Fellows

I spent the first half of my life exploring the greater world beyond my upbringing in South Carolina, and sharing those enriching cultural experiences with those around me close to home. Always living with one foot in and the other outside of the Deep South, my attention is constantly drawn toward our social environments which make us all so different, and, yet, the humanity which binds us all. This ideal impacts my life greatly both personally - living life in a mixed race family with all the new connections, and sometimes difficulty that brings; and professionally, embarking on a mission to solve end stage organ failure in some 50 countries through transplantation. Organ donation is a tremendously selfless, humane and heroic act, and I stay quite busy lately focused on improved preservation and modern medicine breakthroughs made possible through the gift of life. It is a fascinating space and so much lies on the horizon! Mostly, I am just so thankful for all you in BAP. My life is made less messy (and sometimes probably more) by all of you - but you definitely make me, and my life, that much better.

Abby Livingston lives in New York and has been a writer for Puck as its senior Congressional reporter in June 2023, after a long tenure as The Texas Tribune's first Washington bureau chief. Prior to the Tribune, Abby worked for NBC, CNN, National Journal and Roll Call. Abby is also a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics, and as an intern, she appeared on an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." Abby grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Each spring and summer, Abby coaches a team of female Washington reporters who play in the Congressional Women's Softball Game, a charity softball game that promotes awareness of breast cancer for women under 40.

I'm a two time Emmy award winning TV producer, journalist and writer. I spent the past decade making educational shows for the broadcast networks in the US. I've developed and produced factual programs for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, ABC, NBC, CBS and many others. I started life at the BBC in the UK then crossed the pond to become the first Brit on air TV reporter in America. Outside work, I observe daily the extent to which a three year old can have both parents wrapped around her little finger, play speed chess with idiotically fast time controls and acquire more guitars and obscure stringed instruments than I can reasonably play in a lifetime.

Allan Golston is the President of the U.S. Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest private foundations. He leads the U.S. Program's six areas of strategy, policy and advocacy, and operations of a $780 million dollar domestic program over a $3 billion portfolio under management: Early Childhood Learning, K-12 Education, Post-Secondary Education, Economic Mobility & Opportunity, Special Initiatives, and Placed-Based Initiatives in Education, Family Homelessness, and Community Grants in Washington State. Allan has extensive experience in consulting, public accounting, consumer packaged goods, software development, finance, healthcare, and education. Allan holds an MBA from Seattle University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Colorado. He is a certified public accountant. He is an active community volunteer and serves on the boards of a number of regional and national organizations.

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Amy Wallace is a writer based in California. She splits her time between magazines and books. Her magazine work has appeared in GQ, Wired, The New Yorker, New York, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Details, The Nation, the New York Times Magazine, Elle, and other U.S. publications.

Andrew Heaton is the host of The Political Orphanage, a non-partisan podcast focused on problem solving. He is an author, former congressional staffer, and sometimes comedian who splits his time between Austin, Texas and Edinburgh, Scotland. He has won four awards in humor and political satire from the LA Press Club, performed standup in America, Europe, and Asia, and wrote the best-selling anthology "Los Angeles is Hideous: Poems of An Ugly City."

I am a writer, speaker and entrepreneur working across education, democracy and mental health. I founded the national public mental health campaign Mindapples in 2008, which works with schools, universities, healthcare bodies and communities to encourage everyone to share the “5-a-day for your mind”. I've provided consultancy, training and talks in the UK and North America to Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, News, Sotheby's, Tesco, Gatwick Airport, HS2, Lendlease, Accenture, L'Oreal, IABC, NSPCC and the Nature Conservancy. Before that I worked in policy and social innovation, writing the first major guide to social media for social good, Social by Social, and the follow-up on local government innovation, Local by Social. My first book on wellbeing, A Mind for Business (Pearson, 2015), won Gold in the CBI Management Book of the Year Awards, and the follow-up The Mind Manual (Hamlyn, 2018) has some nice pictures in it.

Angela Kyle is a native of the Gulf South with a background in media and entertainment and a decade of experience as a strategist and social entrepreneur working at neighborhood scale to design more sustainable urban environments. Angela is the co-founder of PlayBuild, a New Orleans-based placemaking non-profit that she established in 2012 to transform vacant lots into child-friendly environments for play and learning. Since 2019 she has been actively engaged in planning and advocacy efforts in her hometown of Pensacola with a focus on the restoration of Carpenter Creek – an iconic waterway associated with her ancestors. In her current role as VP of Sustainability Client Partnerships at Jones Lang LaSalle she works with private sector clients and municipal governments to develop strategic alliances. A graduate of Brown, Columbia and Tulane Universities, she is also an active current Board member of the Cultural Landscape Foundation and 2030 Districts.

Tony has nearly 30 years experience representing clients in the internet, communications, arts and entertainment industries, helping clients with transactional, regulatory, policy, intellectual property, and litigation matters, serving as outside general counsel to many clients. Tony began practicing communications law just before the internet became a “thing”, regulating the Minnesota telecommunications industry for four years. From rural broadband deployment to data privacy to net neutrality to 911 and 811, there are few issues Tony hasn't handled for his clients. The only thing Tony's done longer than internet and communications law is perform music. A former All-American high school saxophone player and self-taught bass player, Tony's bands have recorded and released two albums, and his current band, The Long Goodbyes just dropped its first album. Having “paid his dues” and “learned the hard way” in the industry, Tony incorporates that experience into his arts and entertainment law practice.

Meet Anthony T. Bostic, aka Bostic—a seasoned Human Capacity Builder with over 30 years of expertise in helping people unlock their full potential. As a coach at heart, Bostic’s mission is simple: to advise and encourage individuals in their personal, professional, and life goals. A proud Atlanta native and Morehouse College alum, Bostic’s academic journey also includes a Master’s in Social Science Administration from Case Western Reserve University. Certified in everything from Gallup's CliftonStrengths to Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution, he’s a powerhouse of personal development. Bostic’s coaching philosophy? Focus on strengths, not weaknesses. By tapping into what’s right with people, he helps others achieve lasting success. His strength-based approach empowers clients to see their potential and thrive.

I joined BAP in 2002 as an NYC-based husband and father of two small girls, working for JPMorgan as an investment banker. 20+ years and a series of life/career twists and turns later, I'm back! I currently live in Atlanta and have recently returned to JPMC after an extended period in both client facing and risk roles with a regional bank. BAP's original attraction was its open, constructive forum and Fellows'; intense discussions about our shared geo-political, economic and social concerns. It's always about learning. My friends confirm the continued existence of our “organized serendipity,” and I hope to put by business and educational experience (West Point w/graduate degrees in law and business) back into the mix.

I am a partner at the law firm of Fredrikson & Byron. I help entrepreneurs commercialize brilliant (and not-so-brilliant) ideas and represent tech and life sciences companies in their strategic collaborations and transactions. I am Chair of the firm's Recruiting and Hiring Committee, responsible for interviewing and hiring law students from across the country. I enjoy mentoring college students, law students and young attorneys and engaging in initiatives to increase and support diversity in the legal profession. On the side, I take on passion projects and help manage OMEED, a small non-profit organization that I founded with my family. OMEED provides humanitarian relief, healthcare and education in Southeast Asia where, in (much) younger years, I spent time as a Fulbright scholar. At the center of my universe are my husband, Amber, our college student twins, our family and friends, and Yoshi, our new Great Dane rescue puppy. We embrace opportunities to travel, hike, cook, eat, spend time with friends, host gatherings, and support political candidates and social justice causes aimed at creating a safer and more humane world.

Author, occasional government official, and director of a research charity. Lately I mostly work teaching strategy to government officials, saving the UK steel industry, and cooking interesting dinners. Very excited to see everyone at BAPlanta, and to welcome my first BAP baby, the excellent Reema. I've got lots of random interests and hobbies, so talk to me about anything!

Benjamin Flosi is a Managing-Partner in several private multi-asset investment funds and an Army Reservists leading a team responsible for developing human and institutional networks, partner nation capability, and regional strategy to facilitate a free and open Asia-Pacific. Prior to this, Ben was an Advisor and Strategist at the US Mission to the UN, NATO-Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, and The Pentagon. As an Army Officer, Benjamin served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and Levant, Gulf, and NATO countries. Ben graduated from Marquette, has master's degrees from Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and King's College London, where he is a Ph.D. candidate and an Associate of KCL. He was a Foreign Language and Area Studies Scholar at the Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies and an Oskar Morgenstern Scholar at George Mason. His military education includes the Infantry, Airborne, and Ranger Schools, the Joint Forces and Army Staff Colleges, and the Army War College.

Beto Cardenas, Chairman at BC Global LP negotiates and drafts tax reductions and limitations on property appraisals for newly constructed industrial and commercial properties and industrial district agreements for facilities in municipal extraterritorial jurisdictions. He also has extensive experience drafting legislative solutions for various matters, representing clients on regulatory issues before governmental entities in Texas, including property appraisals and tax exemptions, and advising businesses with respect to U.S. immigration laws. Building a better Houston is a passion for Beto. He dedicates a substantial portion of his time to providing high-quality legal representation to nonprofit, civic and cultural organizations, and poverty-stricken individuals. He is a director of the Houston Parks Board, Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation, Houston Zoo, and Houston Botanic Garden and previously served as a director of the Houston Food Bank. He also served as Chairman of the Harris County Housing Authority, ushering in a change in administrative leadership, accountability measures, and reforms in ethics, policies, and procedures. Beto and his wife Norma Bustamante reside in West University Place, Texas with their son Sebastian Ignacio and their pup, Legal Beagle. They thoroughly enjoy family time – cooking, dancing, sports activities, visiting museums and traveling on vacations.

Bindi is incredibly passionate about technology entrepreneurship and investing around the European ecosystem. She is focused on advising and connecting across four core Innovation pillars (Corporates, Startups, Venture Capitalists, Government) for commercial success. She has worked as a Strategy Management Consultant (PwC), as a Corporate (Microsoft Ventures), as a Startup (Trayport), as a Board Advisor, as a Connector (widely recognised across Europe and also by GQ UK, the IoD and The Evening Standard) and as their Banker (Silicon Valley Bank). She has also sat on the Boards of EU European Innovation Council (Europe's Largest DeepTech Investor), Startup Europe, and the University of East London, has sat on Large Corporate Digital Boards and was appointed by WEF to their Digital Leaders of Europe group. Currently, Bindi is an angel investor/advisor in her own portfolio of startups, sits on the AdBoard of a Venture Debt fund, is a Venture Partner for a large European VC fund, Molten Ventures, and a Non Exec Director on two FTSE 250 Boards - Zigup plc and Telecom Plus plc.

Birgit Neu is an independent Senior DEI Advisor for multinationals and top UK sport governing bodies. She was previously Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at HSBC and has had a broad career spanning multiple sectors including digital, retail and publishing. Birgit is a Visiting Lecturer on DEI for Warwick Business School and is a regular contributor to thought leadership on DEI and ESG for leading organisations worldwide. Birgit co-chairs Gender Networks, the UK network for corporate gender employee network leaders, and is an advisor to Nexus, the UK network for corporate LGBTQ+ employee network leaders. She is also a trustee for legal charity Advocates for International Development (A4ID) and an advisory board member for workplace equity platform Syndio. She has been named in LinkedIn' Top 10 UK Voices for Equity 2022 and Head of Diversity of the Year at the 2019 European Diversity Awards.

After a 24-year career in the US and UK including management consulting, several startups, and a 13-year stint as a cross-border M&A advisor at Wells Fargo, Calvin semi-retired in 2018. Since then, he has spent his "working time" managing his personal portfolio. When he's not closely watching the markets, Calvin enjoys travelling, reading, and playing sports. He enjoys playing American flag football, and has competed in three European Championships and two World Championships as a member of the GB national team. For the past two years, however, Calvin has focused exclusively on playing basketball, competing in the World Championships in Argentina in 2023 and the European Championships in Italy in 2024 as a member of the GB men's 50+ team. BAP has been a big part of Calvin's life over the past 9 years and he looks forward to chatting with Delegates and Fellows about finance, sports, and politics.

Carleigh is the Bioethics Lead at Wellcome, helping embed ethics throughout the foundation's activities as we pursue an ambitious research strategy across discovery science, infectious disease, mental health, and the health impacts of climate change. She oversees a portfolio of strategic investments in global bioethics infrastructure and community building, including various professional bioethics networks, collaborative research platforms, and global convenings. Prior to joining Wellcome, Carleigh was a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and associate faculty at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Her research interests have spanned ethics of health priority setting, equitable inclusion of pregnant people in biomedical research, epidemic preparedness and response, and monetary incentives for health promotion. When not nerding out on all things health and ethics related, Carleigh enjoys escaping to the mountains, eating delicious food, taking in performing arts, and engaging in word play in all its forms.

Caroline is an executive coach, facilitator, and social impact leader. She is founder of Happy & Bennett LLC, a national consultancy advising corporate and nonprofit executives as they seek to communicate complicated narratives, navigate complex human dynamics, and launch initiatives for the greater good. She is also co-founder of the Southern Equity Collective, a consulting firm specializing in inclusive leadership and equity-centered organizational transformation. Based in Atlanta, she chairs the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina, serves on the Board of Eckerd Connects, a national leader in workforce development, and is a fellow with the Truman National Security Project. A native of South Carolina, she is an alumni of the Obama Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, MIT Sloan, and Tufts University. Catch her writings on being human at work at bit.ly/notionsandcontemplations and be sure to ask her about that time she tried to be a matador.

Much has changed in the past few years for many of us. I retired from being the senior partner in a Primary Care General Practice in Oxford late last year, after 30 years or so of looking after a fair few generations of patients, tutoring and training students and junior doctors, working in Sexual Health and quite a lot of other stuff. Now properly self-employed and working, living, loving and caring between Oxford and Yorkshire and various other locations, looking forward to the future. Wishing all in BAP well.

Catherine Fontenot has worked in prisons or jails her entire adult life. Armed with a mini 14 rifle, she began her career as a correctional officer assigned to a perimeter tower of a State of Louisiana medium security adult male prison. Realizing she had a Criminal Justice degree; she was chosen to work in the accreditation office at Dixon Correctional Institute. Due her contagious enthusiasm for this project, she was selected by the Secretary of Corrections to assist other prisons across the state in achieving their accreditation with the American Correctional Association. In 1995 she was named the Executive Staff Officer for the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the state's maximum-security prison and the oldest and largest ACA accredited prison in the country at that time. Mrs. Fontenot had three children from 2001 -2005 while becoming one of the state's youngest assistant wardens and gaining her master's in criminology in 2006. She gained national attention during her time at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, appearing in documentaries and the reality show, Louisiana Lockdown. She has taught criminal justice and corrections at the university level as a way of recruiting those who want to serve, has been a warden at a local jail, works as a director of a reception and diagnostic unit in the State of Mississippi and serves as an expert witness as a corrections process expert. She received the State of Louisiana's top civil service award for career service in 2014. She is past president of the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents, past president of the Louisiana Correctional Association, Secretary of the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Board and is a fellow in the British American Project. On February 1, 2024, she became the Lt. Colonel, Chief of Corrections, for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.

Charlotte is an artist and ex-politician. She began her career at Sotheby's and the London dealer Richard Green, whilst producing and exhibiting her own landscape and abstract works. Charlotte took an 11-year break from art when she was elected to Wokingham Borough Council unitary authority, leading Children's Services for five years before becoming Leader. In 2015 Charlotte stood for Parliament in North West Durham, finishing second. Charlotte was a Director of the Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership for four years and has served on boards for the Local Government Association. In 2021, Charlotte co-founded and became Chair of a new arts charity, Arts4Wokingham. She is also Vice-Chair of a Berkshire hospital charity. Charlotte is part of a British technology business-owning family with long-standing operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. An avid collector of contemporary art and photography, Charlotte produces wine, lavender and olive oil in Provence, France.

Cherie is a dual qualified lawyer in New York and England and Wales and has practiced law for over 10 years. She specializes in complex structured finance transactions, advising some of the largest investment banks in the world including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank and is currently a Vice President at Nomura. Cherie is passionate about increasing diversity in the legal profession and founded the Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Network at her prior law firm, where she developed policies and initiatives to address racial disparities, including spearheading the publication of Ethnic Minority Pay Gap reports and technological solutions to enhance retention and career progression of underrepresented groups. As an active diversity advocate, inspirational public speaker and thought leader in her field, Cherie sits as a founding member of the Steering Committee for the Black Solicitors Network's Junior Lawyer Division and has been featured in the Top 30 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders List presented by the Financial Times.

Claire is Chief Strategy Officer and Director of Strategy and Policy for the National Energy System Operator in the UK. Claire is passionate about driving the transition to a decarbonised energy system through embracing innovative and disruptive technologies, championing the role of the consumer and promoting the importance of diversity and inclusion in the energy sector. She has previously been named in the @rise_utils list of the top 25 UK influencers in the energy industry, in the top 1000 @SustMeme global influencers on Climate & Energy and recognized in the 2020 HERoes women executives list. Claire splits her time between the Cotswolds and the Midlands and is an honorary member of the BAP Herefordshire massive.

Colleen is a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu, California. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia creating the first "media hub" for the U.S. government with radio and TV broadcasting facilities in Brussels and was the first diplomat to use Twitter. She was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of USC's Center on Public Diplomacy. Her teaching includes International Environmental and International Criminal Law. Next fall Colleen will go from international to intergalactic and teach Outer Space Law. She is one of the authors of The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership published in the UK and US (President George H.W. Bush) and The Dictators (Sept 2024) on General Augusto Pinochet. Colleen has written for the WSJ, WAPO, LA Times, The Hill, Telegraph, Times and is a commentator on radio and TV.

Daniel is the founder and CEO of Narrative®, an entertainment company that powers the global distribution of television and film. Among Narrative's holdings are POP, the UK's largest free-to-air children's broadcast network and the GREAT MOVIES network, the UK's largest free-to-air movie network. Narrative's investment platform, Narrative Capital, has financed and/or produced projects with a dozen Golden Globe and Oscar nominations as well as a BAFTA-win for LION (2017). Prior to founding Narrative, Daniel was a corporate lawyer in the media group at Debevoise and Plimpton where he represented parties ranging from Sony to Bertelsmann. His start in entertainment was as an author, writing commercial thriller novels, now in 24 languages. He is a graduate of Harvard and Michigan, where he studied Greek and Latin literature. He lives in New York City and his passions include his children, non-profits spreading literacy, and (since aging out of American football) competitive Ultimate Frisbee.

David McRedmond, Chief Executive Officer An Post - David McRedmond was appointed Chief Executive Officer of An Post in October 2016.   He has led the Company's Transformation programme and return to financial stability, sustainable revenue growth and profit by taking big steps to fix the Company's economics and by restructuring the business in line with a rapidly changing, digital marketplace. David is personally driving An Post's Sustainability Charter, putting it at the centre of An Post's business transformation and Green Light strategy. He was previously CEO of TV3 which he transformed into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global, and he has held senior commercial roles in Ireland, the UK and the US. He is chairman of Eir, chairman of the Taoiseach's High Level Taskforce for Dublin City Centre, a lifetime Fellow of the Irish Management Institute and of the Royal Society of Arts.

I am a Law Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Culture, Equality and Inclusion at the University of Sussex near Brighton on England's beautiful South coast. I am also the university's Free Speech Officer, an interesting role in the current climate! I started as an equality and human rights lawyer in private practice before my career took a series of sharp turns. I joined the Equality & Human Rights Commission as their first Director of Legal Policy, was then Chief Executive of Equality Challenge Unit - a policy and research agency - and of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, before joining Sussex. I am also an equality adviser to the English FA Premier League and a consultant to Black Thrive Global. In addition, together with Yates Norton, I write and speak about disability, allyship and interdependence particularly in the arts. Otherwise, I'm a keen Arsenal fan (more agony than ecstasy) and rather good at making damson jam.

David has been a part of BAP since Seattle in 2018 and is a proud member of the best BAP class since the inception of conference! He is currently Assistant Sporting Director at Liverpool Football Club. Having initially spent 9 years at the football club, he left in June 2023, only to return a year later in his current role. Before arriving on Merseyside, David spent 4 years at West Ham United and 5 years at Portsmouth FC. A '"failed" footballer, David spent time as Naval Officer, before getting into the emerging football analysis industry in the early 2000's, and now has close to 20 years' experience in football (or 'soccer' as our US friends like to say). David lives on the south coast of England, near Winchester, and has two children with his wife Amy. He enjoys spending time with his family, trail running, road cycling, golf and skiing.

Demond Nash is a native Atlantan who's looking forward to welcoming you all to BAPlanta 2024! He's a veteran of the United States Army who's currently professionally engaged as Federal Air Marshal with the United States Department of Homeland Security. Demond currently lives in Atlanta where he work's tirelessly to facilitate the growth and development of the three human beings he created with his amazing wife of over 14 years. He graduated from Clark Atlanta University, one of the schools that make up the largest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the World. Demond's free time is spent with family, friends, meeting new people and investing in the future of young human beings. He lives for new experiences, traveling, playing golf, cycling, swimming, marksmanship, adventuring, volunteering with kids and good conversation.

I continue to divide my time between writing (fiction and non-fiction) and practicing college psychiatry (now at Harvard University). My newest book, "Coping on Campus: Mental Health and the University Student," comes out in December. Since I last attended a BAP conference, I've published a short fiction collection, Minus One, and essays that appeared in the NY Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. A strange fun thing that happened was watching Minnie Driver played a fictionalized version of me when Amazon adapted my NY Times Modern Love column into a TV episode. I live in Boston these days, and am working on a novel.

Senior Partner at AAB WealthFlow, I am passionate about helping families achieve their objectives through considered financial planning and smarter investing. WealthFlow is an award-winning advisory firm, recognised for its excellence in client retention, life transitions coaching, and academically proven investment philosophy. I am also an author of several books on financial planning and investing, a specialist in financial life transitions. Father of two grown up children, chess enthusiast, proud Scot. Humble life long learner.

Dupsy Abiola is a leading tech and innovation leader who has worked across multiple sectors (particularly regulated markets). She is currently the Vice President Chief of Staff at Monzo, the 7th largest bank in the UK. Dupsy read law at Oxford and began her career as a commercial barrister/litigator. She then founded and exited an award-winning HR Tech platform. She also led Innovation at IAG (BA's parent company) with a focus on sustainability and accelerating digital change. In addition to her exec role, Dupsy is a non-executive director of a FTSE listed components company, a frequent public speaker, and sought-after media expert. She was named one of the top 100 BAME Tech Leaders by the Financial times and within the top 100 influential Black Britons by the Guardian. She is passionate about innovation and solving interesting challenges.

Ed is Head of International Government Affairs & Political Risk at Vodafone Group, delivering strategies with governments and multilateral partners to navigate complex external factors. Responsibilities include: leading and executing Vodafone Group engagement and strategy with UK, US, and international governments; managing engagement with multilateral institutions such as the World Bank Group and NATO; developing trade, national security and defence relationships on economic security and systemic dependencies in critical infrastructure; utilising political levers, trade instruments, and investment screening mechanisms in support of foreign investor protections; providing critical advisory on material portfolio management and strategic files (e.g. Mergers & Acquisitions).

Edgar Delgado serves as the Eastern Regional Director for the Federal Executive Boards. Edgar oversees a 13-state region. In addition to managing regional staff, he is responsible for uniting top federal executives within the region, providing platforms for leaders unite under a shared vision of government service that is efficient, collaborative, and community focused This leadership ensures that the collective efforts of the FEBs not only advance federal operations but also significantly contribute to the well-being and support of local communities.  In his prior role, he was the Executive Director for the Chicago Federal Executive Board (CFEB). He convened the heads of federal agencies and connected the federal community for collaboration and cost savings. Delgado oversaw the execution of various programs such as emergency preparedness, employee safety, and workforce development, and facilitated large interagency projects.  Previously, Delgado worked in the Center for Brokerage Services for the General Services Administration (GSA) on the largest broker contract in the United States. He oversaw real estate leased assets for five GSA regions in Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.  Delgado is a Chicago native and United States Air Force (USAF) Veteran. During his time in the USAF, he deployed numerous times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lastly, Delgado holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Washington and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Eli is the CEO of the Blagrave Trust, a charitable foundation which funds youth organisations, young people directly, youth organising and better youth policy. Eli is the youngest ever CEO of a Charitable Foundation, having joined when he was 29. Eli previously served as Head of Social Justice at the philanthropy advisory and social change organisation Ten Years' Time. Eli has over 10 years' experience in policy, research and strategy roles covering connecting issue areas such as the empowerment of young campaigners, LGBTQIA+ rights, climate justice, racial justice and much more. A running commitment in all of Eli's work is to listen deeply to people with experience of an issue and enable them to lead when it comes to decisions on how to address an issue.

Emma Humphries is the Chief Education Officer for iCivics, a position she has held for eight years. In this role, she leads iCivics' organizational research agenda and youth voice strategy, serves as the leading brand ambassador, and ensures the academic integrity of all instructional materials. Emma has degrees in political science and education, and in 2012, she received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. She lives with her husband and two daughters in coastal Georgia, where she chairs the St. Simons Island Wine Festival, which benefits the arts and education. Emma's favorite activities include exercising in her oppressively hot and humid garage, drinking G&Ts, talking politics with those who think she's an idiot, and sitting on her front porch drinking coffee (or mimosas) while completing the Sunday NYTimes crossword. As a resident of Georgia, she is proud to be a member of this year's conference team, even though her house is like five hours from Atlanta.

Eric Johnson is a seasoned local government executive with a knack for turning bureaucratic chaos into (mostly) functioning order. As the head honcho at the Fox River Water Reclamation District, he's well-versed in the less glamorous side of public service — like making sure the, uh, literal crap flows exactly where it should. When he's not busy protecting the environment through innovative wastewater management, Eric is a fierce advocate for people with Multiple Sclerosis (spoiler alert: he's part of the club). In a previous life, he served as an elected official and dabbled in the trenches of local, state, and federal politics, which means he's seen the good, the bad, and the dysfunctional. When not knee-deep in municipal matters, you';ll find him championing MS causes or balancing his work life with quality time for friends and family. Proudly calling himself the “Great Indoorman,” Eric prefers tailored suits, overstuffed furniture, and a fine beverage (or more) — perfect for sharing ideas or swapping stories.

Eric Tait is an Investment Fund Manager with Vernonville Asset Management (VAM) LLC, a private investment firm that helps investors attain or maintain financial independence using alternative assets. Eric is also a Physician who is board certified in Internal Medicine. Under Eric, VAM has grown to over 250 million dollars in assets internationally and domestically. Eric is also Founder and Managing Partner of Urban Capital Network, an investment firm that partners with top quartile Venture Capital firms to allow access to non-traditional venture investors. Dr. Tait attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. After college Dr. Tait relocated to Houston to attend Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones School of Management and Baylor College of Medicine where he received his dual-degree M.D./MBA. Dr. Tait is also President of Pinnacle Physician Management Organization an independent practice association that caters to Medicare recipients. Dr. Tait is a member of Key PAC, a nonpartisan political action committee and is also involved with numerous community-based organizations in the Greater Houston region like The Morehouse College Alumni Association. Dr. Tait’s interests include reading, entertaining, and spending time with his wife Claudine and young daughters Kiran and Lena.

Farah Jimenez is the President and CEO of the Philadelphia Education Fund, the City’s longest-running and most comprehensive provider of college and career programming. Each year, PEF serves an estimated 30,000 students and educators through in-school, afterschool, summer, and online college and career advising services. And annually, PEF awards $500,000 in aid to the more than 100 recipients of its Philadelphia Scholars Last Dollar Scholarship. Ms. Jimenez joined PEF in 2016, bringing to the organization more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit executive management and civic leadership. Prior to joining PEF, Ms. Jimenez led the People’s Emergency Center, a West Philadelphia community for families experiencing homelessness, and Mt. Airy USA, a Northwest Philadelphia community development corporation. She also served four years on Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission – which until its dissolution, in 2018, served as the State-mandated oversight body for the School District of Philadelphia.

Francine is the Founder and CEO of Joli Coaching & Consulting, dedicated to advancing Inclusion & Talent strategies for major corporations and non-profits. As the former Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Davis Polk, she developed strategic initiatives to attract, retain, and promote diverse talent, creating inclusive environments for all. An influential thought-leader, Francine collaborates across industries to educate and engage on issues of DEI. Her tenure as Director of Microsoft's Global Learning & Development Strategy for DEI saw her shape and drive Microsoft's bold culture transformations and people priorities. Before her journey at Microsoft, Francine led Diversity & Inclusion for Pearson’s US subsidiaries, including The Financial Times and Penguin. Her dedication extends beyond her professional sphere, serving as Trustee and Chair of the Governance Committee at The Ursuline School and on the Executive Committee for College of the Holy Cross's Advisory Board. Francine is a frequent DEI speaker and panelist, and her leadership roles include work with OneNYC, HACE/Madrinas, the Girl Scouts, and the South Brooklyn Children's Garden. She studied English at College of the Holy Cross.

I have worked for BAE Systems for over 25 years. I was only going to stay with the company for a couple of years! I know I am getting old when I talk to graduates and they were born after I started working for the company. Lots of different roles, loads of great experiences and a few different countries too. Most recently returned from working in Saudi Arabia for a couple of years as the Finance Director for Typhoon. The profile picture was taken as I hosted one of those dreaded Zoom quizzes during lock down in Saudi. Might be the plaid from Seattle if you look closely. Now back in the UK in the role of Finance Director for the US Programmes business within the Air sector. I live in the North West of England with my wife and two children. We have a cat we see every now and then but he treats the place like a hotel. Love all food, many drinks and laughing. Follow Newcastle United and love most sports. Might even do some sport every now and then.

Gerardo (Gerry) is General Counsel-Litigation of Worley Ltd., and is located in Denver, CO. He was previously a partner with Baker Donelson and Phelps Dunbar in New Orleans, LA and an associate with Covington & Burling in Washington, DC. He graduated from George Washington University Law School with high honors and Order of the Coif, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review. He received a BA from LSU, summa cum laude. He served as a law clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as a Rotary Foundation Scholar at the University of Essex in Colchester, England.

Born in South Africa, Gilad has embraced a life co-mingled with international adventures and social impact. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Romanian orphanages with HIV+ children, developed disruptive communications in Eastern Europe among at-risk-youth audiences, sparked a branded social movement in Southern Africa to inspire social clusters to take action to prevent violence against women; led inter-disciplinary design teams to unleash social innovations in under-resourced communities, pioneered the implementation of a brave new category of empathy-driven travel aboard a cruise ship to foster meaningful-people-to people connections in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Currently, he serves as the Vice-President of The Madison Collection - leading the growth of his family's ethically produced luxury products for the hospitality/spa industries by uniting green luxury with partnerships that give back to communities, such as water filter donations for potable water in marginalized areas. He works to develop a complete circle of sustainable manufacturing, conscious capitalism, and principled sales. Gilad is happiest when snow-boarding, long-boarding, kite-boarding, wake-boarding or cheese-boarding with Bordeaux and loved ones.

Following a childhood in Scotland and Malaŵi, Gillian attended the University of St Andrews, where she gained an MA in Social Anthropology. She worked in the telecoms industry in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London, prior to creating a boutique recruitment firm specialising in the Family Offices of ultra high net worth individuals in London, Europe and the Middle East. In 2016 she achieved a lifelong dream when she acquired the UK's original matchmaking firm - London based Drawing Down the Moon, 40 years old this year: https://www.drawingdownthemoon.co.uk In 2021 she founded the coParenting Agency, to introduce deserving potential parents to one another, for the purposes of having a longed for child. She splits her time between the Netherlands and the wilds of Highland Perthshire.

I am a writer, investigative journalist and former academic, best known for lifting the lid on the UK Parliamentary expenses scandal. I have published three non-fiction books: The Revolution Will be Digitised, The Silent State and Your Right to Know. I am currently finishing my novel about a female guru/politician on a mission to make nature sacred again. I have been director of the MA Investigation Journalism course at City, University of London where I was a Professor and also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in New York. What unites both my investigative journalism and my fiction is my interest in power. Who has it. How they got it. What they do with it. I want no less than to transform culture so we once again value nature and the feminine.

I prosecute murders in New York City, which can be as intense as it sounds, so I do my best to even that out with plenty of lap-swimming, park-running, theatre-going, and rooftop cocktail bar sipping in my off time. My latest personal goal is traveling to as many new places as possible - so please fill me in on any hidden gems! BAP will always be incredibly special to me, not just for having expanded my world, but for introducing me to such extraordinary individuals, including some of my favorite people in this world (you know who you are).

I am a performance improvement catalyst, specialising in helping people navigate difficult, challenging, crucial or high stakes conversations, especially in the context of sales performance, business development and leadership. I work internationally with teams and individuals in large corporates and governmental organisations, as well as smaller firms and non-profits. More specifically, I create and facilitate realistic, immersive, role play based simulations designed to enable experiential learning & development and assessment in these arenas. I used to be a corporate lawyer, but moved into business development and also built a niche in corporate role play. Just before becoming a BAP Fellow, I was appointed as New Hampshire's (honorary) UK Commercial Consul. I love producing events (especially for BAP) particularly events exploring the future through the lens of Sci-Fi in film & TV; I’ve been privileged to do several of these at the London Science Museum. And lastly, I’m also a multi-instrumentalist.

Originally from LaGrange, Georgia, USA, Hillyer Jennings is a corporate attorney (mergers & acquisitions) who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia for his undergraduate degree in Finance, with a minor in Music (Piano), before attending Harvard Law School. Following law school, Hillyer lived and worked as an attorney in New York City for three years (2012-2015) before moving to London for four years (2015-2019). After getting married in London, Hillyer and his wife moved back to Georgia to be closer to family, and Hillyer is now a Partner at the King & Spalding law firm. Hillyer and his wife (Heather) have a dog named Natty Light (after Hillyer's favorite beer) and a 2-year-old son named Everest. Hillyer moonlights as an entrepreneur and non-profit founder, but he has learned that he should probably stick with his day job at the law firm.

Style is the art of visualizing what words alone can’t express. Informed by years as a classically trained dancer and industry apprentice, Hollie Mae's style is known for its fluidity between commercial savvy and editorial complexity, and her work ethic is recognized for being highly disciplined. Her talents have provided an enviable decade of industry experience, culminating in her acclaimed business, HMStyling, through which she provides styling, creative direction, and consultation. Forever a passionate supporter of ongoing education, she's served as a mentor and teacher to aspiring stylists and artists across the country with hosted speaking engagements and seminars in New York and Los Angeles. But perhaps most importantly, as a stylist, as a purveyor of ideas that can only be seen, her most profound achievement is the co-founding of Project Healthy Smile, a non profit dedicated to oral health education and building sustainable programs in developing countries, resulting in the most universal and unspoken expression of an idea: a smile.

Writer, broadcaster, founder of The China Dialogue Trust that publishes in eleven languages on climate change and the environment. I write mainly about geo-politics with a special focus on China. I previously worked for the Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Independent, the New Yorker and the BBC, covering inter alia South and East Asia, Latin America and Europe. I am a non-exec director of E3G, chair of the Centre for Investigative Journalism and co-chair of the Bureau of InvestigativeJournalism and a member of several advisory boards including the Institute of Human Rights and Business and the Great Britain China Centre. I also write books and make documentaries, preferably for radio, when there is time.

Jack Lusk is the President & CEO of Harris Rand Lusk, a retained executive search firm with a nationwide practice dedicated to placing top leaders in the nonprofit and government sectors. Jack's broad-based management experience, combined with an extensive public affairs background, gives him unparalleled insight into what makes an organization successful. Prior to executive search, Jack served as a Senior Vice President of the New York City Transportation Authority. Earlier, Jack served two terms as Deputy Counsel and Special Advisor to Mayor Edward I. Koch on transportation and environmental issues and was also Chairman of the City's Concessions and Franchises Review Committee. This followed a tour as a Staff Attorney and Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Transportation. Jack earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Jack is the former American Chair of the British-American Project.

Jack is currently working for London and Quadrant, one of the largest social landlords in the UK with properties across the country home to over 250,000 people. There he is plotting the next five year strategy using significant data tools and AI modelling to determine investment proposals in its stock as well as the human resource and organisational structure required for 2031. The family including Simba the Viszla still keep him on his toes and he is hoping this year that Arsenal FC go one better than last year and win the league.

Jada is a national culture reporter at the Washington Post after four years of covering politics —and two very different U.S. first ladies. So, BAPlanta is happening in a vortex of work stress over both the election and Oscar season. Please have a drink with her. This year she's also a producer and interviewer for the HBO documentary “The AAPI List,” celebrating Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians. Fingers crossed it gets into Sundance. Previously, she was the first 52 Places Traveler for The New York Times, writing columns and taking photographs around the world for a year. She learned how to write at Yale and New York Magazine. Jada splits her time between New York and Washington, D.C., and loves snowboarding. Her first book, about the making of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," published in October 2023. She hopes to write another about her grandmother, the nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu.

Jaisha Wray is the Associate Administrator for International Affairs at the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration where she formulates telecommunications policies and travels around the world promoting these policies. Previously, she was the Director for International Cyber Policy at the White House National Security Council where she was responsible for cybersecurity cooperation, 5G policy, and the cybersecurity of satellites. Prior to this, she worked at the State Department on space and cyber diplomacy. She spent two and half glorious years in London as a Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy and has done stints in the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community. Jaisha attended UCLA for undergrad and Syracuse University for grad school. She attended International Space University (yes it's real) and completed Harvard's Executive Education course on cybersecurity. She is fond of line dancing, ceilidh dancing, waterskiing, and hanging out with donkeys at BAP weddings in Santorini.

James is currently the CEO of Mudstack, which provides tools to help creative organizations build and manage their content. He also serves as Lead Artist at the Moonlight Collective, an organization he co-founded in 2021 that creates interactive art installations blending sound, light, and storytelling, drawing on his extensive game industry experience. Previously, he helped launch Games Fund One at A16Z and continues to invest in and advise companies, including serving on the board of AI-for-game-testing company Modl.ai. He co-founded PlayFab, a cloud-based backend platform sold to Microsoft in 2018, where he later led Azure's gaming division. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Sprout Games, which was acquired by PopCap, where he went on to establish and manage their Asia operations. He also played a key role at Code.org, leading the 2013 Hour of Code initiative.

Jason El Koubi serves as President & CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (Virginia's state economic development organization), where he leads a 200+ member team focused on positioning Virginia for healthy economic growth. He was previously President and CEO of One Acadiana, a regional economic development organization based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Prior to One Acadiana, Jason served as assistant secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (LED). He previously served as policy director of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber during the response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina. He is an outdoor enthusiast and has focused his volunteer service on education and the arts. Jason earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering from LSU, where he was elected speaker of student senate, and an M.S. in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He lives with his wife Allison and two sons in Richmond, Virginia.

Starting in NJ, Jay migrated to Heidelberg Germany (HS), Mt. St. Marys College , MD, and Am. Grad. School of Intl. Mgmt (Thunderbird), gaining degrees in Mathematics/Comp. Sci and an international MBA. This led to a banking career starting in Dallas, to Houston to London ending back in Dallas. Then a self employment phase as a CFO on retainer and eventually back to banking. Ending with a career in Architectural Signage having learned to enjoy what I do well and working with my best friend. Aside from work Jay held various officer and board positions with the British American Commerce Assoc,. French American Commerce Assoc., International Council of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Dallas, Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Summer Musicals, and the BAP. Active pursuits include golf and squash. Cultural pursuits include singing Opera and cooking , sometimes together. Proud father of 4 and a marriage of 39 years.

I have recently returned to work for my beloved city, London. Having spent the last decade working as part of our national Government on health and care policy, tackling inequalities women and minorities face working and progressing in our national institutions, I’ve come back to work at a regional level at the Greater London Authority, leading the Mayor's work on health, education and young people. My career has been in the health and care sector, working at almost every level possible, from my early days managing a busy A&E department in a major London hospital, right through to working at an international level very recently overseeing the UK's Overseas Territories preparations for Brexit. I’m passionate about, well so much… Family, friends, my community and volunteering as a youth mentor all shape me, and as cheesy as it sounds, make me want to make a better world. This is why I love being part of BAP so much - it's what all of us want, we all have a million different ideas and ways of getting there.

After missing the past two conferences, I am back! Since the pandemic conference: two small children (4 and 2). Moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, where I became involved locally on the County's Anti-Hate Task Force after being spit on outside a Dunkin’ Donuts and told to “go back to where you’re from” – he didn’t mean my house down the street. Now I am a gubernatorial appointee to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, the Maryland Advisory Council on Health and Wellness, and the Maryland Assistive Technology Loan Program Board of Directors, which helps families with disabilities qualify for low-interest loans to purchase equipment that will help them live, work, and learn more independently and equitably. My day job runs government affairs for SecurityScorecard, a cybersecurity company focused on supply chain risk management. My now-retired free-range organic chicken farmer folks and siblings live in Lilburn, Georgia.

Jeff is CEO / President of International Strategy & Consulting, a boutique strategy consulting firm in the Food, Beverage, and Technology industries. He has had a long career in the technology, food, and beverage industries working in the US, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific both as a senior executive and a consultant. Jeff also was the ideator, incubator, and co-founder of several businesses.

JeffreyDr. Lawson received his M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Vermont. Dr. Lawson continued his clinical training in General and Vascular Surgery at Duke University where he joined the faculty as both a surgeon and scientist. He has served as Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery at Duke with both a clinical practice and basic science laboratory. He is currently Professor of Surgery at Duke University and has served in leadership roles for a number of biotechnology and medical device companies. He has co-author of over 150 journal publications on the topics of hemostasis, tissue engineering and vascular surgery and lectures on these topics internationally. Dr. Lawson's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, American Heart Association and various biotechnology companies.

Jennifer Doleac is an academic economist and the Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. She is also the Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Expert Panel, and host of the Probable Causation podcast. Dr. Doleac is a leading expert on the economics of crime and discrimination, and a vocal proponent of using rigorous research to inform policy. Her research addresses topics such as DNA databases, prosecutorial reform, risk assessment algorithms, and the unintended consequences of “ban the box” policies. Dr. Doleac's work has been supported by several governmental and philanthropic organizations, and her research has been published in leading academic journals. She is frequently quoted in the media about criminal justice research and policy. Dr. Doleac holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Williams College. She lives in Houston, TX, with her sweet rescue pup, Chula.

Jennifer Lawson is a general pediatrician at Duke University who loves interprofessional spaces. Her professional interests focus on climate change and health, medical humanities, diversity, equity and belonging, and physician well-being. As a Faculty Associate of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine, she partners in teaching several components of the Moral Movements in Medicine and Armstrong Scholars programs. Jennifer co-led the recent introduction of climate change and health education into the medical school curriculum and is part of a team developing climate change and health curricula for interprofessional healthcare students and faculty. She advocates for health system sustainability, serves as an advisor to the medical student group, DukeMed for Environmental Justice and Health Equity, is an AAP NC Chapter Climate Advocate, serves on the education committee for Carolina Advocates for Climate Health and Equity, and appreciates the opportunity to work with community members in this arena.

Jeremiah is senior fellow and director of Justice Policy at the Action Lab at Northeastern University School of Law, where he is building a new Climate and Public Safety (CAPS) network initiative to pursue research and change at the intersections between the criminal justice system, crime, pollution, and climate change. He is also the executive director of the SHIELD Training Initiative, a health and safety program for police and CJ personnel responding to the overdose crisis. Previously, Jeremiah was a researcher at the RAND Corporation, a Justice Department litigator, and the co-founder and director of a local-state-federal task force that did some rebuilding and reform of the CJ system in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina. Balancing out the day-job seriousness, he sings about friendly lions and forgetful rabbits for kids and their grownups in the "kindie" rock band King Bullfrog. He lives with his family on Capitol Hill.

"The person who says 'that's impossible!' shouldn't interrupt someone finishing the job." (an old family saying*) My Job: Impact Counsel lawyer, financing community-scale clean energy projects. My Jams: Functional ceramics, and all things food. "Impossible" things in my life: 1. A potter with a degree in ceramics, writing climate policy for the President of the United States. 2. Winning elections in a conservative, heavily Lutheran and Catholic Republican legislative district as Jewish Democrat of Byelorussian descent. 3. Brits and Americans finding a way to bond despite speaking different common languages. What's next? Who knows. Maybe a licensed tour guide in Jerusalem, drawing stories out of millenia-old rocks and pipe and roads. Getting my hands dirty more often - in the garden and in the pottery studio. Growing a great tomato. Or at least trying. And that's the fun! (*or maybe Confuscious??)

Jessica Alpert is a producer and media entrepreneur. She started her work in audio storytelling as a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador where she collected the oral histories of the country's 60-family Jewish community. Later she received her M.A. in Latin American and Jewish history at Indiana University-Bloomington. She then spent eight years at WBUR, a Boston NPR affiliate where she worked in news, first local and then as part of the team that launched the two hour national midday NPR news magazine, Here & Now. She later worked as managing producer of podcasts at the station, leading the teams behind Modern Love: The Podcast (with The New York Times), Last Seen (with The Boston Globe), Circle Round, Endless Thread, Edge of Fame (The Washington Post) and more. In 2019, she co-founded Rococo Punch, an audio content creation company that specializes in premium audio storytelling for a wide range of audiences, including the original series “Inconceivable Truth,” “The Turning,” “Welcome to Provincetown,” and “Queen of Hearts.” In 2023, Rococo Punch launched RPLabs, a vertical dedicated to audio innovation within education with clients in healthcare, tech, and higher education. She lives near Boston with her husband, twin son and daughter, and three cats.

At lunch today, my BAP buddy Tom remarked that it's badass to announce you’re retired when people think you’re too young for it. Am I?! Not sure. So here goes: I’m capping off a creative and rewarding Hollywood career with lots of traveling, cooking, writing, celebrating, community-building, doing advocacy work and producing life skills retreats for young people in need. Just because you leave work doesn’t mean the compulsion to work leaves you. I am very busy. I am also very rich. Which is to say: rich in peace of mind, in curiosity, in books, and in music. In a long, loving marriage. In the joy of bringing beloved fam--some biological-- together. In hope, in home and in health. In immersive experiences, especially soulful conversation. I dance out of bed in the morning and drift off blanketed in gratitude at night. I want for nothing, except time and health, and until one cancels the other, I’m gonna live it up.

Joanna is SVP of Global Sales at Cien.ai, a cloud based AI analytics platform driving value out of CRM data. She is also a Venture Partner at Transitions First, a VC Firm spun off from UC Berkeley Innovation Institute focused on sustainable industrial transitions. Last year, Joanna pivoted from a 20 year career in financial services. While peering up the corporate banking ladder as a Managing Director at Santander Bank, she felt ready for a change and took a leap into start-up leadership. She is an investor, advisor and advocate for women entrepreneurs. An artsy gal at heart, Joanna is the co-founder of a fiddle duo, playing tunes at events in TX. Joanna is a German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial Fellow, serves on the Boards of World Affairs Council DFW & Jubilee Center. She is an Arkansas native and graduate of Rhodes College and lives in Dallas with her family.

Joanna is a product and tech leader focused on improving customer experience. At United Airlines, she developed new loyalty products, led aspects of the merger with Continental Airlines, and managed a global real estate portfolio. Most recently at Amazon, she grew an education platform, launched an app store, and is now building new transportation products. She loves exploring novel foods, especially all things fermented or spicy, and is an avid traveler - having visited 43 countries across six continents. In her free time, you can find her hiking near her home in Seattle, Washington, enjoying meals with her husband or friends, trying new recipes, watching sports, and savoring a nice glass of wine..

Joe Twyman is the co-founder and director of the (very reasonably-priced) public opinion consultancy Deltapoll. For nearly two decades before starting Deltapoll, Joe was the face of the (less reasonably-priced) market research firm YouGov, having been a director at the founding of the company back in 2000 when it was just three of them in a garden shed. With elections in the United Kingdom, the United States and more than 60 other countries, 2024 has been a busy year for Joe. In light of the [outcome of / ongoing argument over] the recent US presidential contest, he is [satisfied / dissatisfied] with how everything has gone and is [hopeful / terrified] for the future of our democracies. When not behaving like a massive media whore, Joe is a very competitive swimmer and a slightly less competitive rider of his Peloton. In his less active moments, he enjoys his "Three Fs": Food, films and photography.

John Baines (2002) After a 30-year career in the Emergency Services, from front line fire-fighter to Assistant Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive, John now enjoys a variety of interests. John is CEO of Dragonfly Advanced Materials, an early-stage business which holds patented technology that revolutionises the manufacturing process of silica aerogels. Within the past 18 months John has led the business through a seed investment round and is now driving its scale-up activity. John is also Chair of the Fire Fighters Charity, a national health and wellbeing charity and a member of BAPs Advisory Board. During his Fire Service career John provided strategic leadership for operations, community safety and organisational development. Combining his corporate and strategic command roles, John worked to ensure the safety of 1.1m people and 50k+ businesses in the North-East of England, additionally undertaking a variety of national leadership roles.

Jonah is Co-Founder and CTO of Desktop Metal, a company transforming manufacturing with 3D printing solutions for mass production. Prior to founding Desktop Metal, Jonah focused on advanced battery and energy storage R&D, including Mercedes AMG, Porsche Motorsports, Renovo Motors and A123Systems. At A123Systems, Jonah focused on the development of high performance batteries, designing new cells for Landsdowne Labs, Formula One, LMP1, Formula E, as well as other automotive partners. Additionally, he helped launch Gradiant Corp., managing the deployment and operation of large scale water desalination plants that convert fracking water into fresh water. Myerberg started his career in engineering with product development roles at both Bose and Black & Decker, developing products such as the Bose SoundDock and some of the fastest DeWalt belt sanders on the market. Jonah earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Mosiah's dad, screen & stage actor, non-profit leader, racial equity consultant, educator, executive coach, singer/guitar player, New Orleanian, anti-fascist and olives.

Hon. Josh Gotbaum fixes things. He has run an airline, held presidential appointments in the White House, Treasury & Defense, been a partner in an investment bank and a PE fund, a director of companies & government funds, and ran a major public charity. After his last stint in government, Josh became a scholar at the Brookings Institution, a Washington DC “think tank”. He has written and spoken before Congress and in various media about economic policy, investments, retirement/aging, federal programs, taxes and budget issues. He is an alumnus of Stanford and Harvard.Josh and his wife live in Washington DC. They have 3 grown children. In his spare time, Josh sings including with the BAP band.Josh, a member of the original BAP group in 1985, now chairs the BAP US executive committee (probably because no one else was willing to do it

Josh Molofsky is a strategic communications advisor at the U.S. Embassy in London and the chief speechwriter for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He previously spent nearly a decade in the United States Senate in the Office of Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), which means he's managed messaging campaigns for Senatorial elections, impeachment trials, and legislative debates; and written everything from nationally televised convention addresses to sparsely attended middle school graduation ceremonies. During a spell in the private sector, Josh was a Senior Vice President at Civic Entertainment Group, where he led a team that handled executive communications on behalf of the CEO of Ford Motor Company. Josh holds a B.A. in English Literature and Political Science from Tufts University, where he somehow managed exactly 0 goals and 0 assists despite four seasons on the soccer team.

Julian Gluck is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School and a Major in the United States Air Force Reserve, serving in the Defense Innovation Unit. He received his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and earned his wings from Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training. As an active duty B-52H Stratofortress pilot, Julian flew combat missions against ISIS and the Taliban in Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM'S SENTINEL and has deployed to the Indo-Pacific region. Julian was recognized as the 2018 Air Force Times Airman of the Year and was named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list as a standout honoree for Law & Policy. Passionate about public service and volunteering, he serves on the boards of the Daedalian Foundation and The Spaatz Association and was most recently chosen as one of Junior Chamber International USA's 2023 Ten Outstanding Young Americans.

I have worked as a barrister and as a Principal Lawyer specialising in property, planning/local government and charity law for a number of years. Prior to that, I worked in the voluntary sector with a number of agencies developing work/training/educational programmes for young people and developed a particular interest in prisons and their ability to secure and rehabilitate. I am interested in the arts, particularly theatre and classic film.  I am a board member of Sustain For Life a sustainable development charity working in Uganda, Togo and seeking to develop projects in (a very challenging) Burkina Faso. I enjoy reading, yoga, travel.

I am the new Global Head of Compliance and Business Ethics and Managing Director of Forensic Intelligence & Investigations for Kroll, Inc. An investigative economic crime and human rights lawyer (ex Clifford Chance & Debevoise), I’ve spent 20 years spearheading strategic cultural control transformations, leading investigations, & as regulator liaison for international conglomerates. I used to help clients in-house, one at a time. Now? Got a rogue employee? A scary bribery or sanctions issue? A data breach? Need AI/privacy controls? Got a human rights concern? An ESG reporting challenge? Call me. I can help. I like adventure travel, raising my little girls, singing, prepping for apocalypses, throwing parties, feeling shy in conferences, dreaming of an Aston Martin DB5. Oh, and NED work- currently Trustee of Annie Lennox's charity the Circle, an Appeals Panellist of the Women's Equality Party, and on hunt for one more…

Kate Devlin is one of the Norn Irish BAP contingent who has become anglicised via her grudging approval of baked beans in a fried breakfast and also by living in England for 24 years. She is Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Society at King's College London and co-runs a big UK project on Responsible AI. Yeah, she's the sex robot one: her book, "Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots" (Bloomsbury, 2018) received widespread acclaim, including rave reviews in both the Financial Times and Cosmopolitan on the same day. She’d like you to know does other stuff on AI too. She lives in Norwich with her kid, her husband (who she met on Twitter), and a derpy rescue lurcher. Kate's ambition is to run an ultramarathon with Jeff Le but if that doesn’t happen you’ll find her drinking Bloody Marys with the rest of the Class of ’17 (woooo!).

Kathy Smalley is an arbitrator of both complex commercial disputes and consumer cases. She teaches frequently as adjunct faculty teaching in MBA programs or law schools and most recently (and surprisingly) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Earlier, she practiced law in a number of settings for a lot of years – as a law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, as a general counsel of public and private companies, and as a partner in national law firms. She served on boards of educational institutions and enterprises, a public pension fund (CalSTRS), and a public company (NYSE: QCP) – and iCivics, which provides sorely needed nonpartisan civics curriculum on line, her longest and favorite board commitment. A Texan transplanted to LA, in fall 2024, she is living out her dream of temporary residence in New York.

Kelly Waterman, an eighth-generation Texan and native of Houston, posses over 16 years of experience in politics, public policy, and constituent services at local, state, and federal levels. Kelly currently serves as the Southeast Texas Regional Director for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and oversees federal interests across a 19-county region along the Texas Gulf Coast. He serves on the board of the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club, is a charter member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Houston, and is a fellow in American Leadership Forum. A dedicated volunteer, Kelly has contributed over a decade of service to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. His previous roles include staffer for Houston City Council, communications director for the Harris County Tax Assessor, and district director for a U.S. House Representative. Kelly holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Houston Hobby School. He is a devoted husband, father of three, bow hunter, and amateur beekeeper.

I'm a strategist with a specialism in exploiting technologies and processes for significant advantage. I began my career in the film and television industry, facilitating quicker and cheaper content production using advanced technologies, international collaborations and end-to-end digital workflows. Returning to Scotland in 2009, I led the SNP in the digital transformation of their campaigning infrastructure and practice, which contributed to outsized election victories in the Scottish Parliament, UK Parliament and the European Parliament; establishing the SNP as the political force it is today. Outside of politics, I have served as a non-executive director at the Economic Development Association of Scotland and been an advisor to various organisations, focusing on systematising marketing, growing visibility, product development, and exploiting opportunities for investment or merger and acquisition potential. I'm currently pursuing an MBA, managing a few technology investments, and advising select clients on building audiences, sustaining them and leveraging the resulting influence.

Kyle is the Director of Government Relations for Advocacy Associates, where he utilizes his extensive bipartisan network across Congress and the executive branch to help mission driven non-profits meet their legislative goals. Prior to joining Advocacy Associates, Kyle was the Senior Director of Government Relations for the ONE Campaign, a non-profit founded by Bono dedicated to ending extreme poverty in Africa. Before that, Kyle was the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Policy Director for that Committee, where all major legislation must go before receiving a vote from the full House of Representatives. Kyle lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife, Torrie, and two sons Charles (3) and Thomas (six months). Kyle is passionate about University of Virginia sports and reminding people that authoritarianism, while seemingly tempting to many Americans at the moment, is in fact bad. Really, really bad.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 Captain with EASA/JAA (European) and FAA airline transport pilot and Flight Instructor qualifications. Broad aviation industry experience in customer-facing and technical roles including international aircraft delivery, contract negotiation, pilot training interpreter at a major Japanese airline, and translation and technical writing for a large corporate aviation operator. Former elected union rep for the Air Line Pilots Association for approximately 1600 pilots at Delta's second largest base. Six years of experience in the television industry as a bilingual news reporter, narrator, voice actor, and assistant director for Japan's largest TV station. Born in London to British and Aussie parents, lived in the UK, NYC, Seattle, Mexico City, Chicago, LA, Tokyo and Munich. I’m an avid cyclist, swimmer, skier, and my proudest personal achievement this year was climbing 4392m Mt Rainier unguided! Thanks to that endeavour, my toenails are still in the process of falling off...

Leah Brown FRSA is a lawyer and mediator turned social entrepreneur. She founded The WayFinders Group, an org change consultancy helping organisations navigate uncharted territory (www.charttheuncharted.com). They use mediation in workplaces and boardrooms to catalyst change because it offers a constructive framework and process for having effective conversations, rebuild trust, improving collaboration and moving towards a more cohesive culture and positive work environment. Outside work, Leah is an agented writer (memoir and fiction) represented by Watson, Little. Shr is an accomplished violinist, and enjoys walking her dog in the English countryside.

I am currently a co-director of Place Matters, which works in partnership with organisations and communities to tackle inequality and social injustice. Prior to that I was a senior leader in local government, advisor to Department of Education and NHS England and co-founder and director of Black Thrive Global. I am also a trustee/board member of Social Finance, DFN Project Search and of Liliesleaf Trust UK, which is creating the first public heritage site in Europe to use learning from the anti-apartheid legacy to inspire change in today's world. My favourite pastimes are theatre, lying by the sea, eating, drinking and dancing.

Lewis Iwu advises organizations on winning arguments and campaigns for social and environmental issues. He's worked with influential entities like Unilever, Sky, UN, Black Equity Organisation, F1, bp, Allen & Overy, Sanofi, and Pfizer. Lewis published a Masterclass with Malala Yousafzai on achieving social change. He's supported various campaigns, including NatWest's response to racial injustice and opposing the Super League in football. A global public speaking expert and former World Debating Champion, Lewis authored "Words that Win" and coached England to a World Championship. He coached 200 Labour candidates on public speaking and debating for the 2024 general election. Lewis was the founding Director of the Fair Education Alliance and worked at Finsbury and Brunswick. He's written for major publications, given a TEDx talk, and is a British Red Cross Trustee. Educated at Oxford, he holds a PPE degree and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London.

Lina AbiRafeh is committed to building a better world for women. She is a global women's rights expert, speaker, and author with decades of experience worldwide. Lina works with organizations and corporations to build real-life solutions to the global challenges women and girls face. She spent twenty years in warzones and natural disasters - Afghanistan, Haiti, Central African Republic, Papua New Guinea, and more. Lina speaks on global stages and offers up all sorts of opinions to the media. She has published a few books and a bazillion blogs – so far. Lina has a master's degree in international economics and development from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She doesn’t stop talking about dessert and her dog. www.LinaAbiRafeh.com

Lolita Jackson MBE is the Executive Director of Sustainable Cities for Sustainable Development Capital LLP, a London based climate finance firm, and is the link to governments around the world, also working on network engagement, business development and origination. Lolita previously worked for the NYC Mayor's Office for 15 years in a variety of roles, and last served as the climate diplomat for NYC. Lolita is a Senior Advisor at Penn Perry World House, a member of the BAP Advisory Board, a fellow of the US-Japan Leadership Program, and President of the Penn Alumni Class of 1989. Lolita was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2021 and named to City & State's “Energy & Environment Power 100” list for 2022. Lolita is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, majoring in applied science with a concentration in chemical engineering.

Lucy has spent over thirty years working with mid-corporate businesses to accelerate their development and success by focussing on stakeholder and management development and succession. Her experience ranges from funding start up and early stage manufacturing businesses in the North East through to mergers and disposals of international operations. The organisations she is currently engaged with include Holker Estates, Mobeus VCT plc, and Cyberhawk Innovations. She has chaired Port of Tyne since 2017 and is a member of the Maritime Skills Commission. Her early career was in private equity, corporate development and headhunting with 3i plc, Courtaulds Textiles and Tyzack. Lucy was educated at Oxford University and holds an MBA and an MSc in forensic psychology and criminology. She continues to chainsaw, scuba dive and ring church bells when not distracted by chairing Drinkaware, the UK’s national alcohol education charity.

Maddy is the Senior Policy Advisor and Legislative Liaison for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) at NASA. She is responsible for the policy development, curation, and implementation for NASA’s Artemis campaign and the Moon to Mars Program Office and is NASA’s focal to the legislative branch for NASA’s human spaceflight and deep space exploration programs. Prior to joining NASA, she served as the Senior Legislative Analyst for Civil Space and Commercial Aviation at The Boeing Company and as a Senior Coordinator at United Technologies – now RTX. She can talk to you at nauseum about space toilets, Moon and Mars rockets, astronaut food, and the weird things that happen to the human body on the International Space Station, but she cannot tell you anything about aliens - not even with liquid encouragement.

Manny is the Chief Strategy Officer at Orbit Fab, supporting the development of an in-space propellant and materials supply chain. Manny is focused on technology development, commercialisation, and international growth for this leading space start-up. Manny previously helped develop BryceTech’s international consulting presence into a revenue generating and profitable business, managed the analysis of a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of assets at Inmarsat, and executed on cross-functional initiatives at top-tier investment banks. Manny holds a master’s degree in space studies from the International Space University and a bachelor’s in computer science from the University of Kent. He sits on multiple advisory boards and committees, including UKSA’s Space Technology Advisory Committee, the UK’s Spaceflight Safety and Regulatory Council, and the IAF’s Industry Relations and Entrepreneurship and Investment Committees. He is a recipient of International Astronautical Federation's Young Space Leader, SSPI’s 20 under 35, and SGAC’s Space Generation Leadership awards.

Martin continues to write a weekly column for The Spectator magazine, to contribute obituaries to the Daily Telegraph and to write book reviews for various other national publications. He has been busy this year as Governor of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York, a guild founded in 1357 — and as a different kind of Governor of Ampleforth College, Britain's leading Benedictine boarding school. He has also been enjoying the good life in Covent Garden, North Yorkshire and the Dordogne, — and will be making a comeback shortly after conference in his celebrated role as pantomime dame.

Maryum Saifee is a U.S. diplomat. Ms. Saifee is currently a senior advisor in the newly launched Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Saifee started her Foreign Service career in Cairo at the start of the Arab uprisings in 2011. She later served in Baghdad during the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq and was spokesperson for the U.S. Consulate in Lahore. Prior to joining the State Department, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jordan and an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Seattle. She also consulted for the United Nations Development Program, Acumen Fund, Women Deliver, the Truman Center for National Policy, and the Ford Foundation. Ms. Saifee is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, and on the editorial board of the Foreign Service Journal.

Matt Dimmic is the Director of Modeling at the Climate Corporation, using digital tools to improve agriculture sustainability and help farmers make sense of their data. Previously, he has led genomic research in Monsanto's Biotech division, working at a startup discovering new ways to control parasitic worms, and researched how viruses evolve at the University of Michigan (he is not happy this is relevant again). With degrees in chemistry, biology, and biophysics, Matt never wants to stop learning. He passionately believes in the power of science to sustainably improve agriculture and health as our population grows. Matt spent a year at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, where he coached the baseball club accidentally. Born and raised in the Great State of Missouri, Matt currently lives in St. Louis with his wife and two sons. He is a member of FOCUS St. Louis, and he organizes an annual boardgame convention.

Matt Mackowiak is President of Potomac Strategy Group, an Austin, TX-based public relations consultancy. He has served two U.S. Senators and a Governor in senior communications roles and has elected five members of Congress. He worked in the Bush 43 White House, and as a Special Assistant at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2019 he joined with a local Democrat to found the city's largest grassroots organization, Save Austin Now, a nonpartisan group focused on improving quality of life. For the past seven years, he has served as Travis County GOP chairman. He has served on the Boards of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (Austin) & Veterans nonprofit Luke's Wings. For six years he was a Director for Balcones County Club. He is the VP of the Texas Cowboys Alumni Association. He and his wife Amy, a speech pathologist, live in Central Austin with two spoiled dogs.

Megan Milam runs Government Relations for Anduril Industries, a defense technology company seen as an industry disruptor. Prior to Anduril, Megan worked in multiple government roles in Congress, Department of Defense and Department of Energy. Megan attended graduate school at University of Edinburgh, Scotland where she first fell in love with the country. She also interned at the Scottish Parliament, where she was trained to understand the Glaswegian and Fife accents. Megan is originally from Idaho and is frequently told she is the first person from Idaho that they’ve ever met. She loves spending time with her husband, two stepchildren, and her amazing schnoodle, Sophie, as well as hiking, traveling, and the combination of the two. In the UK, she’s hiked the West Highland Way and Coast to Coast and is always looking for the next great point-to-point hike.

Melanie is a transformative leader with two decades of social impact and communications experience. She is presently managing director of Panorama Strategy, a consulting firm that partners with organizations and leaders to turn their vision for social impact into a reality. Key among her accomplishments, Melanie designed and executed community engagement and philanthropic strategies for Major League Baseball and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, and managed similar programs for corporate and nonprofit clients while with Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Prior to Panorama Strategy, she built the Rights & Equity strategy on the Amazon Web Services' social impact team, providing oversight of programs supporting Black-owned small businesses, justice-involved individuals, and stakeholders focused on anti-human trafficking and the prevention of child sexual abuse material. Melanie earned a B.S. in marketing from Morgan State University and an M.S. from Georgia State University and lives in Los Angeles with her partner and their pup Rock-o.

Melissa Chan is an Emmy-nominated journalist based in Berlin. She has reported everywhere from Cuba to Canada, Mongolia to Moscow, North and South Korea. These days she focuses on transnational issues, often involving China’s influence beyond its borders, as well as the rise of global authoritarianism and defense of democracies. Her debut graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION, produced with Chinese artist Badiucao, is out in March 2025. The speculative fiction was sold at auction to Street Noise Books. She is repped by UTA. Melissa has written for The New York Times where she was nominated for a Loeb Award — and for The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, and more. She reported from three continents as a correspondent for VICE News Tonight, and is an anchor for European broadcaster DW News. With Al Jazeera English, she served as China correspondent before her expulsion from the country.

My first job outside the classroom was working with Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, on international relations and helped manage the city’ growing global presence. Later, as chair of the Fulton County Commission, I focused on international business strategies. In 1984, I joined the inaugural class of BAP. Over the years, I’ve helped host conferences in Atlanta and New Orleans. Since 2004, I’ve served as president of UNCF, raising over $3 billion and supporting more than 110,000 students. I’m passionate about education reform and strengthening historically Black colleges and universities to foster opportunities for future generations. As BAP alumni, all we have to do is work together to ensure that BAP is sustainable and strong. That’s why I am leaving the sidelines and joining the fray again. The British American Project was a good idea, and ensuring that it continues is our responsibility. Together, we can do this!

Michael Smeeth is CEO of Transition Hydrogen Solutions and was previously Portfolio Director for Sustainable Development Capital, ran the Global Resiliency business for INNIO and before that was Chief Commercial officer for General Electric UK and Ireland. Michael has had a wide-ranging career, including leading a consultancy specialising in corporate and business development. He was head of UK Healthcare for Fleishman Hillard, MD of Good Relations Healthcare, Director of a London NHS Trust and ran campaigns and marketing for a major Trade Union. Michael is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Catenian and a freeman of the worshipful company of Marketors. He is a Trustee of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, a Non-Executive Director for an out of hours healthcare provider and sits on the board of the British Journal of Healthcare Management. More importantly, he rides Vespas & Lambrettas and has an unhealthy liking of tweed.

Michael works on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, where he is the Minority Budget Director and the Democratic staff lead for the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee. He has worked for 15 years in the House and Senate, served in the Pentagon as an appointee in the Obama Administration, and spent time in the private sector working on strategic weapon system design. He is also a professional cellist and a former high school music teacher. In his free time, he is a mediocre pilot, excellent diver, barely functional sailor, above average triathlete, and below average climber.

Michael Cappucci is currently a managing director at Harvard Management Company (HMC), which invests Harvard University's endowment. Michael helps to manage HMC’s sustainable investment program, where he focuses on reducing the endowment’s carbon footprint and integrating environmental, social, and governance factors in HMC’s private fund investments. He has presented widely on the topics of sustainable investing and climate change, including at events organized by the World Economic Forum and United Nations-sponsored Principles for Responsible Investment. When not grappling with the challenges of climate change, he finds time to review contracts and coordinate HMC’s regulatory reform responses. Prior to joining Harvard Management, Michael worked at a large investment manager in Boston and at an international law firm. He is an inveterate optimist (read: Boston Red Sox fan), amateur map collector, occasional golfer, and enthusiastic soccer dad.

A real life “Guardian of the Galaxy,” Dr. Moogega “Moo” Cooper holds the responsibility of keeping the red planet safe from the Earth’s contaminants. Moo is the planetary protection lead of the NASA 2020 Mars mission. Her work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is integral to the ongoing mission to discern whether Mars had life and that we don’t harm what’s already there—a job she has been working up to for most of her life. After graduating from high school at 16, Cooper studied physics as an undergraduate at Hampton University, received a master's degree and went on to earn her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Drexel University at 24 years old with a dissertation on sterilizing spacecraft materials from extremophile microorganisms. Moo is passionate about empowering organizations and others to achieve their dreams and overcome obstacles that she conveys through her life story and love of her work.

Natalae Velez believes that true fulfillment comes from helping others. That belief has shaped many of her life decisions, leading her to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in China from 2006-2008. Following that service, she attended Rutgers Law School-Newark. After graduating, she joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office where she served in a Trial Bureau and the then-named Special Victims Bureau. She left the District Attorney’s Office in 2020 and started a consulting business focused on the criminal justice response to gender-based violence. She has conducted trainings for officials from Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia on prosecuting gender-based violence crimes. She also worked as a prosecution expert for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime traveling to Seychelles, Tanzania and Ethiopia to conduct workshops on combating trafficking as well as drafting materials to enhance responses to trafficking. Currently, Natalae is more focused on pursuing a long-held passion, creative writing.

Natalie Creary is the founder of Liberating Knowledge and the Regional Director for Europe at the Centre for Public Impact. She specializes in helping philanthropic organisations, non-profits, and public services address social challenges faced by marginalised communities through systemic approaches. In addition to her role as a community practitioner, Natalie is also an academic, lecturing on design principles, social marketing, racial inequities, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) for Middlesex University's MSc in Public Health. Her research investigates how intersecting identities influence individuals' health and wellbeing experiences.

Born in London, living in NY for the past 11 years, I work for a global advertising agency. My role as a Global Client Lead entails working in partnership with global marketers focused on understanding consumers, building world leading brands & driving business growth. It’s a joy to combine my curiosity to learn about people, their behaviors & motivation with the intersection of culture & brand building. My day-to-day world revolves around humanizing data through story telling, identifying opportunities to bring creativity and innovation into consumers lives. I have a deep appreciation of what shapes someone’s world, and how they define themselves within it. In my spare time, I decompress taking meditative walks in Central Park, refill through good company & delicious food and re-energize via travel adventures & experiences.

Naz is a first-generation American who serves as the youngest Assistant Secretary of State under the Biden-Harris Administration. In this capacity, she leads the Bureau of Legislative Affairs which means she is Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s lead negotiator, spokesperson and liaison to Congress. Her background includes a mix of congressional, campaign and think tank work. In her off time, she loves snorkeling, people watching, and aimlessly wandering around new places. The most interesting thing about Naz, however, is her inexplicable ability to be pregnant at each BAP conference she attends— not Atlanta though! Naz looks forward to joining everyone at the bar this year. Cheers!

Neil is CEO of Malloy Aeronautics, responsible for leading the business in transition from small-medium enterprise to industry leader in rotary uncrewed air vehicles. Prior to this, Neil spent 26 years with BAE Systems in Engineering and Programme Management roles. He also served as Chief of Staff to the Group Business Development Director, helping shape the strategy and customer engagement in international markets. Neil has a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management, holds Chartered status (ChPP) as a member of the Association of Project Management and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) Outside of work, Neil likes to travel often, with holidays typically based around a road trip. He also maintains an active life style and can often be found running, hiking, or at the gym.

Nick works as a local government consultant and is doing a research degree in Spanish History at the Royal Holloway University of London. He is also an elected local Councillor for the London Borough of Hackney. Recently he has been Managing Director, Local Government at Amey pic where he managed a £400m portfolio of partnership-based service and PFI delivery contracts with Councils across the UK. His career includes a variety of board-level positions in both private and public sectors, ranging from UK general manager of Brink's, the US-owned security transport company to deputy chief executive of the London Borough of Islington.

Nicky Bentham is an Oscar-nominated film producer and founder of London based production company Neon Films. Neon develops and produces untold or unheard stories from the margins, bringing them into the mainstream spotlight for international audiences. Nicky is currently in post-production on Nadia Fall’s debut BRIDES, a UK/Italian co-production which recently wrapped filming in Wales, Turkey and Italy. Last year she produced the thriller LOCKED IN, which became global number 1 film on Netflix for several weeks upon release. She was Oscar nominated in 2024 for the short film THE AFTER, directed by photographer Misan Harriman and starring David Oyelowo. Previous producing credits include THE DUKE starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren directed by Roger Michell, and the multi-award winning MOON. Nicky sits on the board of Pact and is co-chair of Pact’s Film Producers' Group. She is a voting member of BAFTA and co-founder of the non-profit Raising Films.

I lead a trade association that deals with the sharp end of connecting homes, businesses, generation, electric vehicles and now competitive water networks. So massively busy with net zero speeding chaotically towards us. Outside work, I am a passionate epicurean.

Nicolas has relished the opportunity to attend many BAP Conferences since YEAR ONE in 1985, including in Atlanta. He has attempted to be prehensile, pursuing three careers simultaneously, but as a Capricorn, a goat with a fish’s tail, has often slipped down the greasy pole, facing snakes as well as ladders. One career has been in finance, first investment banking, then insurance. He now runs his own consultancy company, MWM (Asia), plus MWM (Strategy). His second career has been in politics, both in local government as an elected London Councillor and national government as a Political Assistant, including to one of Britain’s former Prime Ministers and to a former Deputy Prime Minister. His third career has been in the not-for-profit sector, as a school governor for 25 years, as adviser to universities such as Oxford and Westminster and now as Professor in Social & Economic Studies at the UN’s European Centre for Peace and Development in Belgrade. He has been a Governor of Sadler’s Wells Theatre and Coordinator for the Sponsors of the Royal Academy’s “Great Japan Exhibition”. In 1976 he initiated the UK model for what is now the global Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, (JET).

Paige Davis is a speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She facilitates mindfulness, meditation, and resilience programming designed to enhance communication, productivity, and managing high-demand situations with more clarity, compassion, and creativity. Paige has served in a founder role for a Pilates studio, one of the first social impact and B Corp brands in Texas, and is currently founder of Pebbl, creating products and programming to support you on your pathway to presence and well-being. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Ozy, Health, and Mindful Magazine. She is a Senior Trainer and co-creator of MMI Mindful – Bringing Mindfulness To Work and author of Here We Grow: Mindfulness Through Cancer and Beyond. Learn more at hellopaigedavis.com.

Patrick M. “Marty” Lancton, a 20-year firefighter and paramedic, is the president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association (HPFFA) Local 341. After graduating from Strake Jesuit High School in Houston and the TEEX program at Texas A&M University, Marty began his career as a firefighter in Cedar Park and West University before joining the Houston Fire Department. He is president of the HPFFA Charitable Foundation. He also is District 6 Vice President of the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters (TSAFF). He was appointed to serve on the National Haz-Mat Advisory Board as well as appointed to the National Fire Protection Association Committee on Fire and Emergency Service Organization and Deployment. He is also a Fellow with the American Leadership Forum and resides in Houston, TX

Peter’s 14 - year professional background is in coaching start-up-leaders, helping them develop their businesses and access financial and functional resources needed for growth. In 2017, he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research innovation ecosystems across the USA. Following this, he was invited to participate in the World Economic Forum’s ‘New Concept for Europe’ project, working with European leaders to explore the vision of diplomatic, social, cultural and economic relations. More recently, he has joined the team at Neish, as a leadership consultant. He is finding that his unique background and qualifications in coaching, are bringing a new energy to Neish clients and equipping them for the complex challenges of leadership in the 2020’s. He has worked with: ADNOC, BP, Rebel Energy, Vallourec, Currys, Catalyst and Vitol. During weekends, Peter enjoys hiking in forests and wild swimming in N.Ireland and Scotland as he seeks the perfect sunset photo.

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“Please don’t run for the bus, another one is just a few minutes away.” It wasn’t always this easy to ride public transport in Seattle, but Pierce and his colleagues have been at the forefront of this transformation. Pierce didn’t just grow up wanting to run the buses – he’s now leading one of the most ambitious transit expansion programs in North America. As the System Expansion and Integration Supervisor at King County Metro, Pierce manages teams driving the future of Seattle’s transit network, with a billion-dollar portfolio that connects people to their destinations with faster, more reliable, and accessible options. When he's not steering major transit projects, Pierce embraces life outside of work with the same enthusiasm. Pierce is a Chicago native who’s made stops in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and now Seattle. He’s an avid live music fan, a nature lover, and a self-proclaimed “pretend athlete” who enjoys cycling and hiking the Pacific Northwest’s scenic landscapes. Pierce also enjoys being a moderately sought-after wedding officiant, eight and counting.

Priya Sopori is a partner at Greenberg Glusker, LLP who specializes in crisis management and trying cases on behalf of high-profile clients in the entertainment and cannabis industries. Born in New Delhi, India, Ms. Sopori immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized citizen at the age of 13. Following her graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, she earned her J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law. She served as an award-winning Assistant United States Attorney and was appointed Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Central District of California. Undefeated at trial, she prosecuted a wide array of felonies, including crimes against children, cybercrime, and violent drug crime. She currently serves on the boards of multiple nonprofit civic and entertainment arts organizations and was General Counsel to the renowned Groundlings Improv Theatre & School. Ms. Sopori lives in Los Angeles with her husband Eric Emanuel and their two sons Atticus and Jai.

Priya is a Venture Partner at Merian Ventures, an Advisor to Kheiron Medical Technologies and Gallos Technologies, a member of the Investment Governance Board at Future Planet Capital, a NED at Reach PLC, UK Research & Innovation, Herald Investment Trust, Digital Catapult & GB Badminton and Associate Faculty at Hult Ashridge. She was previously GM for RocketSpace, launching their UK operations. Priya used to be a career diplomat, most recently as British Consul General to San Francisco and previously in India and Spain. She now chairs the Indian Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Advisory Group in the UK. Priya also sits on the RAEng International Committee, Althea Foundation Board, Durham University Business School International & Venture Lab Advisory Boards and Global Tech Advocates Advisory Board. She is a Trustee at TechSheCan. Priya was awarded an MBE in 2021 for services to international trade and women in innovation.

Rathi comes from a background of design, innovation and visual creativity. With more than 10 years of experience in Architecture, Graphic Design and Web Development, her focus aligns with elevated holistic problem solving. Born in Southern India and raised in Hong Kong, Rathi loves to travel the world, and has worked in Paris, New York, Houston, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Albuquerque. Rathi is Chief Creative Officer at Homewise. A non-profit CDFI organization that focuses on making homeownership affordable for all. She is also a founder and partner at UKUU Creative, a design agency created in 2019. She was a 2019 Albuquerque Business First 40-Under-Forty Honoree, the 2020 Albuquerque Economic Development Rising-Star Honoree and is a 2021 Albuquerque Business First's Women-of-Influence Honoree. She serves on the board of Explora Children's Museum, Enterprise Bank and Trust, the Urban Land Institute New Mexico, CREW New Mexico and Excellent Schools New Mexico.

Ryann Lauckner is a native North Dakotan currently based in Los Angeles. An Army brat, she grew up all over, with notable stints in Mainz, Germany and El Paso, Texas. Today, she is the Chief Strategy & Operating Officer at Fulwell73, the UK/LA-based entertainment company helmed by James Corden, Ben Winston & co. Notable productions include, The Grammys, Captains of the World, The Kardashians, Carpool Karaoke, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale and the Paris ‘24 to LA ‘28 Olympics & Paralympics Handovers. Ryann oversees global corporate and content strategy as well as business operations. Ryann is a USC Trojan (Film & TV Production, Italian) and UCLA Bruin (MBA). This cross-town clash makes tailgating fun. In her spare time, Ryann bakes, fishes, travels, re-watches standup specials, and destroys people at the card table. Don’t come for her in spades …or whist … or pinochle.

Saeed Olayiwola is fascinated by how all our experiences and the habits we adopt impact and influence our wellbeing, performance, and connection with ourselves and everyone else. This fascination has led Saeed to work strategically in community development and public health, leading community and workplace health programmes and helping to inspire organisations, communities, and individuals to become healthier, more productive, and happier. Saeed works with founders, and senior-level individuals, statutory and private organisations on wellbeing, resilience, engagement and performance strategies. With the ability of music and culture to improve overall wellbeing, Saeed independently co-founded and project managed Liverpool SoulFest, the first-ever festival dedicated to soul culture in the city, and the monthly live music event Soul 4 Soul, attracting both national and international soul, R&B and jazz artists to the city. Saeed is on the governing board of two education organisations (private and statutory) championing culture, wellbeing and ethos.

Sarah trained as a musician and is now Chief Executive & Artistic Director of Spitalfields Music, based in East London. As an independent consultant, she’s worked with Arts Council England and British Council, and was fundraising consultant on 2022 Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme. She’s a guest lecturer at Kings College London, and a regular keynote speaker for cultural industry conferences globally. Sarah is a highly experienced trustee and NED, and currently Hon. Secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society. She’s sat on the UK Executive Committee since 2020, becoming Vice Chair in October 2022. She’s passionate about good governance and EDIB, and works closely with arts industry bodies to deliver training in this area. In her spare time, she’s either learning Italian, travelling as sustainably as possible (best trip: Birmingham to Siracusa by train), or playing French Horn in the British Police Symphony Orchestra and many other groups across the Midlands.

The most important thing to know about Sarah is that she loves day drinking Bloody Marys with her Class of '17 GCAT compadres, is a staunch oenophile, a lover of the Oxford comma, and a queso apologist. Sarah currently leads Amazon's human rights due diligence interventions and her prior lives were spent directing teams all over the world to measure and evaluate social impact outcomes of Fair Trade programs, microfinance initiatives, and prison programs across the US. If you hang around Sarah long enough, she'll also share her wild stories living on a social impact cruise line working in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Sarah lived in London for four years and still wanders Hampstead Heath every time she returns. Even though she has a Ph.D in international development, her real achievement in life was finding her cousin Joe Twyman in BAP. Sarah endeavors to someday be as famous as Joe but sadly will never be as tall.

Sarah Perry is a novelist, essayist and literary critic, and the Chancellor of the University of Essex. She is a Visiting Fellow at King's College London, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her most recent novel, Enlightenment, is nominated for the 2024 Booker Prize.

Scott Holcomb serves in the Georgia House of Representatives, where he maintains an active schedule serving on nine committees. Driven by a strong commitment to justice, he has passed legislation to reform the state’s policies on sexual assault and domestic violence. For the last three years, he has worked on legislation to compensate the wrongfully convicted. His ultimate legislative goal is to pass legislation to fully expand Medicaid in Georgia so that 500,000 people can gain health insurance. When not at the Capitol, Scott can be found in a courtroom. An attorney, he maintains a national litigation practice with a focus on securities cases and election matters. He also represents veterans on a pro bono basis. An avid college sports fan, Scott benefits from having attended the University of Connecticut, West Virginia University, the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan.

Strategy consultant advising government and health clients on a range of activities to improve public sector value and impact. I am the Deputy Chair of Manchester Metropolitan University and Chair of Fortior Homes helping to regenerate the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Keen marathon runner and spin class addict, RAF reservist, and awarded a CBE for Services to Local Government in the 2019 New Year Honours.

While waiting tables to put herself through fashion school, Siu Ki dated a chef who helped her discover a world filled with culinary adventures. Although the chef didn’t last, the shared love of food and wine remained. She turned her passion to her profession by studying at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust while climbing the ladder at Wine & Spirits Magazine’s marketing department. Afterward, she created an event-marketing company specializing in wine and spirits to help create memorable moments for luxury clients and EU-funded campaigns such as Bloom Big with Loire Wines and Union de Grand Cru Bordeaux. Currently, she has partnered with another female-owned experiential marketing company to lead in creating experiences in the spirits sector for clients such as Beam Suntory and William Grant & Sons. In her spare time, you can find her hopping on a plane for a meal with her transatlantic friends.

Sophie is the Engineering Manager for In Space Missions, responsible for the technical delivery of multiple satellite missions and constellations. Previously, at BAE Systems, she was Assistant Chief Engineer of electric aircraft, has worked on flight control technologies for Team Tempest, and was responsible for the company’s hypersonic and spaceplane concept development. She holds a Masters in Mathematics from the University of Nottingham and has just concluded a Masters in Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge. Sophie is one of the youngest engineers to ever achieve Chartered Engineer status with the RAeS and has received multiple accolades including the Sir Henry Royce Medal, the IET’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year, and the RAEng’s Young Engineer of the Year. Sophie is also the co-founder of Epistemic, a STEM outreach charity specialising in virtual engagement. In pursuit of her astronaut dreams, she is training to be a pilot and is an Analog Astronaut, completing her first mission in 2023.

Stefan Pryor served until recently as Rhode Island’s Secretary of Housing and, before that, its Secretary of Commerce. He continues to serve as Chair of RI’s housing finance agency. Pryor was previously President of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which coordinated the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan including the World Trade Center site following the attacks of September 11th. After his service at the LMDC, Pryor was the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development in Newark, New Jersey. Following that, Pryor was the Education Commissioner for the State of Connecticut. Pryor received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University. Pryor enjoys striking mylar drum heads and copper cymbals with wooden drum sticks -- and hitting little yellow whiffle balls with graphite paddles.

Steve's 4th grade teacher, Ms. Halvorsen, was once quoted as saying & Steve has outstanding potential. There was a time when he was an avid outdoorsman and world traveler. He's hiked in the Nepal Himalayas, sea-kayaked in Patagonia and worked as a cocktail bartender in Queenstown, New Zealand. He and his wife now have a son and two daughter's Guild of America in 2006 as an Assistant Director and has credits on films like Transformers, The Bucket List, Hangover II + III, and an Eddie Murphy comedy that he'd like to personally apologize for. In 2021 he got his first two credits as a co-producer and his childlike excitement over getting a chair with his name on it surprised no one. He has a degree in business from UNC-Chapel Hill and bleeds Carolina Blue. He is excited to welcome BAP to his hometown of Atlanta and promises that even though he may not be visible, he's definitely participating in all events and not missing any part of it. Shout out to Jody & the BAPlanta Team for all their hard work! #GCATforLife

Steve is currently the Chief Executive of the Mercury Theatre a 5 million producing theatre in Essex. Prior to the Mercury he held senior positions with Stonewall, Battersea Arts Centre, Graeae Theatre Company, The Albany Empire, Shape and London 2012. In addition, Steve works as a consultant and advisor. Past clients include - British Council, Arts Council England, The Mayor's Office, Disability Rights Commission, University of Leicester, Luton Culture and the Dept for Culture Media and Sport. Throughout his career Steve has been a board member to various organisations. He currently serves on the Board for Visit Essex, the Greater Essex Devolution Board, One Colchester and Outhouse. He was appointed an Ambassador for Colchester in 2018. In 2011, Steve was awarded an honorary fellowship from Rose Bruford College for his contribution to theatre and the arts and last year was awarded Business Leader of the Year for Colchester.

After 36 years of practice, I started my own international law firm in 2014. Recently, much of our work has focused on Africa, and I have made several trips to the continent. And just lately, my life-list of countries visited has at last topped 100. I'm also a professor of human rights and constitutional law at Johns Hopkins-SAIS. To try to ensure that the next generation resists current efforts to eviscerate the international legal regime, I serve as Chair of the International Law Students Association. And in an effort to make my personal and professional commitment to the rule of law concrete, I represent a man who has spent more than half his life on Death Row in Alabama. BAP has been important to me for nearly half of my own life. As I do each year, I again look forward to the welcome recharging of batteries that Conference provides.

After starting her career as a financial journalist in the publications (and pubs) of London in the last century, Storme has spent the past 23 years inside the Washington Beltway as a tax policy and government relations expert. She recently left Deloitte's Washington National Tax practice and is currently living the beach bum life with her husband, Joe. They split their time between DC and (increasingly) Oceanside, CA. In the time Storme has reclaimed since finishing her terms last year as BAP US chair, Storme has added Hawaiian dance to her other hobbies of swimming (fast, but not as fast as Joe Twynam) and travel. She is the founder of what is arguably DC's most politically diverse co-ed book club, now in its 22nd year. And she can wiggle her nose.

I have the pleasure of working for the Holker Estate, managing all commcerical and financial interests of the Cavendish family. My main focus is on delivering a sustainable legacy for all. Balancing the need to generate profit whilst ensuring we utilsie the 18k acres of South Lakeland land in a way that enhances its quality and reduces the environmental impact of our activities. I also sit on a few other Boards of some great tech businesses as a Non Exec. Away from work I spend as much time as possible with my wife and son, and once a year the BAP Conference!.

A NYC native, Susan received her B.A. from Oberlin and her J.D. from George Washington. She was an Assistant Attorney General in New York, later moving to Los Angeles and becoming a partner at Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Phillips. Susan then left to manage the textile rental businesses started by her great-grandfather. Formerly, an Oberlin College trustee, Susan has also served as a member of the California State Board of Governors and President of Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles. Taking to heart the concept of life-long learner, following 30 years in business and law, Susan obtained an MA in Clinical Psychology and is currently in private practice seeing individuals and couples. Susan's husband of 46 years is a neuroscientist at UCLA. They have two daughters and two adorable grandsons.

BAP Bio: (meant to be funny) Tania Tetlow has a gig being the first woman and non-priest president of Jesuit universities, starting with Loyola New Orleans and now at Fordham in New York. She revels in the constant excitement of being a university president at this moment in history. Her hobby is risking public humiliation by singing the national anthem at a Yankees game, giving a commencement speech to chanting protestors, and being grilled by reporters. She is mom to Lucy, who has shockingly become 12-years old, and to her stepson Noah, now a sophomore at Fordham, using his Scottish accent to great effect. And she still goes home to New Orleans for all major holidays including Jazz Fest.

Born and raised in Atlanta and shaped by world travel, Taylor is a nerdy Southern American food and wine entrepreneur. She completed her undergraduate degree at an ivy-covered college, whose proximity to wineries lured her into love of the grape. After getting her paper, she enrolled at Ecôle Hotelière de Genève in Switzerland, and spent the earlier part of her career as a chef while also diving into wine. For ten years, Taylor crafted a spunky, syndicated wine column but food continued to capture her heart. In 2011, she moved to northern California to work in the wine industry, then vegetable gardening and plant-forward recipe development became hobbies. To pay the bills, she nabbed an MBA and owns a digital marketing agency, Cork & Fork Digital Media, which helps small- to mid-sized food and beverage brands pimp their wares online. Ask her about the new podcast she's developing: Food Medicine.

Thomas lives and works in Westminster and runs a political consultancy, College Green Group, that works internationally to encourage and support democracy, ensuring that voters are heard in elections and represented by politicians who are accountable to them. CGG worked for about 30 companies across the UK to make sure their voices are heard with the new Labour administration. Thomas has been involved in large-scale property development projects related to train yards and airports. Thomas is always a keen participant in group conversations, and always willing to get involved in activities! (Where is the BAP ski trip?) Thomas travels to America often and is a frequent visitor to the Russian River in San Francisco, where he enjoys camping. Recreationally, Thomas loves musicals, and he is a trustee of the Royal Albert Hall. Thomas attended the University of Richmond, VA, graduating with a dual degree in Leadership and Business Administration with a minor in Law in 2010 and was a fraternity President. Recently he completed his MBA at the London Business school. Thomas is always keen on getting anyone a drink who is passing through London. Thomas@collegegreengroup.com

Tim Tarpley serves as President at The Energy Workforce &Technology Council which is the national trade association for the energy services and technology sector, representing over 200 companies and employing more than 660,000 energy workers, manufacturers and innovators in the energy supply chain. Tarpley has advocated for the men and woman of the US energy industry for the past 6 years in Washington and around the country. Tarpley has presented at multiple conferences on energy policy and has testified in the House of Representatives Natural Resources committee, the United States Trade Representative, and the Texas Legislature. Prior to joining the Energy Workforce & Technology Council Tarpley served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) and began his legislative career as Legislative Counsel to Congressman Thornberry (R-TX). Tarpley holds a juris doctor from Creighton University School of Law and a LLM from American University Washington College of Law.

Tim Rivera is Senior Advisor for Innovation & Strategy at World Learning, a global NGO and accredited educational institution (the School for International Training), supporting its programming across international education, exchange, and sustainable development, previously serving as Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisor to the CEO. He previously worked at the European Union's Delegation to the United States, overseeing a portfolio of public-facing initiatives spanning the transatlantic policy agenda. Tim started his career at the British Council, where he contributed to programs on religion and international affairs, intercultural dialogue, and European cultural relations initiatives. Tim is concurrently an Affiliate of the Transatlantic Policy Center at American University, a Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project, and a Member of the Foreign Policy for America's NextGen Initiative. He received his master's degree in international relations from King's College London and a bachelor's degree in political science from Yale University.

Leadership Consultant/Episcopal Priest/Wharton Fellow: Tim develops individuals and teams of diverse decisionmakers with significant responsibility. University of Florida, Wharton Fellow, Jung Institute, Zurich, Ordained Episcopal Clergyman, Parish Rector. Author of two books in eight languages: The Business Companion, Random House, and Stepping Up: Make Decisions That Matter, Harper Collins. Former BAP Board & Selections Chair, and Co-Conf Chair '94/Oakland. Client list and additional info: www.timothydobbins.com

I'm a Capricorn and a paid extrovert: If You Know, You Know. A triple threat Fulbrighter, I've worn many professional hats;from philosophy teacher, to TC Carson's manager (the original voice of Kratos God of War), to founding principal of The Early College at Guilford. I love traveling (I'm overdue trips to Thailand and the UK) and writing (especially obituaries I am the only BAPer who's a member of The Society of Professional Obituary Writers?). Since my delegate year, I've published a memoir and a children's book. I've also written "When They See Us," "Colin in Black & White," "Queen Sugar," and "Origin," learning companions for Ava DuVernay. When I'm not parenting my daughter and helping her run her Sugar Scrub business, I'm shaking things up as the Eric Mays (aka Vice Chair) of the Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta. " Welcome to Atlanta!" Ludacris Contemporary American philosopher

Tracy MacNeal is an engineer, healthcare entrepreneur, and MedTech investor. She is CEO of Materna Medical, a Series B startup focused on transforming the standard of care in women's pelvic health. As an investor in Portfolia's FirstStep fund, she supports the commercialization of high-growth segments typically undervalued and overlooked by traditional investing approaches. Tracy serves on the AdvaMed Board of Directors Executive Committee, and also leads the Women's Health Equity Initiative focusing addressing disparities in women's health innovation, access, and delivery. Tracy received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering at the Cooper Union in New York City and an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. She and her husband Dave love their 4 children and would really like them all to get out of the house. As all 4 enter college soon, Tracy and Dave are incredibly excited that they are almost empty nesters.

Poised, articulate with a gentle smile and genuine demeanor, Vaughn comes over flowingly equipped with a gift to inspire children & young adults, a modern-day urban ‘pied- piper’. He is a successful mentor, community activist, businessman, President of a highly sought after Detroit based community engagement firm: Human Fliers LLC, CEO of Team Strength Detroit & Co-Founder of 48205’s (O’ F’ YEC) Osborne’s Youth & Family Entrepreneurship Center. Some recent notables: 2019, Vaughn was appointed by Detroit’s Mayor to serve as a Deputy District Manager. 2020, served as the Detroit Field Director for the first Black woman in the white house, Vice President Kamala Harris. 2021, during COVID, led street level engagement to successfully restore water services for thousands of Detroiters without water. 2022, led community engagement for the biggest Voter Participation effort in the history of Michigan & was publicly recognized as a current Black History Maker for his community work.

Warren Nettleford is an award-winning TV journalist and entrepreneur. Working across news and sport he’s reported across the world for every major UK broadcaster (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5). Warren won a Royal Television Society Award for digital innovation and is now an advocate for industry reform of public service news in the UK. He’s also an experienced film producer of branded and commercial content. His accent doesn’t give him away, but Warren is proudly from Dudley in the West Midlands. Ask him about it.

I'm thrilled to be returning to this year's British American Project. Joan Harrison so wonderfully introduced me to BAP many years ago and each event I've attended has been life affirming. Most of my career has been in the television business. Back in the late 1980's I began in Los Angeles, at ABC Entertainment and then had wonderful roles with Warner Bros. (ER), CBS (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND), Miramax TV (PROJECT GREENLIGHT), and Discovery Networks (PLANET EARTH). Recently I've enjoyed working with Virtuoso Travel and spearheading the partnership with Saudi Arabia to help open the country to tourism and travel.