Sallie L. Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, a digital advisor for women to be launched in 2016. She is owner and Chair of Ellevate Network. Prior to this she was the president of the Global Wealth & Investment Management division of Bank of America. She has been known as one of the most senior women on Wall Street. Most recently she has been widely published in both social and more traditional media, focusing on Wall Street regulatory reform; she is also advising a number of start-ups. Sallie L. Krawcheck received her undergraduate degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MBA from Columbia University.
Howard Lindzon is a Canadian author, financial analyst, technical analyst and super angel investor. Lindzon manages a hedge fund, serves as managing partner of the holding company Social Leverage, limited partner at Knight\'s Bridge Capital Partners, and is the co-founder of StockTwits. Howard Lindzon received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Ontario before moving to the United States to attend Arizona State University for a Master of Business Administration.
Meredith Amdur is a technology industry executive and general manager with a diverse background as both a P&L manager (CEO) and team builder in multiple sectors: big data analytics, enterprise software/SaaS and digital media (online, hardware, video, music, gaming and news/information). She charted and executed profitable growth (and turnaround) strategies for tech enterprises in North America and Europe ranging in scale from the Fortune 100, to microcaps, to start-ups. Meredith Amdur received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MBA from Cornell University.
Jeremy Levine is a partner in Bessemer’s New York office. He joined the firm in 2001 and focuses primarily on software and Internet companies. He has led early stage investments in consumer-Internet companies including LinkedIn, Pinterest, Raise, Wikia and Yelp; e-commerce businesses including KupiVIP and Shopify; and SaaS companies including MindBody and Parallels. Several of his portfolio companies have gone public in the last few years, and he has also served on the boards of several Bessemer-backed companies before they were acquired by larger corporations such as Amazon, AOL, Cox, Sony and Naspers. Jeremy graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in computer science and economics.
As former CEO and now Co-Chair Dwyer Group, Dina Dwyer-Owens is also known as a great business leader, a book author and motivational speaker. Her first book, Live RICH How to build success in your company and your life with a proven Code of Values®, then later launched her subsequent successful topic Values, Inc.
Lisa Ann Pinkerton is Founder and President of Technica Communications, co-founder of the Global Cleantech Cluster Association, founder and Chairwoman of Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, a Board Advisor for International Sustainable Fashion Week, an international speaker, trainer and moderator, as well as a documentary filmmaker. Lisa Ann started her career as an award-winning environmental science broadcast journalist who reported for National Public Radio, PBS Television, NBC, American Public Media and other outlets. Lisa Ann Pinkerton is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University
Beckie Robertson is a Managing Director specializing in early-stage investing in medical devices and diagnostics at Versant. Beckie’s career encompasses 23 years of venture capital and operating experience in medical products as an engineer, entrepreneur, corporate executive and investor. Before co-founding Versant, Beckie was a general partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). From 1994-1996, Beckie served as Senior Vice President at Chiron Diagnostics, a division of Chiron Corporation, where she had responsibility for the $200 million Critical Care business unit. In addition, Beckie was Vice President of Business Development where she led numerous deals in support of Chiron Diagnostics business and technology objectives. Prior to joining Chiron, she was a co-founder and Vice President at Egis, an IVP portfolio company, and held senior management positions in operations and finance at Lifescan, a Johnson & Johnson Company. During her seven-year term at Lifescan, the company grew from an early-stage venture-funded company to a worldwide market leader in diabetes diagnostics. She received her undergraduate degree in Engineering from Cornell University.
Chelsey Kingsley is the CEO of Kingsley Quality Woodworking.