Change Wave

Claire Vo is the SVP of Product Management at Optimizely. Previously she was the Founder & CEO at Experiment Engine. Optimizely is the world's leading experimentation platform, enabling businesses to deliver continuous experimentation and personalization across websites, mobile apps and connected devices. They enable businesses to experiment deeply into their technology stack and broadly across the entire customer experience.

Ferrara is an experienced Vice President Of Engineering with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. She is skilled in Business Planning, Mentoring, Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Start-ups. Ramona is a strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science focused in Computer Science (minor in Business) from Arizona State University.

Ruth Crowley joined Lowe’s in 2016 as Vice President, Customer Experience Design. Using Human-centered design methodology, she is responsible for leading her team’s efforts to create cohesive customer experiences that are emotionally and seasonally relevant and aligned with strategic company objectives.

Regan Davis is VP of Product, Data at Jellyvision, which helps people understand and act on some of life's most complicated decisions: choosing their benefits. Prior to Jellyvision, he was the VP of Product at info.com, where he created a search and display advertising platform and categorized the entire internet. He also teaches workshops and mentors startups through Chicago incubators 1871 and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago.

Cordell Schachter is the CTO and CIO at the NYC Department of Transportation. He is a public sector IT executive helping make NYC Safer, Faster, Smarter, and Efficient by innovating mobility, software development, mapping, communications, on-site and cloud infrastructure, project management, public data, and customer support. He is creating new visions powered by technology, transforming business processes and setting new goals with cutting-edge IT systems developed by highly skilled and diverse staff.

Alejandro Rivas is in charge of Talent & Culture of Excellence and Learning and Development at Dell. He coordinates and facilitates Manager & Leadership Core Curriculum training to build peer mentor relationships for groups of new people leaders through classroom and live virtual sessions. He focuses on inspirational leadership and personal brand, developing and communicating strategy providing 360 coaching for Dell leaders as well as coaching leaders on how to coach and develop high performing teams.

Bill Bodin is the Chief Technology Officer at Kony. He leads the global technology and strategy for Kony. He is an experienced CTO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. He has 240 Patents Filed, > 200 Issued in areas comprising Operating Systems (Desktop and Mobile), Mobile Technologies, Device Drivers, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Synchronization, Digital Imaging, Conversational Applications, Healthcare, Telematics, and other areas.

Heini Zachariassen is the Founder & Board Member at Vivino. He is an operating entrepreneur and loves building international businesses, from an idea to an established, international and respected business. He believes people are the backbone of any organization and thinks being able to identify, attract and motivate the right people is the key to success in any business. “Any leader should make people feel like a part of a winning team and this is best done by delivering rapid growth and results.”

Chuck Price is the Chief Product Officer at TuSimple. He is a seasoned, hands-on technology executive, engineer, board advisor, and entrepreneur. He provides domestic and international leadership from start-ups to multinational conglomerates. He has 20+ years experience building and leading world class product teams in both consumer and enterprise domains as diverse as autonomous vehicles/robotics, enterprise software, hardware devices, internet/web/cloud, mobile, infrastructure, networking.

Jean Ellen Cowgill is the Global Head of Strategy/Business Development at Bloomberg Digital. Bloomberg is the central nervous system of global finance and a forward-looking company focused on building products and solutions that are needed for the 21st century. As a global information and technology company, they connect decision makers to a dynamic network of data, people and ideas – accurately delivering business and financial information, news and insights to customers around the world.