Jared Klee

Product Manager, IBM Blockchain

Jared is responsible for IBM Blockchain tokenization, an emerging business to enable enterprises to issue, manage, and redeem digital assets on blockchain.

Jared previously led acquisitions and strategic partnerships for IBM Industry Platforms, including Watson Financial Services and IBM Blockchain. Jared helped lead the acquisition of Promontory Financial Group and launch the Watson Financial Services unit.

Prior to the formation of Watson Financial Services, Jared was the global head of Watson Risk & Compliance. As part of his role he met with analysts, regulators, and bank c-suite officers to discuss how AI can help solve challenges in financial services and was on the governance board of IBM Research initiatives to create the next generation technology for risk and compliance.

Jared serves as a trustee for The Williams School and as a class officer for Dartmouth College alumni.

Jared holds an AB from Dartmouth College.

Charlie Kirk

Founder & President, Turning Point USA

Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets, and limited government. Since the inception of Turning Point USA on June 5th of 2012, Charlie has grown Turning Point USA from nothing to having representation on over 1,400 high schools and college campuses nationwide and over 150 full time staff. A Fox News contributor and a columnist at The Hill, at 25-years-old, he has appeared on Fox News, CNBC, and FOX Business News over 500 times. His social media reach is over 100 million people per month with one of the highest engaged handles on Twitter. He has been ranked the 2nd most influential conservative on social media and has appeared on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. He is also a best-selling author, was the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention, and is a proud Eagle Scout.

Cormac Kinney

Founder, Diamond Standard

With innovations cited in nearly 4,000 U.S. Patents, Cormac Kinney has founded four startups acquired by public companies. He is a quant finance pioneer who invented heatmaps, designed more than 100 institutional trading systems, and perfected sentiment analysis, using it to manage $500 million for Tudor and Millennium. Now, as founder of Diamond Standard, Cormac has solved the challenge of creating a standardized diamond commodity. Transacted on the blockchain, it is the first physical and digital asset, forming a decentralized reserve to asset-back any digital contract.

Sal Khan

Founder, Khan Academy

Sal Khan is the founder of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere. Khan Academy's content and mastery learning platform has over 71 million registered users from all over the world and has been localized into over 30 languages.

Sal holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard. He has been profiled by 60 Minutes, was the only non-profit leader ever profiled on the cover of Forbes and recognized as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Andrew Keys

Co-Founder, ConsenSys Capital

Andrew Keys supports ConsenSys Capital, ConsenSys’ financial services constellation of companies, including Fund Foundry, ConsenSys Ventures, and Token Foundry.

Previously, Andrew ran ConsenSys’ global business development from inception of the company, co-founded ConsenSys Enterprise, co-created the first Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-Service offering with Microsoft, and began the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

Andrew comes to ConsenSys with capital markets, healthcare, technology and entrepreneurial experience. Previously, Andrew worked for UBS investment bank in equities analysis. Later, he was involved within multiple hedge funds and broker dealers in alternative asset investing. After, he co-founded a healthcare revenue cycle management company where he learned about Bitcoin and eventually Ethereum.

Andrew graduated from Loyola University in Maryland and University of Auckland with degrees in economics and international finance. His best computer science was in college, and it’s been downhill technically, since then.

William J. Kelly

Chief Executive Officer, CAIA Assocation

William (Bill) J. Kelly, CAIA is the President & CEO of the CAIA Association. Bill has been a frequent industry speaker, writer, and commentator on alternative investment topics around the world since taking the leadership role at the CAIA Association in January, 2014. Previously, Bill was the CEO of Boston Partners and one of seven founding partners of the predecessor firm, Boston Partners Asset Management which, prior to a majority interest being sold to Robeco Group in Rotterdam in 2002, was an employee-owned firm. Bill’s career in the institutional asset management space spans over 30 years where he gained extensive managerial experience through successive CFO, COO and CEO roles. In addition to his current role, Bill is a tireless advocate for shareholder protection and investor education and is currently the Chairman and lead independent director for the Boston Partners Trust Company. He has previously served as an independent director and audit committee chair for ’40 Act Mutual Funds and other financial services firms. He is also currently an Advisory Board Member of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute which strives to bring the highest levels of professionalism and governance to independent fund directors around the world. A member of the board of the CAIA Association, Bill also represents CAIA in similar capacities via their global partnerships with other associations and global regulators. Bill began his career as an accountant with PwC and is a designated Audit Committee Financial Expert in accordance with SEC rules. Follow Bill Kelly on Twitter @CAIA_BillKelly

Bruce Katz

Founding Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Drexel University

Bruce Katz is the Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University in Philadelphia and is the coauthor of The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism. Previously he served as inaugural Centennial Scholar at Brookings Institution and as vice president and director of Brooking’s Metropolitan Policy Program for 20 years. He is a member of the RSA City Growth Commission in the United Kingdom and a Visiting Professor in Practice at London School of Economics. Katz previously served as chief of staff to the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Katz co-led the Obama administration’s housing and urban transition team. He is coauthor of The Metropolitan Revolution and The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism, editor or coeditor of several books on urban and metropolitan issues, and a frequent media commentator.  

Brad Katsuyama

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, IEX

As CEO, Brad oversees both the long-term strategic direction of IEX and its day-to-day management. As a former head risk trader and head of electronic trading at RBC Capital Markets, he is hands-on in the development of the products and services that IEX builds for clients interested in better execution quality.

Brad was one of the co-founders of IEX in 2012 after their team uncovered ways that the existing stock exchanges were selling high speed technology and data to the detriment of long-term investors. Brad and his team’s pursuit of a fairer market has been chronicled in Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys, as well as in outlets ranging from 60 Minutes to the New York Times Magazine and Bloomberg Markets. Brad was honored as part of New York Times Dealbook’s 2018 inaugural class of Groundbreakers.

Cameron Kasky

Activist

Cameron Kasky is a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who, after the tragic shooting on February 14th, 2018, created a movement advocating for gun control called the March for Our Lives. Cameron later left the organization to focus his efforts on supplementing the political conversation by promoting civility in debate.

David S. Karow, MD, PHD

Chief of Radiogenomics & Interim Chief Executive Officer, Human Longevity

An innovative leader who brings more than 10 years of experience in advanced MR Imaging and genomic analytics.

Before joining HLI, Dr. Karow was the Director of Body MRI in the Department of Radiology at UC, San Diego, where he still maintains an appointment as an Associate Professor. Dr. Karow was awarded multiple federal and private research grants and published numerous papers focusing on the development of imaging biomarkers for chronic age related disease.

Dr. Karow completed his fellowship in diagnostic and non-vascular interventional radiology at UCLA. Dr. Karow completed his medical training at the University of Michigan medical school in the combined M.D./Ph.D., graduating with a distinction in research.

Brett Jefferson

President & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Hildene Capital Management

Mr. Jefferson is the Founder and President of Hildene Capital Management, an asset management firm specializing in structured finance investments. Mr. Jefferson oversees all firm investment decisions and strategies. With over 25 years of combined experience in the structured finance market and the option arbitrage industry, Mr. Jefferson has led Hildene to Barron’s Top 100 Annual Hedge Funds list for six consecutive years.

Mr. Jefferson graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Management degree from J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Prior to founding Hildene, Mr. Jefferson was a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Marathon Structured Finance Fund, which had no down months during his tenure. Prior to Marathon, he worked in the Structured Credit Products groups at Salomon Smith Barney and Chase Securities.

Mr. Jefferson is very active in the community. He is a member of the board of directors of the Tewaaraton Foundation, which annually awards the Tewaaraton Trophy to the best college lacrosse player in the nation; as well as a board member of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), a tour based professional lacrosse league featuring the best players in the world. Mr. Jefferson is also on the board of trustees of the Gifft Hill School in St. John, US Virgin Islands. He is the managing member of RPP Advisors LLC, a financial services firm based in the US Virgin Islands.

Robert Jackson

Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Robert J. Jackson Jr. was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was sworn in on January 11, 2018.

Commissioner Jackson has extensive experience as a legal scholar, policy professional, and corporate lawyer. He comes to the SEC from NYU School of Law, where he is a Professor of Law. Previously, he was Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and Director of its Program on Corporate Law and Policy. Commissioner Jackson’s academic work has focused on corporate governance and the use of advanced data science techniques to improve transparency in securities markets. He was the founding director of Columbia Law School’s Data Lab, which used cutting-edge technology to study the reliability of corporate disclosures. Commissioner Jackson has written more than 20 articles in the nation’s most prestigious legal and economics journals. His published work includes a study shining light on trading activity before the announcement of major corporate events, the first study of the effect of mandatory disclosure required by the JOBS Act on trading by individual investors, and the first comprehensive study of CEO pay in firms owned by private equity. In 2012, Columbia Law School students honored Commissioner Jackson with the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He has testified on his scholarship before the U.S. Senate, and his work was previously the subject of rulemaking commentary before federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve and the SEC.

Before joining the Columbia Law School faculty in 2010, Commissioner Jackson served as a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Treasury, working with Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation. In this role, he oversaw the development of policies designed to give shareholders a say on pay, improve the disclosure of executive bonuses, and encourage TARP recipients to more closely tie pay to performance. Earlier in his career, Commissioner Jackson practiced law in the executive compensation department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Commissioner Jackson holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business, a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He was born in the Bronx, New York, and is a lifelong Yankees fan.

Darrell Issa

Director-Nominee, United States Trade and Development Agency

Darrell Edward Issa is an American businessman and Republican politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing districts primarily covering north San Diego County, California. From January 2011 to January 2015, he served as Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa served as CEO of Directed Electronics, which he co-founded in 1982. It is currently one of the largest makers of automobile aftermarket security and convenience products in the United States. Sporting a net worth of approximately 250 million dollars, Issa during his tenure was the wealthiest serving member of Congress.

On September 19, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Issa to be Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency.

Dana Hollinger

Board Member, CalPERS

Ms. Hollinger has 30 years of sector expertise in finance, insurance and healthcare. In finance, specifically in managing to a liability that is actuarially based. She has held senior executive positions in the insurance industry.

Ms. Hollinger was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to represent the insurance industry chair for the state of California on the Board of CalPERS and is serving her second term.

CalPERS invests and administers pensions for 1.9 million people and oversees a global investment portfolio of 350 billion dollars allocated to public and private equity, real assets and fixed income. CalPERS administers the second largest health system in the United States providing benefits to 1.3 million members.

Ms. Hollinger serves on the Investment Committee for the largest asset owner in the United States. One of the 10th largest asset owners in the world including Sovereign Wealth Funds. She was elected Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee which oversees system soundness, enterprise risk management, internal and external audits, privacy and information security, ethics, compliance and other independent reassurance activities. Additionally she currently Vice Chairs both the Governance and Performance and Compensation Committees.

Ms. Hollinger has thematic expertise in risk and audit, governance and executive compensation. Ms. Hollinger is serving her second term on the Board of International Corporate Governance Network. Led by investors responsible for assets under management in excess of US$34 trillion, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) is a leading authority on global standards of corporate governance and investor stewardship. ICGN’s membership is based in more than 45 countries and includes companies, advisors and other stakeholders.

ICGN’s mission is to promote high standards of professionalism in governance for investors and companies alike in their mutual pursuit of long-term value creation contributing to sustainable economies world-wide.

Ms. Hollinger is a partner in ABG a global consulting investment advisory firm.

Josh Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Zymergen

Josh is the CEO and cofounder of Zymergen. Prior to Zymergen, he was a Partner at Norcob Capital and before that a Managing Director in Merchant Banking at Rothschild, where he was a member of the Management Committee. He began his career at McKinsey & Company where he served industrial and technology clients on matters of strategy, operations and organization. He holds a BA from University of California, Berkeley and an MA and MPPM from Yale University.

Chris Hentemann

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, 400 Capital

Chris founded 400CM in October 2008 and heads the Firm’s Investment and Operating Committees. Prior to 400CM, Chris was the Head of Global Structured Products at Banc of America Securities (“BAS”) where he led the strategy for lending, securitization, trading, sales, research and investment management of residential and commercial mortgage, asset-backed, CLO, tax and credit derivatives. Prior to joining BAS, Chris spent two years as at Salomon Brothers Inc. as a Vice President and senior trader in residential mortgage securities, CMO’s and derivatives. Chris began his career at CS First Boston where he was responsible for trading and structuring residential mortgage securities, CMO’s and derivatives. Chris serves on the Board of Directors for Renovate America, a private clean energy finance and technology company based in San Diego and chairs the Audit Committee, as well as the Board of Directors for InterNex Capital, a digital asset-based lender located New York City which provides working capital financing to small and medium sized businesses. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Boston College Wall Street Council and the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation. Chris graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Keith Haydon

Chief Investment Officer, Man Solutions

Keith Haydon is Chief Investment Officer of Man Solutions and Chairman of Man FRM. He is also a member of the Man Group Executive Committee.

Before joining Man FRM in 2004, Keith held positions as a multi-asset macro proprietary trader at Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Deutsche Bank.

Keith holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Cambridge.

Mance Harmon

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Hedera Hashgraph

Mance is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of strategic leadership experience in multi-national corporations, government agencies, and high-tech startups, and is Co-Founder and CEO of Hedera. His prior experience includes serving as the Head of Architecture and Labs at Ping Identity, Founder and CEO of two tech startups, the senior executive for product security at a $1.7B revenue organization, Program Manager for a very-large scale software program for the Missile Defense Agency, the Course Director for Cybersecurity at the US Air Force Academy, and research scientist in Machine Learning at Wright Laboratory. Mance received a MS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts and a BS in Computer Science from Mississippi State University.

Bob Hariri, M.D., Ph.D

Chairman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Celularity

Dr. Bob Hariri is an accomplished surgeon, biomedical scientist, high performance aviator and serial entrepreneur in two technology sectors, biomedicine and aerospace. He is the chairman, founder, and chief executive officer of Celularity, Inc., one of the world's leading human cellular therapeutics companies. Dr. Hariri was the founder and CEO of Anthrogenesis Corporation, and after its acquisition by Celgene Corporation, served as CEO of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics. Dr. Hariri also co-founded the genomic-based health intelligence company, Human Longevity, Inc.

Dr. Hariri pioneered the use of stem cells to treat a range of life-threatening human diseases, and continues today to make transformative contributions in the fields of immuno-oncology and cell therapeutics along with tissue engineering and functional regeneration. He is widely acknowledged for his discovery of pluripotent stem cells and novel immune cells derived from the human placenta, and as a member of the team that discovered the physiological activities of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). He holds over 170 issued and pending patents for discoveries including placenta-derived stem cells, which Nature recognized as one of the ten most important patent estates in the field. He has authored over 200 published chapters, articles, and abstracts.

Dr. Hariri twice received the Thomas Alva Edison Award for technological innovation, in 2007 and 2011, and is a recipient of the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation’s Fred J. Epstein Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Hariri was awarded the 2018 Pontifical Key Innovation Award by Pope Francis. Over the years, he has received numerous honors for his many contributions to the fields of biomedicine and aviation.

Dr. Hariri is an adjunct associate professor of pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is a former member of the board of visitors of the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Science & Technology Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is a member of the X PRIZE Foundation scientific advisory board for the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics. Dr. Hariri is a trustee and vice-chair of the Liberty Science Center. In 2010 he was appointed a Commissioner of Cancer Research by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Dr. Hariri serves on numerous public company and private foundation boards.

Dr. Hariri completed his undergraduate training at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Columbia College. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University, where he was the recipient of both the Julian R. Rachele Award and the Doctoral Dissertation Award. He received his surgical and neurosurgical training at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center where he specialized in traumatic brain injury. Dr. Hariri is a member of the Association of Military Surgeons and an expert in battlefield medicine.

When he is not in the laboratory or the corporate boardroom, Dr. Hariri is a jet-rated commercial pilot with thousands of hours of flight time in over 60 different military and civilian aircraft. He has also produced several feature films, as well as documentaries on global societal issues.

Ivelina Green

Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Pearlstone Alternative

Ivelina Green is the Founder and CIO of Pearlstone Alternative, a London-based credit asset manager focused on special situations and distressed investing. Pearlstone seeks idiosyncratic opportunities with high execution complexity in companies which come under cyclical and structural pressure.

Prior to launching Pearlstone, Ivelina was a Partner at CQS, where she headed the Global Special Situations Group. In this capacity, Ivelina was a senior portfolio manager and built a global team of dedicated special situations analysts based in London, New York and Hong Kong.

Prior to CQS, Ivelina was a Head of European Distressed Trading and Investing at Goldman Sachs in London. She started her career at Goldman Sachs in 2004 in New York.

Ivelina has been actively involved in various female leadership and mentoring initiatives seeking to promote women in finance throughout her career at Goldman Sachs and later at CQS and Pearlstone. She was named to the Hedge Fund Journal’s Leading Women in Hedge Funds in 2018. Ivelina was recently named to the HFJ’s Global Report of Leading Portfolio Managers for 2021.