The Honorable Janet Yellen 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States On January 26, 2021, Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost fifty years in academia and public service. She is the first person in …
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Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks Cynt Marshall has been a dynamic force for inclusion and diversity within the Mavericks organization and over a 36-year career at AT&T. When Cynt was hired as the CEO of the Mavs in March 2018, she set her sights on a culture transformation. Her vision was for …
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President, American University Sylvia Burwell is a broad-ranging, effective leader who has served at the highest levels of government, philanthropy, and academia. In 2018, she was inaugurated as the 15th president of American University, and the first woman president. Burwell previously held two positions in the President’s Cabinet – serving as Secretary …
Cindy Parlow Cone, President, U.S. Soccer Cindy Parlow Cone is first female President of U.S. Soccer, the second sitting National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee and the first to hold the position who played for a senior U.S. National Team. She is also one of only seven female federation presidents across FIFA’s 211 member associations …
John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments John’s passion for investing began at age 12 when his father started buying him stocks as Christmas and birthday gifts. His interest in equities grew while in college and over the two-and-a-half years after graduation he worked as a stockbroker at William …
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO, SHRM Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of the SHRM (pronounced “SHERM”). Mr. Taylor’s career spans more than 20 years as a lawyer and an executive with not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, including IAC, Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Entertainment Group and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, …