Kathleen DuBois | Managing Director at Progressity, Inc.
Kathleen DuBois is an accomplished and innovative leader in marketing, fundraising and strategic planning specializing in transformational growth for nonprofits, academic and healthcare institutions and entrepreneur-owned corporations. She has an expertise in leading large-scale marketing and fundraising campaigns. She’s captured regional and national awards for creative design, digital media, and constituent engagement. She’s also served on Capital Campaign projects up to the $250M level.
Adalio Sanchez | Experienced Transformational Executive and Board Director | President, S Group Advisory
Adalio Sanchez has broad experience in the Information Technology hardware, software, and semiconductor markets. He is a hands-on, decisive leader with a sixteen-year track record as a transformational executive who has turned around and grown many complex multi-billion dollar businesses. He has an extensive background in strategy, R&D, product marketing, supply chain operations, and business transformation. He also has extensive experience in M&A having acquired and divested a number of businesses during his career. He is a board member of a public software company.
Sergio Costa | Managing Director, Business Development and Corporate Relations at Investe São Paulo
Sergio Costa is an executive with 26 years of experience with a broad knowledge in building and leading multicultural teams and companies to exceptional performance and achievements. His experience in international business, business development, and investments, aligned with government relations and strategy design have prepared him to lead companies to make a difference and conquer respect from the market while providing healthy returns on investment.
Aimee Gilbreath | Executive Director at Found Animals Foundation, Inc.
Aimee Gilbreath is an experienced start-up management executive and Fortune 500 consultant. She has board and coalition leadership experience spanning finance, audit, compliance and human resources. She has 18+ years of business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) experience across biotech, pharma, consumer goods and philanthropy.
GCA Member, Game Changer Nick Donofrio Joins the Board of Biometric Cybersecurity Firm HYPR Corp
On Tuesday, 6/20/2017, HYPR Corp., the leading innovator in decentralized biometric authentication, announced the appointment of 44-year IBM veteran Nicholas M. Donofrio, to its board of directors. As director, Donofrio will provide extensive expertise on scaling technology, operations and corporate governance earned during his lengthy tenure at IBM.
Hira Advani | Director, Software Chief Security Compliance Officer at IBM
Hira Advani is a talented business and technology executive who has led cross-business global teams to deliver successful outcomes for strategic software initiatives during his extensive career at IBM. He has transformed culture through a value-based approach to influence adoption of essential policies and security practices across large cross-functional teams using cognitive approaches to implement in the product portfolio. He continues to provide guidance and subject matter expertise on these topics to clients.
Travis Hubbard | An Experienced Merchandising and Procurement Executive
Travis Hubbard is a dynamic, high-performance executive with a proven ability to build and lead a top-flight sales team with an aggressive drive for results. He has broad industry experience with special expertise in category management, product development, SKU rationalization, ad planning and analysis, electronic marketing, and leadership. Mr. Hubbard is an entrepreneurial leader known for his ability to penetrate new markets, produce impressive sales results and grow market share and profitability.
Andrew Goldman | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at TVtibi
Andrew (Andy) Goldman is an accomplished and creative leader with industry-wide relationships, respected for his abilities to collaborate and negotiate. Andy’s expertise is in developing and launching new linear and digital initiatives, strategy, acquisitions, multi-platform scheduling, and channel development/conversion that target both broad and specific demographics.
Aaron Shipp | Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Y-Apply, Inc.
As the first person from his home county to be accepted to Yale University, Aaron Shipp knows first-hand what it takes to create a competitive application to a top college. He also knows the value of a quality education and its ability to create opportunities for professional growth and social mobility.
Because of the opportunities his education has allowed him to enjoy, Aaron is passionate about helping bright and talented students create such opportunities for themselves. This passion led Aaron to launch The Ivy Edge. His mission is to help students create the most competitive applications possible. He does this by providing students with critical and supportive feedback on all aspects of the admissions process.
Michael Borman | Experienced C-level IT and Services Executive
Mike Borman has more than 35 years of leadership experience in the technology industry. His background spans hardware, software, and services which include two public company Board of Directors and CEO positions as well as working closely with private equity. He has been the CEO of Avocent (acquired by Emerson Electric), Dynamic Ops (acquired by VMware), SunGard Public Sector and Education (acquired by Vista) and Blue Coat Systems (acquired by Thoma Bravo). All companies had a successful exit that Mr. Borman either started the process and/or completed the sale. In addition, Mr. Borman was with IBM for 30 years, rising to the top 50 executives at IBM.