Lewis “Lou” Von Thaer is the President and CEO of Battelle, the world’s largest independent research and development organization.
Andrew Ginther is the Mayor of Columbus, Ohio — Andrew was elected to the Mayor’s office as the 53rd Mayor of Columbus in 2015, succeeding Mayor Michael B. Coleman, who was the longest serving mayor in Columbus city history. Mayor Ginther previously served on the Columbus City Council from 2007-2015.
Mark Kvamme is a Co-Founder and Partner at Drive Capital. Mark and Co-Founder, Chris Olsen, relocated from San Francisco to Columbus to start their own Venture Capital firm. Before founding Drive, Mark and Chris were working at Sequoia Capital (one of the most well known Venture Capital firms in Silicon Valley). Many would have called …
Studium is an education technology company offering high schools and colleges tools to build community and retain students. Studium improves student retention by breaking down barriers to student involvement and providing institutions with a holistic understanding of their student’s college experience.
JL Holdsworth is the Founder of The Spot Athletics, a World Champion powerlifter, and the Co-Founder of Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR). RPR is a system of daily self-care techniques that allow you to improve your performance. Whether you are a business owner, parent, special operations in the military or professional athlete, RPR helps you perform …
Steve Testa is the President of Nationwide Children’s Foundation; he was appointed the position in January 2018, after joining the Nationwide Children’s team in 2014. His previous roles with the foundation included Senior Vice President and Executive Director. Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s in 2014, Steve was Assistant Vice President, Foundation, at Valley Health System …
John Egnor is the Founder and President of JME Hospitality. Since the company’s beginnings in 1989, JME Hospitality has designed over 4,000 hospitality projects spanning the entire world.
Cathy Lyttle is the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Worthington Industries. Lyttle joined Worthington Industries in January 1999 as Vice President of Corporate Communications, and then became the Investor Relations Officer in 2009. Before joining Worthington, she was the Vice President of JMAC Hockey, LLC, where she helped direct the startup …
Dave has a diverse background spanning his 20-year career in healthcare and life sciences, as well as in both large corporations and start-ups. Prior to leading the creation of Deep Lens, Inc., Dave was the Director of Data Strategy for Cardinal Health (Fortune 500-Rank #14) where he developed data monetization strategies and new product development …
Mike Edwards is the Founder of The 5 Stones Group and is an 12-time EMMY Award-winning director and cinematographer. Mike’s background in production was inspired by a hobby of taking still photos with a camera he received from his parents while in 6th grade. Mike’s passion for storytelling and the team atmosphere he creates has …