CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Nov 12, 2021

by | Nov 12, 2021

Every week we bring you the latest CEO, CFO, and director resignations and appointments across public companies. 

Moves in this issue

CEO: CARA, ENZ, IEP, KIND, LABP, LEG, PROG, RLI, SFT, SKIN, TXMD, WISH
CFO: ACOR, BARK, BSY, BWXT, CSR, ENS, EXPR, HAE, IEP, KIND, NEO, PRLD, RCL, STOR, TWNK, WISH, WLMS
Directors: ALGM, AMCR, AMZN, APP, AVNW, AYX, CARA, DM, ESMT, HLT, HSTO, HYMC, IR, ITT, KIND, KSS, LABP, LFMD, LFVN, LOVE, MBCN, MTOR, NOVA, OCFC, OMF, ORIC, OSMT, PRGO, RGA, SEER, SKIN, SNCY, URI, VZIO, XRX (and more)

CEO Moves

Beauty Health Co (SKIN)
Leaving: CEO – Clint Carnell ( .6 yrs; 418.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Brent L Saunders

Mr. Saunders, age 51, has over 25 years of experience in various aspects of healthcare and has been in leadership roles at several prominent global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Until May 2020, when it was acquired by AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) in a transaction valued at approximately $84 billion, Mr. Saunders served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan plc (&…read full bio

Cara Therapeutics Inc (CARA)
Leaving: CEO – Derek T Chalmers ( 17.2 yrs; 2.1% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD

ContextLogic Inc (WISH)
Leaving: CEO – Piotr Szulczewski ( 1.6 yrs; -77.4% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD

Enzo Biochem Inc (ENZ)
Leaving: CEO – Elazar Rabbani ( 45.8 yrs; -5.9% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD

Icahn Enterprises Lp (IEP)
Leaving: CEO – Aris Kekedjian ( .6 yrs; 11.2% TSR)
Replaced by: David Willetts

Mr. Willetts has served as a Managing Director at AlixPartners, a global consulting firm which specializes in improving corporate financial and operational performance and executing corporate turnarounds, since 2012. Mr. Willetts has worked with private equity firms …read full bio

Landos Biopharma Inc (LABP)
Leaving: CEO – Josep Bassaganya-Riera ( .8 yrs; 10.2% TSR)
Replaced by: Timothy M Mayleben

Tim M. Mayleben, age 61, has been a director of the Company since May 2021 and will serve as the Company’s interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mayleben served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. from December 2012 to May 2021 and as a director of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. from February 2010 to May …read full bio

Leggett & Platt Inc (LEG)
Leaving: CEO – Karl G Glassman ( 5.9 yrs; 4.2% TSR)
Replaced by: J Mitchell Dolloff

Mr. Dolloff joined Leggett in 2000 in the Mergers & Acquisitions department, transitioned to operations, and has successfully led various of our operations for the past two decades, including our global Automotive business and, more recently, our global Bedding business. Mr. Dolloff was appointed President of the Automotive Asia Division in 2011 and President of the Automotive Group in 2014…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Leaving: CEO – Samir Kaul ( .8 yrs; 9.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Sarah Friar

 Ms. Friar has served as Nextdoor’s Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of Nextdoor’s board of directors since December 2018. Prior to joining Nextdoor, Ms. Friar served as the Chief Financial Officer at Square, Inc., a financial technology company, from July 2012 to December 2018, Senior Vice President of Finance & Strategy at salesforce.com, inc., a cust…read full bio

Progenity Inc (PROG)
Leaving: CEO – Eric Desparbes ( .2 yrs; )
Replaced by: Aditya P Mohanty

Mr. Mohanty, age 54, has held leadership positions in biopharmaceutical companies for more than two decades, and he has extensive knowledge of the biotechnology and molecular testing industries. He previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EnCellX Inc., an immune optimization company with a focus on oncology and autoimmune diseases, from July 2019 to November…read full bio

Rli Corp (RLI)
Leaving: CEO – Jonathan E Michael ( 20.9 yrs; 15.8% TSR)
Replaced by: Craig W Kliethermes

Mr. Kliethermes, age 56, has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January 1, 2021, and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company’s insurance company subsidiaries since 2016.  Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Risk Services of the Company since 2013. Kliethermes joined the Company in 2006.

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Shift Technologies Inc (SFT)
Leaving: CEO – Tobias Russell ( 1.3 yrs; -39.9% TSR)
Replaced by: TBD


CFO Moves

Acorda Therapeutics Inc (ACOR)
Leaving: CFO – David Lawrence ( 5.1 yrs; -49.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Michael A Gesser

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gesser, 59, was Chief Financial Officer of Tergus Pharmaceutical, LLC, a provider of contract services for topical pharmaceutical products, from January 2020 to September 2021. Prior to that, from September 2017 to August 2019, Mr. Gesser was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of BioMedomics, Inc., an early-stage medical device development…read full bio

Bentley Systems Inc (BSY)
Leaving: CFO – David J Hollister ( 15.0 yrs; )
Replaced by: Andre Werner

Werner Andre has served as our Chief Accounting Officer and Global Corporate Controller since 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Andre served as the Company’s Global Corporate Controller from 2015 to 2019 and was promoted to Vice President beginning 2017. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Andre served as the Assistant Corporate Controller – International Accounting and Reporting for Rockwood Holdings,…read full bio

BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT)
Leaving: CFO – David S Black ( 6.4 yrs; 9.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Robb A Lemasters

Mr. LeMasters’ promotion is part of the Company’s normal, enterprise-wide succession planning process. Mr. LeMasters has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company since July 2020. He previously served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and its Audit and Finance Committee from 2015 to 2020, as well as its Compensation Committee from 2017 to 2020. Prior t…read full bio

Centerspace (CSR)
Leaving: CFO – John Kirchmann ( 4.4 yrs; 17.9% TSR)
Replaced by: Bhairav Patel

Bhairav Patel, age 43, previously served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Accounting for New Senior Investment Group Inc. (“New Senior”). He joined New Senior in January 2019 as the company’s Chief Accounting Officer upon the internalization of the company’s management function and was later appointed its Interim Chief Financial Officer in October 2019, a posit…read full bio

ContextLogic Inc (WISH)
Leaving: CFO – Brett Just ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Ying Liu

Ms. Liu, age 46, served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Shutterfly, Inc. from April 2020 until October 2021. Prior to her role at Shutterfly, Ms. Liu served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Lexmark from July 2017 until April 2020 and Vice President of Finance, Enterprise BG at Huawei Technologies from October 2016 until June 2017. Earlier in her ca…read full bio

ContextLogic Inc (WISH)
Leaving: CFO – Jennifer Oliver ( .3 yrs; )
Replaced by: Ying Liu

Ms. Liu, age 46, served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Shutterfly, Inc. from April 2020 until October 2021. Prior to her role at Shutterfly, Ms. Liu served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Lexmark from July 2017 until April 2020 and Vice President of Finance, Enterprise BG at Huawei Technologies from October 2016 until June 2017. Earlier in her ca…read full bio

EnerSys (ENS)
Leaving: CFO – Michael J Schmidtlein ( 12.1 yrs; 12.4% TSR)
Replaced by: Andrea J Funk

Ms. Funk joined EnerSys in December 2018. Prior thereto from 2013 to 2018, she served as the Chief Executive Officer for Cambridge Lee Industries LLC, and as their Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from 2011 to 2013. Ms. Funk has served in positions of increasing responsibility at Carpenter Technology, Arrow International, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Bell Atlantic Corporation and Ernst & Young…read full bio

Express Inc (EXPR)
Leaving: CFO – Periclis Pericleous ( 6.3 yrs; -20.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Matthew C Moellering

Mr. Moellering, age 55, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2019. He also served as Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer from January 2019 to June 2019. Prior to his current role, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2011 to 2019; Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Office…read full bio

Icahn Enterprises Lp (IEP)
Leaving: CFO – David Willetts ( .4 yrs; )
Replaced by: Ted Papapostolou

Ted Papapostolou has served as Chief Accounting Officer of Icahn Enterprises since March 2020, and as its Secretary since April 2020. Mr. Papapostolou served in various progressive accounting positions at Icahn Enterprises from March 2007 to March 2020. Previously, Mr. Papapostolou worked at Grant Thornton LLP in their audit practice….read full bio

Neogenomics Inc (NEO)
Leaving: CFO – Kathryn B McKenzie ( 1.8 yrs; 20.2% TSR)
Replaced by: William Bonello

William B. Bonello President, Informatics and Director of Investor Relations Mr. Bonello was appointed President of Informatics in February 2020 and continues to serve as the Director of Investor Relations. Previously, Mr. Bonello served as the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, Treasurer, and Director of Corporate Development since April 2017. Prior to joining NeoGenomics, Mr. Bone…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Leaving: CFO – Peter Buckland ( .8 yrs; 9.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Michael Doyle

Michael Doyle is expected to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of New Nextdoor. Mr. Doyle has served as Nextdoor’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2018. Before joining Nextdoor, Mr. Doyle served as Chief Financial Officer at Despegar.com, Corp., a Latin American travel agency, from June 2013 to August 2018. He was also Chief Financial Officer at e…read full bio

Original Bark Co (BARK)
Leaving: CFO – John Ed Toth ( .4 yrs; )
Replaced by: Howard Yeaton

Mr. Yeaton, age 66, has been the managing principal of Financial Consulting Strategies, LLC (“FCS”) since 2003, a firm serving principally early stage public companies with financial reporting support and other related strategic services. Until November 2019, Mr. Yeaton served as a director, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the audit committee for Stewardship Financial Corporation, a c…read full bio

Prelude Therapeutics Inc (PRLD)
Leaving: CFO – Brian Piper ( 1.2 yrs; -34.1% TSR)
Replaced by: Laurent Chardonnet

Before joining the Company, Mr. Chardonnet, age 57, served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Axcella Health Inc. from November 2019 until November 2021. From 2004 to November 2019, Mr. Chardonnet served in various positions at Incyte Corporation, including Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer, Head of Finance and Administration for the Incyte’s …read full bio

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL)
Leaving: CFO – Jason T Liberty ( 8.7 yrs; 13.7% TSR)
Replaced by: Naftali Holtz

Holtz is currently senior vice president of finance for the Royal Caribbean Group, responsible for corporate, capital and revenue planning and analysis, deployment planning, risk…read full bio

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc (WLMS)
Leaving: CFO – Randall R Lay ( 2.2 yrs; 40.5% TSR)
Replaced by: Damien Vassall

Mr. Vassall, 44, previously served in a variety of financial roles for the Company, including as the Company’s Vice President and Controller from February 2020 until November 2021, a consultant from June 2019 to February 2020, Chief Financial Officer of the Services division from October 2015 until November 2018, and Controller of the Services division f…read full bio


Directors Exiting

Allegro Microsystems Inc (ALGM)
Christine King ( 1.1 yrs; 70.4% TSR)

Alteryx Inc (AYX)
John Bellizzi ( 10.7 yrs; 40.8% TSR)

Alteryx Inc (AYX)
Kimberly Alexy ( 4.8 yrs; 40.8% TSR)

Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)
Thomas O Ryder ( 19.1 yrs; 31.4% TSR)

Amcor plc (AMCR)
Philip G Weaver ( 16.8 yrs; 7.7% TSR)

AppLovin Corp (APP)
Cathy Sun ( 2.0 yrs; 120.6% TSR)

Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW)
John J Quicke ( 6.8 yrs; 19.7% TSR)

Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW)
Kenneth Kong ( 5.0 yrs; 45.7% TSR)

Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW)
Dahlia Loeb ( 1.5 yrs; 231.3% TSR)

Beauty Health Co (SKIN)
Clint Carnell ( .6 yrs; 418.4% TSR)

Cara Therapeutics Inc (CARA)
Derek T Chalmers ( 17.3 yrs; 2.1% TSR)

Desktop Metal Inc (DM)
Siblani Ali El ( .8 yrs; -70.8% TSR)

EngageSmart Inc (ESMT)
Ashley Chaffin Glover ()

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)
John Schreiber ( 8.0 yrs; 16.2% TSR)

Histogen Inc (HSTO)
Richard W Pascoe ( 1.5 yrs; -61.5% TSR)

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp (HYMC)
David Kirsch ( 3.8 yrs; -38.0% TSR)

Ingersoll Rand Inc (IR)
Joshua T Weisenbeck ( 8.3 yrs; 21.7% TSR)

Ingersoll Rand Inc (IR)
Peter Stavros ( 8.3 yrs; 21.7% TSR)

ITT Inc (ITT)
Orlando D Ashford ( 10.4 yrs; 16.7% TSR)

KOHLS Corp (KSS)
Frank V Sica ( 34.3 yrs; 6.3% TSR)

Landos Biopharma Inc (LABP)
Josep Bassaganya-Riera ( .8 yrs; 10.2% TSR)

LifeMD Inc (LFMD)
Eleanor Concepcion Mariano ( 1.1 yrs; -18.1% TSR)

Lifevantage Corp (LFVN)
Vinayak Hegde ( 4.8 yrs; -2.0% TSR)

Lovesac Co (LOVE)
Mary Fox ( 1.8 yrs; 157.1% TSR)

Meritor Inc (MTOR)
Jeffrey A Craig ( 6.7 yrs; 10.4% TSR)

Middlefield Banc Corp (MBCN)
Clayton W Rose III ( 5.5 yrs; 11.3% TSR)

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Anita M Sands ( .7 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Dmitri Shklovsky ( .8 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Enrico Gaglioti ( .7 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Samir Kaul ( .8 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Vinod Khosla ( .8 yrs; 9.1% TSR)

Oceanfirst Financial Corp (OCFC)
William D Moss ( 2.0 yrs; -.6% TSR)

OneMain Holdings Inc (OMF)
Matthew Michelini ( 3.4 yrs; 29.9% TSR)

OneMain Holdings Inc (OMF)
Lisa Green Hall ( 1.3 yrs; 100.6% TSR)

Oric Pharmaceuticals Inc (ORIC)
Carl L Gordon ( 6.1 yrs; -27.5% TSR)

Osmotica Pharmaceuticals plc (OSMT)
Fred G Weiss ( 3.1 yrs; -39.2% TSR)

PERRIGO Co plc (PRGO)
Rolf A Classon ( 5.0 yrs; -7.1% TSR)

Reinsurance Group Of America Inc (RGA)
Christine Rose Detrick ( 8.3 yrs; 7.7% TSR)

Seer Inc (SEER)
David B Singer ( 3.9 yrs; -48.3% TSR)

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc (SNCY)
Juan Carlos Zuazua ( .7 yrs; -9.8% TSR)

Sunnova Energy International Inc (NOVA)
Douglas W Kimmelman ( 2.4 yrs; 73.6% TSR)

United Rentals Inc (URI)
Donald C Roof ( 9.7 yrs; 25.0% TSR)

Vizio Holding Corp (VZIO)
Shiou Chuang Huang ( .9 yrs; -15.6% TSR)

Xerox Holdings Corp (XRX)
Aris Kekedjian ( .5 yrs; -29.4% TSR)


Directors Joining

23andMe Holding Co (ME)
Sandra R Hernandez

As the President & CEO of CHCF, an independent, nonprofit philanthropy dedicated to improving California’s healthcare system, particularly for those with low incomes, Dr. Hernández has been a leading figure in improving access to coverage and advocating for better care. Prior to …read full bio

AppLovin Corp (APP)
Dawson Alyssa Harvey

Ms. Harvey Dawson, 52, has served as Chief Legal Officer of Gusto, Inc., a modern HR platform, since August 2020. Previously, from June 2017 to July 2020, she served as General Counsel of Sidewalk Labs, LLC, an urban innovation subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. From 2011 until May 2017, she was Vi…read full bio

Asana Inc (ASAN)
Amit K Singh

Currently, Singh serves as Chief Business Officer for Palo Alto Networks, focusing on strategic customer relationships that span the company’s Strata, Prisma and Cortex security platforms. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Singh held several roles at Google, including founding an…read full bio

Avantor Inc (AVTR)
Joseph R Massaro

Mr. Massaro has also been appointed to the Audit and Finance Committee and will begin his service on January 1, 2022. Mr. Massaro, age 51, is the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Operations for Aptiv, Inc., a position he has held since September 2020. Mr. Massaro served as…read full bio

Beam Therapeutics Inc (BEAM)
John Maraganore

On November 5, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, upon recommendation from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, expanded the size of the Board from six to seven members and elected John Maraganore, Ph.D., as a member of the Board….read full bio

Borgwarner Inc (BWA)
Sara A Greenstein

Ms. Greenstein was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL), a leading global manufacturer of value-added engineered materials and specialty filtration solutions serving the industrial, automotive, agribusiness, and medical markets. Prior to joining Lyda…read full bio

Bottomline Technologies Inc (EPAY)
Philip J Hilal

Mr. Hilal, 44, has been elected to the Board, effective November 8, 2021. Effective upon his election to the Board, Mr. Hilal will serve as a member of our Leadership Development and Compensation Committee. Mr. Hilal brings valuable expertise and perspective through his extensive experience in th…read full bio

Bottomline Technologies Inc (EPAY)
Larry A Klane

Mr. Klane, 61, has been elected to the Board, effective November 8, 2021. Effective upon his election to the Board, Mr. Klane will serve as a member of our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Klane brings significant leadership experience in the financial services industry.

Caesars Entertainment Inc (CZR)
Sandra Douglass Morgan

Morgan was appointed chairwoman and executive director of the Nevada Gaming Control board in January of 2019 after serving on the Nevada Gaming Commission. In her role as chair of Nevada gaming’s regulatory agency, Morgan implemented sweeping changes, including ensuring licensees adopted an…read full bio

Ceco Environmental Corp (CECE)
Richard F Wallman

Wallman has a 30-year career in financial executive management with a variety of firms, including Honeywell, its predecessor AlliedSignal, IBM and Chrysler. He also brings a diverse portfolio of board experience, currently serving as a director for Roper Technologies and Ch…read full bio

Gap Inc (GPS)
Elisabeth B Donohue

As the former Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Spine, as well as a member of the Publicis Groupe Management Committee leading the marketing giant’s digital, data, technology and talent capabilities, she fused marketing and enterprise business transformation for clients. Prior to …read full bio

Middlefield Banc Corp (MBCN)
Kevin A Digeronimo

Mr. DiGeronimo is a principal at the DiGeronimo Companies, a trusted development and construction partner for hundreds of companies. For over 60 years, DiGeronimo Companies have combined integrity with unrivaled standards through a diverse portfolio of development, construction, and capital …read full bio

Morgan Stanley (MS)
Erika H James

Erika H. James became the Dean of the Wharton School on July 1, 2020. Trained as an organizational psychologist, James is a leading expert on crisis leadership, workplace diversity, and management strategy.

Prior to her appointment at Wharton, James was the John H. Harland Dean at Emory Un…read full bio

Neogenomics Inc (NEO)
David Daly

Mr. Daly currently serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer at Singular Genomics, a novel next generation sequencing and multi-omics technology platform company. Prior to Singular Genomics, Mr. Daly served as Chief Executive Officer at Thrive Earlier Detection, a liquid biopsy focused …read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Mary G Meeker

 Ms. Meeker has been a general partner at BOND, a global technology investment firm, since January 2019. Prior to co-founding BOND, she was a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, from December 2010 to December 2018. Fro…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Andrea M Wishom

Ms. Wishom serves as the President of Skywalker Holdings, LLC, a holding company providing consumer products, and before that as Chief Operations Officer since 2015. Before joining Skywalker, Ms. Wishom spent over 20 years at Harpo Productions, an American multimedia production company. A…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Christopher Varelas

Mr. Varelas has served as co-founder and managing partner of Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm, since January 2008. Prior to founding Riverwood Capital, he was a managing director at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank. Mr. Varelas serves on the boards of directors of FIGS, …read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
David L Sze

Mr. Sze has served as a general partner at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 2000. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Excite and Excite@Home, a web portal for content. He previously served on the board of directors for LinkedIn and Pand…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Jason Pressman

Mr. Pressman has been a managing director at Shasta Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2005. Previously, Mr. Pressman was Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Walmart.com, an e-commerce company and subsidiary of Walmart Inc., from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Pressman currently serves on the bo…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
John Hope Bryant

Mr. Bryant has served as the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Operation HOPE Inc, a nonprofit financial services network for the underserved, since May 1992. Mr. Bryant has also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bryant Group Ventures, a private holding group, …read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
J William Gurley

Mr. Gurley serves as a general partner of Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 1999. Previously, he served as a partner of Hummer Windblad Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, a research analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston, an investment bank, and a design enginee…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Leslie J Kilgore

Ms. Kilgore served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Netflix, Inc., an online streaming service, from 2000 to 2012, and previously served as Director of Marketing for Amazon, a technology company, from 1999 to 2000. Ms. Kilgore currently serves on the board of directors of Netflix, Inc., Pintere…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Nirav N Tolia

Mr. Tolia is a co-founder of Nextdoor and previously served as its Chief Executive Officer from September 2010 to December 2018. Before Nextdoor, Mr. Tolia was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital, Chief Operating Officer of Shopping.com, an online shopping website, and Chief Executi…read full bio

Nextdoor Holdings Inc (KIND)
Sarah Friar

 Ms. Friar has served as Nextdoor’s Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of Nextdoor’s board of directors since December 2018. Prior to joining Nextdoor, Ms. Friar served as the Chief Financial Officer at Square, Inc., a financial technology company, from July 20…read full bio

OneMain Holdings Inc (OMF)
Philip L Bronner

Mr. Bronner is the co-founder of Ardent Venture Partners, a venture fund focused on technology, fintech and the future of work. He co-founded Ardent Venture Partners in 2020. He is currently on the boards of The Reserve Trust Company, Verituity, and ExecOnline. Before co-founding Ardent Venture P…read full bio

OneMain Holdings Inc (OMF)
Philip Bronner

Mr. Bronner is the co-founder of Ardent Venture Partners, a venture fund focused on technology, fintech and the future of work. He co-founded Ardent Venture Partners in 2020. He is currently on the boards of The Reserve Trust Company, Verituity, and ExecOnline. Before co-founding Ardent Venture…read full bio

Orasure Technologies Inc (OSUR)
Anne Clem Whitaker

Dr. Gagliano was a practicing physician in internal medicine, has extensive retail pharmacy leadership experience, and was one of the leaders of the RADx Tech, Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics program for the National Institute of Health to bring new diagnostic technologies to market to co…read full bio

Oric Pharmaceuticals Inc (ORIC)
Angie You

Dr. You joined Amunix Pharmaceuticals as chief executive officer of in 2018. Prior to joining Amunix, Dr. You served as chief business & strategy officer and head of commercial at Sierra Oncology (Nasdaq: SRRA), where she led the company’s strategic and transactional busi…read full bio

Precision Biosciences Inc (DTIL)
Shari Lisa Pire

Shari Piré has more than 20 years of experience as a trusted advisor to public and private companies and their owners, first at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and later, at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. While at Skadden, in New York City and Paris, France, Ms. Piré…read full bio

Precision Biosciences Inc (DTIL)
Samuel C Wadsworth

Dr. Wadsworth has nearly 30 years of industry experience at Genzyme (later Sanofi Genzyme), followed by Ultragenyx Therapeutics. While at Genzyme, Dr. Wadsworth oversaw the discovery and translational research on multiple rare disease and gene therapy programs, including Genzyme’s clinical …read full bio

Progenity Inc (PROG)
Aditya P Mohanty

Mr. Mohanty, age 54, has held leadership positions in biopharmaceutical companies for more than two decades, and he has extensive knowledge of the biotechnology and molecular testing industries. He previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EnCellX Inc., an immu…read full bio

Renewable Energy Group Inc (REGI)
Niharika Raev

Ms. Ramdev is a finance executive with global experience and has worked in the United States, India, China and Singapore. Ms. Ramdev held senior positions at General Motors for over twenty years. Her experience includes having served as Chief Financial Officer of the Global Cadillac division…read full bio

Renewable Energy Group Inc (REGI)
Dylan Glenn

Mr. Glenn is a senior executive at Eldridge Industries, a diversified holding company based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Prior to joining Eldridge, Mr. Glenn was CEO of KBBO Americas, LP, a U.S.-based investment vehicle for the KBBO Group, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to KBBO Ameri…read full bio

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL)
Jason T Liberty

Jason T. Liberty has been employed by the Company since 2005 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2013. Mr. Liberty previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Finance from September 2012 through May 2013, overseeing the Company’s Corporate and S…read full bio

Seer Inc (SEER)
Rachel E Haurwitz

Rachel Haurwitz is a co-founder of Caribou Biosciences, Inc. and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since the company’s inception in 2011. Rachel is an inventor on patents and patent applications covering multiple CRISPR-based technologies and has co-aut…read full bio

Sera Prognostics Inc (SERA)
Zhenya Lindgardt

Ms. Lindgardt has served as Chief Executive Officer of The Commons Project Foundation, a non-profit public trust established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, since October 2021. From August 2020 to October 2021, Ms. Lindgardt served as a Managing Director of her Family office. From…read full bio

Svb Financial Group (SIVB)
Elizabeth Burr

At Carrot, named a “Most Innovative Company” by Fast Company magazine in 2020, Burr led the team focused on bringing the company’s digital health solutions to market. She previously served as Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Humana, a $40 billion US healthcare comp…read full bio

Twin Vee PowerCats Co (VEEE)
Bard D Rockenbach

Rockenbach brings to the board an extensive legal background, having been a practicing attorney for 33 years. Since January 2005, he has been the managing partner of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., a trial and appellate litigation law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. Before forming Burlington…read full bio

Velodyne Lidar Inc (VLDR)
Ted L Tewksbury III

Since August 2019, Theodore L. Tewksbury, Ph.D. has been CEO of Eta Compute, a provider of ultra-low power AI vision systems. Dr. Tewksbury has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Maxlinear, Inc. since May 2015. From February 2017 to March 2019, Dr. Tewksbury was Chairman, President a…read full bio

Vizio Holding Corp (VZIO)
Vicky Free

Since January 2021, Mrs. Free (Sistrunk) has served as the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing of Adidas. Prior to Adidas, Mrs. Free (Sistrunk) served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Novant Health from May 2019 to December 2020. From March 2017 to May 2019, Mrs. …read full bio

Wendy’s Co (WEN)
Richard H Gomez

Gomez is Executive Vice President, Chief Food and Beverage Officer for Target Corporation. Gomez joined Target in 2013 and has held several key leadership positions at the company, including Chief Marketing, Digital & Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Brand and Category Marketi…read full bio

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc (WLMS)
Linda Goodspeed

Linda Goodspeed has served as a member of the Board of Directors since May 2016. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer and a Managing Partner at WealthStrategies Financial Advisors (a registered investment advisory firm), positions she has held since 2007, and currently serves as a member of …read full bio

Williams Sonoma Inc (WSM)
Anne M Finucane

Ms. Finucane has been Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corporation, a global financial services company, since July 2015 and Chairman of the Board of Bank of America Europe since July 2018. Ms. Finucane served as Global Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Bank of America from 2006 th…read full bio

Zebra Technologies Corp (ZBRA)
Nelda J Connors

Connors is the Founder of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC and has served as its CEO since 2011. Pine Grove Holdings, LLC is a privately held investment company that acquires and operates small- and medium-size businesses focused on power generation, software-as-a-service, advanced material as well…read full bio


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