Our Program Directors
Who can you trust to really understand your challenges? Are you looking for practical solutions that you can implement right away?
Our program/council directors are subject matter experts with year's of experience in Fortune 500 organizations; many are also former council members. They help you gain insights beyond your industry, region or point of view, and offer you the rare chance to talk in confidence about issues, explore solutions and develop lasting relationships.
Mike Archbold
Former Chief Executive Officer GNC Holdings, Inc.; CED Trustee 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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Danielle Badler
Program Director, Corporate Communications Strategy Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Matt Biespiel
Program Director, Council For Marketing Leadership The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Bill Black
Program Director, Government Relations & Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Bob Bleimeister
Program Director, Human Capital Analytics Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Michelle Blieberg
CHRO Global Holdings Management Group Program Director, Leadership Development Council and Member of the Human Capital Advisory Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Jan Botz
Program Director, Internal Communications Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Katy Breuer
Program Director, Strategic PMO Executives Council, IT Audit Leaders Council, Leadership Council on Advancing Women, and the Coaching & Leadership Development Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Jacqueline Brevard
Program Director, Global Business Conduct Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Denise Broz
Program Director, Talent Management Leaders Council, and Talent Management Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Michael Byron
Program Director, Supplier Engagement Leadership Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Halina Caravello, Ph.D.
Program Director, Chief EH&S Officers Council The Conference Board HCaravello@tcb.org Read Bio |
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David A. Dye, PhD
Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board President Dye Leadership Consulting LLC Read Bio |
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Philip Forve
Program Director, Quality Control Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Karen Ganzlin
EVP, CHRO (retired) Retail Brokerage and Wealth Management, Financial Services Program Director, Chief Human Resources Officers Council III The Conference Board KGanzlin@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Gisele Garcia-Shelley
Program Director, Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Council The Conference Board gshelley@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Jesse Gaskin
Co-Program Director, Design Leaders Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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John Gillis
Former Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Linda Lane González
Program Director, Multicultural Marketing Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Brian Gorla
Program Director, Payroll Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Kent Greenes
Senior Fellow, Human Capital 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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Ellen Hexter
Program Director, Chief Audit Executives Council, and Strategic Risk Management Council The Conference Board EHexter@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Jeff Hoffman
Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center The Conference Board Acting ESG Center Leader The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Lisa Hunter
Senior Fellow and Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio |
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R. William Ide, III
Program Director, Chief Legal Officers Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Peggy Jude
Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Debra Kassarjian
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Katharine Kenny
Program Director The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Kimo Kippen
Senior Fellow The Conference Board Program Director, Learning & Development Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Deborah Kops
Senior Fellow The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Beth Ladd
Program Director, Applied Innovation Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board BLombardo@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Stela Lupushor
Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Alex Masetti
Program Director, Operational Excellence Council; Competitive Intelligence Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Tim Mathews, DSc, MBA
Program Director The Conference Board Executive Director, Enterprise Resiliency ETS Read Bio |
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Dean McCauley
Program Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Executives Council The Conference Board DMcCauley@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Jennifer McClure
Distinguished Principal Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Stuart McGuigan
Program Director, CIO Business Council Read Bio |
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Graciela G. Meibar
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Optimizers Councils I and II The Conference Board Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio |
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John Messman
Program Director, Career Strategy Council, Talent Management Executives Council III, and Career Development Seminar The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Dave Mihanovic
Program Director, Data Analytics Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Ron Miller
Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Program Director, Executive Compensation Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Mike Moran
President of Mike Moran Group Read Bio |
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Ralph Morris
Program Director, Labor & Employment Law Council The Conference Board 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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Pamela Puryear, PhD
Former CHRO, Walgreens; Advisory Board Member, Human Capital, The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Matt Ranen
Program Director, Strategy Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Dennis Roche
Program Director, Compensation & Employee Benefits Council, Compensation Council, Compensation Leaders Council, and Executive Compensation Management Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Mark Rogus
Program Director, CFO Council, Corporate Treasurers Council and the Financial Planning and Analysis 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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Julie Salmon
Program Director, HR M&A Council and Organizational Design Conference The Conference Board JSalmon@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Ruth Schmidt
Program Director, Design Leaders Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Jim Sheehy
Program Director, Purchasing & Supply Leadership Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Rob Shimp
Program Director, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs 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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Dale Skivington
Program Director, Chief Privacy Officers Council daleeskivington@gmail.com Read Bio |
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May Snowden
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Strategist Council II; Opportunity & Access Foundations Council The Conference Board Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board MSnowden@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Rebekah Steele
Program Director, Opportunity & Access Strategists Council I; Opportunity & Access Innovators Council The Conference Board Senior Fellow, Human Capital The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Brande Stellings
Program Director, Leadership Council on Advancing Women The Conference Board BStellings@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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Tony Tapia
Program Director, Philanthropy & Engagement Council TTapia@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Janet S. VanAlsten
Program Director, Employee Benefits Council, Employee Benefits Research Council, and Global Rewards and Mobility Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Robert Vulpis
Program Director, HR Operations Council; HR Operations Council II; Sales Enablement Leaders Council The Conference Board RVulpis@tcb.org Read Bio |
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Nancy Wolk
Program Director, Shared Services Council; Automation Executives Council The Conference Board Read Bio |
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Laurie Zelnio
Program Director, Sustainability Council I: Strategy and Implementation, and Sustainability Council II: Innovation & Growth The Conference Board LZelnio@tcb.org Read Bio |
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