administered customer satisfaction surveys and action plans for the U.S. Navy’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Division. Examined viable business ventures for a local utility. Conducted qualitative research for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

content: We’re honored to be among the select group of firms supporting this critical governmentwide initiative and look forward to helping our clients achieve scalable, secure, and impactful digital transformation.

content: Excited to see the launch of CadmusLogic.AI and proud of the work our teams are doing to combine human expertise with AI-empowered technology to help clients translate data into insight, accelerate decision-making, and solve complex challenges with confidence.

content: Congratulations to the team on this exciting TECHGATE award! This work builds on Cadmus’ deep experience in digital transformation and reflects our commitment to secure, reliable digital technologies.

disposition: STRONG

primary_strip: B

evidence_experience: "Leads enterprise operations across HR, IT, Contracts and Procurement, the Office of the CTO, and client delivery" and "Modernization & AI: Sponsors enterprise-wide" - explicit ownership of internal IT/operations function and sponsorship of enterprise AI modernization, though the AI line is truncated.

resolved_account_name: Nathan, a Cadmus Company


Kristen Firpo, CPCC, ACC

publicIdentifier: kristen-firpo-cpcc-pcc

sourced_title: Director, Innovation and Digital Transformation Practice

headline: Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, Advisor and Faciliatator

about:
I’m passionate about helping leaders shift from reactivity to intentionality, enabling them to stop operating on autopilot and start leading with presence and purpose. After working with me, leaders often feel more grounded, clear-headed, and capable of making bold decisions with confidence and calm.

I’m known for distilling complexity into clarity. In any room, whether I’m coaching executives one-on-one, facilitating a global session, or navigating a high-stakes moment,  I read the room, connect the dots, and reflect back what truly matters.

With a background in leadership, innovation and strategy, I help teams shift mindsets, adopt AI, and lead through change, without losing what makes them human.

I also design leadership programs, grounded in human-centered design, that challenge outdated thinking and provide teams with practical tools to lead with clarity, connection, and confidence while driving measurable results across the business. I show leaders how to tune into themselves, cut through the noise, and make sharper decisions that drive real, lasting results.

Strengths: executive presence, executive coaching, innovation, AI, team facilitation, leadership development, leadership development design, change management, cultural change, strategic execution, leadership consulting, assessments (ExPI, MBTI, Hogan, DiSC).

position: Member of BTS Coach and Consultancy Team

company: BTS

description: As an Executive Coach, Strategic Advisor, and Facilitator with BTS Global, I partner with senior leaders across industries to strengthen leadership, accelerate innovation, and build AI-ready organizations. My work helps executives unlock leadership capacity, elevate strategic thinking, navigate complexity, and confidently integrate AI into the way they lead, decide, and innovate. Whether coaching one-on-one or facilitating leadership teams, I help leaders shift mindsets and create meaningful bus

position: Director, Leadership and Coach

description:
Designed and delivered enterprise-wide leadership programs and innovation labs for global organizations, helping future-proof talent, shift mindsets, and drive strategic growth.

Focused on C-suite leaders, executive teams, and emerging senior talent, I’ve led leadership journeys, team development experiences, executive coaching engagements, and comprehensive assessments to build high-impact leaders and aligned teams.

description:
Responsible for helping lead the Innovation & Digital Transformation Practice, and for managing the innovation process that identifies the insights, strategies, and opportunities we use to surprise and delight our team, customers, and partners. This includes leading BTS's Insights & Design Lab (IDL), which examines the roles designed experiences play for advancing innovation, leadership, and strategy execution around the world.

BTS focuses on the people side of strategy, working with leaders at

position: Founder

company: Hangar 10

description:
Hangar 10 is a consultancy firm that specializes in teaching people to think "out-of-the box" by using innovation frameworks that lead to creative solutions and strategies. Specific focus is in leading businesses through corporate leadership workshops and using alternative eastern modalities that are proven to impact actions, results, and ultimately the bottom line.
Partnerships include Future Partners, Half Moon Bay.

•	Avasara, Pune, India:
Avasara is a women’s Leadership Academy providin

position: Deloitte Greenhouse Labs Leader and Business Consultant

company: Deloitte

description:
Formerly the Deloitte Client Experience Labs:
Designed, implemented and facilitate  the Deloitte Client Experience labs (Greenhouse/ Innovation Labs). In 'the Labs' we developed a framework to elevate relationships with clients to resolve a variety of businesses issues. The Lab sessions helped our account teams and clients accelerate decision  through interactive exercises, expert facilitation, methodologies and creatively-designed environments. All teams leave the workshops with a plan of actio

position: Human Resources Business Partner

company: Exelixis

description:
As an HR Business Partner,  built the Drug Discovery business unit for Exelixis and designed and implemented the company’s first Performance Management Plan.

Sample work:
-	Custom designed training and development workshops: Presentation Skills, Performance Management, Leadership, Successful Management and Conflict Resolution
-	Designed and implemented succession planning and career track programs
-	Partnered with Successfactors to design & implement the Performance Review process
-	Develop and

content:
The real question with AI isn’t how smart the systems are becoming, it’s whether we’re still the ones choosing how we think, decide, and lead.

That’s why I said yes to contributing to Rewired: Leadership in the Age of AI, written by Eve Simon .

What I explore in my chapter is something I don’t see talked about enough in AI conversations:

The leaders who will thrive aren’t the most analytical or

content:
Technology is moving fast.
Our ability to lead effectively and efficiently in the middle of all of it is being stretched.

REWIRED, Leadership in the Age of AI,  doesn’t try to tidy that up or offer quick solutions. It looks at what leadership actually asks of us when intelligence is distributed, certainty is rare, and the pace leaves very little room to pause. It challenges how we think about pow

content:
REWIRED, Leadersip in the Age of AI, a new book by Eve Simon
now live on Amazon.

This book is a collective narrative, shaped by conversations, reflections, and perspectives from leaders, creatives, and thinkers across generations and geographies.

I was invited to contribute to the Voices from the Edge chapter, which focuses less on answers and more on the questions that matter right now.

My

evidence_experience: "I partner with senior leaders across industries to strengthen leadership, accelerate innovation, and build AI-ready organizations" and "Designed and delivered enterprise-wide leadership programs and innovation labs for global organizations" - describes services delivered to client organizations, not ownership of BTS's own internal knowledge/AI function.

resolved_account_name: BTS


David Baruch

sourced_title: Chief Information Officer

email_status: verified

headline: Global Techology Executive and C-Suite Change Agent Driving Digital Transformation and Innovation

about:
David is a seasoned Chief Information Officer and a former Accenture Partner with over
35 years of experience driving digital transformation, technology innovation, and operational efficiency for global enterprises. He ascended from a programmer to a CIO overseeing a $500 million budget, gaining recognition in turning around under- performing technology projects. His business expertise includes procurement, real estate and offshore labor. Passionate about facilitating change, David excels in building high-performing teams and collaborating closely with his executive team peers.

position: Chief Information Officer

company: Spencer Stuart

description:
•	Led the digital transformation in a $1B firm with operations in 30 countries.
•	Established an innovative and industry-leading digital client experience platform that raised client satisfaction scores.
•	Championed strategic use of AI to drive significant cost savings.
•	Spearheaded M&A integration efforts, successfully creating a new operating entity across 50 countries and a workforce of 550 personnel.
•	Built dedicated security and crisis management teams to reduce risk. Led crisis manageme

position: Aon Hewitt Chief Information Officer

company: Aon

description:
•	Led client-facing product development and internal technology for a publicly held $3B Benefits and HR consulting organization serving 45 million users.
•	Managed a $500M IT budget while overseeing a global team of 3,500 associates.
•	Developed an innovative technology product for an underperforming outsourcing business unit resulting in significant cost savings and client sales growth.
•	Led a board-approved technology consolidation program to reduce costs.
•	Led turnaround of a 1,000-person

company: Equity Office Properties Trust

description:
•	Implemented new financial systems and operation improvements.
•	Developed innovative self-service parking website and billing system that increased parking revenue by 14%.

position: Partner, Insurance and Banking Practice

company: Accenture

description:
•	Sold and led large-scale, international strategic IT programs, driving growth and transformation for clients.
•	Provided tailored solutions to meet the technology needs of key clients including American Express, JP Morgan Chase, E*Trade, and Erie Insurance.

evidence_experience: "Led the digital transformation in a $1B firm with operations in 30 countries." / "Championed strategic use of AI to drive significant cost savings." / "Built dedicated security and crisis management teams to reduce risk." / "Significantly reduced firm-wide costs in real estate and through procurement" - all describing ownership of Spencer Stuart's own internal technology, security, and operational function as CIO, not a service sold to clients.


Kelly Makway

publicIdentifier: kellymakway

sourced_title: Managing Director - CFO and Enterprise Value - Practice Lead, Canada

headline: Managing Director @ Accenture | CFO Advisory Lead Canada | Proud CPA in Canada and US

about:
I have 20 years of experience in finance, across industry and consulting roles. As a Managing Director at Accenture, I lead the CFO and Enterprise Value practice in Canada, helping finance organizations challenge the status quo and embrace the future. I hold CPA, MBA, and CMA credentials, and I have a passion for designing efficient, effective, and compliant finance systems and processes. I align my work with Accenture's mission to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, as a bi-national professional and a mentor to others.

In my current role, I assist strategic CFOs to expand the scope and buy-in for a future-ready finance department, including the tools, analytics, and readiness of employees to deliver finance as a service. I also drive Finance of the Future conversations, from benchmarking to designing target operating models and the value of shared services. During COVID, I have helped several clients navigate the crisis and transition to cloud ERP solutions, leveraging my skills in business process improvement, change management, and process improvement. I enjoy meeting with clients who have problems or opportunities, and finding innovative and tailored solutions for them.

description:
With 20 years of experience across industry and consulting roles, I'm committed to helping Finance organizations challenge ‘the way we have always done it’. As a CPA in Canada and in the US, my fundamentals of design are grounded in efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining compliance. My passion is to assist strategic CFOs to expand the scope and buy-in for a future-ready finance department - including the tools, analytics and readiness of employees to deliver finance as a service.

I am a

position: Partner, Finance Transformation

company: KPMG

position: Director, Finance Transformation

description:
A day in the life of a management consultant....

- Meet with clients who have a problem or opportunity.  Most common themes I hear include:
              - our system doesn't do what we need it to
              - I can't pull information or reports out the way I want
              - I'm not sure we have the right skills/roles to support our operations
              - We have great sales but aren't making any money
              - Is it time to move to a cloud ERP?  Are they safe?

position: Owner

company: Schoolhouse Consulting Services

position: Senior Director

company: Alvarez & Marsal

description:
Financial specialist who brings deep operational experience together with consulting abilities which have been honed through years of experience working across a number of industries, including oil & gas, mining, rail, engineering services, pulp & paper, utility construction and government.

Helped organizations improve the performance of their back office either as a consultant or an interim manager. Implemented enterprise financial systems, completed process redesign and designed and assessed

position: Project Implementation - Payroll, Scheduling, Shared Service, System Upgrade

company: Anglo American

description:
Payroll System Implementation - August 2011 - July 2012
Outcomes:
- integrate external payroll system and processes into internal staffing
- reduce payroll support and costs by 50%
- leveraged ADP hosted payroll solution

Scheduling System Implementation - November 2011 to Present
Outcomes:
- implement full scheduling system for 400 employee operation
- record onsite employees and contractors with RFID cards for improved site safety
- elminate all manual timesheets and feed time recording di

position: Director, Financial Management

description: Worked with KPMG to help deliver a financial transformation for a large US Telco client through consolidation from 49 to 11 locations and reducing the 4,500 person department by 20% over impacted employees. Responsible for helping her client execute the each stage of the transition including employee identification, notification, relocation or off-payrollling.  Facilitated solutions across each work-stream including HR/Recruiting, Real Estate and IT, Knowledge Capture and Transition to ensure th

position: Finance Strategy and Roadmap Development

company: Health Services

description:
- Working with the client to examine current strengths and opportunities, determine customer needs, develop Finance 3-5 year goal and develop year detailed workplan to deliver customer expectations
- Assess enabling initiatives and recommend change and communicate strategies to ensure sustainment

content:
Calling out to the network - want to be the liason between Finance and IT?  Check this out.  Hassan el Bouhali Andrea Bravo RONBAR

https://lnkd.in/gAiwZANX

evidence_experience: "I assist strategic CFOs to expand the scope and buy-in for a future-ready finance department" and "I enjoy meeting with clients who have problems or opportunities, and finding innovative and tailored solutions for them" - describes selling finance transformation services to clients, not owning Accenture's own internal knowledge/IP function.


Eduard Stephenson

sourced_title: Senior Partner — Transformation, Digital Strategy and AI-Enabled Change

headline: Senior Transformation & AI-Enabled Strategy Leader | Digital, Operating Model & Major Programmes | Energy, Infrastructure, Utilities & Public Sector | Board Advisor

about:
I help boards, CEOs, investors and executive teams turn AI, digital and operating-model decisions into delivered outcomes.

My career has been built in complex, regulated and asset-intensive environments across the UK, Africa, MENA and Europe, with deep experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure, transport, public sector, mining and oil & gas. Over 25+ years, I have led major transformation programmes, built consulting capabilities, developed go-to-market strategies, led strategic client relationships and helped organisations move from ambition to execution.

My current focus is AI-enabled transformation: helping leadership teams understand where AI creates practical business value, how to prioritise use cases, how to govern risk, how to redesign operating models, and how to mobilise delivery so that digital investment turns into measurable outcomes.

I am not a hands-on AI engineer. My role is to work at the board and enterprise level — connecting strategy, commercial logic, governance, people, technology and delivery. That includes AI adoption, AI value realisation, responsible AI, smart infrastructure, IoT, digital twins, cloud-enabled transformation, private 5G, smart grids, smart metering, programme assurance and complex transformation delivery.

As a senior consulting partner, I have led and grown major client relationships, generated more than $20m annually in new and repeat business, built high-performing teams, and advised C-suite stakeholders across some of the most demanding operating environments in the world.

I also bring an entrepreneurial perspective through AI-enabled venture building and advisory work, including BuildPrompt-related AI transformation, eSIM and digital travel propositions, AI memory architecture and multimodal consultation platform

company: EY

description:
Senior Partner focused on business transformation, digital strategy, operating model redesign and major programme delivery for clients across energy, utilities, infrastructure, public sector and regulated industries.

Led board and C-suite advisory work across complex transformation environments where technology, governance, delivery discipline and stakeholder alignment were critical to value realisation.

Selected areas of impact:
• Led digital and technology-enabled transformation across infra

position: Partner & Practice Leader — Business Transformation, Infrastructure, Energy and Public Sector

description:
Partner and regional transformation leader across Africa, India and MENA, combining practice leadership, commercial growth, C-suite advisory and complex programme delivery.

Led transformation work across energy, utilities, infrastructure, mining, transport, oil & gas and public sector clients, with a strong focus on operating model change, smart infrastructure, programme assurance and digital modernisation.

Selected areas of impact:
• Led the Business Consulting Business Transformation Domain

position: Founder — AI-Enabled Business Models, Research & Venture Exploration

company: Inventative

description:
Founder-led research and venture exploration focused on AI-enabled business models, digital propositions and practical applications of emerging technology.

Areas of interest include AI-enabled business models, AI value realisation, generative AI adoption, AI memory architecture, multimodal consultation platforms, digital travel propositions and eSIM / MVNO concepts.

Key focus areas:
• AI-enabled transformation and value realisation
• Digital strategy and operating model design
• AI adoption, g

position: Director

company: Stephenson & Associates

position: Portfolio Manager

company: London Underground

description:
Led portfolio management across major capital and infrastructure programmes in one of the world’s most complex urban transport environments.

Built deep experience in programme governance, delivery assurance, stakeholder management, public infrastructure, safety-critical operations and regulated asset-intensive delivery — experience that continues to shape my approach to digital and AI-enabled transformation today.

position: PM

company: Metronet Rail

description: Managed complex rail infrastructure and PPP/PFI delivery programmes, working across engineering, commercial, governance and stakeholder interfaces in a highly regulated transport environment.

company: Thames Water

description: Managed water infrastructure and operational programmes for the UK’s largest water and wastewater utility, building early experience in regulated utilities, asset-intensive operations and infrastructure delivery.

company: Savuti Investments

content:
AI is not short of ambition. The harder question now is return.

Many boards and leadership teams have seen enough AI demos and pilots. The challenge is deciding which use cases matter, how to govern the risks, and how to turn promising experiments into operating capability.

I have put together a short board playbook on moving from AI ambition to delivered outcomes.

The core message: AI creates

content:
AI is infrastructure. We should stop deploying it like software.

For boards, executive teams and transformation leaders, the AI question is moving beyond pilots and productivity gains.

The harder question is what happens after launch.

Who owns the outcome? Who funds the lifecycle? Who monitors performance? Who changes the work?

I have put together a short perspective on why enterprise AI behav

evidence_experience: "Advised executive teams on AI-enabled tran[sformation]" and "As a senior consulting partner, I have led and grown major client relationships, generated more than $20m annually in new and repeat business, built high-performing teams, and advised C-suite stakeholders" - all client-facing advisory/sales work, no internal function ownership described.

resolved_account_name: EY ifb


Alicia Herring

sourced_title: CISO, Cognizant Americas and TriZetto Provider Solutions

headline: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Enterprise Cybersecurity Executive | Board & Executive Risk Advisor | AI Governance | Enterprise Risk | Digital Transformation

about:
Cybersecurity has evolved from an IT function into a boardroom issue.

As Chief Information Security Officer for Cognizant Americas and TriZetto, I provide executive cybersecurity leadership across businesses representing approximately 75% of Cognizant's global revenue, supporting more than 2,000 clients across healthcare, financial services, technology, manufacturing, energy, insurance, and other highly regulated industries.

Throughout my career, I've focused on helping organizations use cybersecurity as a business enabler rather than simply a compliance function. Whether modernizing enterprise governance, improving cyber resilience, strengthening client trust, or guiding executive investment decisions, my goal is always the same: align cybersecurity with business strategy.

I enjoy partnering with executive leadership teams and boards to translate complex cyber and technology risks into practical business decisions that improve resilience, accelerate transformation, and create long-term enterprise value.

My experience spans:

 • Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy
 • Executive Risk Governance
 • AI Governance & Responsible Adoption
 • Digital Transformation
 • Regulatory & Client Assurance
 • Technology Risk Management
 • Business Growth Enablement
 • Executive Leadership & Talent Development

Outside of my executive role, I serve on an advisory board, speak at industry conferences, and enjoy helping develop the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.

I'm always interested in connecting with executives, board members, investors, and business leaders who are passionate about cybersecurity, governance, AI, innovation, and organizational resilience.

position: CISO, Cognizant Americas and TriZetto

company: Cognizant

description:
•  Provide executive cybersecurity leadership for Cognizant Americas and TriZetto, with accountability for enterprise cyber risk governance, client assurance, regulated product environments, and business-aligned security strategy.

•  Institutionalized enterprise cyber risk governance across Cognizant Americas, establishing executive governance forums, standardized risk reporting, accountability structures, and remediation processes that improved on-time issue closure from 61% to 91% while red

position: Chief Business Information Security Officer, Americas

description:
•  Led cybersecurity governance and business-aligned risk management across the Americas, supporting highly regulated client environments and enterprise delivery priorities.

•  Built and scaled Cognizant's global client assurance program, governing more than 42,000 annual control validations across SOC, HITRUST, PCI DSS, CyberGRX, and enterprise risk assessment programs while consistently meeting contractual obligations and regulatory compliance commitments.

•  Transformed enterprise secu

position: BISO - Americas Financial Services, Communications, Media and Technology Business

description:
•  Led Business Information Security strategy across Cognizant's Americas Financial Services, Communications, Media, and Technology businesses, partnering with executive leadership to integrate cybersecurity into business growth, client delivery, and enterprise risk management.

•  Engineered the Business Information Security operating model, establishing specialized service teams, modernizing governance processes, and integrating enabling technologies that strengthened organizational capabili

position: Senior Director - Information Security IAM, GRC, Awareness and BISO Programs

company: TSYS

description:
•  Led a global organization of 55 cybersecurity professionals across the United States and United Kingdom with responsibility for identity governance, information security governance, audit management, security awareness, and Business Information Security programs.

•  Built enterprise cybersecurity governance capabilities aligned with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, FFIEC guidance, PCI DSS, and financial services regulatory expectations, establishing the foundation for scalable governance, id

position: Associate Director - Information Security IAM Program

position: Senior IT Auditor

position: Manager, Operations

content:
One idea from the new Stay Cognizant episode worth sitting with: the difference between using AI and building with it.

Josh Walters explains how Cognizant's marketing team has moved from AI as a writing assistant to AI as the foundation of how every workflow is designed including audience targeting, thought leadership, research access, project intake. A practical look at what AI-first marketing

content:
In aviation, the AI conversation is shifting from experimentation to outcomes. Cognizant ’s latest article looks at why ROI has been hard to unlock and where airlines should focus next.

Read more: https://cogniz.at/4xkjhjI

#Aviation #Airlines #ArtificialIntelligence #AviationOperations #TravelTechnology

content:
The British pub is at an inflection point. Together, Cognizant and AWS bring the technology, expertise and vision to help pub operators move from survival mode to competitive advantage — at scale.

Check out our latest point of view: https://bit.ly/4a69jbt

#BritishPubs #Innovation

content: Honored to be among these 40 women interviewed by the amazingly talented Sarah Tijou at Panelle.  What an awesome experience to be a part of!

band_reasons: disqualified; owns_internal_but_killed

evidence_experience: "provide executive cybersecurity leadership across businesses representing approximately 75% of Cognizant's global revenue, supporting more than 2,000 clients" and "Built and scaled Cognizant's global client assurance program, governing more than 42,000 annual control validations across SOC, HITRUST, PCI DSS" - this is client assurance/regulatory compliance cybersecurity, not internal knowledge/IP-reuse governance.


Patrik Rüegge

publicIdentifier: patrik-rueegge

sourced_title: Associate Partner CIO Advisory

headline: CIO Advisory - Cloud Transformation ¦ Enterprise Agility ¦ IT Strategy

about: I'm passionate to transform your IT landscape into #cloud and help you to transform your workforce into an agile way of working to reduce time to market.

position: Associate Partner CIO Advisory

company: Wavestone Consulting Switzerland AG

description: Helping our clients to transform their infrastructure into a flexible multi cloud-based environment by providing a solution strategy and target operating model based on a data-aware platform architecture built on a secure framework. A data driven platform as basis enables Business oportunities and clever use cases with GenAI.

position: Director for Enterprise Agility & Digital Transformations

company: PwC Switzerland

description: Transforming organisational and technical setup of our clients into a new way of working. We help our clients to get more efficients, build innovative solutions on cloud based infrastructure and re-gain control about their data.

position: Business Area Manager Banking & Insurance

company: ERNI

description: Leading the business area "Banking & Insurance" with full P&L responsibility  as a member of the executive board Switzerland. Driving digitalization, innovation and agile transformation services to help our customers to create value and build innovative solutions and solve challenges of their digital future. Growing the Business area includes recruitment and development of highly qualified and diversified employees, team building, coaching & mentoring.

position: Divisional Manager Banks & Insurances

company: AWK Group AG

description: Responsible for Business Development in the sector banking and insurances (sales, services, people development) . Service center for Regulatory Consulting. Company wide service definition für digital transformation services.

position: Divisional Manager Cantons & Public Health Sector

description:
Transformation of the existing business unit from technical IT Consulting to Business Consulting. Increasing market foot print in public sector, increase operating income and profitability.
Development and coaching of internal employees. Leading of strategic customer projects. Business development of consulting services for tax departments of cantons and government.

position: Associate Partner

description: Responsible for several cantons (Zurich, St. Gallen, Aargau, Graubünden) and public health sector

position: Senior Consultant

position: Consultant

content: Wir haben spannende Projekte im Steuerwesen und ein tolles, erfahrenes Team. Würde mich freuen, falls du Interesse hast! Einfach unkompliziert bei mir melden.

evidence_experience: "Helping our clients to transform their infrastructure into a flexible multi cloud-based environment by providing a solution strategy and target operating model" and "Transforming organisational and technical setup of our clients into a new way of working"

resolved_account_name: Wavestone


Evgenii Korliakov

publicIdentifier: ekorliakov

sourced_title: Technology Enablement Unit Lead

headline: IT Senior Manager, PwC Germany

about:
20+ years experience in IT (10+ of them - managerial) with solid background in big multinaltional companies (FMCG and Professional services) - CIO / IT Director scope of responsibilities. Up to $10 Mln OpEx budget management.

Various business systems implementation/consolidation (covering ERP/MRP/WMS scope) and IT infrastructure projects lead with up to $1 Mln projects budget. Strong project management skills with project cooridnator, project manager and project leader experience based on in-house Project Management methodologies and PMBoK.

Effective team management (including cross-territories based/virtual teams) and people development skills. Lead the team of up to 35 professionals. Always open for challenges and motivate my teams for the same.

Специализация: Experienced IT Manager/Executive with  MBA degree and certified PMP (Project Management Professional).

position: Technology Enablement Unit Lead

company: PwC

description:
Member of PwC Germany IT team.
•       Leading a unit within Technology Fundamentals pillar, supporting internal customers with evaluation and enablement of Cloud, Identity Management, Repetitive Tasks support with Focus on PwC global Services usage.
•	Over 20 unit members split across 3 Teams
•	Representing PwC Germany within various global Technology alignment initiatives/bodies.

position: PwC Europe Data Analytics and Cloud services Senior Service Manager

description:
Member of PwC Europe IT Service management team.
•	Responsible for Service management of various Data & Analytics services ( HALO, JET, Microsoft BI Stack, etc) as well as Cloud Services ( Microsoft Online Services, Google Cloud Platform, etc).
•	Service Management daily operations and support. Customers relationship management.
•	Service Development projects participation/coordination from Service Management perspective.

	Delivered various projects:
o	Supporting various business application

position: Senior Service Manager, PwC Global  IT

description:
•	PwC Global Online Services Service leader (2014 - 2017). Management of Microsoft Online services ( Azure, M365, PowerBI, etc) and Google Cloud Platform services within PwC. Working with vendors Global Account teams. Sharing and collaborating Online Service knowledge within PwC.
•	Global Network Service Leader,2012-2016 (core network service interconnecting PwC major geographical regions – with team members based in US, UK, HK, AU, IN, DE)
•	Member of Global IT organization re-launch, as part o

position: CTO PwC Russia / Regional Network Service Leader, PwC CEE (Central and Eastern Europe)

description:
•	Supervise and lead the team responsible for regional Telecom service across 40 sites in 30 territories of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), ~8K  Partners & Staff.
•	Full responsibility for PwC Russia IT Infrastructure, 8 locations with ~2500 Partners and Staff.
•	Responsibility for more than $8 Mln of IT Services annual budget
•	Over 20 team members totally  across CEE (Russia and CIS, Czech republic, Bulgaria, Croatia)
•	Lead and develop mentioned above services, coordinating and aligning  th

position: Head of IT Russia

company: HJ Heinz

description:
•	Member of Heinz Russia management board and European IT Management team
•	Responsible of managing the day to day Heinz Russia IT department activities and to develop IT strategy for short, medium and long term
•	Lead team of 30+ subordinates across 4 sites in Russia, supporting ~1500 Heinz Russia employees.
•	Prepare, track and manage more than $3Mln annual IT budget.
•	Delivered various business projects that simplify business systems landscape (from ~100+ systems to less than 10) and cover p

position: Deputy Head of IT Russia

description:
•	Managing of 20 resources across 5 sites in Russia
•	Responsible of managing the day to day IT infrastructure activities and developing IT infrastructure strategies
•	Support Head of IT department in managing the overall IT department activities
•	Lead the implementation of  various IT infrastructure projects :
o	Integration of the Petrosoyuz IT infrastructure into Heinz European infrastructure, implementation of the European WAN, replacement of 400+ PCs, implementation of Active directory and

position: IT Manager

company: Petrosoyuz Industrial Group

description:
•	Working on various projects within IT department with focus on statutory/managerial accounting and manufacturing support.
•	IT lead of M&A activities projects (Managerial/statutory accounting systems implementation, infrastructure integration/set up of new businesses).
•	Successfully complete the project on manufacturing accounting systems integration for biggest Petrosoyuz manufacturing site  (consolidation of 3 manufacturing streams and raw materials warehouses in one system, ~50 users of ne

position: IT Site Manager

description:
Responsible for IS support of one factory
Day by day users support and maintenance of systems and infrastructure used on site.
IS related procurement tasks

evidence_experience: "Leading a unit within Technology Fundamentals pillar, supporting internal customers with evaluation and enablement of Cloud, Identity Management, Repetitive Tasks support with Focus on PwC global Services usage. Over 20 unit members split across 3 Teams" and prior roles: "CTO PwC Russia... Full responsibility for PwC Russia IT Infrastructure" and "Head of IT Russia @ HJ Heinz... develop IT strategy"

resolved_account_name: PwC Experience Center


Phuong Vuong

publicIdentifier: phuongtvuong

sourced_title: North America BST Talent Enablement & Experience Director

headline: Strategy | Talent | Growth

about: Strategic operations and talent leader with 20+ years of experience driving growth, transformation, and execution at scale across global, high-growth, and complex matrixed organizations. Trusted senior partner to executive teams, known for translating vision into strategy, aligning leaders, and delivering results.

company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

position: West Strategic Initiatives Director

position: Consulting Team Talent Management Senior Manager

position: Board Member

company: Families In Schools

company: Citizens of the World Los Angeles

position: Alumni and Network Impact Senior Director

company: The Broad Center (2001-2021)

position: Headquarters & Strategic Initiatives Director

content: I'm happy to share that I’ve stepped into a new role as North America BST Talent Enablement and Experience Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)!

evidence_experience: Consulting Team Talent Management Director; Talent & Operations Deputy Director @ The Broad Center - consistent HR/Talent focus across career


Gregg Jankowski

sourced_title: Partner, Digital Transformation

headline: Enterprise AI & Data Transformation | Partner, AlixPartners | AI-Native Operating Models | Fortune 500 Advisor

about:
I help Fortune 500 companies build AI-native operating models. Not adopt AI tools. Restructure how they compete.

At AlixPartners, I co-lead the global AI & Data practice. My work sits at the intersection of enterprise transformation, data strategy, and organizational design, where the gap between AI investment and measurable outcome is most persistent and least well understood.

Twenty-five years across IBM, High Tech, Healthcare, and Manufacturing has shaped a straightforward view: most organizations are not failing at AI because of technology. They are failing at the operating model, governance, and capability layers underneath it.

I work with executive teams and PE stakeholders across North America, APAC, and EMEA to diagnose where performance is lagging relative to peers, identify the structural drivers, and execute transformations that close the gap.

If your AI ambition and your current trajectory are not aligned, that is usually the right starting point.

position: Partner, AI & Data Transformation

company: AlixPartners

description: At AlixPartners, I co-lead the global AI & Data practice, working with Fortune 500 executives and private equity stakeholders to close the gap between AI investment and measurable business outcome. My work spans AI-native operating model design, data strategy and governance, organizational transformation, and technology architecture across High Tech, Healthcare, and Manufacturing sectors globally.

position: Member, MIT CISR Data Board

company: MIT Sloan School of Management

description: A forum of data executives & MIT CISR research scientists

position: Partner, IT Strategy & Transformation

company: IBM

description: Led a national consulting practice concentrated in IT consulting, including: IT strategy and digital transformation, IT service management, and hybrid cloud and automation.  Additionally, I served as a C-level trusted advisor leading strategic large-scale opportunities.

position: Director, Global Technology Services

description: Led a North America sales team aligned with the Energy and Utility sector, focused on professional services, including:  cloud, IT security, mobility and network services.

position: General Manager, Integrated Technology Services Australia/New Zealand

description: Served as the General Manager of professional services for Australia/New Zealand, leading the successful transformation of a $300M global technology services business focused on cloud services, security, resilience and IT infrastructure.

position: Director, Integrated Communications Services

description: Led a North America sales team focused on IP communication services and was recognized as a technical leader in the field of Unified Communications.

position: Services Sales Leader

position: Member Board Of Directors

company: BLOC Ministries

description: BLOC Ministries lives and works in urban neighborhoods, working one-to-one with students and adults.  We create mentoring relationships and skills-building opportunities for our neighbors to re-define personal success and find pathways out of poverty and hopelessness.

content:
AI is now part of the exit playbook. The question is whether firms are using it early enough to matter.

I joined Ted Bililies and Jason McDannold for the Season 5 launch of Disruption Matters, and if I could distill what I think is the most underutilized lever in PE exits right now, it's this: data and AI aren't just diligence tools. They're value creation infrastructure, and they belong in the e

content:
Digital twins sound kind of like a horror movie. But in M&A they can be rather useful.

Grateful to The M&A Advisor for including my perspective in their latest piece on where predictive simulation and AI-driven modeling are heading in dealmaking.

It’s an important topic but if this technology were a movie, I don’t think it would be predicting the future before the deal signs quite yet.

Pred

content:
At the invitation of Stephen Spitzer, I had the privilege of co-presenting with Nicholaus Rohleder at the The Economic Club of New York, one of the country’s leading forums for economic and policy dialogue.

One conclusion is increasingly clear.

AI is not a software upgrade. It is an infrastructure build.

Generative AI is driving extraordinary demand on hyperscalers. Capital expenditures are mov

content:
I'm excited, but before I get on stage to present at the PEI Operating Partners Forum in Napa this June, I need some input.

The results of this year's survey will reveal the real shape of AI in private equity right now. Not the pitch, not the pilot, but what's actually moving EBITDA, reshaping revenue mix, and showing up in exit multiples.

That's the conversation I want to bring to Napa. But t

content:
AI in private equity is moving fast. Value creation, for most leaders, is not.

There's plenty of talk about what AI could mean for PE. What's harder to find is an honest account of how it's actually being used inside deal teams, across portfolio companies, and within operating models.

In this piece, Reggie Van Lee and I look at where AI is delivering across the PE lifecycle and where execution i

evidence_experience: "I co-lead the global AI & Data practice, working with Fortune 500 executives and private equity stakeholders to close the gap between AI investment and measurable business outcome."

resolved_account_name: AlixPartners


Kevin Lewis, MS, CISSP, PMP

publicIdentifier: kevin-lewis-cissp-pmp

sourced_title: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Sr. Managing Director

headline: CIO / CISO | Enterprise Technology & Cybersecurity Executive | Digital Transformation | Risk, Compliance & Growth | Board & CEO Advisor

about:
I am an executive technology leader with more than 25 years of experience operating successfully in both Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer roles. I help organizations modernize technology, manage risk, and drive growth by aligning IT and cybersecurity strategy with business objectives.

I have led enterprise IT, infrastructure, applications, and security organizations with full P&L ownership, global teams, and Board-level accountability. My experience includes digital transformation, cloud migration, M&A integration, cybersecurity and compliance programs, and large-scale cost optimization initiatives delivering multi-million-dollar savings.

I am known for my ability to translate complex technical and security challenges into clear business decisions for executives, Boards, and investors. Whether serving as a CIO or CISO, my focus remains the same: enable the business, reduce unnecessary risk, and build resilient, scalable platforms that support long-term success.

company: E78 Partners

description: Promoted to lead and transform a struggling department, managing a $30M P&L and a global team of 70. Executed strategic initiatives that revitalized operations, strengthened internal IT infrastructure, elevated cybersecurity posture, streamlined procurement, and expanded client engagement—resulting in new business growth. Developed and implemented a company-wide cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, identifying critical vulnerabilities and enhancing risk mitigation practices t

position: Senior Managing Director, Technical Services

description:
Recruited to lead technology and security operations for 30 managed services clients across 450+ locations, overseeing a global team of 70 (onshore/offshore). Directed all aspects of cybersecurity, service desk, field operations, and development, while driving continuous improvement in service delivery, operational efficiency, and client satisfaction. Served as a strategic advisor and subject matter expert in sales engagements, contributing directly to business growth and innovation.

Key Achiev

position: Vice President of Technology and Security

company: The Moret Group

description:
Led all technical and security operations across multiple locations, including 2 corporate offices and 5 warehouses. Oversaw a $6M IT budget and led a 15-member high-performing team, delivering enterprise-wide infrastructure reliability, cybersecurity, and scalable technology solutions. Drove innovation, operational efficiency, and digital transformation to support aggressive business growth.

Key Achievements:

Scalability & System Reliability: Enabled company revenue growth from $280M to $1B b

position: Corporate Information Technology Security Manager, DOD Contractor

company: Leidos Gibbs & Cox

description:
Provided strategic leadership for enterprise IT operations, overseeing endpoint management, server infrastructure, cybersecurity, and policy development to ensure compliance with federal regulations. Partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD) to uphold strict security standards, leading successful audits for confidential and top-secret data. Supported mission-critical shipyard operations by delivering timely software and hardware solutions across multiple sites.

Key Achievements:

Regulator

position: Additional Experience

company: Additional Relevant Experience

description:
Technology Consultant / Owner, FoS Technology, North Caldwell, NJ
Director of Information Technology & Security, Andrew Marc, Inc., New York, NY
Information Technology Division Manager, State of New Jersey Judiciary, Hackensack, NJ
Chief Information Officer, New York State Society of CPAs, New York, NY

content:
The Audacity of AI

I am tired of seeing the "hyper-realistic" AI videos of a golden retriever playing a flaming saxophone while riding a unicycle through a nebula. The AI Industry calls this "generative frontier-pushing." I call it a hate crime against the very foundations of the World Wide Web.

We are currently witnessing a digital coup d'état. AI is trying to "disrupt" the one sector of the ec

content:
Technology and cybersecurity have evolved from mere support functions to essential business enablers. The outdated perception of these departments as cost centers no longer holds true. When aligned with business strategy, they significantly contribute to growth, innovation, and resilience.

From my experience as a CIO and CISO, the impact is evident in several key areas:

1. Driving Innovation
M

content:
IT Cost Optimization in PE

In the current high-interest rate environment, Private Equity firms are shifting focus from pure growth to aggressive EBITDA improvement. For many portfolio companies, the IT budget is often the largest "black box" on the P&L—and the biggest opportunity for value creation.
The goal isn't just to slash spend; it's to reallocate "dead money" into scalable tech that drives

internal_vs_external: mixed

band_reasons: ie_mixed; company_concern

evidence_experience: "Developed and implemented a company-wide cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, identifying critical vulnerabilities and enhancing risk mitigation practices to ensure long-term resilience and regulatory compliance" and "strengthened internal IT infrastructure, elevated cybersecurity posture"


Todd Compton

publicIdentifier: toddscompton

headline: Associate Director, Professional Development at McKinsey & Company

company: McKinsey & Company

position: Professional Development Manager

position: Engagement Manager

position: Senior Associate

position: Business Analyst

position: Professional development

company: Career Break

description: 1-Year Full-Time MBA (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)

position: Summer Business Analyst

evidence_experience: Career path: Business Analyst -> Senior Associate -> Engagement Manager -> Professional Development Manager -> Senior Manager, Professional Development -> Associate Director, Professional Development, all within McKinsey's internal talent/career development track.

resolved_account_name: McKinsey New Ventures (part of McKinsey & Company)


Steen Pedersen

sourced_title: Chief information officer ( CIO )

headline: Chief information officer  hos PwC Danmark

about:
I am an experienced leader within information technology (IT) and business services, having more than 25 years of professional experience. In leadership positions as CIO, IT Director and Senior Advisor to executive management, I have developed Information and industrial technology strategies, covering the full value chain of the business; Finance throughout Procurement, Logistics, Engineering and Production.

In the forefront of digitalization, I lead application of new technology and services that enables successful business transformations within enterprise administration and industry productions. I focus on the value proposition of digitalization, having a holistic perspective and awareness of the business risk, driving an effective project governance and risk management model.

I have an ability to turn challenges into opportunities, pushing the limits through creative and innovative use of technology, within the landscape of IT operations and security, as well as business applications and systems.

My achievements are based on strong technology leadership and business acumen. Where my professional toolbox enables me to lead digitalization and operations excellence programs driving governance and standardization, as well as information security programs.

Leading people in international environments has given me valuable insight in diversity and experience in identifying potential and leveraging the cultural differences. My people management skills are characterized by empathy and trust, where clarity on responsibility and accountability is what warrants realization of objectives.

As a leader I motivate and inspire by setting a direction with guiding principles, establishing an environment of true engagement through empowerment. I am well known as a visual leader

position: Chief information officer ( CIO )

company: PwC Danmark

position: Director - Head of IT operations

description:
Responsible for implementation of a business driven strategy for IT operations and planning of a agile Dev. Ops. environment/model as well as development and execution of a security program.

•	Reorganisation of IT operations with a business application partner model
o	Functional focus and sourcing of Infrastructure, architechture and securtiy.
o	Business focused Applications partner support (process and lifecycle)
o	Workplace og 1 st line support support
•	Design and planning of Dev. Ops. mo

position: IT consultancy and interim leadership

description:
Working for Retail, logistic and IT service companies as advisor, board member and IT consultant.
•	Digitalisation consultant
•	IT outsourcing consultant
•	IT Interim management

position: Director - Corporate Infrastructure services

company: Maersk Oil

description:
My primary role and responsibility as Director of Infrastructure in Maersk Oil:

Define Vision & Strategy, Lead the change process for the organization, operation and services:
- Global standardisation Technology, Services and support process
- Organisational effectiveness through process improvements(ITIL)
- Management and control of local and corporate IT activities and services
- Deliver business driven and integrated solutions/services

position: Director - Information Technology

description:
Accountability:

Responsible for the IT operation, build-up of a new organization, supporting capital project (5 Billion USD) and BU growth of 500%.
Budget: 20-30 MUSD, People: Organization 1000, Function 50
Deputy Lead of Finance and Business Support (IT, Procurement & Logistic)

Experience:

Restructured organization, reduced technology portfolio, implemented management of services, and solutions. (Vendor & Contract lifecycle)
- Operation budget reduced by 20%
- Project portfolio budget reduc

position: IT manager

description:
Accountability:
- Responsible for the IT operation strategy, organization build-up, Global capital project (5 Billion USD) support and BU growth of 500%.
- Budget: 20-30 MUSD, People: Organization 500, Function 25

Experience:
- Develop and mature IT, support business growth and transformation.
- Lead and support BU HQ construction (General Facilities & IT)
- Develop IT technology operations and support organization
- Network and Telecom design  (Offshore/Onshore)
- Virtualization (Compute,

position: Senior IT Systems Engineer and Team lead

description:
Senior system engineer & leader of a support function within IT

Restructured the team around the services and support, reduced technology depth and complexity stabilizing the services operations.

- MS - compute, storage and workplace service
- Business application suite (MS)
- User support and service desk
- Technical responsibility
- Microsoft Infrastructure, Compute, Storage and Workplace
- Microsoft Application suite, Front and Back-end
- Business and technical application suite (MS
- B

position: IT systems engineer

description:
Systems engineer

- Technical design and operation
- Microsoft Infrastructure, Compute, Storage and Workplace
- Microsoft Application suite, Front and Back-end
- Business and technical application suite (MS
- Business application MS - compute, storage and workplace service
- Operations support
- Project admin

evidence_experience: "I lead application of new technology and services that enables successful business transformations within enterprise administration" and "information security programs" - this is the internal IT/technology/security leadership function for PwC Danmark itself, not a client-delivery role. Prior roles (Maersk Oil, nemlig.com) similarly show internal IT leadership, corroborating a career-long pattern of owning internal IT/technology/security functions.

resolved_account_name: PwC Danmark


Tanya Arathoon

sourced_title: Marketing & Content Strategy Director - Global

headline: Global Marketing & Content Strategy Director (BCG)

about:
Global marketing leader with 15+ years’ experience across professional services, technology, and B2B businesses. I’m at my best when things are a bit messy or unclear, helping teams find the signal in the noise, define what really matters, and turn that into marketing that is focused, inventive, and commercially impactful.

I’ve led integrated marketing across the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, built and scaled teams across multiple markets, managed budgets of up to £3m, and worked with senior stakeholders to connect marketing more directly to business priorities and growth. My experience spans strategy, content, campaigns, thought leadership, events, media, measurement, and marketing transformation. More recently, I’ve been focused on how AI and platform shifts are reshaping discoverability, content strategy, and marketing operating models.

I’m especially energised by the building phase: sharpening proposition, defining audiences, setting direction, and turning that into a marketing engine that actually works. I love combining structure with creativity, building strong teams and capabilities, and creating marketing that is both distinctive and accountable. I care deeply about clarity, high standards, and work that drives real business impact.

Outside work, I’m usually listening to podcasts about politics and culture, spending time outdoors with my sons, or around a table with friends over good food and strong opinions loosely held.

description:
Driving BCG's strategic response to how content is discovered, evaluated and consumed across AI-powered and traditional search.

Rebuilt BCG's YouTube channel strategy from the ground up: new portfolio structure, quality and packaging standards, organic-first paid model, and a measurement framework now moving to BAU.

Leading BCG's LLM discoverability programme: establishing the strategic framework, measurement methodology, and cross-functional programme architecture that will determine BCG's vi

position: Marketing & Communications Director - Global

description: Leading strategy, delivery, and performance of a portfolio of BCG’s major content initiatives. Driving innovation in how BCG combines emerging technologies with multimedia to engage our audiences and increase impact.

position: Marketing Director - UK, Netherlands & Belgium

position: Head of Marketing and Communications - UK, Netherlands & Belgium

description:
Promoted into a newly created role to establish and lead BCG’s first integrated marketing function across the UK, Netherlands and Belgium.

I led strategy, team, budget and execution across campaigns, media relations, events, alumni, and data and insights, growing the function from 9 to 25 people across three markets within six months. I managed a budget of up to £3m and worked closely with national managing partners and senior stakeholders to connect marketing more directly to business prioriti

position: Marketing Manager

position: Marketing Leader - Digital

company: Arup

description: I led marketing for Arup's digital business and was responsible for engaging clients with compelling content that successfully positioned the business as the digital leader in the built environment.

position: Senior Marketing and BD Manager

company: House of Kaizen

position: Marketing Manager, People Advisory Services

company: EY

content:
I dedicate this to my high school science teacher.

When I once declared, “I’ll never get science or maths,” he replied:

“Your grades only indicate that you are a partial moron. Keep going.”

So completing a certification in anything STEM-related (let alone AI) feels both cool and ridiculous to me.

Professionally, it has reinforced something I genuinely believe. AI will not just change how we cr

content:
This week marks a new chapter at BCG as I join Amy Halliday's Editorial team after two wonderful years with Jon Desrats and Multimedia.

It made me reflect on my professional life and the lessons I’ve learned from managers along the way.

I’ve been working since I was 14. As soon as I was eligible, I stormed the local shopping centre armed with printed CVs, landed a highly coveted role at Pets Par

evidence_experience: "Driving BCG's strategic response to how content is discovered, evaluated and consumed across AI-powered and traditional search" and "Leading BCG's LLM discoverability programme" - this is about external content marketing/SEO for AI search, not internal knowledge reuse or IP governance.


Jean-Hugues Langlois

publicIdentifier: jean-hugues-langlois

sourced_title: Senior Vice-President, Digital Transformation and Innovation

headline: Former IT Executive | Strategic Advisor and Mentor

about:
Jean-Hugues Langlois has over 30 years of experience in strategic relationship management, particularly in the IT field. Holding a bachelor's degree in engineering, Jean-Hugues has been part of the team responsible for Cofomo's rapid growth for many years.

With several years of experience in business development and the management of large-scale project portfolios, Jean-Hugues has a rich and varied background in the management of information technology and the strategic aspects of the sector.

Over the past few years, Jean-Hugues has created and implemented the centers of expertise and several innovative project delivery models that have contributed to Cofomo's growth. The centers of expertise allow Cofomo to offer its clients a diverse team of IT experts to achieve their digital transformation through one or more of the organization's six solutions: innovation, cloud, intelligence, strategy, security and agility.

As head of Cofomo's digital transformation offering, he draws on a strong technical background in technology. In addition, his cutting-edge expertise in the development of diverse business strategies has earned him the trust of his clients and the respect of his team.

Appreciated as a highly collaborative team player with a strong leadership open to his colleagues, Jean-Hugues prioritizes the maintenance of solid relationships and thereby earns the absolute trust of his colleagues. He also demonstrates a strong ability to understand and integrate all aspects of a project, from sales to delivery.

position: Former IT Executive | Select Advisory Engagements

company: Independant

position: Senior Vice-President, Strategic Growth

company: Cofomo

position: Vice President - Sales

position: National Presales Manager - Networking and Mobility Services

company: IBM Canada

description: National leader of a team of senior architects responsible for the solution and design of Networking and Mobility IT Solutions for the Canadian customers of IBM.

position: Delivery Executive – Infrastructure and Networking Services

description: Delivery Executive responsible for all Quebec Infrastructure projects and the Canadian Networking Services portfolio. Over a three-year period, built the team of IBM architects, specialists, project managers and project executives, focusing on delivering a large portfolio of technical projects and sustaining a significant growth of the business.

position: Territory Services Leader – Industrial and Distribution Sectors

description: Established Global Business Services and Technology Services business development strategy by identifying and advancing large and long term contract signing opportunities.  Facilitated cross brand deals,  introduced Cloud as a valid option for responding to client’s needs.  Coached Account Executives on Services opportunities, assisting them on progressing deals with customers and other IBM Services brands.

position: Client Executive – Distribution and Municipal Sectors

description: IBM Client Executive for the Quebec Municipal Sector.  Main clients included Ville de Montréal,  Société de transport de Montréal and the largest municipalities of the province.  Previously held the position of IBM Client Executive for Media and Entertainment territory.

position: Business Development Manager

company: LGS - Une société IBM

description: Responsible for the sales and management of LGS professional services in the different sectors of Quebec.

evidence_experience: "The centers of expertise allow Cofomo to offer its clients a diverse team of IT experts to achieve their digital transformation" - this is a client-facing delivery model, not internal knowledge ownership.

resolved_account_name: COFOMO


Yasmine Gharaibeh

publicIdentifier: yasminegharaibeh

sourced_title: Knowledge Director

headline: Global Social Policy Director

about:
►  Policy and Research Analyst focusing on Labor, Education, Middle East and gender related policies.

► Holding a masters of science in public policy and engineering bachelors.

►  Fulbright Scholar, bilingual English/Arabic, previous experience with media, government, think-tanks and academic institutions, and non governmental organizations in the US & Middle East.

► Project management experience in international development projects.

►  Hands-on experience with managing projects,  face-to-face interviewing , program evaluation,  statistical data analyses, policy analysis, research design, quantitative & qualitative methods,  report writing and delivering presentations.

position: Knowledge Director

company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

position: Lead Public Policy Analyst

position: Senior Public Policy Analyst

position: Senior Researcher

company: King Hussein Foundation

description:
• Lead a team of four researchers in conducting gender based violence against Syrian refugees
project
• Manage project’s budgets, administrative and field work logistics
• Design research tools, including focus groups, interviews and surveys
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data
• Prepare reports and presentations for donors and stakeholders

position: Democracy Program Intern

company: The Carter Center

position: Graduate Assistant

company: Georgia Institute of Technology

description:
• Developed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess effectiveness of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) initiative—a large-scale multidisciplinary education program operated at Georgia Tech.
• Designed and implemented 4 evaluation surveys to record and analyze feedback from 170 student participants.
• Designed poster and orally presented research findings to faculty and students.

position: Middel East and North Africa / Monitoring and Evaluation Intern

company: Vital Voices Global Partnership

evidence_experience: "Expert Public Policy Analyst (Education, Employment and Welfare)" and "Lead Public Policy Analyst" at BCG; About states "Policy and Research Analyst focusing on Labor, Education, Middle East and gender related policies."


Gina Ciavarro

sourced_title: Managing Director of Global Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer

about: Business-focused CISO experienced in both architecture and program development with expertise in technology deployment, optimization, and executive reporting and communication.

company: Accordion

description:
- Developed and executed Accordion’s Global Security and Infrastructure strategy with a goal to transition the firm’s technology backbone into a business enabling function with a focus on
streamlining disparate/duplicative technologies, in-sourcing managed IT services, integration of acquisitions, introduction of Artificial Intelligence enabled platforms for internal operations and client-facing productivity, and globalization of technology and security across ten offices and 1,200 employees.

-

position: Chief Information Security Officer

company: Interior Logic Group, Inc.

description:
- Developed and implemented the Interior Logic Group’s (ILG) first Information Security program with a focus on rapid risk reduction, operational efficiency, acquisition integration, and compliance.

- Deployed critical security technologies, including MFA, EDR, CSPM, Vulnerability Management (VM), and the reconfiguration of Managed Security Services for comprehensive coverage of all assets and locations.

- Implemented robust network and application penetration testing program to identify and r

position: VP Enterprise Applications

company: Ankura

description:
- Lead system administrators and engineers providing global end-user support as well as platform maintenance and enhancement to enterprise-wide technology platforms (Workday HCM/FIN, LMS, Time Entry, Conflicts Management, Salesforce CRM, Enterprise Data Warehouse).

- Develop enterprise application strategy and architecture to drive business adoption of technology to increase automation and streamline internal processes.

- Implement internal processes related to requirements gathering and busin

description:
- Architect, deploy, and operationalize global Ankura Information Security Program following industry, regulatory, and privacy standards as well as individual client security requirements

- Support firm's inorganic growth through successful diligence, Transition Support Agreement exit, and integration of new acquisitions

- Collaborate with Legal and Business leaders to standardize and negotiate favorable security and privacy related terms associated to operational, financial and regulatory ris

position: Senior Director - Advisory

description: A trusted advisor for large, multi-national enterprises, focused on solving complex-data protection and governance issues. Leading large-scale initiatives focused on information security business process and program design, technology implementation, integration, and data governance.

position: Principal Data Loss Prevention Consultant

company: Symantec

description: Developed and implemented comprehensive and sustainable data protection programs utilizing Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Fortune 500 clients spanning multiple industries and geographies. Building strong client relationships to provide ongoing guidance, knowledge transfer, and act as a trusted advisor for continuous improvement of program and processes.

position: Business Analyst

company: Vitamix

description: Supported all aspects of the expansion of the existing United Kingdom and Ireland e-commerce website including the planning, design, and development of the site. The e-commerce site expansion supported business growth activities and served as the blueprint for deployment of additional sites in new or untapped markets.

position: Risk Management Consultant

company: Attevo

description: Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies (Websense, Symantec) to discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data. Responsible for full project lifecycle including: project plan creation, stakeholder interviews, communication of project goals and objectives to the client, and delivery.

evidence_experience: "Developed and executed Accordion's Global Security and Infrastructure strategy with a goal to transition the firm's technology backbone into a business enabling function with a focus on streamlining disparate/duplicative technologies, in-sourcing managed IT services, integration of acquisitions, introduction of Artificial Intelligence enabled platforms for internal operations and client-facing productivity, and globalization of technology and security across ten offices and 1,200 employees."


Steve Mather

sourced_title: Global Practice Lead (Joint) - Strategy and Insight

headline: Executive Leadership - Strategy and Insight

about:
Leading a vibrant, successful and rapidly growing UK/US based Consulting team.

Bringing >30 years experience, working in senior commercial roles in pharma and consulting, to support clients in navigating strategic challenges to make critical decisions at all stages of asset development, launch, and life-cycle management.

company: Lumanity

position: Global President - Lumanity Commercial Consulting

position: Chief Executive Officer

company: Cello Health Consulting

position: President, Consulting Europe

position: Operations Director, Europe

description: Sinnce 2007, The MSI Consultancy has been a part of the global insight and strategic marketing group Cello Group plc. In an exciting new development, we’re now formally bringing together all Cello Group’s specialist health agencies under one new umbrella brand; Cello Health. As of March 3rd 2014, MSI is operating  as Cello Health Consulting. To find out more about Cello Health visit our Linked In Company Page or www.cellohealth.com

position: Associate Senior Consultant

position: UK Core Brands Business Unit Director

company: sanofi-aventis

description: Responsible for the Core Brands Business Unit combining the previous marketing, sales and business support directorates.  UK leadership team role with P&L accountability for the portfolio of promoted products, including Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Oncology brands representing 50% of UK sales, supported by significant investment and a team of over 300 marketing, sales and business support professionals.

position: UK Marketing Director

description: UK leadership team role with marketing and P&L accountability for the promoted brands portfolio in Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Oncology.

primary_strip: A

evidence_experience: "Leading a vibrant, successful and rapidly growing UK/US based Consulting team...to support clients in navigating strategic challenges to make critical decisions at all stages of asset development, launch, and life-cycle management."

resolved_account_name: Lumanity


Gloria Barone Rosanio

sourced_title: Editorial Director

headline: Editorial Director, Health Industries, PwC

about:
My passion and experience revolve around public health, workplace health, social responsibility, the arts and education. I’m the Editorial Director for the Health Industries practice at PwC and an adjunct professor of communications at Rowan University. I also managed health and wellness communications at Princeton University and my interests led to my role as an advisory board member of the Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces.

For 25 years, I directed communications and public relations for Cigna, the Cigna Foundation and Cigna's corporate responsibility strategy, working with nonprofits to improve community health. I also spent 13 years as a newspaper editor and reporter and still have the heart of a  journalist.

As an adjunct professor, I wrote three books, “When Nothing Is Real: Fighting Fake Information in the Digital Age,” “Getting Started in Health Care Public Relations,” and “Gen Z: Lonely, Stressed Out, and Taking Over the World”

Through my LLC, Payton Press and Avery's Authors, I write children's books and visit schools to promote health, self-esteem, kindness and love of reading. I support arts education and creative writing programs for Manhattan children as the vice president of the Board of Directors for Uptown Stories.

When not working, I’m writing songs with singer-songwriter-musician Mimi Cross and recently completed a novel.

position: Songwriter

company: Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)

description: I co-write and collaborate on songs with musician and singer-songwriter Mimi Cross.

position: Editorial Director

company: PwC

position: Public relations professor

company: Rowan University

description: Adjunct professor of healthcare public relations and public relations graduate program.

position: Professional Advisor, Rowan University Public Relations Student Society of America

description: Mentor students. Named 2014 National Student Advisor of the Year. Launched nationwide PRSSA awareness and fundraising competition for cystic fibrosis.

position: Author, publisher

company: Payton Press, LLC

description: Operate book services company.

position: Communications Professional

company: Princeton University

position: Change Agent

company: CHANGE-x

description: Helping brands create their social purpose

position: Community Ambassador Fellow

company: March of Dimes

description: In service to the March of Dimes' mission, I created a series of children's books for families with infants in the NICU to give babies, siblings and parents the health and wellness benefits that reading provides.

content: Our women’s health series continues with a look at the gender gap in oncology. Please read our latest report on the need to look across the range of cancer in women and the opportunities for the healthcare industry to invest and innovate to improve women’s health outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gRX4zikH

content: We did it! Uptown Stories ended our spring campaign by exceeding our goal and raising more than $22,000 for our Pay-What-You-Can tuition fund. The funds ensure that every young person in Upper Manhattan has access to our writing classes and creative workshops, regardless of their financial circumstances.  To our community, a huge thanks from everyone on the Uptown Stories team for your support ❤.

content: Food security is becoming an urgent global priority as supply chain disruptions, climate pressures, and rising need grows. Read more in PwC’s report about how governments can feed 10 billion people around the world through better policies, agritech innovation, and more sustainable food systems. #foodsecurity

content: What sets apart the organizations that are truly redefining the future of healthy work? 🌍 As an advisory member to the Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces, I’m excited to invite employers worldwide to Lisbon this October for the 14th Global Healthy Workplace Awards & Summit, in partnership with ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management. This international event will bring together visionary

content: So grateful to PwC for this week off, the annual summer shutdown week. Having a great mid-year break with my family in Rhode Island.

evidence_experience: "For 25 years, I directed communications and public relations for Cigna... I also spent 13 years as a newspaper editor and reporter and still have the heart of a journalist."