General John F. Kelly

U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Secretary Kelly was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970, and was discharged as a sergeant in 1972, after serving in an infantry company with the 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Following graduation from the University of Massachusetts in 1976, he was commissioned an Officer of Marines.

As an officer, Secretary Kelly served in a number of command, staff and school assignments to include sea duty, instructor duty at The Basic School, the Infantry Officer Course, command of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attendance at the National War College, and duty on Capitol Hill as the Commandant’s liaison to the U.S. Congress. He also served as the Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, in Mons, Belgium.

He returned to the United States in 2001, and was assigned duty as the Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 with the 2nd Marine Division. In 2002, selected to the rank of Brigadier General, Secretary Kelly again served with the 1st Marine Division, this time as the Assistant Division Commander. Much of the next two years was spent deployed fighting in Iraq. He then returned to Headquarters Marine Corps as the Legislative Assistant to the Commandant from 2004 to 2007. Promoted to Major General, he returned to Camp Pendleton as the Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). The command deployed to Iraq in early 2008 for a year-long mission as Multinational Force-West in Al Anbar and western Ninewa provinces. After rotating home and being confirmed as a Lieutenant General he commanded Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North from October 2009 to March 2011. He then served as the Senior Military Assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, Messrs. Gates and Panetta, from March 2011 to October 2012 before being nominated for a fourth star and command of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), a position he held until January 2016.

During his 39 months in command of SOUTHCOM he worked closely with the remarkable men and women of U.S. law enforcement, particularly the FBI and DEA. He also worked intimately with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and the equally remarkable men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, particularly in dealing with the flow of drugs, people and other threats against the U.S. homeland that flow along the trans-national criminal networks into the U.S. from the south. This relationship was a model of interagency cooperation and effectiveness.

After less than a year in retirement Secretary Kelly was offered the opportunity to serve the nation and its people again, now as the Secretary of Homeland Security. After he and his family served a lifetime in service to the nation—and knowing no other life—the opportunity to serve again was welcomed. The U.S. Senate gave him and his family the great honor of confirming him on January 20, 2017 and he was immediately sworn in as the fifth Secretary of Homeland Security. After six months, he was selected to serve as White House Chief of Staff, a position he held until January 2019.

Jalak Jobanputra

Founding Partner, Future\Perfect Ventures

Jalak Jobanputra is Founding Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC focused on next generation technology such as blockchain and machine learning. FPV’s portfolio includes Abra, Open Garden, Blockstream, Bitpesa, FuseMachines, Everledger and Blockchain. Jalak was awarded Institutional Investor’s Top Fintech Dealmakers in 2017 and 2016. In 2017, she was cited as a “Top 5 Investor Powering the Blockchain Boom” and CB Insights noted FPV as one of the top VC funds in blockchain “before it was cool”. Since founding the firm, she has spoken on blockchain technology at many global conferences, including the Milken Global Institute, Dutch Development Bank/FMO annual meeting, and The Economist Buttonwood Gathering.

Prior to FPV, Jobanputra was the Director of Emerging Market Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network, a philanthrocapitalist fund started by Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay. Previously, she worked at Intel Capital investing in enterprise software in Silicon Valley from 1999-2003. as well as New Venture Partners and the NYC Investment Fund where she formed one of NYC's first seed funds and helped establish the Fintech Innovation Lab in 2010. She started her career as a media/tech/telecom investment banker in NYC and London.

Jobanputra is also active in supporting education reform and social entrepreneurship. She servedas a Trustee of Achievement First Bushwick Charter Schools (Brooklyn). She is on the Board of Directors for the Center for an Urban Future, Advisory Board of L’Oreal’s Women in Digital Initiative, member of Mayor DeBlasio’s Broadband Taskforce, and former Access to Capital Committee member of the US Secretary of State Clinton Women’s Leadership Council.

She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics (concentration in Finance) from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Communications from the Annenberg School. She received her MBA from Kellogg in 1999.

Troy A. Gayeski, CFA

Former Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Senior Portfolio Manager, SkyBridge

Troy A. Gayeski, CFA is a Partner, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at SkyBridge Capital.  As Co-CIO, Mr. Gayeski has oversight of all the firm’s investment activities. As Senior Portfolio Manager, Mr. Gayeski continues to manage the firm’s discretionary fund of hedge fund portfolios. He is also a member of the Portfolio Allocation and Real Estate Investment committees.  Mr. Gayeski’s responsibilities include portfolio management, manager sourcing, research and due diligence across a wide variety of alternative investment strategies. A regular speaker and commentator, Mr. Gayeski appears as a frequent guest on various broadcast networks including Bloomberg News, Fox Business Network, and CNBC. Prior to joining SkyBridge in June 2010, he performed similar duties in the Hedge Fund Management Group at Citigroup Alternative Investments (CAI), Bank of America and Yankee Advisers.  Mr. Gayeski received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT and is a CFA charterholder.

Thomas P. Gallagher

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH)

Tom Gallagher is Chairman and CEO of MIAX and its parent company, Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) which owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC, MIAX PEARL, LLC and MIAX Emerald LLC, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC, and the Bermuda Stock Exchange. As principal founder, he has been instrumental in sourcing the capital for MIH and assembling the seasoned industry professionals that comprise the MIAX team. Tom is also Chairman of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX). Before founding MIH, he counseled public and private companies on securities and corporate law, including debt and equity financing and transactions in a range of industries. He has also assisted numerous startups with over $3 billion in public and private debt and equity financings over the past 25 years. Tom is a member of the American and New Jersey Bar Associations, with a J.D. from Capital University Law School.

T.J. Durkin

Co-Head, Structured Credit & Head of Residential and Consumer Debt, Angelo Gordon

T.J. Durkin joined Angelo Gordon in 2008 and is a Managing Director, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and co- Head of the firm’s Structured Credit platform. He is co-Portfolio Manager of the firm’s residential mortgage and consumer debt securities portfolios, CIO of MITT, Angelo Gordon’s publicly listed mortgage REIT and serves as a board member of Arc Home, Angelo Gordon’s affiliated mortgage originator and GSE licensed servicer. T.J. began his career at Bear, Stearns & Co. where he was a Managing Director on the Non-Agency Trading Desk focused on structuring and trading of multiple asset classes, including subprime, Alt-A, second lien and small balance commercial. T.J. earned his Bachelor’s degree in finance from Fordham University and currently serves as a member of the school’s President Council. He is also a board member of VE International, a not-for-profit focused on preparing high school students for college and careers through skills learned in an entrepreneurship-based curriculum.

Bob Diamond

Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Merchant Capital

Mr. Diamond is Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of New York-based Atlas Merchant Capital. Until 2012, Mr. Diamond was Chief Executive of Barclays, having previously held the position of President of Barclays, and was responsible for Barclays Capital and Barclays Global Investors (“BGI”). He became an executive director of Barclays in 2005 and was a member of the Barclays Executive Committee since 1997.

Prior to Barclays, Mr. Diamond held senior executive positions at Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Diamond worked at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1992 to 1996, where his roles included Vice Chairman and Head of Global Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange in New York, as well as Chairman, President and CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston Pacific. Mr. Diamond worked at Morgan Stanley from 1979 to 1992, including as the Head of European and Asian Fixed Income Trading.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colby College in Maine and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Vivek Dhayagude

Chief Technology Officer, SkyBridge

Vivek Dhayagude joined SkyBridge in August 2015 as Chief Technology Officer after previously serving as a Technology Consultant to the firm for several years. His 20 years of IT experience includes work as a CTO at Life Analytics (2007-2009), as well as a Systems Architect for Tower Group Insurance (2010-2013) and American International Group (2004-2006). Earlier in his career, Vivek held positions at Mellon Bank and IntSol Consulting Inc., Canada. He received a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from University of Pune, India.

Basil Al Askari

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MidChains

Basil Al Askari is the Cofounder and CEO of MidChains a regulated virtual asset trading and custody platform based in Abu Dhabi, UAE focused on both the retail and institutional markets. MidChains was founded after his tenures on Mubadala Capital’s Private Equity team and various commercial finance teams in GE Capital based in the UAE, US, UK.

His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal

Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Turki AlFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is Founder and Trustee of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies.

He was born on Rabi Al-Awwal 3, 1364 H/February 15, 1945 in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HRH began his schooling at the Model School in Taif and went on to gain his high school diploma at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, the United States of America. HRH then completed his studies at the Georgetown University.

HRH was appointed Advisor at the Royal Court in 1393H/1973. In 1397H/1977, HRH was appointed Director-General of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Saudi Arabia’s main foreign intelligence service, with the rank of Minister, and headed the GID until 1422H/2001.

In 1423H/2002, HRH was appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. HRH served in the position until 1426H/2005 when he was appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States of America. He retired in 1428H/2007.

HRH’s Roles around the World

• Visiting Distinguished Professor at the Georgetown University

• Honorary Professor at the Tor Vergata University of Rome

• Trustee of the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford

• Trustee of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at the Georgetown University

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria

• Member of the Board of the Beirut Institute

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Council of Arab and International Relations

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Quds Fund and Endowment

• Member of the Advisory Council of the Munich Security Conference

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society

• HRH is a member of the Advisory board of Think20 (T20), which was tasked by the Saudi G20 leadership to provide policy recommendations.

In addition, HRH has been an active participant to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, the Global Economic Symposium, and the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting. HRH was a commissioner for the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, which was a joint initiative of the Australian and Japanese Governments.

Awards

In 1441H/2019, HRH was awarded Afghanistan’s highest honors, the Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal.

In 1437H/2016, HRH was awarded honorary citizenship of Seoul, South Korea, by H.E. Mr. Park Won-Soon, Mayor of Metropolitan Government of Seoul.

In 1436H/2015, HRH received the Mediterranean Award for Diplomacy from the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples, Italy.

Honorary Degrees

In 1438H/2017, HRH received an honorary PhD from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University of Astana in Kazakhstan.

In 1436H/2015, HRH received an honorary PhD from the University of Shanghai.

In 1432H/2011 HRH received an honorary PhD in International Politics from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.

In 1431H/2010, HRH received an honorary PhD in Law from the University of Ulster in Ireland.