Ms. Duffy has been our President since 2022 and Chief Operating Officer since 2020. Ms. Duffy is also Senior Vice President of The RMR Group (and is responsible for overseeing asset management of a portfolio of office, industrial and retail properties managed by RMR and the company’s credit and business analytics teams. Since joining RMR in 2006, Yael has also worked in RMR’s Accounting group as an Accounting Manager and Real Estate Services group as an Area Director in the Northeast region. Prior to joining RMR, she worked at Spaulding & Slye. Yael earned a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a member of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP).

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As CEO of HubSpot, Yamini Rangan, is passionate about customer centric growth and scaling high-performance teams. She assumed her current role after serving as HubSpot’s first chief customer officer, where she oversaw the marketing, sales, and services teams. A tech industry veteran, Yamini has more than 24 years of experience spanning product marketing, sales, and strategy. She previously served as chief customer officer at Dropbox, where she was responsible for embedding customer focus across the organization. Before Dropbox, she was VP of sales strategy and operations at Workday, where she helped quadruple revenue. At SAP, Yamini held several leadership roles in strategy, pre-sales and value-based selling and helped close landmark deals. She has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times and is a frequent speaker at customer centric conferences. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, a Master’s in Computer Engineering, and an MBA from Berkeley.

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Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet joined Alnylam in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer, was promoted to President and COO in 2020, and was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive Officer in late 2021. Yvonne has more than 25 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical industry, driving strategy and innovation, bringing transformative medicines to patients, and building successful businesses in the US, Europe and globally. Yvonne was Senior Vice President and Head of Medicines Development at Pfizer serving on the executive team leading a rapidly growing $16bn division. Prior to Pfizer, she was Senior Vice President and Chief of Strategy for Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline plc for 18 years. Dr. Greenstreet serves on the board of directors of Pacira BioSciences, Inc., argenx SE and The American Funds. Additionally, she is in the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a member of the Discovery Council of Harvard Medical School and a member of Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Health Section Governing Board (HSGB). Yvonne trained as a physician and earned her medical degree (MBChB) from The University of Leeds in the UK. She also holds an MBA from INSEAD Business school in France.

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Toni Townes-Whitley is Chief Executive Officer of SAIC. With annual revenues of $7.4 billion and approximately 24,000 employees, SAIC provides engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets.

Townes-Whitley became CEO and was elected to SAIC’s Board of Directors in October 2023. Townes-Whitley has a distinguished and proven track record of driving strong enterprise financial results and fostering an inclusive culture focused on entrepreneurship and high performance. In her past role as president of U.S. regulated industries at Microsoft, she led the company’s public sector and regulated commercial industries including education, financial services, government and healthcare, managing $16 billion of annual revenue.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Townes-Whitley was president of CGI Federal, where she was responsible for a portfolio of more than $1 billion, leading 6,600 employees to deliver greater value to U.S. government civilian, defense and intelligence sectors. Previously, Townes-Whitley held several management roles at Unisys Corp., leading global and commercial-sector systems integration and the federal civilian group, where she achieved 500% revenue growth and doubled profitability.

Townes-Whitley is a global tech leader who serves as an independent director/trustee on five boards: Nasdaq, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Partnership for Public Service, Catalyst and the Princeton Faith & Work Initiative. She is a guest lecturer on technology ethics and entrepreneurism in the public sector at Stanford and Princeton universities.

Townes-Whitley earned her bachelor’s degree in public policy and economics from Princeton University’s School of Public & International Affairs and has received certifications from Wharton Executive Education, New York University and the Performance Management Institute.

Townes-Whitley’s work has been recognized across many industries, making her the recipient of numerous awards that include a 2024 USA Today Women of the Year honoree, 2024 Women in Technology Lifetime Achievement Award, Fortune Most Powerful Women: Ones to Watch, Ideagen Global Leadership Award, Black Enterprise Top Executive, FedScoop 50 for Industry Leadership, 2020 IES Lifetime Achievement Award, NVTC Tech 100 Executive, Federal 100 Industry Eagle Award and STEM for Her Woman of the Year.

In addition to her current board service, Townes-Whitley has been a long-time advisor to and fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Northern Virginia and a past president and board chair of Women in Technology. She continues to support the Peace Corps, for which she volunteered for three years as a village teacher in Gabon (Central Africa).

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Vicki Hollub became president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum Corporation in April 2016. She most recently served as president and COO of Occidental and was appointed to the board in December 2015. Ms. Hollub has been an employee of Occidental since 1981. She served as senior executive vice president of Occidental and president – Oxy Oil and Gas; executive vice president and president – Oxy Oil and Gas, Americas; and vice president of Occidental and executive vice president, U.S. Operations, Oxy Oil and Gas. She previously served as executive vice president, California Operations; and president and general manager, Permian Basin operations. Ms. Hollub holds a Bachelor of Science in mineral engineering from the University of Alabama.

As president and CEO, Ms. Hollub is responsible for all operations, the financial management of the company and for creating and implementing the company’s strategy. As president and COO, she managed Occidental’s worldwide oil and gas operations, as well as the company’s chemicals and midstream operations. Ms. Hollub brings to the board over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, having previously held a variety of management and technical responsibilities on three continents, including roles in Russia, Venezuela, Ecuador and the U.S. During that time, she has been instrumental in efficiently and profitably growing Occidental’s oil and gas business. Her extensive operational and leadership experience brings valuable perspective to the board.

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Virginia Drosos is CEO and board member of Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest specialty retail jeweler. She is focused on delivering a world class digital-first, omnichannel experience to customers of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples and Piercing Pagoda. Virginia has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the consumer goods, personal care and healthcare industries. She has been at the forefront of globalizing, mass market ecommerce retail while reinventing product categories and turning around billion-dollar brands. She previously served as president & CEO of Assurex Health and group president at Procter & Gamble. She is on the board of American Financial Group, an insurance and investments company. In 2017, Virginia was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Women of the Year by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce. She holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia Terry School of Business and an MBA from The Wharton School.

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Wendy Simpson has been LTC’s CEO and President since 2007 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2013. LTC Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care. She brings to her roles more than 25 years of experience with health care related businesses. She joined the company in 2000 as Vice Chairman and has also served as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and COO. Prior to joining LTC, Wendy held executive positions in public companies that owned acute care hospitals, LTACHs, psychiatric hospitals and home health services. In 2020, Wendy received the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed for outstanding contributions in the area of senior living or skilled nursing. She began her career in public accounting. She earned a BS degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University.

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