Sarah C. Dodds-Brown
Sarah Dodds-Brown is a strategic business partner and enterprise thinker who effectively anticipates challenges and thoughtfully influences change and evolution. Over the course of her career at American Express, Sarah
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Mallun Yen
As a repeat founder, operator, public company officer, and tech executive, Mallun Yen is known for launching and growing enterprise businesses using a data-driven approach to disrupt industry conventions and
Laurie B. Keating
Laurie is an enterprise-wide, strategic leader with entrepreneurial insights and three decades of executive management, Board and Board counselling experience in diverse settings. She has expertise in M&A, business development,