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Grant Williams

Position: Director, Business Development, Macro Solutions

Grant Williams

Director, Business Development, Macro Solutions

Dora Gougoufkas

Position: Managing Vice President, Capital One

Dora Gougoufkas

Managing Vice President, Capital One

Trish Walker

Position: Founder, My Daily Dash

Trish Walker

Founder, My Daily Dash

Jamie Bader

Position: Executive Advisor, EY-Parthenon

Jamie Bader

Executive Advisor, EY-Parthenon

Tony Bordon

Position: Managing Director, Spinnaker Analytics

Tony Bordon

Managing Director, Spinnaker Analytics

Matt Flanagan

Position: Founding Partner, Fama PR

Matt Flanagan

Founding Partner, Fama PR

Jeff Glass

Position: CEO, Hometap Equity Partners

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jeff Glass

CEO, Hometap Equity Partners

Scott Friend

Position: Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Scott Friend

Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures

Robert Glazer

Position: Founder & CEO, Acceleration Partners

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Robert Glazer

Founder & CEO, Acceleration Partners

Frank Graziano

Position: Partner, PwC

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Frank Graziano

Partner, PwC

Keith Jackson

Position: Manager, PBWM Trust & Fiduciary for SVB Financial Group

Keith Jackson

Manager, PBWM Trust & Fiduciary for SVB Financial Group

Jon Kanter

Position: CFO, Public Consulting Group

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jon Kanter

CFO, Public Consulting Group

Victoria Kinnealey

Position: Portfolio Development, Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital

Victoria Kinnealey

Portfolio Development, Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital

Donald Wright

Position: Deputy Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, City of Boston

Donald Wright

Deputy Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, City of Boston

Jon Lang

Position: Partner, EY

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jon Lang

Partner, EY

Cendy Moliere

Position: Search Engine Optimization Specialist, eGenerationMarketing

Cendy Moliere

Search Engine Optimization Specialist, eGenerationMarketing

Venkat Srinivasan

Position: Managing Director, Innospark Ventures

Venkat Srinivasan

Managing Director, Innospark Ventures

Anthony Craigwell

Position: Sales Development Representative, Lumafield

Anthony Craigwell

Sales Development Representative, Lumafield

Christian Souza

Position: Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank

Christian Souza

Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank

David Li

Position: Managing Partner, Arenova

David Li

Managing Partner, Arenova

Sabira Alloo

Position: Head of Private Equity Partnerships, Google

Sabira Alloo

Head of Private Equity Partnerships, Google

Alvina Antar

Position: Chief Information Officer, Okta

Alvina Antar

Chief Information Officer, Okta

LaMar Bunts

Position: Chief Transformation Officer, Dartmouth College

LaMar Bunts

Chief Transformation Officer, Dartmouth College

Louis Chang

Position: Founder and Managing Partner, Gavilan Investment Partners

Louis Chang

Founder and Managing Partner, Gavilan Investment Partners

Aaron Cline

Position: Worldwide Digital Revenue & Accounting, Electronic Arts (EA)

Aaron Cline

Worldwide Digital Revenue & Accounting, Electronic Arts (EA)

Sybil Mimy Wells

Position: Regional Executive Director, NYC and Metro DC, BUILD
Email: swells@build.org
Top: 1

Sybil Mimy Wells

Regional Executive Director, NYC and Metro DC, BUILD

Michael Farb

Position: CEO, Boatsetter
Top: 1

Michael has over 15 years of experience building, running and scaling technology companies and organizations across a wide range of industries. Leading the organization of Neon One brought together Michael’s skills and experience in growing entrepreneurial technology companies with his passion of supporting non-profit organizations to increase their impact in the world. In addition to now serving as CEO at Boatsetter, Michael serves as Board Chair for Build.org, a national education-based nonprofit that leverage entrepreneurship to empower students in underserved communities.

Michael has a Computer Science Degree from UPenn, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. After starting a career at Accenture where he built global technology systems in New York, London, Singapore, & Seoul, he co-founded CaptainU. Acting as President, he and his team scaled this sports technology platform to millions of customers and organizations. After CaptainU was acquired by Blue Star Sports, Michael joined the Blue Star team as Chief Revenue Office and GM of the Enterprise Software and Payments group, helping scale the organization and combining products to build a product suite for organizations to excel and flourish. Michael is now proud to leverage his background to help nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations drive impact and help them reach their goals more quickly.

Michael has over 15 years of experience building, running and scaling technology companies and organizations across a wide range of...

Michael Farb

CEO, Boatsetter

Danielle Conkling

Position: Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG at Silicon Valley Bank

Danielle Conkling

Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG at Silicon Valley Bank

Joshua Cook

Position: Partner, Goodwin

Joshua Cook

Partner, Goodwin

Lars Hens

Position: Executive Vice President, California Bank & Trust

Lars Hens

Executive Vice President, California Bank & Trust

Charisse Jacques

Position: GM and COO Customer & Category Management Solutions, SymphonyAI Retail

Charisse Jacques

GM and COO Customer & Category Management Solutions, SymphonyAI Retail

Paul King

Position: Director, Silicon Valley Bank

Paul King

Director, Silicon Valley Bank

Elton Kwok

Position: Head of California and Nevada at WeWork

Elton Kwok

Head of California and Nevada at WeWork

Steven Mack

Position: Partner, PwC

Steven Mack

Partner, PwC

Jan McAdoo

Position: Co-Founder/CEO, MacPac Entertainment

Jan McAdoo

Co-Founder/CEO, MacPac Entertainment

Ay’Anna Moody

Position: Senior Director, Social Impact at Golden State Warriors

Ay’Anna Moody

Senior Director, Social Impact at Golden State Warriors

Aaron Ow-Yeang

Position: Partner, EY

Aaron Ow-Yeang

Partner, EY

Sara Ponzio

Position: Chief Commercial Counsel, County of Santa Clara

Sara Ponzio

Chief Commercial Counsel, County of Santa Clara

Riley Rodgers

Position: Principal, Valia Ventures

Riley Rodgers

Principal, Valia Ventures

Albino Sanchez

Position: CEO & Founder, Aha! Impact

Albino Sanchez

CEO & Founder, Aha! Impact

Esau Sanchez-Diaz

Position: Regional VP of Customer Success, Amplify

Esau Sanchez-Diaz

Regional VP of Customer Success, Amplify

Ramon Simms

Position: CFO Partner, Managing Director, CFO Practice, Burkland

Ramon Simms

CFO Partner, Managing Director, CFO Practice, Burkland

Lindsay Simonds

Position: Managing Director and Principal, Lindsay Simonds Consulting

Lindsay Simonds

Managing Director and Principal, Lindsay Simonds Consulting

Rollins Stallworth

Position: Investor, Nava Ventures

Rollins Stallworth

Investor, Nava Ventures

Candice Tang

Position: VP, Developer Experience & Runtime Platform, Expedia

Candice Tang

VP, Developer Experience & Runtime Platform, Expedia

Andy Torelli

Position: Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Andy Torelli

Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Vivan Tran

Position: VP Kids and Family Marketing, NBC Universal

Vivan Tran

VP Kids and Family Marketing, NBC Universal

Matthew Zehner

Position: Startup Founder

Matthew Zehner

Startup Founder

Antonio Aponte

Position: Chief Accounting Officer, Attentive

Antonio Aponte

Chief Accounting Officer, Attentive

Roger Barton

Position: Managing Partner, Barton LLP

Roger is the founder and Managing Partner of Barton LLP, a law firm of over 30 attorneys practicing across most areas of business law. Roger is widely published and speaks nationally and internationally on law firm innovation, the practice of law as a business, and forming partnering relationships with clients. Barton LLP was recently featured by Law360 in an article entitled Giving Big Law a Run for Its Money as one of “10 boutiques that have established brands on par with the biggest of firms” who are “capable of competing with – and beating – the best big firms at the highest level” and by Acquisition International as among “Ones to Watch: The Best Boutique Law Firms.” ​

Roger’s practice is mostly high-stakes commercial litigation, but he also enjoys his role as outside General Counsel and adviser to many of the entrepreneurial clients of his firm. He is rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the United States. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America and has been selected as a Super Lawyer in Thompson Reuters’ annual survey of the top 5% of lawyers in the New York Metro Area every year since 2013. He holds an “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest rating in the legal profession for professional excellence and ethical standards, as determined by the peer review of judges and lawyers conducted by Martindale.​

Prior to founding Barton LLP, Roger was with Sidley Austin in New York. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, AB Honors College, and has a JD from Fordham University School of Law.

Roger is the founder and Managing Partner of Barton LLP, a law firm of over 30 attorneys practicing across most...

Roger Barton

Managing Partner, Barton LLP

Courtney Bernabei

Position: Director, Integrated Marketing Strategy-Partnerships, Silicon Valley Bank

Courtney is a marketing leader with over 18 years of experience. She’s led accounts at various advertising agencies managing internal and external client marketing needs – from strategy evolution through to creative development and execution across all mediums. Some of her key clients include; Northrop Grumman, Amazon, Walmart, LEGO, ConAgra, Samsung, and NBA. In 2017 Courtney co-founded PAL, a childcare tech platform, which was acquired in 2019. In 2021 she joined the Techstars NY Accelerator as the Marketing Expert in Residence where she advised early-stage startups on branding and marketing. Courtney holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Denison University and is currently at Silicon Valley Bank as the Integrated Marketing Strategy Director for Partnerships.

 

Courtney has a career that spans contributing as a Marketing Expert in Residency at Techstars, founding a company that was acquired in 2019 and leading digital marketing engagements with clients while working on the agency-side.  Courtney graduated from Columbia Business School – attending business school part-time while juggling a full-time job and starting a company. She is currently at Silicon Valley Bank as the Integrated Marketing Strategy Director for Partnerships.

Courtney is a marketing leader with over 18 years of experience. She’s led accounts at various advertising agencies managing internal...

Courtney Bernabei

Director, Integrated Marketing Strategy-Partnerships, Silicon Valley Bank

Carlton J. Charles

Position: Senior Vice President, Treasury & Risk Management, Hearst

Carlton Charles, Vice President, and Treasurer, Hearst, serves as global treasurer, oversees Risk Management and Insurance, leads the company’s Risk Working Group and is on the Board of Advisors of Hearst Labs, Hearst’s platform for nurturing and grooming early-stage, women-led companies. Carlton has demonstrated financial acumen through a 30-year career in treasury and risk management. Carlton was an early architect of the Enterprise Risk Management program for Moody’s Corporation, a SEC regulated company and one of the largest rating agencies in the world. Carlton regularly reported to the Moody’s board on treasury and enterprise risk topics.​

Carlton also developed the operational risk management program for Hearst and is chair of the company’s Risk Working Group. Among the focus areas for the group are cybersecurity and data privacy. Carlton has created an annual risk summit which is an annual convening of CFOs and CTOs from across Hearst’s businesses. Prior to Moody’s, Carlton held increasingly responsible positions in treasury and risk management for International Paper, Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Viacom and Philip Morris. ​

Carlton currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Hearst Lab, has been working with a group of professionals to establish a business accelerator in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx, was recently on the Board of Trustees of St. Thomas Aquinas College and previously served on The Board of the Bronx Preparatory Charter School.​

​Carlton holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a Masters in Public Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from SUNY at Stony Brook.

Carlton Charles, Vice President, and Treasurer, Hearst, serves as global treasurer, oversees Risk Management and Insurance, leads the company’s Risk...

Carlton J. Charles

Senior Vice President, Treasury & Risk Management, Hearst

Matt Doherty

Position: Co-Founder, ResoluteAI

Matt brings to BUILD NYC a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship and technology leadership. Matt is the founder of ResoluteAI, a venture-backed SaaS startup building
enterprise search solutions for R&D organizations. Prior to Resolute, Matt founded
ZergNet, an ad-tech startup currently serving over a billion ads daily. Earlier in his career, he
was the VP of Engineering for Fina Technologies, where he built trading systems using
machine learning. He has also lectured at NYU on machine learning and other computer
science topics. Matt is passionate about advocating for children and underserved
communities. He is a former board member of the Child Care Resource Center, a nonprofit
helping families find and afford quality child care. Matt has also often served as a volunteer
tutor for high school and middle school children in New York City through organizations
such as New York Cares. Matt received his S.B. and M.Eng. degrees in computer science
from MIT.

 

Matt brings to BUILD NYC a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship and technology leadership. Matt is the founder of ResoluteAI,...

Matt Doherty

Co-Founder, ResoluteAI

Mike Portegello

Position: Partner, Northeast Region Growth Markets Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Top: 1

Mike Portegello is an Assurance Partner at Ernst & Young LLP, where he brings more than 30 years of international and domestic experience in public accounting serving publicly traded companies with operations in both the US and abroad. Currently, he serves as the Northeast Region Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) Leader to provide services that help companies navigate the various aspects of a growth-oriented enterprise. SGM is a global network of EY professionals advising the full spectrum of dynamic, fast-moving and groundbreaking companies around the world, including VC-backed/private equity companies and their investors, large private and family enterprises, IPO-bound companies, and public companies in the Russell 3000 and 2000 indexes.​

Throughout his career, Mike has worked with clients in New York and California, as well as internationally. He has served US registrants and foreign private issuers on SEC matters including initial public offerings (IPOs), public and private debt offerings, quarterly and annual filings, acquisitions, divestitures, and stock registrations. ​

Previously, he provided overall management and led high performing teams to deliver audit services to New York State and Connecticut area clients. He continues to work closely with multinational organizations as well as high growth phase companies in the software/technology, media and entertainment, and leasing industries.​

Prior to this role, Mike served as Strategic Growth Markets Leader for New York, leading a multidisciplinary team of dedicated professionals in providing perspective to and advising our emerging, IPO-bound, entrepreneurial clients on accelerating their growth. In addition, he has served as a Co-Director of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New York program. ​

Mike graduated Suma Cum Laude from St. John’s University and received his MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU.

Mike Portegello is an Assurance Partner at Ernst & Young LLP, where he brings more than 30 years of international...

Mike Portegello

Partner, Northeast Region Growth Markets Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Megan DeCesaris

Position: Audit Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Megan DeCesaris

Audit Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

John H. Lee

Position: COO, Divvy Homes

John H. Lee

COO, Divvy Homes

Alyssa Lim-Sweet

Position: CAO, Global Business Manager, Wholesale Operations, Nomura

Alyssa Lim-Sweet

CAO, Global Business Manager, Wholesale Operations, Nomura

Ram Vijayanathan

Position: Head of Internal Audit, Pinterest

Ram Vijayanathan is the Head of Internal Audit at Pinterest, a visual discovery engine with
the mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. His responsibilities
include helping the organization manage strategic, operational, and financial risk by
providing oversight to the internal audit team, developing and executing on the annual
audit plan, and supporting the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance efforts. Ram
and his team evaluate Pinterest’s systems of internal controls and operational efficiency
and effectiveness. Before joining Pinterest, Ram was an Internal Audit Director at Facebook,
Inc., where he was a part of the corporate audit function and led teams that supported the
company’s SOX efforts along with managing an operational audit plan. Prior to Facebook,
Ram held various positions of increasing scope and responsibility in audit for QVC and
American Standard. He has a background in public accounting from Deloitte. Ram has
previously served as the President and a board member of the Philadelphia Institute of
Internal Auditors and graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in
Business Logistics. In his free time, he enjoys watching all Philadelphia sports teams, riding
his Peloton, and traveling.

 

Ram Vijayanathan is the Head of Internal Audit at Pinterest, a visual discovery engine with the mission to bring everyone...

Ram Vijayanathan

Head of Internal Audit, Pinterest

Camille Peaks

Position: Vice President, Integrated Sales and Marketing, Olympics and Paralympics, NBC

 

 

   

Camille Peaks

Vice President, Integrated Sales and Marketing, Olympics and Paralympics, NBC

Nicolas Lirette

Position: Advisor

NICOLAS LIRETTEVice President, American Express
Nic most recently served as President at American Express, serving as Chief of Staff for the head of the Consumer business. He was responsible for a range of business planning and strategic activities and partners with leaders across the organization, from country managers globally to c-suite partners. Prior to this role, Nic worked in the Merchant business where he played a central role in the launch of EMV chip cards and contactless payments and helped improve customer satisfaction globally. Prior to American Express, Nic worked in investment banking at UBS and investment management at Wellington Management. ​

Nic holds an MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University. Originally from Canada, Nic speaks French fluently. Nic lives in New York with his wife, son, and daughter.​

NICOLAS LIRETTEVice President, American Express Nic most recently served as President at American Express, serving as Chief of Staff for...

Nicolas Lirette

Advisor

Kanika Mediratta

Position: Senior Director- Foundation, General Atlantic

Kanika Mediratta

Senior Director- Foundation, General Atlantic

Zach Riedy

Position: Partner, TCV

Zach Riedy

Partner, TCV

Sean Robertson

Position: Vice President, Direct to Scale, NBC

Sean Robertson

Vice President, Direct to Scale, NBC

Scorpio Rogers

Position: Vice President, Assistant Dean, Mercy College

Scorpio Rogers is an Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor at Mercy College in the School of Business on the Bronx Campus. He is the Director of Entrepreneurship for the School of Business across all campuses where amongst other things he manages the annual Student-Preneur Conference and Business Plan Competition. He is also the Executive Director of the Mercy Business Incubation Center (MIC) tasked with aiding in the growth of start-up and bourgeoning entrepreneurial businesses. Additionally, he is the advisor to the Mercy chapter of CEO, Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a student-run organization that fosters entrepreneurship amongst college students.



Scorpio Rogers is an Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor at Mercy College in the School of Business on the Bronx...

Scorpio Rogers

Vice President, Assistant Dean, Mercy College

Isai Serrano

Position: Digital Media and Communications CTE teacher and BUILD Coordinator, Ralph McKee High School

Isai started his career in the print industry going from an estimator to production/ outsourcing manager and later a production artist and Account specialist. After working with the top cosmetics, publishing, and entertainment companies, Isai shifted gears and became a CTE teacher in 2009. He has taught graphic arts, financial management and now entrepreneurship and digital marketing through BUILD. His goal is to impact students and help them achieve the potential they have yet to see in themselves. His claim to fame are his students’ achievements many of which are now leaders in their respective industries. Currently Isai is a certified work-based learning coordinator providing all the students at Ralph McKee High School opportunities to engage in their career interest though field experiences. 



Isai started his career in the print industry going from an estimator to production/ outsourcing manager and later a production...

Isai Serrano

Digital Media and Communications CTE teacher and BUILD Coordinator, Ralph McKee High School

Naveen Shahani

Position: Principal, Apollo Global Management

Naveen Shahani is a Principal at Apollo Global Management, where he focuses on the firm’s private equity investments. Prior to Apollo, Naveen worked in the Financial Sponsors Group in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Naveen currently serves on the Board of Directors of CEC Entertainment, parent company to Chuck E. Cheese.

Naveen Shahani is a Principal at Apollo Global Management, where he focuses on the firm’s private equity investments. Prior to...

Naveen Shahani

Principal, Apollo Global Management

Katerina Sokolova

Position: Head of Growth Initiatives, BNY Mellon

Katerina Sokolova

Head of Growth Initiatives, BNY Mellon

Carlos Hernandez

Position: Vice President, Technical Operations, NBCUniversalMedia

Carlos Hernandez

Vice President, Technical Operations, NBCUniversalMedia

Natalia Villarmán

Position: Founder and CEO, Seen@Work, Director of DEI, Danone NA

Natalia is the Founder and CEO of Seen@Work.As Founder and CEO of Seen@Work (seenatwork.com), a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm, Natalia Eileen leverages the team she manages to support her clients with all their DEI needs. She develops and facilitates workshops, coaches senior leaders, and builds DEI initiatives related to employee resource groups, executive scorecards, inclusion councils, task forces, diversity reporting, metrics planning, and more.

Prior to founding Seen@Work, Natalia worked as a diversity and inclusion strategist and human capital consultant for over seven years through organizations including Deloitte, Facebook, and Teach For America. Natalia graduated from University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School with an MBA in Organizational Effectiveness with an emphasis in Inclusion in the Workplace and from New York University with a BA in History, which included courses in critical race theory and oppressive political structures.



Natalia is the Founder and CEO of Seen@Work.As Founder and CEO of Seen@Work (seenatwork.com), a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

Natalia Villarmán

Founder and CEO, Seen@Work, Director of DEI, Danone NA

Bruce Sandys

Position: Entrepeneur

Bruce has been an entrepreneur in New York City for more than 30 years. After graduating from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, he was the co-founder and president of Crescent Communications, which he helped grow into the largest privately-owned pay telephone company in New York City. After selling his payphone route, he attended Stanford Law School. During his time there, he assisted Suzanne McKechnie Klahr during BUILD’s formative stages and had the honor of being one of BUILD’s first mentors. Returning to New York after graduation, Bruce founded BAS Communications, through which he built and then sold one of the largest owner operated ATM portfolios in New York City. His most recent venture was as a co-founder and CFO of a litigation finance provider.

Bruce has been an entrepreneur in New York City for more than 30 years. After graduating from the Wharton School...

Bruce Sandys

Entrepeneur

Renaldo Webb

Position: Founder, PetPlate

Renaldo Webb is Founder and Chief Product Officer at PetPlate. Inspired by his dog Winston, Renaldo founded PetPlate after deciding that he did not want to feed his dog anything less than real food. After making hundreds of batches of home-cooked dog food for Winston and his pup pals, Renaldo decided to launch a pet food brand that he could proudly call his own. 

Renaldo graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Physics, and prior to starting PetPlate worked at LCatterton and McKinsey & Company. He launched PetPlate as a nationwide subscription service in early 2017, following an appearance on the hit TV show Shark Tank.

Renaldo Webb is Founder and Chief Product Officer at PetPlate. Inspired by his dog Winston, Renaldo founded PetPlate after deciding...

Renaldo Webb

Founder, PetPlate

Andrea Atwell

Position: NYC Regional Board Chair, VP eCommerce, L’Oreal USA
Top: 2

Andrea Atwell is the Vice President eCommerce for L’Oreal USA. Prior to this position, she was VP of US Market Supply Chain at L’Oreal’s Luxe Division. Her responsibilities included business, demand and supply planning, and customer care, with the vision of leveraging improved supply chain results to drive strategic relationships with L’Oreal’s US customers. Andrea has helped to lead significant planning process initiatives for L’Oreal which has transformed forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory results, including managing the supply chain and human transitions of 3 major acquisitions for L’Oreal USA. Andrea’s efforts helped to shape the partnership between the supply chain and brands in L’Oreal, shifting the culture to drive operational awareness, improved results and competitive advantage. Prior to her 10 years at L’Oreal, Andrea has worked in the medical device and food & beverage industries.​

Andrea has 15 years of supply chain experience and a true passion for leading and developing teams and recognizing and growing talent. She was recognized as a 2015 Visionary Leader by Consumer Goods Technology for her approach in prioritizing people and leadership to drive supply chain results. Andrea’s leadership has demonstrated that by focusing on people and creating a culture of change leaders, no business challenge is insurmountable. Andrea is also a frequent speaker on supply chain planning and talent development.​


Andrea has a BA in Marketing from Michigan State University.

Andrea Atwell is the Vice President eCommerce for L’Oreal USA. Prior to this position, she was VP of US Market...

Andrea Atwell

NYC Regional Board Chair, VP eCommerce, L’Oreal USA

Dan Vallimarescu

Position: Founder, Sawtooth Mountain Partners, LLC

Dan is the CEO of an e-learning startup called Nardagani and is involved in a number of other investment and philanthropic activities.​

Prior to that, Dan ran the Americas Debt Capital Markets Group for Santander Investment Securities for 11 years and the Latin America Debt Capital Markets Group, among other businesses, at Merrill Lynch for 13 years. Early in his career, he worked at The World Bank and the Bank of Boston. ​

Dan received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his MBA from Insead.

Dan is the CEO of an e-learning startup called Nardagani and is involved in a number of other investment and...

Dan Vallimarescu

Founder, Sawtooth Mountain Partners, LLC

Michael Copty

Position: Director, Silicon Valley Bank

Michael Copty

Director, Silicon Valley Bank

Justin Bodner

Position: Senior Manager, Strategy, Deloitte

Justin Bodner

Senior Manager, Strategy, Deloitte

Andrea Dimarco

Position: CFO, Strivacity

Andrea Dimarco

CFO, Strivacity

Timothy Garnett

Position: Managing Director, The Avascent Group

Timothy Garnett

Managing Director, The Avascent Group

Gregory Hendler

Position: Partner, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young

Gregory Hendler

Partner, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young

Adeleke Omitowoju

Position: Principal, Groundwork

Adeleke Omitowoju

Principal, Groundwork

Kevin Perry

Position: Management Consultant - Advisory Senior Associate, Financial Services, PwC

Kevin Perry

Management Consultant - Advisory Senior Associate, Financial Services, PwC

David Toney

Position: Senior Vice President, Development, Akridge

David Toney

Senior Vice President, Development, Akridge

Patrick Van den Bossche

Position: Partner/Board Member, Kearney, Inc.

Patrick Van den Bossche

Partner/Board Member, Kearney, Inc.

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HOW TO RECORD

1. iPhone, iPad, Zoom and Loom are all choices of recording tools for their video presentation 
2. Record with both students and their presentation in view
3. Record horizontally for the best view of the students and their presentation
4. Follow Presentation Diagram to the Right

PRESENTATION TIPS.

- Make eye contact with the camera
- Notecards may be used as cue cards
•Pro Tip: Notecards should avoid having a full script
- Even when you are not speaking, don’t forget the camera is still recording!
•Be aware of your body language while you and your business partners are speaking
- Everyone has an opportunity to speak
- Professional dress is encouraged
- Practice makes perfect
•Practice how you will transition from each speaker
•Project your voice when you speak​

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