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Committee for Economic Development
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                                David K. Young
                                
                                
                                     President Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED) Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                John Gardner
                                
                                
                                     Vice President, Public Policy Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED) Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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Economy, Strategy & Finance
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                                Dana M. Peterson
                                
                                
                                     Chief Economist and Leader, Economy, Strategy & Finance Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Stephanie Guichard, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Senior Economist, Global Indicators The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Alexander Heil, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Senior Economist The Conference Board aheil@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Erik Lundh
                                
                                
                                     Senior Economist, Global The Conference Board elundh@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Yelena Shulyatyeva
                                
                                
                                     Senior US Economist The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Mitchell Barnes
                                
                                
                                     Economist The Conference Board mbarnes@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Erin McLaughlin
                                
                                
                                     Senior Economist, ESF Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Jeanne Shu
                                
                                
                                     Strategic Projects Lead, Economy, Strategy & Finance Center The Conference Board jshu@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Konstantinos Panitsas
                                
                                
                                     Economist The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Fiona Liu
                                
                                
                                     Economist The Conference Board fliu@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Yuhan Zhang, Ph.D.
                                
                                
                                     Principal Economist The Conference Board yuhan.zhang@conference-board.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Denise Dahlhoff, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Director, Marketing & Communications Research The Conference Board ddahlhoff@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Maria Demertzis
                                
                                
                                     Economy, Strategy and Finance Center Leader, Europe The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                David Hoffman
                                
                                
                                     China Center Leader and Senior Advisor, Asia The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Charles Popper
                                
                                
                                     Co-Program Director, CIO Business Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Rita Shor
                                
                                
                                     Co-leader of the Innovation and Digital Transformation Institute, Program Director for the Product & Service Development Council, and Co- Program Director for the Innovation Leadership Council rshor@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Anne Greer
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Market Insights Council; Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                John Metselaar
                                
                                
                                     Council Director, Asia and Europe Innovation Leadership Councils The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Hollis W. Hart
                                
                                
                                     President (Retired), International Finance Management Citi; CED Trustee Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Mark Leiter
                                
                                
                                     Chairman Leiter + Company Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Janet Ramey
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Bart van Ark
                                
                                
                                     Managing Director, The Productivity Institute The University of Manchester Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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Governance & Sustainability
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                                Brian Campbell
                                
                                
                                     Center Leader, US Governance & Sustainability Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Jeff Hoffman
                                
                                
                                     Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, Governance & Sustainability Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Andrew Jones, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Governance & Sustainability Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Ariane Marchis-Mouren
                                
                                
                                     Senior Researcher, Corporate Governance The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Matteo Tonello
                                
                                
                                     Head of TCB Benchmarking and Analytics The Conference Board mtonello@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Lindsay Beltzer
                                
                                
                                     Lead Program Producer, Governance & Sustainability Center The Conference Board lbeltzer@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Christine Guinessey
                                
                                
                                     Senior Program Manager, Governance & Sustainability The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Jonathan Yankelewitz
                                
                                
                                     Member Engagement Director, Governance & Sustainability Center The Conference Board jyankelewitz@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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Human Capital
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                                Diana Scott
                                
                                
                                     US Human Capital Center Leader The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Robin Erickson, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Head of Human Capital Research The Conference Board rerickson@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Erka Amursi
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Marion Devine
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Human Capital, Europe The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board blombardo@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Rita Meyerson, EdD
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Matt Rosenbaum
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Allan Schweyer
                                
                                
                                     Principal Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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Marketing & Communications
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                                Ivan Pollard
                                
                                
                                     Marketing & Communications Center Leader The Conference Board ipollard@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Steve Odland
                                
                                
                                     President and CEO The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Denise Dahlhoff, PhD
                                
                                
                                     Director, Marketing & Communications Research The Conference Board ddahlhoff@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Jan Botz
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Internal Communications Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                JP Kuehlwein
                                
                                
                                     Marketing Principal, M&C Center The Conference Board jkuehlwein@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Katie Paine
                                
                                
                                     Founder and CEO Paine Publishing Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Grant McLaughlin
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Tim Powell
                                
                                
                                     Communications and Marketing President President of The Knowledge Agency® Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Mike Moran
                                
                                
                                     President of Mike Moran Group Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Sally Falkow
                                
                                
                                     CEO, Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center Meritus Media Inc,The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Shel Holtz
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow Marketing & Communications Center sholtz@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Tim Peter
                                
                                
                                     Co-Program Director, Chief Digital Officers Council and Digital Marketing Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                John Forsyth
                                
                                
                                     Consumer insights in marketing strategy, branding, new products, segmentation, and pricing, global marketing insights & analytics Consumer Dynamics Leader, M&C Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Lisa Davis
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Kirk Stewart
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Matt Biespiel
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Brand Strategy Council; Council for Marketing Leadership The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Paul Gillin
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing and Communications Center Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Danielle Badler
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Corporate Communications Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Robert Armacost
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Information & Research Management Council The Conference Board rarmacost@tcb.org Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Cassie Stern
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Customer Experience Councils I & II The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Tom Grothues
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Customer Experience Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Anne Greer
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Market Insights Council; Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Linda Lane Gonzalez
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Multicultural Marketing Council The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                MaryLee Sachs
                                
                                
                                     Program Director, Council for CMOs The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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                                Kelly Semrau
                                
                                
                                     Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio  | 
                        
                           
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