Each year, the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) celebrates the accomplishments of “CUP Catalysts.”
CUP Catalysts are talented change agents in Finance, Law, Media & Entertainment, Tech and Sports who are achieving extraordinary professional success while making significant and impactful contributions to their communities through volunteerism, philanthropy, board service, and mentorship.
The goal of our CUP Catalysts Program is to:
- Showcase the contributions of accomplished leaders across sectors
- Facilitate connections and business development among talented professionals
- Inspire young talented professionals to achieve extraordinary success and impactful civic engagement
CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE CRITERIA
CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE | NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. We invite you to nominate individuals who are creating significant change and impact in the financial services, law, media and entertainment, technology, and sports sectors.
This year’s “CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE” will be acknowledged at our signature events throughout the year. We look forward to your nominations in the coming weeks!
CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE CRITERIA:
CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE | NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. We invite you to nominate individuals who are creating significant change and impact in the financial services, law, media and entertainment, technology, and sports sectors. CUP accepts self-nominations and/or peer, and firm nominations. CUP Catalysts are selected by a CUP nominations committee by sector.
This year’s “CUP CATALYSTS PROGRAM: AGENTS OF CHANGE” will be acknowledged at our signature events throughout the year.
- Extraordinary Professional Success
- Demonstrated Commitment to Community Leadership (e.g., Volunteerism, Mentoring, Philanthropy)
CUP Catalysts Program Benefits
Public recognition at CUP’s Power Forums which are annual convenings of industry leaders to discuss business and leadership
Invitation to join CUP’s Speakers Bureau and participate in media opportunities
Opportunity to participate in CUP Leadership Institute programming and mentoring
Facilitated introductions and professional connections
Promotion of awardees through CUP’s various communication channels
CAREER LEVEL
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Partner, Senior In-House Counsel, or a Senior Attorney in the Public Sector or Equivalent Title
PROCESS
CUP accepts self-nominations and/or peer, and firm nominations. CUP Catalysts finalists are selected by a CUP nominations committee by sector.
DEADLINES BY SECTOR:
Finance Catalysts Nominations: Friday, July 25th
Law Catalysts Nominations: Friday, July 25th
Media & Entertainment Catalysts Nominations: Friday, July 25th
Tech Catalysts Nominations: Friday, July 25th
Sports Catalysts Nominations: Friday, July 25th
For any questions about the CUP Catalyst nomination process, please contact CUP at [email protected].
Finance
Yasmin Dahya Bilger
Engine No. 1Managing Director, Head of ETF’s
Tonia Bottoms
BNY Mellon | PershingManaging Director, Senior Managing Counsel and Diversity Equity & Inclusion Advocate
Sheila Brathwaite
S&P GlobalHead of Diversity Content, Enterprise Marketing
Pamela Brylski
BlackRockDirector
Stratford Dennis
Goldman SachsManaging Director, Co-Head of Emerging Markets Equities
Miguel Espinosa
Nomura SecuritiesManaging Director and the Head of Investment Banking, Americas and Co-Head of Financial Sponsors, Americas
Joe Gross
BNY Mellon Investment ManagementManaging Director & Chief Operating Officer
Maria G. Hackley
CitiGlobal Co-Head Industrials Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory
Essya Hanachi
CitiManaging Director, Finance Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Iyayi
Unicorn Growth CapitalFounder & Managing Partner
Phillip Lee
Goldman SachsManaging Director, Head of Financial Institutions in the Interest Rate Product Sales Group
Marlon Nichols
MaC Venture CapitalCo-Founder and Managing General Partner
Johnbull Okpara
CitiChief Accounting Officer & Controller
Anastasia Titarchuk
New York State Common Retirement FundChief Investment Officer
Reginald Tucker
Manhattan WestManaging Director
Cristal Baron
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)Vice President, Finance and Development
Valentino D. Carlotti
Brown Brothers HarrimanPartner, Head of the Corporate Advisory/Private Banking
Joyce Chang
Global ResearchManaging Director and Chair
Audrey Choi
Morgan StanleyChief Sustainability Officer
Daniel Gamba, CFA
BlackRockCo-Head Fundamentals Equities
David R. Jones
CastleOak SecuritiesCo-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Nik Mittal
Plankton EnergyPartner
Charles Patton
CBPInvestor/Advisor
David Perez
Avance Investment ManagementCo-Founder & Managing Partner
Theresia Gouw
Acrew CapitalFounding Partner
Wayne A. Seaton
EYManaging Director
Robert F. Smith
Vista Equity PartnersCEO & Chairman of the Board
Jose Tavarez
Bank of AmericaPresident, Bank of America New York City
Anré Williams
American Express National Bank (AENB) & Group President, Enterprise Services American ExpressCEO
Mona S. Williams
Progress Investment Management Company LLCExecutive Vice President
Von Hughes
PAAMCO PrismaPartner and Managing Director
Tammy Jones
Basis Investment GroupCo- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Alice Vilma
Morgan StanleyManaging Director
Blair C. Smith
Milken InstituteSenior Director
Carlos Whitaker
BlackstoneSr. Managing Director & President, Blackstone Private Credit Fund & Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Maybel Marte
BlackRockManaging Director, Head of Leveraged Finance Product Strategy
Adora Whitaker
PJT PartnersPartner
Will Alston
Wells FargoHead of Corporate Banking
Patricia M. Maribona-McCarthy
Goldman SachsManaging Director
Jeffrey Martinez
PNC BankExecutive Vice President, Territory Manager for the Eastern Region
Bola Oyesanya
CitiManaging Director
Nnamdi Okike
645 VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner
Aaron Holiday
645 VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner
David Clunie
Black Economic AllianceExecutive Director
Derek Jones
Grosvenor Capital ManagementManaging Director
Earl Hunt
Apollo Global Management Inc.Partner
Chavon Sutton
Cambridge AssociatesSenior Investment Director, Sustainable & Impact Investing Research
Nicole Ayala Fouron
BNY MellonRelationship Management Global Lead
Yusef M. Kassim
Advent InternationalPartner
Craig MacKay
England & CompanyPartner
Shawn Pride
RECOGNIZEPartner & COO
Stephanie Ivy Stanford
Goldman SachsHead of West Coast Institutional Client Business, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Division, New Business Development, Strategy & Relationship Management
Paul L. Burroughs Jr.
CitiGlobal Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory
Harold E. Butler Jr.
CitiManaging Director, Banking, Capital Markets & Advisory, Head of Minority FI Engagement
Domenico Ciaccio
Ridgewood Savings BankVice President, Community Reinvestment Officer & Business Banking Manager
Kieth Cockrell
Bank of AmericaPresident, Bank of America Charlotte, Head of Executive Escalations, and Sports Sponsorships
Gizelle George-Joseph
Goldman SachsGlobal Chief Operating Officer for Global Investment Research (GIR)
Ashmi Mehrotra
JP Morgan Asset ManagementCo-Head of The Private Equity Group, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Patricia Pacheco de Baez
Bank of AmericaManaging Director, NY Metro Market Leader, Chief Operating Officer
Trey Pruitt
Ares ManagementPartner & Head of Corporate Finance
Nicole Pullen Ross
Goldman SachsPartner and NY Region Head, Private Wealth Management and Head of Sports & Entertainment Solutions
Lee B. Stephens, III
BNY MellonExecutive Vice President, Global Client Management
James Seth Thompson
Bernstein Private Wealth ManagementSenior Vice President, Head of Diverse Markets Strategy
Heather von Zuben
Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementHead of Firmwide Private Equity Product and Client Strategy – Alternative Capital Markets & Strategy (ACMS) Group
Rendel Solomon
Muller & Monroe Asset ManagementManaging Director
Renee LaRoche-Morris
BNY MellonChief Operating Officer, Investment Management
Supriya Jha
NasdaqGlobal Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Janessa Cox-Irvin
Alliance BernsteinHead of Diversity & Inclusion
Levee Brooks
Goldman SachsManaging Director
Indhira Arrington
Wells FargoSVP, Head of Targeted Sourcing
Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri
Goldman SachsChief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Talent
Yokasta Segura-Baez
PantheonPrincipal
Valerie Grant
ABSenior Vice President and Senior Research Analyst
Sengal Selassie
Brightwood CapitalCo-CEO and Co-Founder
Ricardo Mora
Goldman SachsGlobal Head
Mustafa Topiwalla
RBC Capital MarketsManaging Director and Head of Healthcare Corporate Banking
Mark Mason
CitiChief Financial Officer
Christopher Floyd
Wells FargoManaging Director
Ashwin Krishnan
Morgan StanleyManaging Director
Sekou Kaalund
J.P. MorganManaging Director
Denmark West
Connectivity Capital PartnersPartner
Mina Pacheco Nazemi
GCM Grosvenor Private MarketsPartner
Pete Rodriguez
BNY MellonManaging Director and Asset Servicing Chief Administrative Officer
Nyron Latif
Goldman SachsChief Operating Officer of the Goldman Sachs Bangalore Office
Rejji P. Hayes
ITC Holdings Corp.Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Maria del Pilar Avila
New America AllianceChief Executive Officer
Noelle Grainger
J.P. MorganGlobal Head of Equity Research
Lori Dickerson Fouché
Prudential Group InsuranceChief Executive Officer
Leslie Hale
RLJ Lodging TrustExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Roderick Hardamon
Citi Alternative Investment ServicesManaging Director & North America Head
Gloria Kim
JPMorganManaging Director
Hope Knight
Upper Manhattan Empowerment ZoneChief Operating Officer
Jabari Magnus
BlackRockCFA, Managing Director, & Head of West Coast Analytics
Lisa Opoku
Goldman SachsChief Operating Officer for the Securities Division in Asia Pacific
Michael Pickrum
BET NetworksChief Financial Officer
Sháka Rasheed
Lazard Asset ManagementManaging Director and Head of Alternative Investments Americas
Marcos Torres
RBC Capital Marketsu2019 BroadcastingManaging Director and Head of Investment Banking
Patrick Vatel
BNY MellonManaging Director
Mona K. Sutphen
UBSManaging Director
Dana Reed
Pan-African Investment CompanyCEO
Purnima Puri
HighBridge Principal StrategiesPartner and Founding Member
Luis Oganes
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Managing Director and Head of Latin America, Emerging Markets Research
Silas A. Myers
Mar Vista Investment PartnersCo-Founder & CEO
Elinor L. Hoover
CitiVice Chairman of Capital Markets Origination and Global Co-Head of the Financial Strategy & Solutions Group
Dane Holmes
Goldman SachsHead of Investor Relations
Sonia Dulá
Bank of America Merrill LynchVice Chairman for Latin America, Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Troy Dixon
Deutsche BankManaging Director, Head of Agency RMBS Trading
Don Cornwell
Morgan StanleyManaging Director of Investment Banking
Michael Carter
RBC Capital MarketsHead of Technology Investment Banking
Lisa Carnoy
Bank of America Merrill LynchManaging Director, Global Head of Capital Markets
Beverly Anderson
Wells FargoExecutive Vice President of Consumer Financial Services
Law
Kimberly Chainey
AptarEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Secretary
Anta Cisse-Green
IEEEGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Ivelisse Clausell
Johnson & JohnsonVP, Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Law
Paula Edgar
PGE Consulting GroupCEO
Damon Hart
Liberty Mutual InsuranceEVP, Chief Officer & Corp. Secretary
Jennifer Salinas
Cerence (CRNC)Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Amanda Samuel
S&P Global Market IntelligenceAssociate General Counsel
Kenny Terrero
Sidley AustinPartner
Naseem Sagati Aghili
Ares ManagementGeneral Counsel and Secretary
Maurice A. Bellan
Baker McKenzieManaging Director
Camille C. Bent
BakerHostetlerPartner
Estela Diaz
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLPPartner
W. David Hubbard
VerizonVice President & Deputy General Counsel
Jillian E. Joseph, Esq.
A TIAA CompanyManaging Director, Associate General Counsel – Nuveen Real Estate
Travis LeBlanc
Cooley LLPPartner
Tynia Richard
Government SpecialistAttorney
Johnathan Smith
U.S. Department of JusticeDeputy Assistant Attorney General
Debo P. Adegbile
WilmerHale LLPPartner, Chair Anti-Discrimination Practice
Beatrice Hamza Bassey
Experienced Board Chair and C-Suite Executive Officer
Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr.
Baker & Hostetler LLPPartner
Vincent Chang
Wollmuth Maher & DeutschPartner
Eunu Chun, P.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLPPartner
Anne Tennant
General CounselManaging Director
Dean Garfield
NetflixVice President, Public Policy
Tracy Richelle High
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPPartner
Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressman
Jaime Mercado
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPPartner
John Page
Golden State FoodsCorporate SVP, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility & Legal Officer
Luis R. Penalver
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLPPartner
Wanji Walcott
Discover Financial ServicesEVP, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Joseph K. West
Duane Morris LLPPartner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Adrienne K. Eason-Wheatley
BNY MellonManaging Counsel
Margaret C. Bae
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPPartner
Kathlyn Card Beckles
VeriskExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jeanine Conley Daves
LittlerOffice Managing Shareholder
Michelle C. Ifill
La Maison MichelleFounder
Robert T. Maldonado
Wolf GreenfieldCounsel
Kimberly Banks MacKay
West Pharmaceutical ServicesSVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Adam Banks
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPPartner
Tia Breakley
Blue Meridian PartnersChief Strategic Development Officer and Chief Governance Officer
James Cho
Eastern District of New YorkU.S. Magistrate Judge
Sarah Dodds-Brown
American ExpressEVP & Managing Counsel
Stuart Downing
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLPPartner
Chinyere Ezie
Center for Constitutional RightsSenior Staff Attorney
George C. Fatheree III
Sidley Austin LLPPartner
Karen Hsu Kelley
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPPartner
Jessica B. Lee
Loeb & Loeb LLPPartner, Co-Chair, Privacy, Security & Data Innovations
Linda Lin
ProSight Specialty InsuranceEVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Clarence A. Nesbitt, Esq.
Chief Legal OfficerTHINK450
Marianela Peralta
Aerotek, Inc.General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Pamela Rosado
AXA XL, a division of AXAGeneral Counsel
Kimberly Spoerri
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPPartner
Camelia M. Valdes
Passaic County Prosecutor’s OfficeProsecutor
Tanya N. Blocker, Esq.
National GridAssistant General Counsel, US Director, UK Sr., Mgr., Employment & Labor
Natasha I. Fapohunda
MastercardSenior Vice President, Enterprise Partnerships
Shannon J. Hales
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.Managing Director
James Lin
Kings County District Attorney’s OfficeBureau Chief, Trail Zone IV – Green Zone
Sofía Dolores Martos
Kirkland & Ellis LLPPartner, ESG & Impact Practice
Barbara C. Smith
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPDirector, Human Resources
Sophia R. Ward
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, & Boyer, P.A.Partner
Nicole Washington
Kirkland & Ellis LLPPartner, Investment Funds
Alita Wingfield
Morgan StanleyManaging Director & Head of Compliance Training
Alice Hsu
Akin GumpPartner
Laurie Charrington
Associate General CounselIntel Corporation
Juan Arteaga
Crowell & Moring LLPPartner
Steve Chung
NBCUniversal Newsgroup LegalSenior Vice President
Sonia Low
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.General Counsel
Rossie Turman III
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPPartner
Kermitt Brooks
AXA USDeputy General Counsel
Damaris Hernández
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPPartner
Adam Hemlock
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPPartner
Damien Atkins
Panasonic Corporation of AmericaSenior Legal Executive and General Counsel
Sheila S. Boston
Kaye Scholer LLPPartner
Joseph Drayton
Cooley LLPPartner
Darryl W. Gibbs
AXA Equitable Life Insurance CompanyLead Director & Associate General Counsel
Lawrence Hinkle
Fox Rothschild LLPPartner/Chair of Entertainment Litigation Practice Group
Jacqueline LiCalzi
Regulatory Relations GroupManaging Director and Global Head
Nate Saint Victor
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyFinancial Services Attorney
Austin So
HeraeusDivision General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Paula Anderson
Shearman & Sterling LLPLitigation Partner
Su Sun Bai
Morgan StanleyManaging Director
Gigi Chavez de Arnavat
Goldman SachsManaging Director & Associate General Counsel
Senator William “Mo” Cowan
Mintz LevinOf Counsel / Chief Operating Officer of ML Strategies
Dennis Hopkins
Perkins Coie LLPPartner
Shea Owens
Ernst & YoungAssistant General Counsel
Antonious Porch
NickelodeonSenior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Paul Yoon
Wong FlemingLitigation Partner
Jean Lee
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
Timothy Wilkins
Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerM&A Partner
Kevin Armstrong
Pershing Advisor SolutionsDirector and Managing Counsel
Preet Bharara
Southern District of New YorkU.S. Attorney
Binta Brown
Harvard Kennedy SchoolMossavar-Rahmani Senior Fellow
B. Seth Bryant
Bryant Rabbino, llpManaging Partner
Maria Fernandez-Williams
Microelectronics Division, IBMSenior Counsel
José González
Torus InsuranceGeneral Counsel & Interim CEO
Duane L. Hughes
Morgan StanleyManaging Director
Sherrilyn Ifill
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.President and Director-Counsel
Rashida K. La Lande
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, llpPartner
Don H. Liu
Xerox CorporationSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
María D. Meléndez
Sidley Austin, llpPartner
Ackneil M. Muldrow, III
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, llpPartner
Laurie N. Robinson Haden
CBSSenior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
Mauro Wolfe
Duane Morris, llpPartner
Dwight Yoo
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, llpPartner
Media & Entertainment
Nadja Bellan-White
VICE Media GroupGlobal Chief Marketing Officer
Troy Carter
Q&AFounder & CEO
Albert Cheng
Amazon StudiosChief Operating Officer
Frank Cooper III
BlackRockSenior Managing Director & Global Chief Marketing Officer
David Eun
Samsung ElectronicsChief Innovation Officer, Samsung Electronics / Founder and President, Samsung NEXT
Mónica Gil
NBCUniversal Telemundo EnterprisesEVP, Chief Administrative and Marketing Officer
Christy Haubegger
WarnerMediaEVP, Chief Enterprise Inclusion Officer
Jacqueline Hernández
New Majority Ready LLCCo-Founder & CEO
Matt Johnson
Johnson, Shapiro Slewett Kole LLPCo-Founder
Charles King
MACROFounder & CEO
Kay M. Madati
FIFAChief Commercial Officer
Scott M. Mills
BET NetworksPresident
Monique L. Nelson
UWGChair & Chief Executive Officer
Guy Primus
BONDS NetworkFounding Member
David Sutphen
2UChief Strategy and Engagement Officer
Carlos Watson
Ozy MediaCEO
Joy Profet
ESSENCE CommunicationsChief Operating Officer
Niija Kuykendall
Warner Bros.Senior Vice President, Film Production
Monique Carswell
WalmartDirector, Center for Racial Equity
Ronald Simons
SimonSays EntertainmentCEO
Nneka Norville
BET Networks, a Viacom CompanyHead of Corporate Social Responsibility
Sheila Marmon
Mirror DigitalFounder and CEO
Katherine Liu
Viacom International Media NetworksSenior Vice President of Strategy and Operations
Jackie Gagne
HBOVP, Multicultural Marketing
Kenneth Ebie
NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and EntertainmentDeputy General Counsel and Director of External Affairs
Lylette Pizarro
RPM GRPPartner
Geraldine Moriba
CNN WorldwideExecutive Producer
Ricardo Garcia-Amaya
VOIQ Inc.Founder & CEO
Daniel Diez
R/GAEVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer
Diahann Billings-Burford
Time Warner, Inc.Executive Director
James E. Bartlett
MoCADAExecutive Director
Maria Weaver
Interactive OneSVP and Head of Sales
Dee Poku-Spalding
WIEFounder and CEO
Camille Hackney
Head of the Global Brand Partnerships Council, Warner Music GroupExecutive Vice President of Brand Partnerships & Commercial Licensing, Atlantic Records
Rita Ferro
Disney Channels WorldwideExecutive Vice President, Disney Media Sales and Marketing
Veronica Chambers
Lightbulb Ink, LLC.Founder & Principal
Michael D. Armstrong
BET International and Paramount ChannelSr. Vice President and General Manager
Alix Baudin
Scripps Networks InteractiveSr. Vice President and General Manager
Donna Byrd
TheRoot.comFounding Publisher
Sofia Chang
HBO Home EntertainmentExecutive Vice President & General Manager
Rachel S. Haot
Technology for New York StateChief Digital Officer and Deputy Secretary
Alia Jones-Harvey
Front Row ProductionsProducer
Keli Lee
ABCExecutive Vice President of Casting and Talent
Marissa Nance
OMDDirector of Strategic Partnerships and Multicultural Marketing
Cristina Patwa
FactoryMadeCo-CEO
Reginald Rasch
Rakuten MarketingGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Ty Ahmad-Taylor
Samsung ElectronicsHead of SmartTV Services
Torrence Boone
GoogleManaging Director
Alvin Bowles
Grab MediaCEO
Christopher C. Chen
Endgame EntertainmentExecutive Vice President
Lino Garcia
ESPN DeportesGeneral Manager
Michelle Herrera Mulligan
Cosmopolitan For LatinasEditor
Lucinda Martinez
HBOSVP, Multicultural Marketing,
Keija Minor
Brides MagazineEditor-in-Chief
Martez R. Moore
BET NetworksExecutive Vice President of Digital Media
Derek Murphy
USA TodayExecutive Vice President and General Manager
Steve Pamon
JPMorgan ChaseHead of Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Patricia Röckenwagner
Condé NastSenior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Ekta Singh
Ernst & Young LLPSenior Global Client Services Partner
Steven Wolfe Pereira
MediaVestExecutive Vice President and Managing Director
Carmen Wong Ulrich
Marketplace Money, APMHost
Tech
Sherette Constant
Morgan StanleyManaging Director Head of Third-Party Resilience Cyber, Data, Risk and Resilience Technology Division
Chaz Giles
ReveaFounder & CEO
Mave Houston
The Walt Disney CompanyHead of UX Research, Inclusive Design and Research & Design
Pratik Karia
BloombergHead of Engineering, Buyside Trading Platform (AIM)
Kimberly Smith
TechstarsChief Capital Formation Officer
Nahiba Syed
The MarkupFounder and CEO
Keenan Williams
REZICo-Founder
Pavan Arora
Cerberus Technology SolutionsChief Technology Officer and Managing Director
Charlene Balfour
Wells FargoHead of Enterprise Client Onboarding and Transportation
Clayton Banks
Silicon HarlemFounder
Sebastien Bilobeau
Cerberus Technology SolutionsHead of Digital & E-Commerce
Trier Bryant
Alloy Therapeutics, Inc.President of 82VS
Anthony Edwards
EatOkraCo-Founder and CEO
Janique Edwards
EatOkraCo-Founder & COO
Dwana Franklin-Davis
Reboot RepresentationCEO
Valisha Graves
JP Morgan ChaseExecutive Director, Consumer and Community Bank Technology
Henry L. Greenidge
Tusk HoldingsExecutive Vice President
Songe LaRon
SQUIRE TechnologiesCo-Founder and CEO
Al Motley
TechademicsFounder and CEO
Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson
VC Include + Include VenturesFounder + CEO
Kia D. Floyd
MetaDirector, U.S. Public Policy, East
Regina Gwynn
Black Women Talk TechCo-Founder
Sofia Hernandez
TikTokGlobal Head of Business Marketing
Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne
WOCstar FundCo-Founder
Christina Lewis
All Star CodeFounder
Lauren Maillian
digitalundividedCEO
Al Ramos
Morgan StanleyManaging Director
Elliott Rodgers
project44Chief People Officer
Bojan Simic
HYPRCo-Founder, CEO and CTO
Rodney Williams
LISNR® + SoLo FundsCo-Founder
Don Baker
FAME, Inc | Virtual Reality Studios, LLCCEO | Founder & President
Denise Bennett
WarnerMedia EntertainmentDirector – Content Partnerships
Leo Brito
Goldman SachsGlobal Head of Corporate Engineering
Anla Cheng
SupChinaFounder & CEO
Shawn Edwards
Bloomberg LPChief Technology Officer
Miguel Gamiño
MastercardExecutive Vice President, Global Cities – Enterprise Partnerships
Chris Genteel
GoogleDirector of Supplier Diversity & Sustainability
Rahman Khan
Community ImpactVice President
Chris Perry
Broadridge Financial Solutions, IncPresident
Jessica Santana
America On Tech, IncCo-Founder & CEO