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Economy, Strategy & Finance

Carol Corrado Measurement of intangibles and their role in innovation process and economic growth, financial innovation, innovation measurement Senior Advisor and Research Director, Economics Program The Conference Board carol.corrado@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Elizabeth Crofoot Comparative measures of employment, unemployment, labor productivity, worker compensation, unit labor costs Senior Economist, Labor Markets The Conference Board elizabeth.crofoot@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Denise Dahlhoff, PhD Senior Researcher, Consumer Research The Conference Board Denise.Dahlhoff@conference-board.org Read Bio
Klaas de Vries Economist The Conference Board klaas.devries@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Abdul Erumban Productivity, technology and change, globalization, internal comparisons of economic development, and structural change Senior Research Fellow The Conference Board abdul.erumban@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Lynn Franco Consumer behavior, indicators, consumer and business confidence Director, Economic Indicators and Surveys The Conference Board lynn.franco@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Anne Greer Program Director, Market Insights Council; Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Xiaohui (Janet) Hao, PhD Innovation, intangible assets, internal comparative studies of innovation, productivity, economic performance Senior Economist The Conference Board janet.hao@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Hollis W. Hart Senior Fellow ESF Center Read Bio
David Hoffman Thought leadership on operating environment for MNCs in China, China's regulatory policy, structural risks, development trajectory Senior Vice President Asia and Managing Director of the China Center for Economics & Business The Conference Board david.hoffman@conference-board.org Read Bio
Gad Levanon, PhD US economic outlook, global outlook, macroeconomic analysis, labor markets Vice President, Labor Markets The Conference Board gad.levanon@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Erik Lundh China, Global Train, Global Value Chains and The Gulf Region Senior Economist The Conference Board erik.lundh@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Ilaria Maselli Economic outlook and global economy, contingent workforce, gig economy, migration Senior Economist The Conference Board ilaria.maselli@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
John Metselaar Innovation, leadership, strategy. culture and organizational change Program Director and Senior Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Ataman Ozyildirim, PhD Applied macroeconomics, forecasting, and international and development economies, business cycle indicators Director, Economic Research, and Global Research Chair The Conference Board ataman.ozyildirim@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Dana Peterson Executive Vice President & Chief Economist The Conference Board Read Bio
Charles Popper Co-Program Director, CIO Business Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Rita Shor Program Director, Product & Services Development Council, Co-Program Director, Innovation Leadership Council, and Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board rita.shor@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Frank Steemers Economics Department Economist The Conference Board frank.steemers@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Bart van Ark Senior Advisor The Conference Board Read Bio

Environmental, Social & Governance

Fern Cheng Corporate social responsibility (China), corporate citizenship and philanthropy engagement and civil society development Research Analyst, China Center for Economics and Business The Conference Board fern.cheng@conference-board.org Read Bio
Jeff Hoffman Corporate social responsibility strategy, reputation and brand management, ESG governance Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Anuj Saush Corporate leadership practice, sustainability Senior Sustainability Researcher - Europe The Conference Board anuj.saush@conference-board.org Read Bio
Anke Schrader Corporate sustainability practices, corporate citizenship and philanthropic engagement, China demographic change, labor force evaluation and development Research Director, the China Center for Economics and Business The Conference Board anke.schrader@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Dr. Uwe G. Schulte Leader, Global Sustainability Centre and Program Director The Conference Board uwe.schulte@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Robert Schwarz Senior Researcher, ESG Center The Conference Board robert.schwarz@conference-board.org Read Bio
Thomas Singer Revenue growth through sustainable products and services, corporate sustainability disclosure and performance Principal Researcher The Conference Board thomas.singer@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Matteo Tonello Corporate governance and sustainability leadership, CEO succession, CEO compensation Managing Director, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) The Conference Board matteo.tonello@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Paul Washington Executive Director, ESG Center The Conference Board paul.washington@conference-board.org Read Bio

Human Capital

Amy Lui Abel, PhD Building highly engaging cultures, strategic talent management, human capital, CEO succession, trends in executive coaching Vice President, Human Capital Research The Conference Board amy.abel@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Nabeel Ahmad, EdD Senior Researcher The Conference Board Read Bio
Andrew Bell Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio
Sarah Bond Understanding inclusion, building inclusive workplace cultures, change management in diversity & inclusion Institute Director The Conference Board Read Bio
Solange Charas, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
David Clutterbuck, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Deb Cohen, PhD Consultant and Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Vicki Culpin, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Marion Devine Strategic human resources, talent management, and engagement, leveraging older workers, and European trends in human capital Senior Human Capital Researcher, Europe The Conference Board Read Bio
J. Keith Dunbar, EdD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Robin Erickson, PhD Principal Researcher The Conference Board robin.erickson@conference-board.org Read Bio
Jane Horan, EdD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow and Program Director, Asia Talent and Diversity Council and Asia Council of Women Leaders The Conference Board Read Bio
Sandhya Karpe, PhD Human Capital Senior Research Advisor of Human Capital Center, Asia The Conference Board sandhya.karpe@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Gad Levanon, PhD US economic outlook, global outlook, macroeconomic analysis, labor markets Vice President, Labor Markets The Conference Board gad.levanon@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow and Program Director, Onboarding Talent Council and Learning, Development & Organizational Performance Council The Conference Board Barbara.Lombardo@conference-board.org Read Bio
Stela Lupushor Senior Fellow, Human Capital; Program Director, Strategic Workforce Planning Council, and Strategic HRBP Council Read Bio
John McMackin, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Charles Mitchell Executive Director, Knowledge Content & Quality The Conference Board charles.mitchell@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Patti P. Phillips, PhD ROI competency building, ROI measurement and evaluation Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board patti.phillips@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Amanda Popiela Employee ownership of engagement, leadership perspectives of C-Suite executives, mental health and well-being in the workplace Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board amanda.popiela@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Rebecca L. Ray, PhD Executive Vice President, Human Capital The Conference Board rebecca.ray@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Laura Sabattini, PhD Human Capital Principal Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Laura.Sabattini@conference-board.org Read Bio
Karlheinz Schwuchow, PhD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio
Amy Ye Employee engagement, leadership development, talent management, and strategic human resources Researcher, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio
Lyle Yorks, EdD Distinguished Principal Research Fellow The Conference Board ly84@columbia.edu Read Bio

CED/Public Policy

Cindy Cisneros Vice President of Education Programs Committee for Economic Development Cindy.Cisneros@tcb.org Read Bio
Dr. Lori Esposito Murray President Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board Read Bio
Joseph J. Minarik Global economy, national debt and inflation Senior Vice President and Director of Research Committee for Economic Development Read Bio
Devin O’Connor Deputy Director, Economic Research Committee for Economic Development Read Bio
Steve Odland Public policy, fiscal health, education, global competitiveness, and democratic institutions President and CEO The Conference Board, Inc. Read Bio

Marketing & Communications

Jessica Adelman Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Jake Beniflah, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Jan Botz Program Director, Corporate Communications Strategy Council and Internal Communications Council II The Conference Board Read Bio
Devry Boughner Vorwerk Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio
Craig E. Carroll, PhD Leader The Conference Board Communications Institute Read Bio
Chiqui Cartagena Chief Marketing Officer & Center Leader, Marketing & Communications The Conference Board chiqui.cartagena@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Denise Dahlhoff, PhD Senior Researcher, Consumer Research The Conference Board Denise.Dahlhoff@conference-board.org Read Bio
Lisa R. Davis Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio
Vanessa DiMauro CEO Leader Networks Vanessa.DiMauro@tcb.org Read Bio
Sally Falkow CEO Meritus Media Inc Sally.Falkow@tcb.org Read Bio
Nora Ganim Barnes Chancellor, Professor of Marketing, Director, Center for Marketing Research University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Read Bio
Susan Getgood Vice President - Product Innovation SHE Media Read Bio
Shel Holtz Director of Internal Communications Webcor shelholtz@tcb.org Read Bio
JP Kuehlwein Marketing Institute Leader The Conference Board jp.kuehlwein@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Emile Lee Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio
Jen McClure Distinguished Principal Fellow The Conference Board Marketing and Communications Center Read Bio
Colin McConnell Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio
Grant McLaughlin Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Mike Moran Senior Fellow, Marketing and Communications Center; Program Director, Digital Leadership & Transformation Council and Digital Marketing Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio
Alicia Nieva-Woodgate Managing Director ANW Networks Read Bio
Steve Odland Public policy, fiscal health, education, global competitiveness, and democratic institutions President and CEO The Conference Board, Inc. Read Bio
Katie Paine Founder and CEO Paine Publishing Katie.Paine@tcb.org Read Bio
Timothy Powell Communications and Marketing President The Knowledge Agency Read Bio
Jeff Pundyk Communications and Marketing Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing and Communications Center jeff.pundyk@conferenceboard.org Read Bio
Kelly Semrau Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio
Kirk Stewart Senior Fellow The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center Read Bio