2026 Forbes Iconoclast Summit
Global Icons: A New Playbook for the Road Ahead
The global economy is at a critical inflection point, defined by fragmentation and restructured trade alliances, an AI arms race, and an uptick in strategic dealmaking. In turn, investors are embracing a new playbook and building resilient portfolios that can deftly navigate between compelling opportunities in both the public and private markets. There is much at stake in 2026, and staying abreast of the latest insights and intel will be essential to gaining a competitive edge.
Join the world’s most influential dealmakers, financial titans, investors and market movers with over $20 trillion assets under management for high-level conversations on the most critical issues impacting our economy and markets today.
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David Beckham
Partner, Authentic Brands Group and Co-Owner, Inter Miami CF
David Beckham
Partner, Authentic Brands Group and Co-Owner, Inter Miami CF
David Beckham
Partner, Authentic Brands Group and Co-Owner, Inter Miami CF
Ray Dalio
Founder, CIO Mentor & Member of the Board
Bridgewater Associates
Ray Dalio
Founder, CIO Mentor & Member of the Board
Bridgewater Associates
Ray Dalio is the founder, CIO Mentor and member of the board of Bridgewater Associates, a global macroeconomic investment management firm and the largest hedge fund in the world. Ray started Bridgewater out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York in 1975 and under his guidance, has grown the firm into the 5th most important company in the U.S., according to Fortune Magazine, and has led it to make more money for clients than any other hedge fund since its inception, according to LCH Investments.
Ray has been a global macro investor for more than 50 years, which has required him to gain a deep understanding of global economics and investing. Under his guidance, Bridgewater has introduced several industry-changing approaches to investing, including risk parity, the separation of alpha and beta, and currency overlay strategies. For his innovative work as well as being a valued advisor to many global policy makers, Ray has also been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by CIO Magazine and Wired Magazine, and has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
Ray is also a long-running New York Times best-selling author as a result of his popular books Principles: Life and Work (released in 2017) and Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order (released in 2021). Principles outlines Ray’s principles for work and life, the foundation of Bridgewater’s distinctive culture that strives to create “meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical truth and radical transparency;” Ray also attributes them as the key to his and Bridgewater’s success. As a result of the book’s popularity, Ray distilled it into the engaging and easy-to-read illustrated novel for readers of all ages – Principles for Success. Changing World Order, comprises Ray’s multi-year, in-depth study of the last 500 years of history to determine what causes empires to succeed and fail as world powers. In 2018, he and Bridgewater co-published Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, the first public dissemination of their research on these economic events, which enabled them to anticipate the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Ray graduated with a B.S. in Finance from C.W. Post College in 1971 and holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School circa 1973. He has been married to his wife, Barbara, for more than 40 years and is an active philanthropist with a special interest in ocean exploration, microfinance and equal educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. For his work in this space, he has been named one of the 50 largest philanthropists in the U.S., according to Forbes Magazine.
Ray Dalio
Founder, CIO Mentor & Member of the Board, Bridgewater Associates
Ray Dalio is the founder, CIO Mentor and member of the board of Bridgewater Associates, a global macroeconomic investment management firm and the largest hedge fund in the world. Ray started Bridgewater out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York in 1975 and under his guidance, has grown the firm into the 5th most important company in the U.S., according to Fortune Magazine, and has led it to make more money for clients than any other hedge fund since its inception, according to LCH Investments.
Ray has been a global macro investor for more than 50 years, which has required him to gain a deep understanding of global economics and investing. Under his guidance, Bridgewater has introduced several industry-changing approaches to investing, including risk parity, the separation of alpha and beta, and currency overlay strategies. For his innovative work as well as being a valued advisor to many global policy makers, Ray has also been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by CIO Magazine and Wired Magazine, and has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
Ray is also a long-running New York Times best-selling author as a result of his popular books Principles: Life and Work (released in 2017) and Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order (released in 2021). Principles outlines Ray’s principles for work and life, the foundation of Bridgewater’s distinctive culture that strives to create “meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical truth and radical transparency;” Ray also attributes them as the key to his and Bridgewater’s success. As a result of the book’s popularity, Ray distilled it into the engaging and easy-to-read illustrated novel for readers of all ages – Principles for Success. Changing World Order, comprises Ray’s multi-year, in-depth study of the last 500 years of history to determine what causes empires to succeed and fail as world powers. In 2018, he and Bridgewater co-published Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, the first public dissemination of their research on these economic events, which enabled them to anticipate the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Ray graduated with a B.S. in Finance from C.W. Post College in 1971 and holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School circa 1973. He has been married to his wife, Barbara, for more than 40 years and is an active philanthropist with a special interest in ocean exploration, microfinance and equal educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. For his work in this space, he has been named one of the 50 largest philanthropists in the U.S., according to Forbes Magazine.
Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO
Ariel Investments
Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO
Ariel Investments
As Co-CEO, Mellody is responsible for management, strategic planning and growth for all areas of Ariel. Additionally, she chairs the board of Ariel Investments’ publicly traded mutual funds. Prior to being named Co-CEO, Mellody spent nearly two decades as Ariel’s President. In 2025, she founded Project Level® to change the game in women’s sports. Mellody co-founded Ariel Alternatives, LLC in 2021 and its inaugural private equity fund, Project Black®. Beyond Ariel, she serves as a director of JPMorgan Chase and is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation. Mellody was a long-standing board member of the Estée Lauder Companies and chairman of the board of DreamWorks Animation until the company’s sale in 2016.
She is a well-recognized financial literacy advocate. Mellody wrote a New York Times bestselling children’s book, Priceless Facts about Money, to demystify money for young readers. She is also co-chair of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and a board member of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Center for Strategic & International Studies, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Mission 44 US. Mellody is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Executive Committee of the Investment Company Institute, the LA28 Olympic Games and past chair of the Economic Club of Chicago and After School Matters, a Chicago non-profit that provides area teens with high-quality after-school and summer programs.
She earned her AB from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. In 2019, Mellody was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor presented annually to a Princeton graduate whose career embodies a commitment to national service. She has also received honorary doctorate degrees from Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, St. Mary’s College and the University of Southern California. In 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world.
Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO, Ariel Investments
As Co-CEO, Mellody is responsible for management, strategic planning and growth for all areas of Ariel. Additionally, she chairs the board of Ariel Investments’ publicly traded mutual funds. Prior to being named Co-CEO, Mellody spent nearly two decades as Ariel’s President. In 2025, she founded Project Level® to change the game in women’s sports. Mellody co-founded Ariel Alternatives, LLC in 2021 and its inaugural private equity fund, Project Black®. Beyond Ariel, she serves as a director of JPMorgan Chase and is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation. Mellody was a long-standing board member of the Estée Lauder Companies and chairman of the board of DreamWorks Animation until the company’s sale in 2016.
She is a well-recognized financial literacy advocate. Mellody wrote a New York Times bestselling children’s book, Priceless Facts about Money, to demystify money for young readers. She is also co-chair of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and a board member of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Center for Strategic & International Studies, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Mission 44 US. Mellody is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Executive Committee of the Investment Company Institute, the LA28 Olympic Games and past chair of the Economic Club of Chicago and After School Matters, a Chicago non-profit that provides area teens with high-quality after-school and summer programs.
She earned her AB from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. In 2019, Mellody was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor presented annually to a Princeton graduate whose career embodies a commitment to national service. She has also received honorary doctorate degrees from Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, St. Mary’s College and the University of Southern California. In 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world.
Brian Moynihan
Chair of the Board & CEO
Bank of America
Brian Moynihan
Chair of the Board & CEO
Bank of America
Brian Moynihan leads a team of more than 212,000 employees dedicated to making financial lives better for people, companies of every size, and institutional investors across the United States and around the world.
Under his direction, Bank of America continues to be recognized as a leader in financial services. In 2025, the company was named one of TIME Magazine’s World’s Best Companies and appeared on PEOPLE’S 2025 100 Companies that Care list. Bank of America also appears on Forbes magazine’s list for World’s Best Employers, Fortune magazine’s lists of World’s Most Admired Companies and Best Companies to Work For and LinkedIn’s Top 50 Companies in the U.S. list.
Moynihan participates in several organizations that focus on economic and market trends, including the Financial Services Forum, the Bank Policy Institute, The Clearing House Association (chair), American Heart Association CEO Roundtable (co-chair), the Catalyst Board of Directors, the Business Council and the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council . He is also the chancellor of the Corporation of Brown University.
Brian Moynihan
Chair of the Board & CEO, Bank of America
Brian Moynihan leads a team of more than 212,000 employees dedicated to making financial lives better for people, companies of every size, and institutional investors across the United States and around the world.
Under his direction, Bank of America continues to be recognized as a leader in financial services. In 2025, the company was named one of TIME Magazine’s World’s Best Companies and appeared on PEOPLE’S 2025 100 Companies that Care list. Bank of America also appears on Forbes magazine’s list for World’s Best Employers, Fortune magazine’s lists of World’s Most Admired Companies and Best Companies to Work For and LinkedIn’s Top 50 Companies in the U.S. list.
Moynihan participates in several organizations that focus on economic and market trends, including the Financial Services Forum, the Bank Policy Institute, The Clearing House Association (chair), American Heart Association CEO Roundtable (co-chair), the Catalyst Board of Directors, the Business Council and the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council . He is also the chancellor of the Corporation of Brown University.
Alex Clavel
CEO
SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel
CEO
SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel is Chief Executive Officer of the SoftBank Vision Funds, the world’s largest technology funds with $160 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 470 companies worldwide.
Previously, Alex was the CEO of SoftBank Group International, overseeing SoftBank Group Corp. operations and investment activities outside of Japan. He joined SoftBank in 2015 in Tokyo, holding multiple roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining SoftBank, Alex spent nearly 20 years at Morgan Stanley in investment banking, focusing on technology, media and telecom M&A, and held roles in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Alex is Chairman of the Board at SB Energy and is a board member of Prep for Prep. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, and conversational Japanese.
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel is Chief Executive Officer of the SoftBank Vision Funds, the world’s largest technology funds with $160 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 470 companies worldwide.
Previously, Alex was the CEO of SoftBank Group International, overseeing SoftBank Group Corp. operations and investment activities outside of Japan. He joined SoftBank in 2015 in Tokyo, holding multiple roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining SoftBank, Alex spent nearly 20 years at Morgan Stanley in investment banking, focusing on technology, media and telecom M&A, and held roles in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Alex is Chairman of the Board at SB Energy and is a board member of Prep for Prep. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, and conversational Japanese.
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO
JPMorganChase Asset & Wealth Management
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO
JPMorganChase Asset & Wealth Management
Mary Callahan Erdoes is Chief Executive Officer of JPMorganChase's Asset & Wealth Management line of business – one of the largest and most respected investment managers and private banks in the world, with more than $7 trillion in client assets and a 200-year-old legacy as a trusted fiduciary to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. Since joining the firm 30 years ago, Erdoes has held senior roles across Asset & Wealth Management before becoming its CEO in 2009 and joining the JPMorganChase Operating Committee, the firm’s most senior management team.
Erdoes earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Georgetown University. She serves on the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University, where she earned her MBA, the board of Harvard Management Company, and the U.S.-China Business Council.
Erdoes resides in New York City and has three daughters.
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, JPMorganChase Asset & Wealth Management
Mary Callahan Erdoes is Chief Executive Officer of JPMorganChase's Asset & Wealth Management line of business – one of the largest and most respected investment managers and private banks in the world, with more than $7 trillion in client assets and a 200-year-old legacy as a trusted fiduciary to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. Since joining the firm 30 years ago, Erdoes has held senior roles across Asset & Wealth Management before becoming its CEO in 2009 and joining the JPMorganChase Operating Committee, the firm’s most senior management team.
Erdoes earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Georgetown University. She serves on the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University, where she earned her MBA, the board of Harvard Management Company, and the U.S.-China Business Council.
Erdoes resides in New York City and has three daughters.
Clara Wu Tsai
Vice Chair, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment; Governor, New York Liberty; and Founder, The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation
Clara Wu Tsai
Vice Chair, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment; Governor, New York Liberty; and Founder, The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation
Clara Wu Tsai is a businesswoman and philanthropist. Ms. Wu Tsai is the owner of the WNBA's New York Liberty and the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. As Vice Chair of BSE Global, the teams’ parent company, she oversees all matters relating to fan development and community engagement across Brooklyn.
Ms. Wu Tsai pursues philanthropic investments across the arts, science, and social justice spaces. She is the founder of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. In the science and technology field, the foundation supports the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University and the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University both of which work to advance understanding of human cognition. In 2020, Ms. Wu Tsai founded the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, which works across six universities to bring together world-class talent to advance the science of human performance.
She established the Social Justice Fund in 2020 to catalyze economic mobility in Brooklyn and is a founding partner of the REFORM Alliance, which seeks to reform the criminal justice system.
Ms. Wu Tsai serves on the Boards of Trustees for Stanford University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington. She was an executive producer of Into the Okavango, a 2018 conservation documentary, Blue Bayou, a 2021 drama, and Unfinished Business, a 2022 documentary about the WNBA. She is currently producing Werner Herzog's feature film Bucking Fastard, about inseparable sisters played by Kate and Rooney Mara.
Previously, Ms. Wu Tsai was General Manager of the Hong Kong operations of Taobao, China’s largest online shopping website, and a Vice President at American Express in New York and Hong Kong. Ms. Wu Tsai holds a B.A. in International Relations, and a M.A. in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Clara Wu Tsai
Vice Chair, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment; Governor, New York Liberty; and Founder, The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation
Clara Wu Tsai is a businesswoman and philanthropist. Ms. Wu Tsai is the owner of the WNBA's New York Liberty and the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. As Vice Chair of BSE Global, the teams’ parent company, she oversees all matters relating to fan development and community engagement across Brooklyn.
Ms. Wu Tsai pursues philanthropic investments across the arts, science, and social justice spaces. She is the founder of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation. In the science and technology field, the foundation supports the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University and the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University both of which work to advance understanding of human cognition. In 2020, Ms. Wu Tsai founded the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, which works across six universities to bring together world-class talent to advance the science of human performance.
She established the Social Justice Fund in 2020 to catalyze economic mobility in Brooklyn and is a founding partner of the REFORM Alliance, which seeks to reform the criminal justice system.
Ms. Wu Tsai serves on the Boards of Trustees for Stanford University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington. She was an executive producer of Into the Okavango, a 2018 conservation documentary, Blue Bayou, a 2021 drama, and Unfinished Business, a 2022 documentary about the WNBA. She is currently producing Werner Herzog's feature film Bucking Fastard, about inseparable sisters played by Kate and Rooney Mara.
Previously, Ms. Wu Tsai was General Manager of the Hong Kong operations of Taobao, China’s largest online shopping website, and a Vice President at American Express in New York and Hong Kong. Ms. Wu Tsai holds a B.A. in International Relations, and a M.A. in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Mike Arougheti
Cofounder, CEO & Director
Ares Management Corporation
Mike Arougheti
Cofounder, CEO & Director
Ares Management Corporation
Mr. Arougheti is a Co-Founder, the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ares Management Corporation. Prior to joining Ares in 2004, Mr. Arougheti was employed by Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC") from 2001 to 2004, where he was a Managing Partner of the Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital Partners. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Indosuez Capital and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mr. Arougheti serves on the Board of Directors of Operation HOPE, a not-for-profit organization, and on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, he is a co-owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles. Mr. Arougheti received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics, cum laude, from Yale University.
Mike Arougheti
Cofounder, CEO & Director, Ares Management Corporation
Mr. Arougheti is a Co-Founder, the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ares Management Corporation. Prior to joining Ares in 2004, Mr. Arougheti was employed by Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC") from 2001 to 2004, where he was a Managing Partner of the Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital Partners. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Indosuez Capital and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mr. Arougheti serves on the Board of Directors of Operation HOPE, a not-for-profit organization, and on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, he is a co-owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles. Mr. Arougheti received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics, cum laude, from Yale University.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member
United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member
United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Dambisa Moyo is a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords. She is a principal of Versaca Investments - a family office focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards, including Chevron, the National Geographic Society, the Oxford University Endowment Investment Committee, and the Economic Club of New York.
Dambisa is the author of five bestselling books on the global macroeconomy and geopolitics. She holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Masters degree from Harvard University. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member, United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Dambisa Moyo is a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords. She is a principal of Versaca Investments - a family office focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards, including Chevron, the National Geographic Society, the Oxford University Endowment Investment Committee, and the Economic Club of New York.
Dambisa is the author of five bestselling books on the global macroeconomy and geopolitics. She holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Masters degree from Harvard University. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Derek Chang
President & CEO
Liberty Media Corporation
Derek Chang
President & CEO
Liberty Media Corporation
Derek Chang has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media Corporation since January 2025. Mr. Chang has served as a director of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2021, as a director of Liberty Broadband Corporation since May 2025, and as a director of Liberty Live Holdings since December 2025. Mr. Chang most recently served as the Executive Chairman and remains a board member of EverPass Media, a joint venture he cofounded in partnership with the NFL, RedBird Capital Partners (and subsequently TKO) to create a new platform for the distribution of premium sports content into commercial establishments. He also previously served on the Boards of Playfly Sports, the Professional Fighters League (“PFL”), ISOS Acquisition Corp, which merged with Bowlero in 2021, Vobile Group from 2020-2021 and Starz after its public spin-off in 2013.
Mr. Chang was formerly the CEO of NBA China and also previously held senior executive positions with Scripps Networks, DIRECTV, Charter Communications, the YES Network and TCI Communications.
Mr. Chang holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.
Derek Chang
President & CEO, Liberty Media Corporation
Derek Chang has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media Corporation since January 2025. Mr. Chang has served as a director of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2021, as a director of Liberty Broadband Corporation since May 2025, and as a director of Liberty Live Holdings since December 2025. Mr. Chang most recently served as the Executive Chairman and remains a board member of EverPass Media, a joint venture he cofounded in partnership with the NFL, RedBird Capital Partners (and subsequently TKO) to create a new platform for the distribution of premium sports content into commercial establishments. He also previously served on the Boards of Playfly Sports, the Professional Fighters League (“PFL”), ISOS Acquisition Corp, which merged with Bowlero in 2021, Vobile Group from 2020-2021 and Starz after its public spin-off in 2013.
Mr. Chang was formerly the CEO of NBA China and also previously held senior executive positions with Scripps Networks, DIRECTV, Charter Communications, the YES Network and TCI Communications.
Mr. Chang holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.
Harvey M. Schwartz
CEO
Carlyle
Harvey M. Schwartz
CEO
Carlyle
Harvey M. Schwartz is the Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle and member of the Board of Directors. He has served in such capacity since February 15, 2023, and is based in New York.
Mr. Schwartz formerly worked at Goldman Sachs from 1997 to 2018, with his last position being President and Co-Chief Operating Officer. He also held numerous senior leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer and Global Co-Head of the Securities Division. Mr. Schwartz started his career at J. B. Hanauer & Co., and then moved to First Interregional Equity Corporation. In 1989, he joined Citigroup, where he worked in the firm's credit training program and developed a specialty in structuring commodity derivatives.
He serves as the Group Chairperson and Non-Executive Director of The Bank of London, a clearing and payments bank with operations in London and New York City. Mr. Schwartz also serves on the board of SoFi Technologies, Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech company, and One Mind, a nonprofit that accelerates collaborative research and advocacy to enable all individuals facing brain health challenges to build healthy, productive lives. He is involved in a range of investment and philanthropic endeavors that include a focus on mental health and developing future business leaders, including women and young people seeking a career in finance.
Mr. Schwartz earned his BA from Rutgers University, where he is a member of the university’s Board of Governors and its Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He received his MBA from Columbia University.
Harvey M. Schwartz
CEO, Carlyle
Harvey M. Schwartz is the Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle and member of the Board of Directors. He has served in such capacity since February 15, 2023, and is based in New York.
Mr. Schwartz formerly worked at Goldman Sachs from 1997 to 2018, with his last position being President and Co-Chief Operating Officer. He also held numerous senior leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer and Global Co-Head of the Securities Division. Mr. Schwartz started his career at J. B. Hanauer & Co., and then moved to First Interregional Equity Corporation. In 1989, he joined Citigroup, where he worked in the firm's credit training program and developed a specialty in structuring commodity derivatives.
He serves as the Group Chairperson and Non-Executive Director of The Bank of London, a clearing and payments bank with operations in London and New York City. Mr. Schwartz also serves on the board of SoFi Technologies, Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech company, and One Mind, a nonprofit that accelerates collaborative research and advocacy to enable all individuals facing brain health challenges to build healthy, productive lives. He is involved in a range of investment and philanthropic endeavors that include a focus on mental health and developing future business leaders, including women and young people seeking a career in finance.
Mr. Schwartz earned his BA from Rutgers University, where he is a member of the university’s Board of Governors and its Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He received his MBA from Columbia University.
Maneet Ahuja
Editor-at-Large & Founder, Iconoclast
Forbes
Maneet Ahuja
Editor-at-Large & Founder, Iconoclast
Forbes
Maneet Ahuja is Editor-at-Large at Forbes, where she covers the intersection of Wall Street, billionaires & entrepreneurial capitalism. She is also the Founder of ICONOCLAST, Forbes' premier global investor summit that convenes the world’s most iconic industry titans, institutional investors, dealmakers and celebrities with collectively over $20 trillion in AUM for high-level conversations on the most critical issues impacting our economy and markets today. Before joining Forbes, she was awarded the prestigious Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School and had over a decade-long tenure at CNBC, where she co-founded the network’s flagship annual Wall Street summit Delivering Alpha and launched coverage on hedge funds and alternatives at Squawk Box. Prior to CNBC, she was a part of the Wall Street Journal’s Money & Investing team and began her career on Wall Street at the age of seventeen working at Citigroup—which is where she earned the nickname “Wall Street Maneet.” She was also the host of Spotify's special-edition podcast Megatrends (Gimlet media, 2019) and author of The Alpha Masters: Inside the Genius of the World's Top Hedge Funds.
Maneet Ahuja
Editor-at-Large & Founder, Iconoclast, Forbes
Maneet Ahuja is Editor-at-Large at Forbes, where she covers the intersection of Wall Street, billionaires & entrepreneurial capitalism. She is also the Founder of ICONOCLAST, Forbes' premier global investor summit that convenes the world’s most iconic industry titans, institutional investors, dealmakers and celebrities with collectively over $20 trillion in AUM for high-level conversations on the most critical issues impacting our economy and markets today. Before joining Forbes, she was awarded the prestigious Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School and had over a decade-long tenure at CNBC, where she co-founded the network’s flagship annual Wall Street summit Delivering Alpha and launched coverage on hedge funds and alternatives at Squawk Box. Prior to CNBC, she was a part of the Wall Street Journal’s Money & Investing team and began her career on Wall Street at the age of seventeen working at Citigroup—which is where she earned the nickname “Wall Street Maneet.” She was also the host of Spotify's special-edition podcast Megatrends (Gimlet media, 2019) and author of The Alpha Masters: Inside the Genius of the World's Top Hedge Funds.
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas
GIC
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas
GIC
Eric Wilmes serves as the President of the Americas for GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. In this role he oversees GIC’s investments and relationships for both public and private markets in the region. He is also the Head of Private Equity in the Americas, responsible for Direct Investments, as well as Funds and Co-Investments in buyouts, growth, and special situations. In addition, he leads the San Francisco office.
Eric joined GIC in 2011 and served as the Head of Direct Investments in the Americas and co-chair of GIC’s Global Healthcare Business Group. Earlier in his career, he was a private equity investor at Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, Centre Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Eric has served as a member of the board of directors for a number of businesses, including the Ultimate Kronos Group, Ancestry.com, HUB International, PetSmart /Chewy, and American Seafoods.
Mr. Wilmes holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Williams College, where he serves on the Non-Marketable Asset Advisory Committee.
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas, GIC
Eric Wilmes serves as the President of the Americas for GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. In this role he oversees GIC’s investments and relationships for both public and private markets in the region. He is also the Head of Private Equity in the Americas, responsible for Direct Investments, as well as Funds and Co-Investments in buyouts, growth, and special situations. In addition, he leads the San Francisco office.
Eric joined GIC in 2011 and served as the Head of Direct Investments in the Americas and co-chair of GIC’s Global Healthcare Business Group. Earlier in his career, he was a private equity investor at Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, Centre Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Eric has served as a member of the board of directors for a number of businesses, including the Ultimate Kronos Group, Ancestry.com, HUB International, PetSmart /Chewy, and American Seafoods.
Mr. Wilmes holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Williams College, where he serves on the Non-Marketable Asset Advisory Committee.
Olivia Walton
Founder & CEO
Ingeborg Investments
Olivia Walton
Founder & CEO
Ingeborg Investments
Olivia Walton is an advocate for the arts, women’s economic empowerment and maternal health in America’s Heartland.
She serves as Chairperson of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art , sits on the Council of the Momentary and leads the vision for OZ Art NWA, which activates art in public spaces across Northwest Arkansas.
Olivia is the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, and a co-founder of the Heartland Summit — each reflecting her commitment to advancing economic opportunity and social progress across the region. Through her personal philanthropy, she works to elevate the arts, improve maternal health outcomes in Arkansas and support policies that strengthen families and expand economic security for women.
Her passion for storytelling and big ideas is rooted in her early career as a journalist. She served as a Business Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC and anchored for Bloomberg Television in New York and London.
Olivia holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics, and is a Henry Crown Fellow, Class of 2025.
She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, Tom, and their three children.
Olivia Walton
Founder & CEO, Ingeborg Investments
Olivia Walton is an advocate for the arts, women’s economic empowerment and maternal health in America’s Heartland.
She serves as Chairperson of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art , sits on the Council of the Momentary and leads the vision for OZ Art NWA, which activates art in public spaces across Northwest Arkansas.
Olivia is the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, and a co-founder of the Heartland Summit — each reflecting her commitment to advancing economic opportunity and social progress across the region. Through her personal philanthropy, she works to elevate the arts, improve maternal health outcomes in Arkansas and support policies that strengthen families and expand economic security for women.
Her passion for storytelling and big ideas is rooted in her early career as a journalist. She served as a Business Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC and anchored for Bloomberg Television in New York and London.
Olivia holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics, and is a Henry Crown Fellow, Class of 2025.
She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, Tom, and their three children.
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO
Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO
Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory J. Fleming is the Chief Executive Officer of Rockefeller Capital Management, a role he has held since the firm, formerly known as Rockefeller & Co., launched in March 2018. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to leading Rockefeller Capital Management, Greg was the President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch, from 2007 to 2009, and previously ran Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Banking business. Greg joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in 1992. He had also been a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton.
He is a member of the Board of Directors at BlackRock and is a member of the Trustee Advisory Board at Millennium Management, LLC. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Economic Club of New York, a trustee at Deerfield Academy, and serves as a Resource Council member of the Turn 2 Foundation. He frequently serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Greg is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO, Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory J. Fleming is the Chief Executive Officer of Rockefeller Capital Management, a role he has held since the firm, formerly known as Rockefeller & Co., launched in March 2018. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to leading Rockefeller Capital Management, Greg was the President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch, from 2007 to 2009, and previously ran Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Banking business. Greg joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in 1992. He had also been a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton.
He is a member of the Board of Directors at BlackRock and is a member of the Trustee Advisory Board at Millennium Management, LLC. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Economic Club of New York, a trustee at Deerfield Academy, and serves as a Resource Council member of the Turn 2 Foundation. He frequently serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Greg is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity
Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity
Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren is the Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Private Equity for Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company. He joined Mubadala in 2010 and has held various senior roles, making significant contributions to the organization’s growth and success.
In his current position, Mr. Fahlgren leads Mubadala Capital’s global private equity investment strategy, overseeing a diversified portfolio and managing teams across multiple regions. He plays an integral role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, evaluating investment opportunities, and ensuring alignment between the private equity operations and broader corporate objectives.
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity, Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren is the Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Private Equity for Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company. He joined Mubadala in 2010 and has held various senior roles, making significant contributions to the organization’s growth and success.
In his current position, Mr. Fahlgren leads Mubadala Capital’s global private equity investment strategy, overseeing a diversified portfolio and managing teams across multiple regions. He plays an integral role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, evaluating investment opportunities, and ensuring alignment between the private equity operations and broader corporate objectives.
Lynn Martin
President
NYSE Group
Lynn Martin
President
NYSE Group
Lynn Martin is President of NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest stock market.
Martin is the 68th President of the New York Stock Exchange and the second woman to lead the exchange in more than 230-year history. The NYSE, the premier venue for capital raising, is the listing home to the world’s most influential and innovative companies.
In addition to the exchange, NYSE Group includes four fully electronic equity markets, including NYSE Arca, the industry leader in ETFs, and two options exchanges.
Martin is also Chair of Fixed Income & Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the parent of NYSE Group. Most recently, she was President of that business, responsible for ICE Bonds execution venues, securities pricing and analytics, reference data, indices, desktop solutions, consolidated feeds and connectivity services that cover all major asset classes.
She previously served as President of ICE Data Services, COO of ICE Clear U.S., and in a number of leadership roles including CEO of NYSE Liffe U.S. and CEO of New York Portfolio Clearing. Martin began her career at IBM in its Global Services organization.
Martin holds a BS in Computer Science from Manhattan College and an MA in Statistics from Columbia University. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City, the Inner-City Scholarship Fund and the New York State Emerging Technology Advisory Board. Martin also serves on the Manhattan College Board of Trustees.
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
Lynn Martin is President of NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest stock market.
Martin is the 68th President of the New York Stock Exchange and the second woman to lead the exchange in more than 230-year history. The NYSE, the premier venue for capital raising, is the listing home to the world’s most influential and innovative companies.
In addition to the exchange, NYSE Group includes four fully electronic equity markets, including NYSE Arca, the industry leader in ETFs, and two options exchanges.
Martin is also Chair of Fixed Income & Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the parent of NYSE Group. Most recently, she was President of that business, responsible for ICE Bonds execution venues, securities pricing and analytics, reference data, indices, desktop solutions, consolidated feeds and connectivity services that cover all major asset classes.
She previously served as President of ICE Data Services, COO of ICE Clear U.S., and in a number of leadership roles including CEO of NYSE Liffe U.S. and CEO of New York Portfolio Clearing. Martin began her career at IBM in its Global Services organization.
Martin holds a BS in Computer Science from Manhattan College and an MA in Statistics from Columbia University. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City, the Inner-City Scholarship Fund and the New York State Emerging Technology Advisory Board. Martin also serves on the Manhattan College Board of Trustees.
Marc Lasry
Cofounder, Chairman & CEO
Avenue Capital Group
Marc Lasry
Cofounder, Chairman & CEO
Avenue Capital Group
Mr. Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital Group in 1995, and distressed investing has been the focus of his professional career for over 38 years. Prior to forming Amroc Investments, LLC (“Amroc”) as an independent entity, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. Prior to that, Mr. Lasry was Co–Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company. Prior to Cowen, he was the Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company, the firm where he first became involved in the distressed debt markets. He spent the prior year practicing law at Angel & Frankel where he focused on bankruptcies. Mr. Lasry also clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Lasry is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and he has served and will continue to serve on various other boards of advisors/directors of both for-profit and not-for-profit private and public companies.
Mr. Lasry graduated with a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).
Marc Lasry
Cofounder, Chairman & CEO, Avenue Capital Group
Mr. Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital Group in 1995, and distressed investing has been the focus of his professional career for over 38 years. Prior to forming Amroc Investments, LLC (“Amroc”) as an independent entity, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. Prior to that, Mr. Lasry was Co–Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company. Prior to Cowen, he was the Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company, the firm where he first became involved in the distressed debt markets. He spent the prior year practicing law at Angel & Frankel where he focused on bankruptcies. Mr. Lasry also clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Lasry is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and he has served and will continue to serve on various other boards of advisors/directors of both for-profit and not-for-profit private and public companies.
Mr. Lasry graduated with a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).
Michael Anders
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders is a founding partner of ICONIQ Capital, a global investment firm that channels ideas, talent, and capital to initiatives that advance society. Michael is also the founder and Chairman of ICONIQ Impact, which convenes ICONIQ’s extraordinary community of families, founders, and organizations to catalyze collaborative philanthropy for giving at scale. To-date, ICONIQ Impact has advised on nearly $600M in grants, tackling the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change, education and economic mobility, ocean health and other impact areas. Prior to ICONIQ, Michael worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, and Societe General (in Paris and London). He was a founder of GivingCapital, which developed turnkey charitable products for large financial service firms and then helped in the structuring of their high-net-worth client’s charitable giving. He received his B.A. in political science and communication studies from URI, as well as a certificate in international economics from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the World Surf League and Firewire Surfboards, and he received URI’s Distinguished Achievement Presidential Award in 2022. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Michael Anders
Founding Partner, ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders is a founding partner of ICONIQ Capital, a global investment firm that channels ideas, talent, and capital to initiatives that advance society. Michael is also the founder and Chairman of ICONIQ Impact, which convenes ICONIQ’s extraordinary community of families, founders, and organizations to catalyze collaborative philanthropy for giving at scale. To-date, ICONIQ Impact has advised on nearly $600M in grants, tackling the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change, education and economic mobility, ocean health and other impact areas. Prior to ICONIQ, Michael worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, and Societe General (in Paris and London). He was a founder of GivingCapital, which developed turnkey charitable products for large financial service firms and then helped in the structuring of their high-net-worth client’s charitable giving. He received his B.A. in political science and communication studies from URI, as well as a certificate in international economics from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the World Surf League and Firewire Surfboards, and he received URI’s Distinguished Achievement Presidential Award in 2022. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jamie Salter
Founder & Executive Chairman
Authentic Brands Group
Jamie Salter
Founder & Executive Chairman
Authentic Brands Group
As Founder and Executive Chairman of Authentic, Jamie Salter leveraged his business acumen to write and implement a strategic licensing playbook that connects superbrands with best-in-class partners to build long-term value in the marketplace.
The innovative business model has allowed Authentic to scale rapidly into a multifaceted lifestyle, sports, entertainment and digital platform comprising some of the most iconic and world-renowned brands, such as Reebok, Shaquille O’Neal, David Beckham, Sports Illustrated, Brooks Brothers and more. Today, its portfolio generates more than $38 billion in global annual retail sales.
With over three decades of success in making strategic and profitable investments in consumer brand-related activities, Salter has executed more than $40 billion in investment deals targeting growth companies and turnarounds.
Salter is an active philanthropist of the Mount Sinai Hospital in his hometown of Toronto and a member of the board of the Muhammad Ali Center. He has been honored for his charitable efforts and various contributions to the nonprofit organizations Delivering Good and Foreseeable Future Foundation as well as been named Father of the Year in 2024 by the National Father’s Day Council.
Jamie Salter
Founder & Executive Chairman, Authentic Brands Group
As Founder and Executive Chairman of Authentic, Jamie Salter leveraged his business acumen to write and implement a strategic licensing playbook that connects superbrands with best-in-class partners to build long-term value in the marketplace.
The innovative business model has allowed Authentic to scale rapidly into a multifaceted lifestyle, sports, entertainment and digital platform comprising some of the most iconic and world-renowned brands, such as Reebok, Shaquille O’Neal, David Beckham, Sports Illustrated, Brooks Brothers and more. Today, its portfolio generates more than $38 billion in global annual retail sales.
With over three decades of success in making strategic and profitable investments in consumer brand-related activities, Salter has executed more than $40 billion in investment deals targeting growth companies and turnarounds.
Salter is an active philanthropist of the Mount Sinai Hospital in his hometown of Toronto and a member of the board of the Muhammad Ali Center. He has been honored for his charitable efforts and various contributions to the nonprofit organizations Delivering Good and Foreseeable Future Foundation as well as been named Father of the Year in 2024 by the National Father’s Day Council.
Ida Liu
CEO
HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu
CEO
HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu was appointed CEO of HSBC Private Bank in January 2026. In this role, she oversees one of the world’s most global and sophisticated wealth management franchises serving ultra high net worth (UHNW) and high net worth (HNW) individuals and families.
She brings more than 25 years of global experience across wealth management, strategic advisory and business transformation. Prior to joining HSBC, Ida served as Global Head of Citi Private Bank, where she led a global business advising UHNW clients on their investment, liquidity, and legacy needs. Ida began her career in investment banking, advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets strategies, with more than half of her investment banking career spent in Asia.
Ida has received many industry accolades including Barron’s 10 Most Influential Women in Wealth Management, Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance, Crain’s Notable Women on Wall Street and American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance. She is also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and has been honoured as a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I in recognition of her contributions to business, leadership, and service.
She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Committee of 100, and was previously named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum – an honour recognising individuals with the potential to shape the future of global leadership. Ida also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Ida Liu
CEO, HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu was appointed CEO of HSBC Private Bank in January 2026. In this role, she oversees one of the world’s most global and sophisticated wealth management franchises serving ultra high net worth (UHNW) and high net worth (HNW) individuals and families.
She brings more than 25 years of global experience across wealth management, strategic advisory and business transformation. Prior to joining HSBC, Ida served as Global Head of Citi Private Bank, where she led a global business advising UHNW clients on their investment, liquidity, and legacy needs. Ida began her career in investment banking, advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets strategies, with more than half of her investment banking career spent in Asia.
Ida has received many industry accolades including Barron’s 10 Most Influential Women in Wealth Management, Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance, Crain’s Notable Women on Wall Street and American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance. She is also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and has been honoured as a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I in recognition of her contributions to business, leadership, and service.
She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Committee of 100, and was previously named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum – an honour recognising individuals with the potential to shape the future of global leadership. Ida also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Roger Lynch
CEO
Condé Nast
Roger Lynch
CEO
Condé Nast
Roger Lynch is the CEO of Condé Nast, a global media company reaching more than 1 billion consumers in 32 markets worldwide. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Architectural Digest, GQ, Wired, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure and Bon Appétit, among others.
Upon joining in 2019, Lynch undertook the ambitious task of unifying Condé Nast’s previously independent international businesses into one global company for the first time in its more than 100-year history. Since then, the company has accelerated its transformation through growth in subscriptions, video, live experiences, commerce, and strategic partnerships, alongside continued investment in world-class journalism and technology. Under his leadership, Condé Nast has achieved sustained revenue and profit growth while further strengthening its global reach and cultural influence.
Prior to joining Condé Nast, Lynch served as President and CEO of Pandora, then the U.S.’s largest streaming music service. Under his leadership in 2018, Pandora doubled its prior year’s revenue growth rate and grew subscription revenue nearly 50%. As a result, Pandora’s share price grew 68%, higher than all but two companies in the S&P 500.
Previously, as the founding CEO of Sling TV (owned by DISH Network), Lynch led the creation, launch and scaling of the largest U.S. over-the-top television service delivering the best of live sports, news and entertainment to broadband-connected devices. Sling TV earned numerous awards for its launch at the 2015 International CES, including the show’s top honors, “Best of CES 2015, Overall Winner.” The company also earned a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for "Pioneering Development of Large Scale, Cloud Served, Broadcast Quality, Linear Channel Transmission."
Prior to joining DISH, Lynch served as Chairman and CEO of Video Networks International, Ltd., an IPTV technology company in the U.K. While at Video Networks he won an Emmy for Scamp, an on-demand children’s channel, and a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and The Arts) for V:MX, a collection of on-demand music video channels. He also previously served as President and CEO of Chello Broadband N.V., a broadband Internet service provider with operations in ten European countries. Previously, Lynch was a technology investment banker with Morgan Stanley in New York, Silicon Valley and London. He began his career as a member of the physics technical staff at the Hughes Aircraft Company.
Lynch currently serves on the Board of Directors of Condé Nast, Mattel, Inc., the Partnership for New York City, and the News Media Alliance. He is also a member of the Champions of Change Coalition, the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and the Board of Councilors of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California. He received his Master of Business Administration with the highest distinction from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Southern California where he was honored with the 2023 Alumni Merit Award and the 2025 Dornsife Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Roger Lynch
CEO, Condé Nast
Roger Lynch is the CEO of Condé Nast, a global media company reaching more than 1 billion consumers in 32 markets worldwide. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Architectural Digest, GQ, Wired, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure and Bon Appétit, among others.
Upon joining in 2019, Lynch undertook the ambitious task of unifying Condé Nast’s previously independent international businesses into one global company for the first time in its more than 100-year history. Since then, the company has accelerated its transformation through growth in subscriptions, video, live experiences, commerce, and strategic partnerships, alongside continued investment in world-class journalism and technology. Under his leadership, Condé Nast has achieved sustained revenue and profit growth while further strengthening its global reach and cultural influence.
Prior to joining Condé Nast, Lynch served as President and CEO of Pandora, then the U.S.’s largest streaming music service. Under his leadership in 2018, Pandora doubled its prior year’s revenue growth rate and grew subscription revenue nearly 50%. As a result, Pandora’s share price grew 68%, higher than all but two companies in the S&P 500.
Previously, as the founding CEO of Sling TV (owned by DISH Network), Lynch led the creation, launch and scaling of the largest U.S. over-the-top television service delivering the best of live sports, news and entertainment to broadband-connected devices. Sling TV earned numerous awards for its launch at the 2015 International CES, including the show’s top honors, “Best of CES 2015, Overall Winner.” The company also earned a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for "Pioneering Development of Large Scale, Cloud Served, Broadcast Quality, Linear Channel Transmission."
Prior to joining DISH, Lynch served as Chairman and CEO of Video Networks International, Ltd., an IPTV technology company in the U.K. While at Video Networks he won an Emmy for Scamp, an on-demand children’s channel, and a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and The Arts) for V:MX, a collection of on-demand music video channels. He also previously served as President and CEO of Chello Broadband N.V., a broadband Internet service provider with operations in ten European countries. Previously, Lynch was a technology investment banker with Morgan Stanley in New York, Silicon Valley and London. He began his career as a member of the physics technical staff at the Hughes Aircraft Company.
Lynch currently serves on the Board of Directors of Condé Nast, Mattel, Inc., the Partnership for New York City, and the News Media Alliance. He is also a member of the Champions of Change Coalition, the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and the Board of Councilors of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California. He received his Master of Business Administration with the highest distinction from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Southern California where he was honored with the 2023 Alumni Merit Award and the 2025 Dornsife Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent
CAA
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent
CAA
Maha Dakhil builds careers and creates culture by expanding opportunities at the crossroads of storytelling, cinematic artistry, and global entertainment, making her one of the most respected and influential figures in the industry.
As a Motion Picture Agent, Dakhil represents some of the world’s most successful actors, writers, and directors, guiding such luminary talent as Tom Cruise, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, Sam Mendes, Natalie Portman, Chloé Zhao, Lena Dunham, Ayo Edebiri, Justine Triet, Melina Matsoukas, Juan Antonio Bayona, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Wilde, Denis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, Lenny Abrahamson, Danny Strong, Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Lisa Joy, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, among others. She also recently signed Adam McKay and his multi-platform production company, Hyperobject Industries.
In her leadership roles at CAA as Managing Director, Co-Chair of CAA Amplify, and Co-Head of the International Film Group, Dakhil advances the agency’s inclusion initiatives, connects underrepresented talent to global opportunities, and helps expand the motion picture department’s global reach. She is recognized for building long-term strategies with clients that often extend to producing, financing, and launching their own companies, including Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Portman’s Mountain A, and Dunham’s Good Thing Going, plus others.
Dakhil positions her clients at the forefront of the biggest moments in pop culture. Highlights over the past year include Cruise’s final installment of the $4.35 billion MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, which premiered at Cannes; Cruise will next be seen in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER for Warner Bros. She orchestrated a landmark deal for Villeneuve, currently in production on DUNE: MESSIAH, the third installment of the $1 billion franchise, to direct the next JAMES BOND film for Amazon MGM Studios. She also closed a two-client package for Dunham and Portman: the Netflix series TOO MUCH, which premiered to rave reviews, and the feature GOOD SEX, which sold to Netflix in a $55 million deal—one of the largest EFM sales ever.
Additional milestones include Hathaway headlining four consecutive projects, culminating this summer with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and a starring role in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, his follow-up to the Oscar-winning OPPENHEIMER. Johnson delivered one of A24’s strongest box office performances with MATERIALISTS, directed by Celine Song and co-starring Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, which has grossed over $108 million worldwide. Witherspoon continued to expand her presence on screen and behind the camera, with Dakhil closing the deal for the next season of THE MORNING SHOW just as the series returned with its highly anticipated premiere. Joy’s FALLOUT at Amazon MGM Studios drew more than 65 million viewers in its first two weeks to become one of Prime Video’s biggest launches and was swiftly renewed for a second season. Edebiri made Emmy history as the first woman ever nominated in the same year for both Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series with THE BEAR. In addition, Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing Paramount’s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.
Dakhil’s clients made a major mark on the recent festival circuit. Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its release Lanthimos, fresh off his Best Picture win for POOR THINGS, debuted BUGONIA at Venice, where it competed for the Golden Lion and won the festival’s Green Drop Award.
In the international space, Dakhil continues to champion auteurs shaping global cinema. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s SQUID GAME concluded with its third and final season, breaking Netflix records with more than 60 million views and 368 million hours watched in its first three days. Rungano Nyoni won Best Director at Cannes for ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL. Justin Kurzel’s THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH premiered at the Berlinale before releasing globally on Prime Video. Lukas Dhont is developing COWARD after CLOSE earned an Academy Award nomination, and Jasmila Žbanić is preparing her next feature following the acclaim of QUO VADIS, AIDA?.
Beyond her client work, Dakhil serves on the boards of the International Rescue Committee, Baby2Baby, Fashion Trust US, and the UCLA Lab School. Earlier this year, she was elected to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Board of Governors, joining a group of leaders committed to supporting the care and well-being of entertainment professionals worldwide.
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent, CAA
Maha Dakhil builds careers and creates culture by expanding opportunities at the crossroads of storytelling, cinematic artistry, and global entertainment, making her one of the most respected and influential figures in the industry.
As a Motion Picture Agent, Dakhil represents some of the world’s most successful actors, writers, and directors, guiding such luminary talent as Tom Cruise, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, Sam Mendes, Natalie Portman, Chloé Zhao, Lena Dunham, Ayo Edebiri, Justine Triet, Melina Matsoukas, Juan Antonio Bayona, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Wilde, Denis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, Lenny Abrahamson, Danny Strong, Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Lisa Joy, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, among others. She also recently signed Adam McKay and his multi-platform production company, Hyperobject Industries.
In her leadership roles at CAA as Managing Director, Co-Chair of CAA Amplify, and Co-Head of the International Film Group, Dakhil advances the agency’s inclusion initiatives, connects underrepresented talent to global opportunities, and helps expand the motion picture department’s global reach. She is recognized for building long-term strategies with clients that often extend to producing, financing, and launching their own companies, including Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Portman’s Mountain A, and Dunham’s Good Thing Going, plus others.
Dakhil positions her clients at the forefront of the biggest moments in pop culture. Highlights over the past year include Cruise’s final installment of the $4.35 billion MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, which premiered at Cannes; Cruise will next be seen in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER for Warner Bros. She orchestrated a landmark deal for Villeneuve, currently in production on DUNE: MESSIAH, the third installment of the $1 billion franchise, to direct the next JAMES BOND film for Amazon MGM Studios. She also closed a two-client package for Dunham and Portman: the Netflix series TOO MUCH, which premiered to rave reviews, and the feature GOOD SEX, which sold to Netflix in a $55 million deal—one of the largest EFM sales ever.
Additional milestones include Hathaway headlining four consecutive projects, culminating this summer with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and a starring role in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, his follow-up to the Oscar-winning OPPENHEIMER. Johnson delivered one of A24’s strongest box office performances with MATERIALISTS, directed by Celine Song and co-starring Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, which has grossed over $108 million worldwide. Witherspoon continued to expand her presence on screen and behind the camera, with Dakhil closing the deal for the next season of THE MORNING SHOW just as the series returned with its highly anticipated premiere. Joy’s FALLOUT at Amazon MGM Studios drew more than 65 million viewers in its first two weeks to become one of Prime Video’s biggest launches and was swiftly renewed for a second season. Edebiri made Emmy history as the first woman ever nominated in the same year for both Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series with THE BEAR. In addition, Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing Paramount’s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.
Dakhil’s clients made a major mark on the recent festival circuit. Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its release Lanthimos, fresh off his Best Picture win for POOR THINGS, debuted BUGONIA at Venice, where it competed for the Golden Lion and won the festival’s Green Drop Award.
In the international space, Dakhil continues to champion auteurs shaping global cinema. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s SQUID GAME concluded with its third and final season, breaking Netflix records with more than 60 million views and 368 million hours watched in its first three days. Rungano Nyoni won Best Director at Cannes for ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL. Justin Kurzel’s THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH premiered at the Berlinale before releasing globally on Prime Video. Lukas Dhont is developing COWARD after CLOSE earned an Academy Award nomination, and Jasmila Žbanić is preparing her next feature following the acclaim of QUO VADIS, AIDA?.
Beyond her client work, Dakhil serves on the boards of the International Rescue Committee, Baby2Baby, Fashion Trust US, and the UCLA Lab School. Earlier this year, she was elected to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Board of Governors, joining a group of leaders committed to supporting the care and well-being of entertainment professionals worldwide.
José E. Feliciano
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Clearlake Capital Group
José E. Feliciano
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Clearlake Capital Group
José E. Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a leading global alternative asset manager founded in 2006 with over $185 billion of capital under management. Clearlake offers a broad range of investment solutions across private equity, credit, infrastructure, secondaries, co-investments, and other related private market strategies. Through Pathway Capital Management, a Clearlake company, the firm serves institutional and wealth investors seeking diversified access to private markets.
In addition to his investing responsibilities, Mr. Feliciano is responsible for the day-to-day management of the firm. Prior to co-founding Clearlake, Mr. Feliciano was a Partner and member of the investment committee at Tennenbaum Capital Partners, a senior executive at govWorks, Inc., and started his career in investment banking in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Groups at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Feliciano currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies. He also co-founded the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Initiative (Jones+Feliciano), a philanthropic grantmaking and impact investment organization, in 2014. The Initiative invests in both nonprofits and for-profit ventures that are compatible with its goal to make a lasting impact across four key priorities: Education, Entrepreneurship, Equal Opportunity and Empowerment. Together with Juniper Capital, the Initiative is the lead investor in Moncayo Golf & Ocean Club, located in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Mr. Feliciano also serves on the board of directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization that strives to set new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, the Robert Toigo Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the career advancement and increased leadership of underrepresented talent, and LA28, a non-profit organization responsible for delivering the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He is also a trustee of Stanford University, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, and J. Paul Getty Trust.
José E. Feliciano graduated with High Honors from Princeton University, earning a B.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. He obtained his M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
José E. Feliciano
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Clearlake Capital Group
José E. Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a leading global alternative asset manager founded in 2006 with over $185 billion of capital under management. Clearlake offers a broad range of investment solutions across private equity, credit, infrastructure, secondaries, co-investments, and other related private market strategies. Through Pathway Capital Management, a Clearlake company, the firm serves institutional and wealth investors seeking diversified access to private markets.
In addition to his investing responsibilities, Mr. Feliciano is responsible for the day-to-day management of the firm. Prior to co-founding Clearlake, Mr. Feliciano was a Partner and member of the investment committee at Tennenbaum Capital Partners, a senior executive at govWorks, Inc., and started his career in investment banking in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Groups at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Feliciano currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies. He also co-founded the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Initiative (Jones+Feliciano), a philanthropic grantmaking and impact investment organization, in 2014. The Initiative invests in both nonprofits and for-profit ventures that are compatible with its goal to make a lasting impact across four key priorities: Education, Entrepreneurship, Equal Opportunity and Empowerment. Together with Juniper Capital, the Initiative is the lead investor in Moncayo Golf & Ocean Club, located in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Mr. Feliciano also serves on the board of directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization that strives to set new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, the Robert Toigo Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the career advancement and increased leadership of underrepresented talent, and LA28, a non-profit organization responsible for delivering the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He is also a trustee of Stanford University, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, and J. Paul Getty Trust.
José E. Feliciano graduated with High Honors from Princeton University, earning a B.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. He obtained his M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
Joe Marchese
CEO
Human Ventures Holdings
Joe Marchese
CEO
Human Ventures Holdings
Multiple time founder and media executive, Joe Marchese is the CEO of Human Ventures Holdings. He is also the Chairman of corporate philanthropy technology platform, Groundswell.io.
At Human Ventures, Joe partners with portfolio founders to build and scale. He also leads Human.AI, the dedicated studio exploring the potential for AI to reshape the attention economy.
Joe is a widely recognized leader in the media and technology industries and was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2016. He currently serves as General Partner of Casa Komos Brands Group (CKBG) and is a member of the Board of Directors for Clear Channel Outdoor, Cox Media Group, National CineMedia, Adelaide Metrics, Breakaway Music Festival, and veteran-led non-profit Team Rubicon.
As the President of Advertising Revenue for Fox Networks Group, he led the group overseeing billions in annual advertising revenue for FOX Broadcast, FX, National Geographic and FOX Sports, which included tentpole events such as the Super Bowl and the World Series.
Prior to Fox, Joe was founder and CEO of true[X], the leader in engagement advertising technologies, which was acquired by 21st Century Fox in 2015. He was also a co-founder of restaurant reservation platform Reserve, which was acquired by Resy in 2018.
Joe Marchese
CEO, Human Ventures Holdings
Multiple time founder and media executive, Joe Marchese is the CEO of Human Ventures Holdings. He is also the Chairman of corporate philanthropy technology platform, Groundswell.io.
At Human Ventures, Joe partners with portfolio founders to build and scale. He also leads Human.AI, the dedicated studio exploring the potential for AI to reshape the attention economy.
Joe is a widely recognized leader in the media and technology industries and was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2016. He currently serves as General Partner of Casa Komos Brands Group (CKBG) and is a member of the Board of Directors for Clear Channel Outdoor, Cox Media Group, National CineMedia, Adelaide Metrics, Breakaway Music Festival, and veteran-led non-profit Team Rubicon.
As the President of Advertising Revenue for Fox Networks Group, he led the group overseeing billions in annual advertising revenue for FOX Broadcast, FX, National Geographic and FOX Sports, which included tentpole events such as the Super Bowl and the World Series.
Prior to Fox, Joe was founder and CEO of true[X], the leader in engagement advertising technologies, which was acquired by 21st Century Fox in 2015. He was also a co-founder of restaurant reservation platform Reserve, which was acquired by Resy in 2018.
Jacqueline Reses
Chair, CEO, & Cofounder
Lead
Jacqueline Reses
Chair, CEO, & Cofounder
Lead
Jacqueline Reses is the Chair, CEO, and Co-Founder of Lead, an FDIC chartered bank building financial infrastructure for fintech, consumer and digital asset companies. Lead is one of the most active banks in the crypto sector.
Previously, she was Executive Chair of Square Financial Services, Head of Square Capital, and Head of the People Team at Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.). Before that, she served as Chief Development Officer at Yahoo!, was a Partner at Apax Partners Worldwide, and spent seven years at Goldman Sachs.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the co-author of Self Made Boss (McGraw Hill), a guide for small businesses on launching, running, and scaling their ventures. Additionally, she holds multiple patents in payments, credit, and cryptocurrency.
Jacqueline Reses
Chair, CEO, & Cofounder, Lead
Jacqueline Reses is the Chair, CEO, and Co-Founder of Lead, an FDIC chartered bank building financial infrastructure for fintech, consumer and digital asset companies. Lead is one of the most active banks in the crypto sector.
Previously, she was Executive Chair of Square Financial Services, Head of Square Capital, and Head of the People Team at Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.). Before that, she served as Chief Development Officer at Yahoo!, was a Partner at Apax Partners Worldwide, and spent seven years at Goldman Sachs.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the co-author of Self Made Boss (McGraw Hill), a guide for small businesses on launching, running, and scaling their ventures. Additionally, she holds multiple patents in payments, credit, and cryptocurrency.
Marcelo Claure
Partner & Co-Chair
Brightstar Capital Partners
Marcelo Claure
Partner & Co-Chair
Brightstar Capital Partners
Marcelo Claure is a global entrepreneur and investor. He is a Partner and Co-Chair of Brightstar Capital Partners, a multi-billion investment firm focused on deploying AI to transform businesses.
He also serves as CEO of Claure Group, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm deploying proprietary capital across various sectors, Chairman of Bicycle Capital, Latin America’s leading growth equity fund, Vice Chairman of SHEIN, the world’s largest on-demand e-commerce platform, and Co-Chair of the D^3 Institute at Harvard, a global research center providing insights on how to use AI and digital technologies to advance business and society. Claure is also an active board member and the largest independent shareholder of T-Mobile.
A passionate soccer investor, Claure owns Club Bolívar (Bolivia) and co-owns Girona FC (Spain) and New York City FC (USA) with City Football Group.
Previously, he was CEO of SoftBank Group International, where he managed a portfolio of over $450 billion in assets. He also led the turnaround of Sprint as CEO and its landmark merger with T-Mobile, creating the world’s most valuable telecom company. He began his career by founding Brightstar, which under his leadership became the world’s largest wireless distribution and services company before he sold it to SoftBank.
Marcelo Claure
Partner & Co-Chair, Brightstar Capital Partners
Marcelo Claure is a global entrepreneur and investor. He is a Partner and Co-Chair of Brightstar Capital Partners, a multi-billion investment firm focused on deploying AI to transform businesses.
He also serves as CEO of Claure Group, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm deploying proprietary capital across various sectors, Chairman of Bicycle Capital, Latin America’s leading growth equity fund, Vice Chairman of SHEIN, the world’s largest on-demand e-commerce platform, and Co-Chair of the D^3 Institute at Harvard, a global research center providing insights on how to use AI and digital technologies to advance business and society. Claure is also an active board member and the largest independent shareholder of T-Mobile.
A passionate soccer investor, Claure owns Club Bolívar (Bolivia) and co-owns Girona FC (Spain) and New York City FC (USA) with City Football Group.
Previously, he was CEO of SoftBank Group International, where he managed a portfolio of over $450 billion in assets. He also led the turnaround of Sprint as CEO and its landmark merger with T-Mobile, creating the world’s most valuable telecom company. He began his career by founding Brightstar, which under his leadership became the world’s largest wireless distribution and services company before he sold it to SoftBank.
Adam Katz
Partner and Head of Entrepreneurs and Founders Practice Group
Corient
Adam Katz
Partner and Head of Entrepreneurs and Founders Practice Group
Corient
Adam is a Partner and Head of the Founder and Entrepreneur Group—a national team across Corient. Adam has more than 25 years of experience in ultra-high net worth wealth management and working with founders and entrepreneurs. Having founded and sold his own company, Adam is not simply a provider and wealth advisor, but is also a peer who truly understands all the variables, questions and potential roadblocks on both sides of a deal. Adam has served as co-pilot to dozens of founders and entrepreneurs, helping them to think on multiple levels, while navigating through the full business lifecycle—from setting up and growing to preparing for and executing the sale—through life after the deal and even into new endeavors. He, his wife, and their two children live in Westfield, New Jersey. Adam holds an master’s degree from the NYU Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University.
Adam Katz
Partner and Head of Entrepreneurs and Founders Practice Group, Corient
Adam is a Partner and Head of the Founder and Entrepreneur Group—a national team across Corient. Adam has more than 25 years of experience in ultra-high net worth wealth management and working with founders and entrepreneurs. Having founded and sold his own company, Adam is not simply a provider and wealth advisor, but is also a peer who truly understands all the variables, questions and potential roadblocks on both sides of a deal. Adam has served as co-pilot to dozens of founders and entrepreneurs, helping them to think on multiple levels, while navigating through the full business lifecycle—from setting up and growing to preparing for and executing the sale—through life after the deal and even into new endeavors. He, his wife, and their two children live in Westfield, New Jersey. Adam holds an master’s degree from the NYU Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University.
Songyee Yoon
Founder & Managing Partner
Principal Venture Partners
Songyee Yoon
Founder & Managing Partner
Principal Venture Partners
Songyee Yoon is the Founder and Managing Partner of Principal Venture Partners (PVP), a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture firm focused on AI-native companies. She is recognized for backing iconic startups such as Together.ai, Cartesia, and Sesame, and is known for her ability to identify and support companies shaping the next generation of technological infrastructure.
She graduated from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, where she helped found a robot soccer competition and developed micro robots—work that later inspired a “Genius Girl” character in Korean TV drama “KAIST." Songyee then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from MIT.
Driven by a deep belief in “play” as a catalyst for innovation, she later served as president and chief strategy officer of NCSOFT, a global leader in video games, where she founded the company’s AI and NLP Centers to anticipate the impact of emerging technologies.
A longtime advocate for responsible AI, Songyee has championed the integration of ethics into computer science education through her philanthropy. At Stanford University, she serves on the advisory council for the Institute for Human-Centered AI and is an instructor of game development. She has also been a visiting fellow at RAND’s Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy. She is also a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a board director of HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and a member of the MIT Corporation, the university’s board of trustees.
Previously a member of South Korea’s Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology under two administrations, Songyee brings a global perspective on the intersection of technology, policy, and ethics. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of The Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch in Business.”
Songyee Yoon
Founder & Managing Partner, Principal Venture Partners
Songyee Yoon is the Founder and Managing Partner of Principal Venture Partners (PVP), a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture firm focused on AI-native companies. She is recognized for backing iconic startups such as Together.ai, Cartesia, and Sesame, and is known for her ability to identify and support companies shaping the next generation of technological infrastructure.
She graduated from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, where she helped found a robot soccer competition and developed micro robots—work that later inspired a “Genius Girl” character in Korean TV drama “KAIST." Songyee then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from MIT.
Driven by a deep belief in “play” as a catalyst for innovation, she later served as president and chief strategy officer of NCSOFT, a global leader in video games, where she founded the company’s AI and NLP Centers to anticipate the impact of emerging technologies.
A longtime advocate for responsible AI, Songyee has championed the integration of ethics into computer science education through her philanthropy. At Stanford University, she serves on the advisory council for the Institute for Human-Centered AI and is an instructor of game development. She has also been a visiting fellow at RAND’s Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy. She is also a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a board director of HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and a member of the MIT Corporation, the university’s board of trustees.
Previously a member of South Korea’s Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology under two administrations, Songyee brings a global perspective on the intersection of technology, policy, and ethics. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of The Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch in Business.”
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder
Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder
Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner is President, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager with over $12.5 billion in assets under management that she co-founded with her brother in 1995. Ms. Gardner is the Partner in charge of managing the firm globally, and distressed investing has been the focus of her professional career for more than 37 years. She also co-founded Amroc Investments where she was Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for investing the partners’ capital. Prior to forming Amroc as an independent entity, she was General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Amroc Investments, LP, an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. She began her career at Cowen & Co. in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department.
Ms. Gardner is currently the United Nations Capital Development Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and was formerly Chair of the Global Board of Directors of 100 Women in Finance, and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus. She currently serves as a member on the Client Advisory Board of Citi Private Bank. Ms. Gardner received a B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from Clark University (1983), and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law (1986).
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder, Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner is President, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager with over $12.5 billion in assets under management that she co-founded with her brother in 1995. Ms. Gardner is the Partner in charge of managing the firm globally, and distressed investing has been the focus of her professional career for more than 37 years. She also co-founded Amroc Investments where she was Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for investing the partners’ capital. Prior to forming Amroc as an independent entity, she was General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Amroc Investments, LP, an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. She began her career at Cowen & Co. in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department.
Ms. Gardner is currently the United Nations Capital Development Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and was formerly Chair of the Global Board of Directors of 100 Women in Finance, and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus. She currently serves as a member on the Client Advisory Board of Citi Private Bank. Ms. Gardner received a B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from Clark University (1983), and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law (1986).
Michal Katz
Head of Investment & Corporate Banking
Mizuho Americas
Michal Katz
Head of Investment & Corporate Banking
Mizuho Americas
Michal Katz is the Head of Investment & Corporate Banking for Mizuho Americas, a division of the Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the world with $2tn of assets. At Mizuho, she leads a division of close to 1,000 bankers and business professionals across Americas, Europe and Asia. Her division serves clients spanning public and private corporations and alternative investment firms including the largest private equity and infrastructure funds. Michal is a member of Mizuho Americas’ Management Committee, overseeing the region’s strategy and financial performance.
With a career spanning over 25 years on Wall Street, Michal is recognized as a seasoned and trusted advisor in corporate finance, strategy and digital transformation. Prior to Mizuho, she was Co-Head of the Global Technology Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to RBC, Ms. Katz was a Managing Director at Barclays and Lehman Brothers, where she was head of the global software practice in the Technology Investment Banking Group. She also spent several years with the law firms of Skadden Arps and Winthrop Stimson (now Pillsbury Winthrop), where she practiced corporate law.
Ms. Katz was recognized by American Banker as one of the Most Powerful Women in Finance for the past three years, named by Crain's among the Notable Women on Wall Street (2019-2022) and 2024’s Notable Leaders in Finance and awarded 2022’s Trailblazer by Markets Media Women in Finance. She is an independent director to the board of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and serves on the board of the GRAMMY Museum Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of the Recording Academy, where she chairs the Finance Committee. She previously served on the board of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN). She is also a member of the Centennial Society of the Economic Club of NY and the Forbes Finance Council.
Ms. Katz received her BA with honors from Binghamton University and JD from New York University School of Law.
Michal Katz
Head of Investment & Corporate Banking, Mizuho Americas
Michal Katz is the Head of Investment & Corporate Banking for Mizuho Americas, a division of the Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the world with $2tn of assets. At Mizuho, she leads a division of close to 1,000 bankers and business professionals across Americas, Europe and Asia. Her division serves clients spanning public and private corporations and alternative investment firms including the largest private equity and infrastructure funds. Michal is a member of Mizuho Americas’ Management Committee, overseeing the region’s strategy and financial performance.
With a career spanning over 25 years on Wall Street, Michal is recognized as a seasoned and trusted advisor in corporate finance, strategy and digital transformation. Prior to Mizuho, she was Co-Head of the Global Technology Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to RBC, Ms. Katz was a Managing Director at Barclays and Lehman Brothers, where she was head of the global software practice in the Technology Investment Banking Group. She also spent several years with the law firms of Skadden Arps and Winthrop Stimson (now Pillsbury Winthrop), where she practiced corporate law.
Ms. Katz was recognized by American Banker as one of the Most Powerful Women in Finance for the past three years, named by Crain's among the Notable Women on Wall Street (2019-2022) and 2024’s Notable Leaders in Finance and awarded 2022’s Trailblazer by Markets Media Women in Finance. She is an independent director to the board of PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and serves on the board of the GRAMMY Museum Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of the Recording Academy, where she chairs the Finance Committee. She previously served on the board of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN). She is also a member of the Centennial Society of the Economic Club of NY and the Forbes Finance Council.
Ms. Katz received her BA with honors from Binghamton University and JD from New York University School of Law.
Bin Lu
EVP Power Products, Energy Management Business
Schneider Electric
Bin Lu
EVP Power Products, Energy Management Business
Schneider Electric
Dr. Bin Lu is the Executive Vice President of the Power Products division, part of the Energy Management business at Schneider Electric. He is responsible for championing the innovation and growth of the low-voltage power distribution portfolio, focusing on creating sustainable and future-ready products, while leading market growth across a collaborative ecosystem of partners.
Throughout his career, Dr. Lu has been dedicated to bringing advanced technologies into real life, innovating for the future. He has extensive experience working in mature multinational companies and fast-growing private high-tech companies, managing global organizations in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Lu served as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Energy Management business at Schneider Electric, leading the overall strategy and decarbonization initiatives. He also held various leadership positions in Business Management, Offer Management, and R&D in the company’s Secure Power and Data Center businesses.
Before joining Schneider Electric, Dr. Lu was the Executive Director of International Wind Turbine Products at Envision Energy and the Global Technology Director of Power Systems Technologies at Eaton Corporation. He held various leadership roles in both the United States and China.
Dr. Bin Lu earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Automation from Tsinghua University in China and a Ph.D. Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. He is an internationally recognized expert in power conversion and diagnostics technologies, holding 19 US patents and numerous international publications.
He is a member of the Advisory Board at Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering, the Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Committee for NEMA, and the Schneider Electric India Private Ltd. Board.
He currently resides in Atlanta, USA, with his wife and two children.
Bin Lu
EVP Power Products, Energy Management Business, Schneider Electric
Dr. Bin Lu is the Executive Vice President of the Power Products division, part of the Energy Management business at Schneider Electric. He is responsible for championing the innovation and growth of the low-voltage power distribution portfolio, focusing on creating sustainable and future-ready products, while leading market growth across a collaborative ecosystem of partners.
Throughout his career, Dr. Lu has been dedicated to bringing advanced technologies into real life, innovating for the future. He has extensive experience working in mature multinational companies and fast-growing private high-tech companies, managing global organizations in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Lu served as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Energy Management business at Schneider Electric, leading the overall strategy and decarbonization initiatives. He also held various leadership positions in Business Management, Offer Management, and R&D in the company’s Secure Power and Data Center businesses.
Before joining Schneider Electric, Dr. Lu was the Executive Director of International Wind Turbine Products at Envision Energy and the Global Technology Director of Power Systems Technologies at Eaton Corporation. He held various leadership roles in both the United States and China.
Dr. Bin Lu earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Automation from Tsinghua University in China and a Ph.D. Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. He is an internationally recognized expert in power conversion and diagnostics technologies, holding 19 US patents and numerous international publications.
He is a member of the Advisory Board at Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering, the Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Committee for NEMA, and the Schneider Electric India Private Ltd. Board.
He currently resides in Atlanta, USA, with his wife and two children.
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Anastasia Beverly Hills - the brand that revolutionized the way eyebrows are approached in the beauty industry. Soare is one of the world's most successful self-made women and is often referred to as the "Queen of Eyebrows." After immigrating to America, she trained as an esthetician, set up her own salon, became a brow expert to the likes of Oprah and Michelle Obama, invented new make-up products, pioneered in-store beauty treatments at retailers like Nordstrom, and created an international cosmetics company. She started ABH in 1997, and has been featured on The Today Store, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, Allure, and People, among many others.
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO, Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Anastasia Beverly Hills - the brand that revolutionized the way eyebrows are approached in the beauty industry. Soare is one of the world's most successful self-made women and is often referred to as the "Queen of Eyebrows." After immigrating to America, she trained as an esthetician, set up her own salon, became a brow expert to the likes of Oprah and Michelle Obama, invented new make-up products, pioneered in-store beauty treatments at retailers like Nordstrom, and created an international cosmetics company. She started ABH in 1997, and has been featured on The Today Store, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, Allure, and People, among many others.
Shalabh Gupta, M.D.
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Unicycive Therapeutics
Shalabh Gupta, M.D.
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Unicycive Therapeutics
Shalabh Gupta, MD, founder, Chairman and CEO of Unicycive, is a physician-entrepreneur with leadership experience in biotech, finance, and innovation, including roles at Genentech, UBS, NYU, Stanford, and UCSF. A former board-certified and practicing physician at NYU, he has founded multiple companies and completed his medical training (internship, residency, and research fellowship), as well as an MPA in Health Care Finance and Management from NYU.
Shalabh Gupta, M.D.
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Unicycive Therapeutics
Shalabh Gupta, MD, founder, Chairman and CEO of Unicycive, is a physician-entrepreneur with leadership experience in biotech, finance, and innovation, including roles at Genentech, UBS, NYU, Stanford, and UCSF. A former board-certified and practicing physician at NYU, he has founded multiple companies and completed his medical training (internship, residency, and research fellowship), as well as an MPA in Health Care Finance and Management from NYU.
Bing Chen
Executive Chairman, CEO & Cofounder
Gold House
Bing Chen
Executive Chairman, CEO & Cofounder
Gold House
Bing Chen is a creator and community economy founder, investor, and new world builder. He is the Executive Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of Gold House, a cultural platform that has generated and invested over $500 million in creative IP and companies to shape global opportunities. He is also Managing Director of AU (“awe”) Holdings, which incubates and invests in multicultural creators and communities and serves as a Board Director and Advisor to several leading digital media companies such as TikTok/Bytedance, Oura, Musely, and more.
Previously, he was YouTube's Global Head of Creator Development and Management, where he was one of the original and principal architects of the multi-billion dollar creator economy covering more than 300 million creators across 70 countries. There, he co-led the global expansion and evolution of the YouTube Partner Program alongside the company’s longest-standing flagship talent incubator; audience engagement through the launch of Watch Time (the guiding algorithm of the platform); YouTube’s original investments in and the production of tentpole events like VidCon (largest online video convention), the DigiTour (largest digital star tour), and YouTube FanFest (largest fan festival); and reignited fame for a new generation through programs like the coveted Gold Play Button and others that elevated YouTube’s native stars to superstardom. He began his YouTube tenure as the company’s first Creator Marketing Manager where he established and standardized the industry’s use of “creator,” YouTube’s foundational creator services like the Creator Hub, and remains a trusted confidant to hundreds of creative artists around the world.
A proud Tennessee Squire, which becomes obvious at $11.99 buffets, Bing is a third culture kid across North America and Asia, finally graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bing Chen
Executive Chairman, CEO & Cofounder, Gold House
Bing Chen is a creator and community economy founder, investor, and new world builder. He is the Executive Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of Gold House, a cultural platform that has generated and invested over $500 million in creative IP and companies to shape global opportunities. He is also Managing Director of AU (“awe”) Holdings, which incubates and invests in multicultural creators and communities and serves as a Board Director and Advisor to several leading digital media companies such as TikTok/Bytedance, Oura, Musely, and more.
Previously, he was YouTube's Global Head of Creator Development and Management, where he was one of the original and principal architects of the multi-billion dollar creator economy covering more than 300 million creators across 70 countries. There, he co-led the global expansion and evolution of the YouTube Partner Program alongside the company’s longest-standing flagship talent incubator; audience engagement through the launch of Watch Time (the guiding algorithm of the platform); YouTube’s original investments in and the production of tentpole events like VidCon (largest online video convention), the DigiTour (largest digital star tour), and YouTube FanFest (largest fan festival); and reignited fame for a new generation through programs like the coveted Gold Play Button and others that elevated YouTube’s native stars to superstardom. He began his YouTube tenure as the company’s first Creator Marketing Manager where he established and standardized the industry’s use of “creator,” YouTube’s foundational creator services like the Creator Hub, and remains a trusted confidant to hundreds of creative artists around the world.
A proud Tennessee Squire, which becomes obvious at $11.99 buffets, Bing is a third culture kid across North America and Asia, finally graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.
Amos Hochstein
Managing Partner
TWG Global
Amos Hochstein
Managing Partner
TWG Global
Amos Hochstein is Managing Partner at TWG Global, where he leads strategy and investments in AI, energy, and infrastructure. TWG Global is a diversified holding company scaling innovative businesses across technology, energy, financial services, and sports.
With over two decades of experience in senior U.S. government roles, Hochstein most recently served as Deputy Assistant and Senior Advisor to the President at the White House. He played a pivotal role as a U.S. negotiator in resolving conflicts and strengthening alliances across the Middle East and advancing economic opportunities in Asia and Africa.
As the President’s senior advisor on energy and global economic cooperation, he chaired the U.S. task force on AI and technology investment with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
A recognized authority on global energy, international negotiations, and economic security, Hochstein is a frequent speaker on geopolitics and the future of the global economy.
Amos Hochstein
Managing Partner, TWG Global
Amos Hochstein is Managing Partner at TWG Global, where he leads strategy and investments in AI, energy, and infrastructure. TWG Global is a diversified holding company scaling innovative businesses across technology, energy, financial services, and sports.
With over two decades of experience in senior U.S. government roles, Hochstein most recently served as Deputy Assistant and Senior Advisor to the President at the White House. He played a pivotal role as a U.S. negotiator in resolving conflicts and strengthening alliances across the Middle East and advancing economic opportunities in Asia and Africa.
As the President’s senior advisor on energy and global economic cooperation, he chaired the U.S. task force on AI and technology investment with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
A recognized authority on global energy, international negotiations, and economic security, Hochstein is a frequent speaker on geopolitics and the future of the global economy.
Morgan Cheatham, M.D.
Partner, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences
Breyer Capital
Morgan Cheatham, M.D.
Partner, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences
Breyer Capital
Morgan leads Healthcare and Life Sciences investing for Breyer Capital. His work spans software, services, therapeutics, diagnostics, and AI from seed to growth stages. Prior to joining Breyer Capital, Morgan spent nearly a decade at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he helped lead the firm’s healthcare and life sciences investments and spearheaded early-stage investments in category-defining companies such as Abridge and Hinge Health. Morgan is also a physician pursuing a fellowship in Medical Genetics and Genomics at Harvard and serves as an Editorial Associate at NEJM AI. His writing and research on clinical AI and genetic medicine have been published in leading biomedical journals such as Nature Medicine, NEJM AI, and the American Journal of Medical Genetics. Morgan earned his B.S. in Computational Decision Sciences and M.D. from Brown University.
Morgan Cheatham, M.D.
Partner, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Breyer Capital
Morgan leads Healthcare and Life Sciences investing for Breyer Capital. His work spans software, services, therapeutics, diagnostics, and AI from seed to growth stages. Prior to joining Breyer Capital, Morgan spent nearly a decade at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he helped lead the firm’s healthcare and life sciences investments and spearheaded early-stage investments in category-defining companies such as Abridge and Hinge Health. Morgan is also a physician pursuing a fellowship in Medical Genetics and Genomics at Harvard and serves as an Editorial Associate at NEJM AI. His writing and research on clinical AI and genetic medicine have been published in leading biomedical journals such as Nature Medicine, NEJM AI, and the American Journal of Medical Genetics. Morgan earned his B.S. in Computational Decision Sciences and M.D. from Brown University.
Sadiq Malik
Managing Director, DigitalBridge and Co-Head, Infrabridge
Sadiq Malik
Managing Director, DigitalBridge and Co-Head, Infrabridge
Sadiq Malik is a Managing Director at DigitalBridge Investment Management and the Co-Head of InfraBridge. Mr. Malik is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years of in-depth investing experience in private, distressed and public companies across a variety of industries including the digital infrastructure verticals of towers, data centers, fiber and ground lease buyouts. At DigitalBridge, Mr. Malik is responsible for identifying, evaluating, consummating, and managing investments across all our verticals globally with a specific focus on the Americas and the MEA regions.
Prior to joining DigitalBridge, Mr. Malik was a co-founding partner of Oskie Capital, a public and private equity firm, which invested in companies undergoing positive business transformations and corporate change. Previously, he also worked on President Obama’s Auto Task Force at the U.S. Department of the Treasury during the financial crisis in 2009.
Earlier in his career Mr. Malik was an investment professional at Och-Ziff Capital, The Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Malik received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.
Sadiq Malik
Managing Director, DigitalBridge and Co-Head, Infrabridge
Sadiq Malik is a Managing Director at DigitalBridge Investment Management and the Co-Head of InfraBridge. Mr. Malik is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years of in-depth investing experience in private, distressed and public companies across a variety of industries including the digital infrastructure verticals of towers, data centers, fiber and ground lease buyouts. At DigitalBridge, Mr. Malik is responsible for identifying, evaluating, consummating, and managing investments across all our verticals globally with a specific focus on the Americas and the MEA regions.
Prior to joining DigitalBridge, Mr. Malik was a co-founding partner of Oskie Capital, a public and private equity firm, which invested in companies undergoing positive business transformations and corporate change. Previously, he also worked on President Obama’s Auto Task Force at the U.S. Department of the Treasury during the financial crisis in 2009.
Earlier in his career Mr. Malik was an investment professional at Och-Ziff Capital, The Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Malik received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.
Bradley Tusk
CEO & Founder
Tusk Ventures
Bradley Tusk
CEO & Founder
Tusk Ventures
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer.
He is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. He also recently launched Tusk Ventures, an equity-for-service firm offering world-class regulatory, communications, and strategic expertise to help startups and growing businesses to navigate regulation, expand into new markets, and reduce regulatory and political risk.
Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs, including universal school breakfast programs, in 21 different states, helping to feed nearly 13 million people.
Bradley is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics, Obvious in Hindsight, and Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy, writes a column for Daily News, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He owns a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Previously, Bradley served as campaign manager for Mike Bloomberg’s 2009 mayoral race, as Deputy Governor of Illinois, overseeing the state’s budget, operations, legislation, policy and communications, as communications director for US Senator Chuck Schumer, and as Uber’s first political advisor. He was also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
Bradley Tusk
CEO & Founder, Tusk Ventures
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer.
He is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. He also recently launched Tusk Ventures, an equity-for-service firm offering world-class regulatory, communications, and strategic expertise to help startups and growing businesses to navigate regulation, expand into new markets, and reduce regulatory and political risk.
Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs, including universal school breakfast programs, in 21 different states, helping to feed nearly 13 million people.
Bradley is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics, Obvious in Hindsight, and Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy, writes a column for Daily News, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He owns a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Previously, Bradley served as campaign manager for Mike Bloomberg’s 2009 mayoral race, as Deputy Governor of Illinois, overseeing the state’s budget, operations, legislation, policy and communications, as communications director for US Senator Chuck Schumer, and as Uber’s first political advisor. He was also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
Sherry Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Forbes
Sherry Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Forbes
Sherry Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer at Forbes Media, leading the iconic brand through strategic growth and embracing innovation during a new era of media.
Under Sherry, Forbes is strategically building new revenue streams, expanding key platforms and franchises like its Creators Community, exploring AI’s potential and strengthening relationships with leading tech partners and top brands.
A media executive with nearly 30 years of experience, Sherry has held various C-Level roles at Forbes over the course of her tenure.
Sherry is a graduate of the University of Michigan, she currently resides outside of the Philadelphia area and enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and dog, Doug.
Sherry Phillips
Chief Executive Officer, Forbes
Sherry Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer at Forbes Media, leading the iconic brand through strategic growth and embracing innovation during a new era of media.
Under Sherry, Forbes is strategically building new revenue streams, expanding key platforms and franchises like its Creators Community, exploring AI’s potential and strengthening relationships with leading tech partners and top brands.
A media executive with nearly 30 years of experience, Sherry has held various C-Level roles at Forbes over the course of her tenure.
Sherry is a graduate of the University of Michigan, she currently resides outside of the Philadelphia area and enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and dog, Doug.
Steve Forbes
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief
Forbes
Steve Forbes
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief
Forbes
Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.
His new book, which he co-authored with Nathan Lewis and Elizabeth Ames, is entitled Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad and How To Fix It.
Forbes broadcasts a popular webcast called What’s Ahead, where he gives insightful analyses of events as well as engaging the world’s leading newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in business and economics in captivating conversations.
He helped create the award-winning documentary In Money We Trust? which was produced under the auspices of Maryland Public Television. The film was inspired by the book he co-wrote, Money. He was executive producer of the new, highly acclaimed documentary Coolidge: Rediscovering an American President. He also recently launched a series on the educational website Izzit.org/Forbes that presents inspirational stories and lessons from history’s greatest innovators—many largely forgotten—whose achievements have shaped modern life.
Forbes writes editorials for each issue of Forbes under the heading of “Fact and Comment.”
A widely respected economic prognosticator, he is the only writer to have won the highly prestigious Crystal Owl Award four times for the accuracy of his economic forecasts.
In 1996 and 2000, Steve campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the presidency. Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a stable dollar, a new Social System for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense. He continues to energetically promote this agenda.
Steve Forbes
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes
Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.
His new book, which he co-authored with Nathan Lewis and Elizabeth Ames, is entitled Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad and How To Fix It.
Forbes broadcasts a popular webcast called What’s Ahead, where he gives insightful analyses of events as well as engaging the world’s leading newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in business and economics in captivating conversations.
He helped create the award-winning documentary In Money We Trust? which was produced under the auspices of Maryland Public Television. The film was inspired by the book he co-wrote, Money. He was executive producer of the new, highly acclaimed documentary Coolidge: Rediscovering an American President. He also recently launched a series on the educational website Izzit.org/Forbes that presents inspirational stories and lessons from history’s greatest innovators—many largely forgotten—whose achievements have shaped modern life.
Forbes writes editorials for each issue of Forbes under the heading of “Fact and Comment.”
A widely respected economic prognosticator, he is the only writer to have won the highly prestigious Crystal Owl Award four times for the accuracy of his economic forecasts.
In 1996 and 2000, Steve campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the presidency. Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a stable dollar, a new Social System for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense. He continues to energetically promote this agenda.
Randall Lane
Chief Content Officer
Randall Lane
Chief Content Officer
Randall Lane is the Chief Content Officer of Forbes and editor of Forbes Magazine. Randall is responsible for editorial content across all platforms, overseeing a staff of award-winning reporters and editors, as well as the company’s innovative, digital-first contributor network. Under his watch, Forbes has significantly grown its presence and routinely ranks as one of the Internet’s largest 30 sites each month. Randall has served as the editor of Forbes Magazine since 2011 and, since that time, has helped the magazine and Forbes.com reach peak levels of readership. He has also developed some of Forbes’ most successful and enduring franchises including Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Since returning to Forbes in 2011, Randall has created two of the company’s major annual events: The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, which gathers the world’s richest, most influential people to tackle the world’s most intractable problems; and the Under 30 Summit, which convenes the world’s next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. Randall was promoted to Chief Content Officer in 2017. Prior to joining Forbes, Randall co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of a half dozen magazines and related websites, including P.O.V., Trader Monthly and Dealmaker. He was also an early member of The Daily Beast leadership team, serving as Editor-at-Large. Randall began his career at Forbes in 1991 and served as reporter, staff writer and Washington bureau chief. He sits on the boards of directors of Global Citizen and Just Capital, as well as the Board of Overseers of Columbia’s School of Professional Studies, and three boards affiliated with his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
Randall Lane
Chief Content Officer
Randall Lane is the Chief Content Officer of Forbes and editor of Forbes Magazine. Randall is responsible for editorial content across all platforms, overseeing a staff of award-winning reporters and editors, as well as the company’s innovative, digital-first contributor network. Under his watch, Forbes has significantly grown its presence and routinely ranks as one of the Internet’s largest 30 sites each month. Randall has served as the editor of Forbes Magazine since 2011 and, since that time, has helped the magazine and Forbes.com reach peak levels of readership. He has also developed some of Forbes’ most successful and enduring franchises including Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Since returning to Forbes in 2011, Randall has created two of the company’s major annual events: The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, which gathers the world’s richest, most influential people to tackle the world’s most intractable problems; and the Under 30 Summit, which convenes the world’s next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. Randall was promoted to Chief Content Officer in 2017. Prior to joining Forbes, Randall co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of a half dozen magazines and related websites, including P.O.V., Trader Monthly and Dealmaker. He was also an early member of The Daily Beast leadership team, serving as Editor-at-Large. Randall began his career at Forbes in 1991 and served as reporter, staff writer and Washington bureau chief. He sits on the boards of directors of Global Citizen and Just Capital, as well as the Board of Overseers of Columbia’s School of Professional Studies, and three boards affiliated with his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
Moira Forbes
Executive Vice President, Forbes Media; President & Publisher, ForbesWomen
Forbes
Moira Forbes
Executive Vice President, Forbes Media; President & Publisher, ForbesWomen
Forbes
Moira Forbes is the Executive Vice President of Forbes, one of the world’s largest media brands, where she is responsible for driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms and branding Forbes events worldwide. Today, Forbes, which is synonymous with “success” in almost every country around the world, engages 140 million people across every platform every month – the most in its 104-year history.
Moira also serves as the President and Publisher of ForbesWomen, a multi-media content channel dedicated to successful women in business and leadership which she founded in 2007. Moira oversees Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Most Powerful Women and the annual Power Women’s Summit which she launched in 2013.
Across Forbes’ global editorial platforms, Moira convenes preeminent thought leaders for timely perspective and analysis around today’s most critical issues. She hosts "Success with Moira Forbes," a Forbes interview series spotlighting dynamic changemakers and industry innovators as well as “The Takeaway,” a new Forbes simulcast series featuring how top minds are navigating these defining times and explores what’s ahead within their respective arenas.
Moira is a Governing Trustee of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees for the St. Andrews School. She currently lives in New York City with her two sons.
Moira Forbes
Executive Vice President, Forbes Media; President & Publisher, ForbesWomen , Forbes
Moira Forbes is the Executive Vice President of Forbes, one of the world’s largest media brands, where she is responsible for driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms and branding Forbes events worldwide. Today, Forbes, which is synonymous with “success” in almost every country around the world, engages 140 million people across every platform every month – the most in its 104-year history.
Moira also serves as the President and Publisher of ForbesWomen, a multi-media content channel dedicated to successful women in business and leadership which she founded in 2007. Moira oversees Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Most Powerful Women and the annual Power Women’s Summit which she launched in 2013.
Across Forbes’ global editorial platforms, Moira convenes preeminent thought leaders for timely perspective and analysis around today’s most critical issues. She hosts "Success with Moira Forbes," a Forbes interview series spotlighting dynamic changemakers and industry innovators as well as “The Takeaway,” a new Forbes simulcast series featuring how top minds are navigating these defining times and explores what’s ahead within their respective arenas.
Moira is a Governing Trustee of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees for the St. Andrews School. She currently lives in New York City with her two sons.
Michael Noer
Executive Editor
Michael Noer
Executive Editor
Michael Noer
Executive Editor
Luisa Kroll
Executive Editor
Forbes
Luisa Kroll
Executive Editor
Forbes
Luisa Kroll is Executive Editor of Forbes, overseeing the media brand’s coverage of Wealth, Politics, Sports and Entertainment across the globe. That includes its tent pole lists, the Forbes 400 and World’s Billionaires, as well as America’s Richest Self-Made Women, which she launched in 2015. She also edits a variety of Forbes’ in-depth news and feature coverage across the print magazine and Forbes.com. She has worked for Forbes for 26 years and was also the original editor of the brand’s 12 Asian rich lists, which tracks the most successful entrepreneurs throughout the region. She has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC and NPR, and starred on Netflix’ Explained episode on Billionaires. She is also a regular guest host of BBC’s Business Matters podcast. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Journalism School.
Luisa Kroll
Executive Editor, Forbes
Luisa Kroll is Executive Editor of Forbes, overseeing the media brand’s coverage of Wealth, Politics, Sports and Entertainment across the globe. That includes its tent pole lists, the Forbes 400 and World’s Billionaires, as well as America’s Richest Self-Made Women, which she launched in 2015. She also edits a variety of Forbes’ in-depth news and feature coverage across the print magazine and Forbes.com. She has worked for Forbes for 26 years and was also the original editor of the brand’s 12 Asian rich lists, which tracks the most successful entrepreneurs throughout the region. She has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC and NPR, and starred on Netflix’ Explained episode on Billionaires. She is also a regular guest host of BBC’s Business Matters podcast. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Journalism School.
Matt Schifrin
VP & Executive Editor, Money & Markets
Forbes
Matt Schifrin
VP & Executive Editor, Money & Markets
Forbes
Matt Schifrin is Vice President & Executive Editor of Money & Markets for Forbes. He has worked for Forbes for more than 25 years and learned business journalism under Forbes’ late great editor Jim Michaels. For the first 15 years of his career, he wrote mostly investigative features but now he is responsible for investing and finance content in Forbes Magazine and on Forbes.com. He's also Editor in Charge of Forbes Newsletter Group and Forbes iConferences, and used to run Forbes Best Of The Web. He won a SABEW award in 2012 and a MIN Best of The Web award in 2009. His book, "The Warren Buffetts Next Door, The World's Greatest Investor You've Never Heard Of," was published in 2011. He is a graduate of Cornell University.
Matt Schifrin
VP & Executive Editor, Money & Markets, Forbes
Matt Schifrin is Vice President & Executive Editor of Money & Markets for Forbes. He has worked for Forbes for more than 25 years and learned business journalism under Forbes’ late great editor Jim Michaels. For the first 15 years of his career, he wrote mostly investigative features but now he is responsible for investing and finance content in Forbes Magazine and on Forbes.com. He's also Editor in Charge of Forbes Newsletter Group and Forbes iConferences, and used to run Forbes Best Of The Web. He won a SABEW award in 2012 and a MIN Best of The Web award in 2009. His book, "The Warren Buffetts Next Door, The World's Greatest Investor You've Never Heard Of," was published in 2011. He is a graduate of Cornell University.
Steven Bertoni
Assistant Managing Editor, Founders
Forbes
Steven Bertoni
Assistant Managing Editor, Founders
Forbes
Steven Bertoni is an award-winning journalist who has spent the last decade chronicling the world's top leaders and entrepreneurs. He currently heads Forbes' Founders team, covering leading entrepreneurs and the Forbes Under 30 and Creator franchises. Bertoni is an expert at cross-platform storytelling through print, digital, video, social media, live events, communities, and podcasts. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, C-Span, and CNBC, where he has served as guest host on Squawk Box. As host of the Forbes Interview podcast, he created and moderated more than 50 episodes starring some of the biggest names in business and technology.
Steven Bertoni
Assistant Managing Editor, Founders, Forbes
Steven Bertoni is an award-winning journalist who has spent the last decade chronicling the world's top leaders and entrepreneurs. He currently heads Forbes' Founders team, covering leading entrepreneurs and the Forbes Under 30 and Creator franchises. Bertoni is an expert at cross-platform storytelling through print, digital, video, social media, live events, communities, and podcasts. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, C-Span, and CNBC, where he has served as guest host on Squawk Box. As host of the Forbes Interview podcast, he created and moderated more than 50 episodes starring some of the biggest names in business and technology.
Ali Jackson-Jolley
Assistant Managing Editor
Forbes
Ali Jackson-Jolley
Assistant Managing Editor
Forbes
As an Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes, with a focus on DEI, Ali Jackson-Jolley oversees initiatives aimed at diversifying recruiting and hiring in the newsroom and cultivating a pipeline of diverse business journalists at Forbes and beyond.
Prior to this, she dedicated her career to driving policy and cultural change surrounding inequity. On Capitol Hill, in her role as a legislative staffer, Ali worked with the Women’s Congressional Caucus, tackling issues involving women and underrepresented groups and enacting reform in government, business, and education.
In addition, she worked as a government relations advisor on the National Women’s Business Council, a non-partisan federal advisory panel created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
Over the past decade, Ali has worked as a journalist focused on issues related to race, ethnicity, diversity, and society for a wide range of outlets. Most recently, she worked as a communications professional at New York Medical College, where she cultivated an emerging body of diverse editorialists and thought leaders for the college.
Ali earned both her BA in government and her MBA from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
Ali Jackson-Jolley
Assistant Managing Editor, Forbes
As an Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes, with a focus on DEI, Ali Jackson-Jolley oversees initiatives aimed at diversifying recruiting and hiring in the newsroom and cultivating a pipeline of diverse business journalists at Forbes and beyond.
Prior to this, she dedicated her career to driving policy and cultural change surrounding inequity. On Capitol Hill, in her role as a legislative staffer, Ali worked with the Women’s Congressional Caucus, tackling issues involving women and underrepresented groups and enacting reform in government, business, and education.
In addition, she worked as a government relations advisor on the National Women’s Business Council, a non-partisan federal advisory panel created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
Over the past decade, Ali has worked as a journalist focused on issues related to race, ethnicity, diversity, and society for a wide range of outlets. Most recently, she worked as a communications professional at New York Medical College, where she cultivated an emerging body of diverse editorialists and thought leaders for the college.
Ali earned both her BA in government and her MBA from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
Katharine Schwab
Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation
Forbes
Katharine Schwab
Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation
Forbes
Katharine Schwab is the assistant managing editor of the technology & innovation team at Forbes, which covers everything from venture capital and startups to clean transportation, social media and AI. Prior to Forbes, she worked at BuzzFeed News, Fast Company and The Atlantic and graduated from Stanford University. She is based in New York City.
Katharine Schwab
Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation, Forbes
Katharine Schwab is the assistant managing editor of the technology & innovation team at Forbes, which covers everything from venture capital and startups to clean transportation, social media and AI. Prior to Forbes, she worked at BuzzFeed News, Fast Company and The Atlantic and graduated from Stanford University. She is based in New York City.
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Alex Clavel
CEO
SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel
CEO
SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel is Chief Executive Officer of the SoftBank Vision Funds, the world’s largest technology funds with $160 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 470 companies worldwide.
Previously, Alex was the CEO of SoftBank Group International, overseeing SoftBank Group Corp. operations and investment activities outside of Japan. He joined SoftBank in 2015 in Tokyo, holding multiple roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining SoftBank, Alex spent nearly 20 years at Morgan Stanley in investment banking, focusing on technology, media and telecom M&A, and held roles in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Alex is Chairman of the Board at SB Energy and is a board member of Prep for Prep. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, and conversational Japanese.
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Vision Funds
Alex Clavel is Chief Executive Officer of the SoftBank Vision Funds, the world’s largest technology funds with $160 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 470 companies worldwide.
Previously, Alex was the CEO of SoftBank Group International, overseeing SoftBank Group Corp. operations and investment activities outside of Japan. He joined SoftBank in 2015 in Tokyo, holding multiple roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining SoftBank, Alex spent nearly 20 years at Morgan Stanley in investment banking, focusing on technology, media and telecom M&A, and held roles in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Alex is Chairman of the Board at SB Energy and is a board member of Prep for Prep. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, and conversational Japanese.
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity
Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity
Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren is the Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Private Equity for Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company. He joined Mubadala in 2010 and has held various senior roles, making significant contributions to the organization’s growth and success.
In his current position, Mr. Fahlgren leads Mubadala Capital’s global private equity investment strategy, overseeing a diversified portfolio and managing teams across multiple regions. He plays an integral role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, evaluating investment opportunities, and ensuring alignment between the private equity operations and broader corporate objectives.
Oscar Fahlgren
CIO & Global Head of Private Equity, Mubadala Capital
Oscar Fahlgren is the Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Private Equity for Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company. He joined Mubadala in 2010 and has held various senior roles, making significant contributions to the organization’s growth and success.
In his current position, Mr. Fahlgren leads Mubadala Capital’s global private equity investment strategy, overseeing a diversified portfolio and managing teams across multiple regions. He plays an integral role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, evaluating investment opportunities, and ensuring alignment between the private equity operations and broader corporate objectives.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member
United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member
United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Dambisa Moyo is a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords. She is a principal of Versaca Investments - a family office focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards, including Chevron, the National Geographic Society, the Oxford University Endowment Investment Committee, and the Economic Club of New York.
Dambisa is the author of five bestselling books on the global macroeconomy and geopolitics. She holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Masters degree from Harvard University. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Member, United Kingdom's House of Lords and Co-Principal of Versaca, a family office
Dambisa Moyo is a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords. She is a principal of Versaca Investments - a family office focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards, including Chevron, the National Geographic Society, the Oxford University Endowment Investment Committee, and the Economic Club of New York.
Dambisa is the author of five bestselling books on the global macroeconomy and geopolitics. She holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Masters degree from Harvard University. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas
GIC
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas
GIC
Eric Wilmes serves as the President of the Americas for GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. In this role he oversees GIC’s investments and relationships for both public and private markets in the region. He is also the Head of Private Equity in the Americas, responsible for Direct Investments, as well as Funds and Co-Investments in buyouts, growth, and special situations. In addition, he leads the San Francisco office.
Eric joined GIC in 2011 and served as the Head of Direct Investments in the Americas and co-chair of GIC’s Global Healthcare Business Group. Earlier in his career, he was a private equity investor at Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, Centre Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Eric has served as a member of the board of directors for a number of businesses, including the Ultimate Kronos Group, Ancestry.com, HUB International, PetSmart /Chewy, and American Seafoods.
Mr. Wilmes holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Williams College, where he serves on the Non-Marketable Asset Advisory Committee.
Eric Wilmes
President and Head of Private Equity, Americas, GIC
Eric Wilmes serves as the President of the Americas for GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. In this role he oversees GIC’s investments and relationships for both public and private markets in the region. He is also the Head of Private Equity in the Americas, responsible for Direct Investments, as well as Funds and Co-Investments in buyouts, growth, and special situations. In addition, he leads the San Francisco office.
Eric joined GIC in 2011 and served as the Head of Direct Investments in the Americas and co-chair of GIC’s Global Healthcare Business Group. Earlier in his career, he was a private equity investor at Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, Centre Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Eric has served as a member of the board of directors for a number of businesses, including the Ultimate Kronos Group, Ancestry.com, HUB International, PetSmart /Chewy, and American Seafoods.
Mr. Wilmes holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Williams College, where he serves on the Non-Marketable Asset Advisory Committee.
Michael Anders
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders is a founding partner of ICONIQ Capital, a global investment firm that channels ideas, talent, and capital to initiatives that advance society. Michael is also the founder and Chairman of ICONIQ Impact, which convenes ICONIQ’s extraordinary community of families, founders, and organizations to catalyze collaborative philanthropy for giving at scale. To-date, ICONIQ Impact has advised on nearly $600M in grants, tackling the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change, education and economic mobility, ocean health and other impact areas. Prior to ICONIQ, Michael worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, and Societe General (in Paris and London). He was a founder of GivingCapital, which developed turnkey charitable products for large financial service firms and then helped in the structuring of their high-net-worth client’s charitable giving. He received his B.A. in political science and communication studies from URI, as well as a certificate in international economics from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the World Surf League and Firewire Surfboards, and he received URI’s Distinguished Achievement Presidential Award in 2022. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Michael Anders
Founding Partner, ICONIQ Capital
Michael Anders is a founding partner of ICONIQ Capital, a global investment firm that channels ideas, talent, and capital to initiatives that advance society. Michael is also the founder and Chairman of ICONIQ Impact, which convenes ICONIQ’s extraordinary community of families, founders, and organizations to catalyze collaborative philanthropy for giving at scale. To-date, ICONIQ Impact has advised on nearly $600M in grants, tackling the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change, education and economic mobility, ocean health and other impact areas. Prior to ICONIQ, Michael worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, and Societe General (in Paris and London). He was a founder of GivingCapital, which developed turnkey charitable products for large financial service firms and then helped in the structuring of their high-net-worth client’s charitable giving. He received his B.A. in political science and communication studies from URI, as well as a certificate in international economics from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the World Surf League and Firewire Surfboards, and he received URI’s Distinguished Achievement Presidential Award in 2022. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO
Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO
Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory J. Fleming is the Chief Executive Officer of Rockefeller Capital Management, a role he has held since the firm, formerly known as Rockefeller & Co., launched in March 2018. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to leading Rockefeller Capital Management, Greg was the President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch, from 2007 to 2009, and previously ran Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Banking business. Greg joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in 1992. He had also been a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton.
He is a member of the Board of Directors at BlackRock and is a member of the Trustee Advisory Board at Millennium Management, LLC. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Economic Club of New York, a trustee at Deerfield Academy, and serves as a Resource Council member of the Turn 2 Foundation. He frequently serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Greg is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Gregory Fleming
President & CEO, Rockefeller Capital Management
Gregory J. Fleming is the Chief Executive Officer of Rockefeller Capital Management, a role he has held since the firm, formerly known as Rockefeller & Co., launched in March 2018. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
Prior to leading Rockefeller Capital Management, Greg was the President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch, from 2007 to 2009, and previously ran Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Banking business. Greg joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in 1992. He had also been a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton.
He is a member of the Board of Directors at BlackRock and is a member of the Trustee Advisory Board at Millennium Management, LLC. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Economic Club of New York, a trustee at Deerfield Academy, and serves as a Resource Council member of the Turn 2 Foundation. He frequently serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Greg is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Ida Liu
CEO
HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu
CEO
HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu was appointed CEO of HSBC Private Bank in January 2026. In this role, she oversees one of the world’s most global and sophisticated wealth management franchises serving ultra high net worth (UHNW) and high net worth (HNW) individuals and families.
She brings more than 25 years of global experience across wealth management, strategic advisory and business transformation. Prior to joining HSBC, Ida served as Global Head of Citi Private Bank, where she led a global business advising UHNW clients on their investment, liquidity, and legacy needs. Ida began her career in investment banking, advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets strategies, with more than half of her investment banking career spent in Asia.
Ida has received many industry accolades including Barron’s 10 Most Influential Women in Wealth Management, Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance, Crain’s Notable Women on Wall Street and American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance. She is also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and has been honoured as a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I in recognition of her contributions to business, leadership, and service.
She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Committee of 100, and was previously named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum – an honour recognising individuals with the potential to shape the future of global leadership. Ida also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Ida Liu
CEO, HSBC Private Bank
Ida Liu was appointed CEO of HSBC Private Bank in January 2026. In this role, she oversees one of the world’s most global and sophisticated wealth management franchises serving ultra high net worth (UHNW) and high net worth (HNW) individuals and families.
She brings more than 25 years of global experience across wealth management, strategic advisory and business transformation. Prior to joining HSBC, Ida served as Global Head of Citi Private Bank, where she led a global business advising UHNW clients on their investment, liquidity, and legacy needs. Ida began her career in investment banking, advising Fortune 500 companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets strategies, with more than half of her investment banking career spent in Asia.
Ida has received many industry accolades including Barron’s 10 Most Influential Women in Wealth Management, Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance, Crain’s Notable Women on Wall Street and American Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance. She is also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and has been honoured as a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I in recognition of her contributions to business, leadership, and service.
She is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Committee of 100, and was previously named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum – an honour recognising individuals with the potential to shape the future of global leadership. Ida also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Mark Donovan
President
Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Donovan
President
Kansas City Chiefs
Entering his 17th season with the Kansas City Chiefs and 27th in the NFL, Mark Donovan is one of the league's most innovative and impactful executives. As President of the Chiefs, Donovan oversees all aspects of the team's business operations and has been instrumental in shaping the club into a global sports and entertainment powerhouse.
Under Donovan's leadership, the Chiefs have become a model NFL franchise—pioneering digital ticketing, expanding international social engagement and fandom, and securing game-changing partnerships including the club's first-ever naming rights deal for GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. He spearheaded the creation of Foolish Club Studios, elevated Arrowhead Events into a premier national venue brand, and helped deliver landmark moments such as hosting the 2023 NFL Draft, securing six 2026 FIFA World Cup matches (including a quarterfinal), and staging major events like the return of NCAA Division I football and the launch of the Battle Sports Kansas City Classic.
Donovan has championed a modern, content-driven approach to brand expansion, with the Chiefs becoming the number one fanbase in the NFL and leading the league in platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The club now ranks in the top three in fandom across all nine of the NFL's international markets—and is number one in six of them. He has also guided the club's multi-market growth strategy under the NFL Global Markets Program, securing global marketing and commercialization rights and building lasting fan and business engagement across Europe and Latin America.
Locally, Donovan has driven significant economic and civic impact. The Chiefs and events at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium generate nearly $1 billion annually for the Kansas City region, supporting 6,000 jobs and contributing over $28 million in tax revenue to the State of Missouri. He has also played a pivotal role in the franchise's future stadium planning, working closely with both Missouri and Kansas officials to evaluate all long-term options—underscoring his commitment to sustained success both on and off the field.
A former Brown University quarterback, Donovan previously held senior roles at the NFL league office, the NHL, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Under his leadership, the Chiefs are a two-time Kansas City Business Journal "Champion of Business," and he was named the 2021 Kansas City Sports Executive of the Year. A respected civic leader committed to community impact and service, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Hunt Family Foundation, has championed numerous other causes, and has redefined the club's charitable strategy to deliver a greater, more focused impact across the region.
Mark Donovan
President, Kansas City Chiefs
Entering his 17th season with the Kansas City Chiefs and 27th in the NFL, Mark Donovan is one of the league's most innovative and impactful executives. As President of the Chiefs, Donovan oversees all aspects of the team's business operations and has been instrumental in shaping the club into a global sports and entertainment powerhouse.
Under Donovan's leadership, the Chiefs have become a model NFL franchise—pioneering digital ticketing, expanding international social engagement and fandom, and securing game-changing partnerships including the club's first-ever naming rights deal for GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. He spearheaded the creation of Foolish Club Studios, elevated Arrowhead Events into a premier national venue brand, and helped deliver landmark moments such as hosting the 2023 NFL Draft, securing six 2026 FIFA World Cup matches (including a quarterfinal), and staging major events like the return of NCAA Division I football and the launch of the Battle Sports Kansas City Classic.
Donovan has championed a modern, content-driven approach to brand expansion, with the Chiefs becoming the number one fanbase in the NFL and leading the league in platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The club now ranks in the top three in fandom across all nine of the NFL's international markets—and is number one in six of them. He has also guided the club's multi-market growth strategy under the NFL Global Markets Program, securing global marketing and commercialization rights and building lasting fan and business engagement across Europe and Latin America.
Locally, Donovan has driven significant economic and civic impact. The Chiefs and events at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium generate nearly $1 billion annually for the Kansas City region, supporting 6,000 jobs and contributing over $28 million in tax revenue to the State of Missouri. He has also played a pivotal role in the franchise's future stadium planning, working closely with both Missouri and Kansas officials to evaluate all long-term options—underscoring his commitment to sustained success both on and off the field.
A former Brown University quarterback, Donovan previously held senior roles at the NFL league office, the NHL, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Under his leadership, the Chiefs are a two-time Kansas City Business Journal "Champion of Business," and he was named the 2021 Kansas City Sports Executive of the Year. A respected civic leader committed to community impact and service, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Hunt Family Foundation, has championed numerous other causes, and has redefined the club's charitable strategy to deliver a greater, more focused impact across the region.
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder
Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder
Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner is President, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager with over $12.5 billion in assets under management that she co-founded with her brother in 1995. Ms. Gardner is the Partner in charge of managing the firm globally, and distressed investing has been the focus of her professional career for more than 37 years. She also co-founded Amroc Investments where she was Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for investing the partners’ capital. Prior to forming Amroc as an independent entity, she was General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Amroc Investments, LP, an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. She began her career at Cowen & Co. in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department.
Ms. Gardner is currently the United Nations Capital Development Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and was formerly Chair of the Global Board of Directors of 100 Women in Finance, and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus. She currently serves as a member on the Client Advisory Board of Citi Private Bank. Ms. Gardner received a B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from Clark University (1983), and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law (1986).
Sonia Gardner
President, Managing Partner and Cofounder, Avenue Capital Group
Sonia Gardner is President, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager with over $12.5 billion in assets under management that she co-founded with her brother in 1995. Ms. Gardner is the Partner in charge of managing the firm globally, and distressed investing has been the focus of her professional career for more than 37 years. She also co-founded Amroc Investments where she was Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for investing the partners’ capital. Prior to forming Amroc as an independent entity, she was General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Amroc Investments, LP, an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. She began her career at Cowen & Co. in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department.
Ms. Gardner is currently the United Nations Capital Development Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and was formerly Chair of the Global Board of Directors of 100 Women in Finance, and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus. She currently serves as a member on the Client Advisory Board of Citi Private Bank. Ms. Gardner received a B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from Clark University (1983), and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law (1986).
Barbara Van Allen
President & CEO
The Economic Club of New York
Barbara Van Allen
President & CEO
The Economic Club of New York
Barbara M. Van Allen is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Club of New York, the nation's foremost nonprofit and nonpartisan speaking forum for social, political, and economic issues. She represents the organization at the highest levels of domestic and international government, business, and finance and, together with her Board, regularly serves as host to heads of state, central bankers, Supreme Court justices, secretaries general of the United Nations, international business leaders as well as key cabinet members, military leaders, ambassadors, members of Congress, and innovators across all sectors.
She has served in senior leadership roles in the trade association, corporate, and government sectors including ITT Corporation, Cushman & Wakefield, and on Capitol Hill as a legislative director and adviser to several members of Congress. Ms. Van Allen has served on numerous boards including the Governing Board of the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. She is also a member of the Wisemen and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers.
Ms. Van Allen holds an MBA in Marketing from New York University and a master’s degree in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with Honors from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, where she also lettered in Division 1 Field Hockey. She has also completed executive coursework in Board Governance at Harvard Business School.
Barbara Van Allen
President & CEO, The Economic Club of New York
Barbara M. Van Allen is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Club of New York, the nation's foremost nonprofit and nonpartisan speaking forum for social, political, and economic issues. She represents the organization at the highest levels of domestic and international government, business, and finance and, together with her Board, regularly serves as host to heads of state, central bankers, Supreme Court justices, secretaries general of the United Nations, international business leaders as well as key cabinet members, military leaders, ambassadors, members of Congress, and innovators across all sectors.
She has served in senior leadership roles in the trade association, corporate, and government sectors including ITT Corporation, Cushman & Wakefield, and on Capitol Hill as a legislative director and adviser to several members of Congress. Ms. Van Allen has served on numerous boards including the Governing Board of the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. She is also a member of the Wisemen and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers.
Ms. Van Allen holds an MBA in Marketing from New York University and a master’s degree in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with Honors from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, where she also lettered in Division 1 Field Hockey. She has also completed executive coursework in Board Governance at Harvard Business School.
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Principal
House of Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Principal
House of Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt is a 7th generation heiress to American railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, a philanthropist, and the co-founder and CEO of SohoMuse, a vertical social network for the creative industry. She also sits on the board of the Vanderbilt Museum and Relevance Ventures.
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Principal, House of Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt is a 7th generation heiress to American railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, a philanthropist, and the co-founder and CEO of SohoMuse, a vertical social network for the creative industry. She also sits on the board of the Vanderbilt Museum and Relevance Ventures.
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent
CAA
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent
CAA
Maha Dakhil builds careers and creates culture by expanding opportunities at the crossroads of storytelling, cinematic artistry, and global entertainment, making her one of the most respected and influential figures in the industry.
As a Motion Picture Agent, Dakhil represents some of the world’s most successful actors, writers, and directors, guiding such luminary talent as Tom Cruise, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, Sam Mendes, Natalie Portman, Chloé Zhao, Lena Dunham, Ayo Edebiri, Justine Triet, Melina Matsoukas, Juan Antonio Bayona, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Wilde, Denis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, Lenny Abrahamson, Danny Strong, Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Lisa Joy, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, among others. She also recently signed Adam McKay and his multi-platform production company, Hyperobject Industries.
In her leadership roles at CAA as Managing Director, Co-Chair of CAA Amplify, and Co-Head of the International Film Group, Dakhil advances the agency’s inclusion initiatives, connects underrepresented talent to global opportunities, and helps expand the motion picture department’s global reach. She is recognized for building long-term strategies with clients that often extend to producing, financing, and launching their own companies, including Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Portman’s Mountain A, and Dunham’s Good Thing Going, plus others.
Dakhil positions her clients at the forefront of the biggest moments in pop culture. Highlights over the past year include Cruise’s final installment of the $4.35 billion MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, which premiered at Cannes; Cruise will next be seen in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER for Warner Bros. She orchestrated a landmark deal for Villeneuve, currently in production on DUNE: MESSIAH, the third installment of the $1 billion franchise, to direct the next JAMES BOND film for Amazon MGM Studios. She also closed a two-client package for Dunham and Portman: the Netflix series TOO MUCH, which premiered to rave reviews, and the feature GOOD SEX, which sold to Netflix in a $55 million deal—one of the largest EFM sales ever.
Additional milestones include Hathaway headlining four consecutive projects, culminating this summer with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and a starring role in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, his follow-up to the Oscar-winning OPPENHEIMER. Johnson delivered one of A24’s strongest box office performances with MATERIALISTS, directed by Celine Song and co-starring Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, which has grossed over $108 million worldwide. Witherspoon continued to expand her presence on screen and behind the camera, with Dakhil closing the deal for the next season of THE MORNING SHOW just as the series returned with its highly anticipated premiere. Joy’s FALLOUT at Amazon MGM Studios drew more than 65 million viewers in its first two weeks to become one of Prime Video’s biggest launches and was swiftly renewed for a second season. Edebiri made Emmy history as the first woman ever nominated in the same year for both Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series with THE BEAR. In addition, Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing Paramount’s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.
Dakhil’s clients made a major mark on the recent festival circuit. Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its release Lanthimos, fresh off his Best Picture win for POOR THINGS, debuted BUGONIA at Venice, where it competed for the Golden Lion and won the festival’s Green Drop Award.
In the international space, Dakhil continues to champion auteurs shaping global cinema. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s SQUID GAME concluded with its third and final season, breaking Netflix records with more than 60 million views and 368 million hours watched in its first three days. Rungano Nyoni won Best Director at Cannes for ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL. Justin Kurzel’s THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH premiered at the Berlinale before releasing globally on Prime Video. Lukas Dhont is developing COWARD after CLOSE earned an Academy Award nomination, and Jasmila Žbanić is preparing her next feature following the acclaim of QUO VADIS, AIDA?.
Beyond her client work, Dakhil serves on the boards of the International Rescue Committee, Baby2Baby, Fashion Trust US, and the UCLA Lab School. Earlier this year, she was elected to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Board of Governors, joining a group of leaders committed to supporting the care and well-being of entertainment professionals worldwide.
Maha Dakhil
Managing Director and Motion Picture Agent, CAA
Maha Dakhil builds careers and creates culture by expanding opportunities at the crossroads of storytelling, cinematic artistry, and global entertainment, making her one of the most respected and influential figures in the industry.
As a Motion Picture Agent, Dakhil represents some of the world’s most successful actors, writers, and directors, guiding such luminary talent as Tom Cruise, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, Sam Mendes, Natalie Portman, Chloé Zhao, Lena Dunham, Ayo Edebiri, Justine Triet, Melina Matsoukas, Juan Antonio Bayona, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Wilde, Denis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, Lenny Abrahamson, Danny Strong, Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Lisa Joy, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, among others. She also recently signed Adam McKay and his multi-platform production company, Hyperobject Industries.
In her leadership roles at CAA as Managing Director, Co-Chair of CAA Amplify, and Co-Head of the International Film Group, Dakhil advances the agency’s inclusion initiatives, connects underrepresented talent to global opportunities, and helps expand the motion picture department’s global reach. She is recognized for building long-term strategies with clients that often extend to producing, financing, and launching their own companies, including Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Portman’s Mountain A, and Dunham’s Good Thing Going, plus others.
Dakhil positions her clients at the forefront of the biggest moments in pop culture. Highlights over the past year include Cruise’s final installment of the $4.35 billion MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, which premiered at Cannes; Cruise will next be seen in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER for Warner Bros. She orchestrated a landmark deal for Villeneuve, currently in production on DUNE: MESSIAH, the third installment of the $1 billion franchise, to direct the next JAMES BOND film for Amazon MGM Studios. She also closed a two-client package for Dunham and Portman: the Netflix series TOO MUCH, which premiered to rave reviews, and the feature GOOD SEX, which sold to Netflix in a $55 million deal—one of the largest EFM sales ever.
Additional milestones include Hathaway headlining four consecutive projects, culminating this summer with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and a starring role in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, his follow-up to the Oscar-winning OPPENHEIMER. Johnson delivered one of A24’s strongest box office performances with MATERIALISTS, directed by Celine Song and co-starring Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, which has grossed over $108 million worldwide. Witherspoon continued to expand her presence on screen and behind the camera, with Dakhil closing the deal for the next season of THE MORNING SHOW just as the series returned with its highly anticipated premiere. Joy’s FALLOUT at Amazon MGM Studios drew more than 65 million viewers in its first two weeks to become one of Prime Video’s biggest launches and was swiftly renewed for a second season. Edebiri made Emmy history as the first woman ever nominated in the same year for both Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series with THE BEAR. In addition, Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing Paramount’s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.
Dakhil’s clients made a major mark on the recent festival circuit. Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its release Lanthimos, fresh off his Best Picture win for POOR THINGS, debuted BUGONIA at Venice, where it competed for the Golden Lion and won the festival’s Green Drop Award.
In the international space, Dakhil continues to champion auteurs shaping global cinema. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s SQUID GAME concluded with its third and final season, breaking Netflix records with more than 60 million views and 368 million hours watched in its first three days. Rungano Nyoni won Best Director at Cannes for ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL. Justin Kurzel’s THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH premiered at the Berlinale before releasing globally on Prime Video. Lukas Dhont is developing COWARD after CLOSE earned an Academy Award nomination, and Jasmila Žbanić is preparing her next feature following the acclaim of QUO VADIS, AIDA?.
Beyond her client work, Dakhil serves on the boards of the International Rescue Committee, Baby2Baby, Fashion Trust US, and the UCLA Lab School. Earlier this year, she was elected to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Board of Governors, joining a group of leaders committed to supporting the care and well-being of entertainment professionals worldwide.
Matt Brown
Founder, Chairman & CEO
CAIS
Matt Brown
Founder, Chairman & CEO
CAIS
Matt Brown is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of CAIS and has spent more than 30 years at the intersection of wealth management, alternative investments, and technology. In 2009, he founded the technology platform CAIS, the industry pioneer in democratizing alternative investments. Matt’s vision and leadership earned recognition in 2023, when he was named one of “The World’s Most Influential Decision Makers” by The Wall Street Journal.
Matt is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York, the nation’s first and largest city dedicated museum. Founded in 1923, the Museum reflects the essence of New York City, where people from all walks of life come together to create, innovate, and pursue their aspirations. The Museum holds a 750,000-object collection representing the history and cultural patrimony of New York City. Today, through immersive experiences, exhibitions, and programming, the Museum celebrates, documents and interprets the past, present and future of New York City.
Matt believes in the "American Dream" and ensuring that anyone with a dream, and the drive to achieve it, has an equal opportunity to make it happen. Matt joined Endeavor in 2001, the leading non-profit organization establishing entrepreneurial ecosystems in over 40 countries. Matt served on Endeavor’s Global Board of Directors and supported entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and United States.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's College of California in 1991 and started his career at Shearson Lehman Brothers as a financial advisor. Matt is married to his wife of 22 years and the proud father of four.
Matt Brown
Founder, Chairman & CEO, CAIS
Matt Brown is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of CAIS and has spent more than 30 years at the intersection of wealth management, alternative investments, and technology. In 2009, he founded the technology platform CAIS, the industry pioneer in democratizing alternative investments. Matt’s vision and leadership earned recognition in 2023, when he was named one of “The World’s Most Influential Decision Makers” by The Wall Street Journal.
Matt is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York, the nation’s first and largest city dedicated museum. Founded in 1923, the Museum reflects the essence of New York City, where people from all walks of life come together to create, innovate, and pursue their aspirations. The Museum holds a 750,000-object collection representing the history and cultural patrimony of New York City. Today, through immersive experiences, exhibitions, and programming, the Museum celebrates, documents and interprets the past, present and future of New York City.
Matt believes in the "American Dream" and ensuring that anyone with a dream, and the drive to achieve it, has an equal opportunity to make it happen. Matt joined Endeavor in 2001, the leading non-profit organization establishing entrepreneurial ecosystems in over 40 countries. Matt served on Endeavor’s Global Board of Directors and supported entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and United States.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's College of California in 1991 and started his career at Shearson Lehman Brothers as a financial advisor. Matt is married to his wife of 22 years and the proud father of four.
Nadia Damouni
Partner
Prosek Partners
Nadia Damouni
Partner
Prosek Partners
Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she provides strategic communications and ongoing counsel to public and private companies as they undergo lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraisings and company launches, IPOs, restructurings, board governance and executive management transitions, as well as other types of crisis management. She also leads executive visibility and media relations programs to increase her clients’ profiles and promote their reputation.
Prior to joining Prosek in 2017, Nadia was a Senior Vice President in Edelman’s Financial Communications & Capital Markets division where she helped grow the firm’s special situations team. Nadia spent the first part of her career as a leading financial journalist covering M&A deals, corporate governance and shareholder activism. During her time as a corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A at Reuters, Nadia interviewed top leaders in corporate America and Wall Street.
Nadia has been nominated for several major journalism awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award, and has moderated and presented on dozens of panels around the world, including the World Economic Forum in Davos. Nadia earned an MA in International Journalism from City University of London and holds a BA Honors Cum Laude in Communications from Richmond, The American International University in London.
Nadia Damouni
Partner, Prosek Partners
Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she provides strategic communications and ongoing counsel to public and private companies as they undergo lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraisings and company launches, IPOs, restructurings, board governance and executive management transitions, as well as other types of crisis management. She also leads executive visibility and media relations programs to increase her clients’ profiles and promote their reputation.
Prior to joining Prosek in 2017, Nadia was a Senior Vice President in Edelman’s Financial Communications & Capital Markets division where she helped grow the firm’s special situations team. Nadia spent the first part of her career as a leading financial journalist covering M&A deals, corporate governance and shareholder activism. During her time as a corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A at Reuters, Nadia interviewed top leaders in corporate America and Wall Street.
Nadia has been nominated for several major journalism awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award, and has moderated and presented on dozens of panels around the world, including the World Economic Forum in Davos. Nadia earned an MA in International Journalism from City University of London and holds a BA Honors Cum Laude in Communications from Richmond, The American International University in London.
Eric Epstein
Co-Chair & Partner
Brightstar Capital
Eric Epstein
Co-Chair & Partner
Brightstar Capital
Eric Epstein is Co-Chair and Partner at Brightstar Capital. He is also a Senior Advisor at Davidson Kempner, where he served as Vice Chairman from 2024 through 2025. Before joining Davidson Kempner, Mr. Epstein was a Managing Director at M.D. Sass Investor Services overseeing the U.S. Sales and Marketing effort.
Mr. Epstein received an M.S. from the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate and a B.A. in Economics from Clark University.
Mr. Epstein is a member of the Board of The Managed Funds Association (MFA), a member of the Board of Trustees of Oliver Scholars, a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the investment committee of Clark University, and a member of the finance committee and investment committee of The Dwight-Englewood School.
Eric Epstein
Co-Chair & Partner, Brightstar Capital
Eric Epstein is Co-Chair and Partner at Brightstar Capital. He is also a Senior Advisor at Davidson Kempner, where he served as Vice Chairman from 2024 through 2025. Before joining Davidson Kempner, Mr. Epstein was a Managing Director at M.D. Sass Investor Services overseeing the U.S. Sales and Marketing effort.
Mr. Epstein received an M.S. from the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate and a B.A. in Economics from Clark University.
Mr. Epstein is a member of the Board of The Managed Funds Association (MFA), a member of the Board of Trustees of Oliver Scholars, a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the investment committee of Clark University, and a member of the finance committee and investment committee of The Dwight-Englewood School.
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Anastasia Beverly Hills - the brand that revolutionized the way eyebrows are approached in the beauty industry. Soare is one of the world's most successful self-made women and is often referred to as the "Queen of Eyebrows." After immigrating to America, she trained as an esthetician, set up her own salon, became a brow expert to the likes of Oprah and Michelle Obama, invented new make-up products, pioneered in-store beauty treatments at retailers like Nordstrom, and created an international cosmetics company. She started ABH in 1997, and has been featured on The Today Store, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, Allure, and People, among many others.
Anastasia Soare
Founder & CEO, Anastasia Beverly Hills
Anastasia Soare is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Anastasia Beverly Hills - the brand that revolutionized the way eyebrows are approached in the beauty industry. Soare is one of the world's most successful self-made women and is often referred to as the "Queen of Eyebrows." After immigrating to America, she trained as an esthetician, set up her own salon, became a brow expert to the likes of Oprah and Michelle Obama, invented new make-up products, pioneered in-store beauty treatments at retailers like Nordstrom, and created an international cosmetics company. She started ABH in 1997, and has been featured on The Today Store, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, Allure, and People, among many others.
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