M&A

Linda J. Vilardo

Linda J. Vilardo is the Founder of MPowerment Consulting LLC, a firm dedicated to identifying practical solutions to business and legal issues faced by small to mid-size businesses.  Her primary focus is on transactions, operational efficiencies, project management and effective communication.

Prior to launching MPowerment Consulting, Linda was Executive Vice … Read more

Kellye L. Walker

Kellye Walker, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN), is a seasoned senior executive with over 25 years of experience helping publicly traded companies increase value through forward thinking, strategic discipline and a focus on continuous improvement.

Ms. Walker is a member of the

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Wendy Shiba

Wendy Shiba is a corporate attorney who served in C-level executive positions for three NYSE-listed companies, including Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of KB Home; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of PolyOne Corporation; and Vice President, Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Bowater Incorporated. In … Read more

Barbara Sicalides

Barbara Sicalides is leader of the antitrust and trade regulation practice and partner at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Ms. Sicalides built her law practice upon understanding the business goals of her clients and working with the managers and their reports to identify, design and implement strategies consistent … Read more

Karen Silverman

Karen is a leading voice on practical governance strategies for AI and frontier technologies. She brings over three decades of experience advising on complex global business and legal issues and now leads an innovative, advisory group that supports leaders in business and government on workable governance practices for both novel … Read more

Rachel Stern

Overview

Stern serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Global Head of Strategic Resources of FactSet Research Systems Inc. Rachel’s operational experience includes Human Resources, Investor Relations, M&A, Real Estate Strategy, Facilities Management, Data Procurement and Governance, and Offshore Site Management.

Experience

For over 20 years, Stern … Read more

Veta T. Richardson

Veta T. Richardson has been President and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) since July 1, 2011. ACC is the world’s largest not-for-profit corporation dedicated exclusively to serving chief legal and compliance executives through an industry-leading combination of information resources, education and training, professional networks, and advocacy in … Read more

Jeanne M. Rosendale

Jeanne M. Rosendale, is the former EVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Human Resources for Muriel Siebert Co., Inc, (“Siebert”) an institutional and retail broker-dealer founded by the legendary Muriel F. Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Rosendale … Read more

Catherine Sazdanoff

Catherine is a board member and consultant with extensive global healthcare experience. She is an independent director of the Board of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) and of Vascugen, Inc. (privately held), and formerly of InMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: INM). Catherine is President/ CEO of Sazdanoff Consulting LLC and serves as … Read more

Teresa M. Sebastian

Teresa Sebastian is a C-Suite executive and board member. She has spent two decades in boardrooms driving strategy, participating in the creation of shareholder value, and implementing best practices.

Sebastian is currently a board member of The AES Corporation, a public power generation and utility company [AES: NYSE, $13B … Read more