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Timothy Geithner
75th United States Secretary of the Treasury
As the 75th Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner played a central role in formulating U.S. domestic and international economic policy during President Barack Obama's first term. He was a principal architect of the president's successful strategy to avert economic collapse and to reform the financial system, while also tackling a broad set of international economic challenges.
Between 2003 and 2009, Geithner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He first joined the Treasury Department in 1988 and held a number of positions in three administrations, including Undersecretary for International Affairs under Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers.
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Roger Ferguson, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
TIAA-CREF
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Ferguson was a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, served as Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum, and chaired Federal Reserve Board committees on banking supervision and regulation, payment system policy, and reserve bank oversight. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in April 2008, Mr. Ferguson was head of financial services for Swiss Re, Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation, and a member of the company’s executive committee.
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John Foley
Former Lead Solo Pilot
Blue Angels
John Foley has spent nearly a decade sharing practical and inspirational messages on High Performance with audiences around the world. The former lead solo pilot for the famed Blue Angels flight-demonstration squadron is among the most sought after conference speakers, presenting keynote messages at more than 100 events a year. He also is the founder and CEO of CenterPoint Companies, which provides in-depth training on the How of High Performance. And he is the founder of the Glad To Be Here® Foundation, which administers a giving-forward program that partners with clients to make donations to worthy charities.
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Seth Godin
Author & The World's Foremost Marketing Provocateur
Seth Godin is the author of 17 books, including Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip and Purple Cow, that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. In addition to his writing and speaking, Seth is founder of squidoo.com, a fast growing, easy to use website. Recently, Godin once again set the book publishing industry on its ear by launching a series of four books via Kickstarter. The campaign reached its goal after three hours and ended up becoming the most successful book project ever done this way. His latest, The Icarus Deception, argues that we’ve been brainwashed by industrial propaganda, and pushes us to stand out, not to fit in.
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Robert A. Kerzner, CLU, ChFC
President and CEO
LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global, Inc.
As president and CEO of LIMRA, LOMA and their parent organization, LL Global, Inc., Bob Kerzner leads the world’s largest association of life insurance and financial services companies. In 2010, he led the merger of LIMRA and LOMA, which together represent more than 1,200 members across 64 countries, including most of the world’s largest life insurance companies.
Before joining LIMRA in 2004, Kerzner was executive vice president and head of the individual life division of Hartford Life, Inc. Under his leadership, the division experienced dramatic growth and record financial performance.
Kerzner is a leading voice in the life insurance, retirement and financial services industry, recently speaking at events held by the Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and Life Insurance Commission of New York (LICONY). He is regularly sought out by leading national publications, like the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and USA Today, as well as a host of trade and other business media outlets, to provide insight into industry issues and trends.
Kerzner is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University.
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Eileen C. McDonnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Eileen C. McDonnell joined Penn Mutual in 2008. Since, the company has doubled its life insurance sales and producers. Penn Mutual has experienced three consecutive years of record life sales. In 2012, she was named vice chair of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania and to the Board of The American Council of Life Insurers. She also served on the board of directors of LL Global, Inc. Previously, she served as president of New England Financial, SVP of Guardian and a faculty member at The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA where she held the chair for Women & Financial Services.
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Erik Qualman
Entrepreneur, Author, Technology and Digital Media Expert
Erik Qualman helps organizations understand how businesses can tap the power of social and digital media to reach consumers directly. His Socialnomics work has been has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and used by the National Guard to NASA. What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube led Qualman to be named a Top 100 Digital Influencer and his business books are used in over 200 universities. Qualman was formerly a sitting professor at Harvard and MIT’s edX labs.
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Scot Safon
Former Executive Vice President
CNN Worldwide
Newly Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
The Weather Channel
Scot Safon recently joined The Weather Channel as its EVP/Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing all branding, advertising, and promotion. Prior to this, Safon spent 22 years at Turner Broadcasting, most recently as the EVP/General Manager of CNN Worldwide’s HLN network, running the HLN business during a period in which the brand became known for outstanding and highly-viewed trial coverage, and launched its first website. In prior years, Safon served as CNN's Chief Marketing Officer, supervising global branding, advertising and promotion for CNN, HLN, CNN International and
CNN.com. He spent his first 11 years at Turner running marketing and advertising for the TNT brand
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Neil Sprackling
President, Life & Health US
Swiss Re
Neil Sprackling is President of Swiss Re’s Life & Health US Business and a member of the firm’s Americas Management Team. In his previous role, he was Head of Swiss Re’s Life & Health Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) business and a member of Swiss Re ANZ’s management team. He was appointed to this role in 2009, having previously led Swiss Re’s New Business Origination team in that market for two and a half years. With over 27 years’ reinsurance experience spanning the UK, Spain, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Neil’s background includes client management, underwriting, and marketing.