Financial Services

M. Tamara Box

Tamara Box is an experienced C‐Suite executive, independent director and global business leader.

She is currently Managing Partner, Europe and Middle East for global law firm Reed Smith, ranked in the world’s top 25 with revenues exceeding $1.42 billion annually, where she is a member of the Senior Management TeamRead more

Gabriele Apfelbacher

Ms. Apfelbacher serves as independent non-executive director on the board of Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited where she is also a member of the audit committee. In addition, Ms. Apfelbacher is a member of the Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat; non-executive director equivalent in a two-tier board system ) of Nomura … Read more

Kathleen J. Wu

Kathleen Wu’s real estate transactions practice has a broad wingspan, crossing multiple industries and disciplines, serving a national clientele from Wall Street to California.

Recently, she has been advising clients on real estate issues arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, including borrowers, lenders, landlords and tenants. Kathleen has used her considerable … Read more

Alice Young

Summary of Key Contributions

  • 40+ years of business and legal experience in diverse industries advising multinationals and entrepreneurs in a global economy.
  • Extensive knowledge of cross-cultural and international business and geopolitical relations, with a particular focus on Asia.
  • Strong relationships with decision-makers, especially in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
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Emily Ward

Emily Ward is a technology and board executive with expertise in streaming, media, fintech, ecommerce, mobile, and software.

She is the CEO and board chair for AlcaCruz, a video streaming company with offices in Silicon Valley & Seoul (www.alcacruz.com).  AlcaCruz created MultiView streaming technology that live streams multiple … Read more

Rena Miwako Wheaton

Ms. Wheaton is founder and principal of The Wheaton Group, a business consulting and law firm that advises Epson America, Inc. and other clients on business strategies and complex business and finance transactions. During her career of more than 25 years, Ms. Wheaton has honed her ability to resolve business … Read more

Kimberly L. Wilford

Kim joined GoFundMe to manage the legal and compliance obligations of the world’s largest social fundraising platform and to operationalize and expand the charitable initiatives of GoFundMe.org. With almost 20 years of experience helping start-up to publicly-traded company leaders drive innovation and growth, she is a business-minded problem solver with … Read more

Rebecca Wing

Rebecca Wing is an experienced General Counsel and interim CEO of a $500,000,000 financial services conglomerate. Ms. Wing has over 25 years of experience in advising companies and has extensive crisis management skills. She is also a corporate board director (since 2005) for Sleeping Bear Inc., a privately held manufacturer.… Read more

Mary Kate Wold

Mary Kate Wold has held leadership positions in the pharmaceutical and healthcare, financial services, legal, and government sectors, including sitting on the boards of numerous organizations. She is the CEO and a board member of the Church Pension Group (CPG), a pension and financial services company that is headquartered in … Read more

Deborah Thoren-Peden

Deborah Thoren-Peden focuses her Chambers-ranked corporate practice on banking, electronic commerce, privacy, anti-money laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations.

Debbie co-leads Pillsbury’s Fintech, Payments & Blockchain team, its Consumer & Retail industry team and its Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data Security & Information Use team. She represents and advises … Read more