Tom Szaky is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of TerraCycle, Inc., producer of the worlds first product made from and packaged in waste.
At 14, Szaky started his first business, a web design company called Flyte Design, which employed three associates and earned its young proprietor a five-figure income. Szaky then engaged in the start-up of three small dot.com companies: Werehome.com (an online home improvement site), piority.com (an online fundraising school), and studentmarks.com (an online grade tracking software).
In 2002, Szaky took a leave of absence from Princeton University to dedicate himself full-time to starting TerraCycle, Inc., beginning as a 2 man outfit in the crowded basement of an old office building in Princeton. Today TerraCycle occupies a 20,000 sq. ft. factory in an urban enterprise zone in Trenton, NJ, where it employs over 20 workers and makes and ships its unique consumer products to WalMart Canada, Whole Foods, Home Depot, and other major retail stores.
Harris Rosen has been President of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, formerly known as Tamar Inns, since 1974.
Rosen served three years in the United States Army as an officer in Germany and South Korea. He began his professional career at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City as a convention salesman. He occupied various management positions in some of the larger Hilton hotels and eventually joined the Disney Company in California as Director of Hotel Planning. He left Disney to purchase the 256 room Quality Inn on International Drive in 1974.
Harris Rosen received his Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
Vivian Schiller is the former president and CEO of National Public Radio, and former head of news and journalism partnerships at Twitter. She is also the former senior vice president and chief digital officer for NBC News, including oversight of NBCNews.com. Vivian Schiller graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's degree in Russian studies and Soviet studies, and a has Master's degree in Russian from Middlebury College.
Jordan Celkupa is a Financial Planner with Robert J. Oberst, Sr. & Associates. Mr. Celkupa joined the firm in 2004 as a Financial Planner. He is a Registered Representative with SagePoint Financial, Inc., and earned his Certified Financial Planner designation in 2007.
In addition to developing financial plans and managing investments, Mr. Celkupa specializes in optimizing the financial situations of those who are contemplating retirement. He helps individuals affected by a mid-career job separation to assess their options and manage their risks.
Mr. Celkupa has worked for AT&T in the Corporate Treasury department where he managed the company's debt and fixed income derivatives portfolio. Prior to obtaining his M.B.A., he worked for Kwasha Lipton, an Employee Benefit consulting firm, whose successor entity became part of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Jordan Celkupa received an M.B.A., from the Chicago Booth School of Business in 1997, and a B.S., in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 1990.
Bill McCarthy is a Financial Adviser with Merrill Lynch. Bill joined Merrill Lynch in 2007 and is currently associated with the Claffey & McAuley Team at Merrill Lynch.
Bill is an honors graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Applied Economics and Management.
Natalie Grillon is the Co-founder and COO at JUST. JUST promotes transparency in fashion supply chains by connecting designers and consumers to ethical suppliers. Natalie has worked with the Peace Corps in Northern Mali as a Natural Resource Management Specialist. She also worked in environmental and sustainability planning for a Massachusetts town government and in sustainability strategy and marketing at SC Johnson. Natalie Grillon holds a B.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
Erin O'Connor is a Partner with Cammack Health (formerly Cammack LaRhette). Erin has helped evolve the company's hospital centric services to expand beyond traditional employee benefits by developing strategic partnerships with clients who are migrating to population health management. She works with industry leaders, clients and partners to develop best practices for accountable care.
Erin has 25 years of experience in human resources and health care operations. Prior to joining Cammack Health, she was the chief HR executive at two large healthcare organizations for over seven years, one of which operated several health plans.
Erin O'Connor is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Fordham University School of Law.
Rachel Trimarco is the Founder & CEO and Bridal Flower Divas. Trimarco planned and designed every detail of her own 300 person, lavish Hampton wedding. After receiving several astronomical quotes from florists, Rachel knew that she could find a way to avoid paying premium prices for the elegant floral décor she envisioned. She found an incredibly talented floral designer with over 25 years of experience to execute her floral scheme and used her business skills to negotiate with distributors. She ended up with couture floral arrangements for a fraction of the quotes she received from florists. After seeing her work and learning how little she paid, numerous friends and acquaintances requested her help in planning their own weddings. This gave her the inspiration for a discounted, designer bridal flower boutique. Trimarco's career has included financial sales, event planning and television production. After gaining experience in the corporate world, Trimarco decided to pursue her true passion, interior and event design. She combined her business acumen, planning and production experience, and flair for design to start Bridal Flower Divas. Rachel Tirmarco received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
Josh Nesbit is CEO of Medic Mobile. Inspired by volunteer village health workers in rural Malawi, Josh is firmly committed to serving a global community. He was an international health and bioethics student at Stanford and his research focused on Pediatric HIV.