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Thomas Allgood has nearly 30 years of experience in accounting and finance roles at various for-profit business organizations. He began his career at KPMG as an auditor working in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Zurich, Switzerland financial services practices. After completing business school, he worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and transaction services at PwC, before transitioning to private equity, where he spent four years working with CEOs and CFOs of high-growth, privately held software and technology businesses.

Allgood served as CFO for three cloud-based software delivery businesses backed by private equity. He was responsible for all strategic and operational financial aspects of the businesses, including financial reporting, budgeting, planning and analysis, cash management, profit management, payroll, banking and treasury management, audit services, debt financing, human resources, risk management, and facilities. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Georgia and his MBA from Duke University.

Michael Cecere is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at the CPA firm, Gray, Gray & Gray in Canton, Massachusetts. He provides services to key clients in the areas of accounting, audit, tax, and internal control matters. He has served as the head of the firm鈥檚 quality control department and currently heads up the Employee Benefit Plan and Non-Profit Audit practice groups. He is also a member of the firm鈥檚 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Cecere has previously been a member of the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, the AICPA CPA Exam Auditing Subcommittee, and a director and treasurer of both the Family Firm Institute and the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce.听

He was recently appointed to the Academic Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), which provides a bridge between accounting professionals and academics to attract and engage a community of diverse and well-prepared future accounting professionals. He also currently serves on the finance board of St. Timothy鈥檚 Parish in Norwood, Massachusetts. A graduate of Merrimack College, he received his Master鈥檚 in taxation with high honors from Bentley University.

Mark Crowley is a CPA in Maine and Massachusetts. He has a BA in English from Bates College, an MBA and MS in tax from Northeastern University, and a DBA in accounting from Nova Southeastern University. He has worked in corporate reporting and tax at Thomson Reuters, Bank of New England,听Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM) Capital Corp, and Bank of Tokyo Financial Corporation as well as an auditor for Ernst & Young. He is a full professor of accounting at Bridgewater State University and has taught part time at 糖心Vlog for 20 years. He has also taught at Northeastern, Suffolk, and Boston Universities as well as the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is a big fan of 糖心Vlog men's basketball.

Maggie Geiss-Weiskopf is currently a director within the Deal Advisory practice at KPMG in Boston, providing financial due diligence services for mergers and acquisitions. She has worked on more than 75 transactions, including both buy-side and sell-side engagements, primarily focusing on software and technology deals. Previously, she worked at a private equity firm in Baltimore, Maryland, providing subordinated debt and minority equity investments as part of the Small Business Investment Company Program of the Small Business Administration. She earned a BS in accounting and finance from the Carroll School of Management, graduating summa cum laude. She is also a licensed CPA in Massachusetts.

Francis Nemia is experienced in dealing with advisory, auditing, and technology issues at the executive and operational level. Nemia retired from Ernst & Young (EY) after 30 years of service and he recently served as the managing principal of a cyber security practice for a national professional services firm. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for developing and managing advisory practices at the local and national levels. He served accounts ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, establishing and maintaining an effective financial and technology risk architecture as well as the supporting governance model. He has a deep background in IT risk assurance, enterprise risk management, internal auditing, and financial and IT transformation.

Nemia has supported his clients by developing strategies to establish, assess, and review areas such as cyber security architecture, business continuity, disaster recovery, program management, and due diligence services. He has assisted existing as well as new issuers in establishing and maintaining their SOX 404 compliance strategies and has also worked with financial institutions to prepare for regulatory reviews from the SEC, OCC, and the Federal Reserve. He currently teaches the course 鈥淎ccounting Information Systems.鈥�

John Simoneau is a retired KPMG audit partner with a career spanning more than 38 years. At KPMG, he served as lead audit partner for some of the firm鈥檚 largest, global asset-management clients and SEC registrants, working with teams across the US as well as multiple European countries. In addition, he spent a decade working in KPMG鈥檚 Advisory Practice where he served on the national financial services leadership team, establishing consistent strategy and best practices.

At KPMG, Simoneau was also a thought leader on internal control requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, providing industry-wide forums and guidance and helping insurance companies manage the impact of changing regulations. He developed his passion for teaching as the partner-in-charge of KPMG鈥檚 executive education business for five years, which included enhancing client education opportunities that strengthened the firm鈥檚 brand and relationships. Simoneau earned a BS in accounting and computer science from 糖心Vlog and is a licensed CPA in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Lindsay Timcke brings 30 years of experience in risk management, cybersecurity, and auditing to 糖心Vlog. With deep expertise in technology risk, internal controls, and data-driven assurance, he has partnered with organizations to enhance governance and compliance frameworks. His teaching emphasizes the intersection of auditing principles and emerging technologies, equipping students with the skills needed for careers in IT audit, cybersecurity, and information systems management.

Charles Coakley is a growth and expansion coordinator for the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (NAMC), working to develop manufacturing apprenticeships for various technical occupations throughout Massachusetts. From 2016 to 2021, he was a project manager for the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, training manufacturers in project management methodologies. Coakley retired as a Verizon area operations manager after nearly 40 years, having once served as an IBEW union technician, as well as in multiple management positions related to corporate services, network engineering, regulatory affairs, operations, HR, financial, and vice president operations support.

Coakley has been a member of the Goddard Health Foundation board of directors since 2011 and currently serves as chairman of the board. He earned an MBA from Babson College in 1999 and a BS in English from Boston State College in 1974. Coakley teaches 鈥淧roject Management鈥� at the Carroll School, having also previously taught at the Woods College of Advancing Studies.

Jeff Bellows is the Vice President for Corporate Citizenship & Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where he elevates the company's reputation through strategic community investments, employee volunteerism, and environmental initiatives. His expertise in relationship management bridges critical connections with community organizations, civic leaders, business networks, and government officials. As the driving force behind the company's comprehensive ESG strategy, he aligns social impact and climate action with core business objectives, significantly boosting brand visibility and establishing thought leadership that advances organizational goals. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the Carroll School of Management and a master's in political communications from Emerson College, combining business acumen with communication expertise that shapes his leadership approach.

Jennifer Casas is a managing director at State Street with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is known for her strategic leadership, client-centric approach, and deep understanding of communication, learning and development, financial markets, and strategy. As the global head of internal communication at State Street, Casas leads a 15-person team that serves as strategic partners to the C-suite and other senior executives. Her team crafts and executes effective internal communication plans and events that align with the company's vision, mission, and strategic initiatives.

Beyond her role at State Street, Casas is committed to fostering the next generation of professionals. She teaches an introduction to ESG course at the Carroll School, where she shares her expertise on the principles of ESG, the intersection of investment with social and environmental responsibility, and the importance of caring for all stakeholders. Prior to joining State Street, she spent 22 years at Morgan Stanley, where she held various leadership positions, including head of global learning and development for more than 1,300 analysts and associates. She is deeply passionate about social issues and serves on the board for Esperanza Academy as well as the advisory boards of Horizons for Homeless Children and the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) in Boston. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a CFA ESG certificate. Casas received an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela.

Teresa Cella spent the first part of her career as a commercial real estate attorney, most recently as a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Boston (formerly Bingham McCutchen LLP). At Morgan Lewis, she focused her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and real estate financing across a variety of asset classes.

In 2017, Cella retired from the practice of law and pursued certification as a professional coach. After spending three and a half years as an internal coach at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., she launched her own coaching practice. As an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach, she helps goal-oriented professionals create their own definition of success. Cella brings that spirit to the classroom at 糖心Vlog and takes great pleasure in mentoring her students.

John Clavin is a veteran of both the institutional money management business as well as the technology industry. He began his career at EMC Corporation when the company was private and had less than 35 employees. He held a variety of sales, marketing, and management roles at EMC, including opening the company鈥檚 first offices in the Pacific Region. In 1999, he joined the senior management team at StorageNetworks (STOR), a pioneer in cloud data storage services. During his tenure at STOR, the company grew from zero to more than $120 million in revenue and had a successful IPO. He is a principal with Merganser Capital Management, an institutional investment manager with more than $18 billion in assets under management. Clavin graduated cum laude from 糖心Vlog with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and economics, and received his MBA from the Harvard School of Business.

Kevin Conway is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University Law Center. His past legal experience includes serving as counsel for the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, CBS News, and the CBS television and radio networks. He was a partner of his law firm during the noted 鈥淲oburn Trial,鈥� when the firm represented eight children with leukemia whose illnesses were linked to corporate contamination of drinking wells. The suit formed the basis of Jonathan Harr鈥檚 book听A Civil Action, still required reading in many law schools, and the movie of the same name.

His firm has represented persons found to be injured by vaccines. As past president and founder of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, Conway assisted in the preparation of the program鈥檚 guidelines. He has also served as a member of the Vaccine Program Panels for the American Bar Association and the Court of Federal Claims. As the firm鈥檚 senior partner, he has practiced extensively before the Vaccine Program Panels and the US Court of Federal Claims, and has argued on numerous occasions before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.听

Lisa Damon has been practicing labor and employment law for many years. She has served as an equity partner at Seyfarth in Boston and, prior to that, at Day, Berry & Howard. Damon has acted as lead counsel in numerous complex employment litigation cases and has held key leadership roles. She served as the national department chair of the labor and employment department at Seyfarth for more than 500 lawyers as well as the founder and office managing partner of Seyfarth's Boston office.

With a JD from Fordham University School of Law and decades of experience, Damon is recognized by the top legal rating agencies for her expertise. She is an accomplished negotiator, investigator, mentor, and advisor on HR issues, compliance, diversity, and risk management for major companies and nonprofits internationally. Damon is a fellow of both the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers and the College of Law Practice Management, and has been admitted to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Adriana Farella has worked in and for higher education across her entire career. She has held senior positions in enrollment services at The Catholic University of America, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Wellesley College. Additionally, her interest in computer systems that support student services administrations led her to roles in product development at Workday, PeopleSoft, College Board, and American Management Systems, and she has collaborated with hundreds of colleges and universities in the use of technology to achieve breakthrough results. Farella holds a degree in speech communications from the University at Buffalo and has been teaching 鈥淓ssential Business Communication鈥� at the Carroll School since 2022.

Michael Finucane is a graduate of 糖心Vlog and Suffolk University Law School, and a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He was associated with the Boston law firm Dunn and Finucane, which had a wide-ranging practice representing a number of financial institutions as well as the New England Patriots. For many years, Finucane was a member of the Massachusetts Trial Court, where he was appointed magistrate, handling both civil and criminal matters in the district courts throughout Middlesex County. He is currently the managing partner of mineral rights company, Good News Energy LLC, which operates mainly in Oklahoma and Kansas.

Will Hennessy is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. After graduating from the Carroll School of Management with a concentration in computer science, he spent seven years working at TED Conferences. As part of the business development and content strategy teams in the audio space, Hennessy helped launch and manage TED鈥檚 podcast network, the TED Audio Collective. In 2025, he joined the management consulting firm, Bain & Company, as a summer associate. Outside of the business world, Hennessy has taught outdoor education at the University of Utah, advocated for inclusive K-12 education policies, and fundraised through running and cycling events, including the Boston Marathon. He is passionate about storytelling, community building, and creating positive social impact.

Megan Houlker is passionate about helping students and emerging professionals discover and pursue meaningful career paths. With 30 years of experience spanning corporate and higher education, her perspective bridges business needs with student growth. A graduate of Fordham University, Houlker spent a year as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps before launching her career with investment bank Bear Stearns, recruiting undergraduate students to Wall Street. She then spent 14 years with Babson College, where she also obtained her MBA. Most recently, Houlker built early-career talent pipeline programs in the biotech sector. She lives in Franklin, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children.

Emily A. Kaiser is a corporate attorney at Holland & Knight in Boston. There, she advises emerging growth companies, venture capital firms, and strategic investors across the full corporate lifecycle, from formation and financing through exiting. Her practice spans venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, with a focus on structuring complex transactions for high-growth companies. Kaiser regularly serves as outside general counsel, aligning legal strategy with business goals. Before law school, she led global product management and digital engineering initiatives for Fortune 100 clients across the globe. She also launched and led women鈥檚 empowerment programs at multiple international technology firms.

A very proud Eagle, Kaiser graduated from the Carroll School of Management in 2014 and earned her JD from Northeastern University School of Law. At 糖心Vlog, she was a student commencement speaker and received the Dean鈥檚 Letter of Commendation. Since 2022, she has embraced her passion for teaching as an adjunct professor, teaching 鈥淟aw for the Entrepreneur.鈥� She is deeply engaged in Boston鈥檚 startup ecosystem and passionate about expanding access to entrepreneurship education and early-stage investing.

Laurie Lesser teaches in the Carroll School of Management graduate program. In addition, she has enjoyed teaching speech communication for more than 27 years at Babson College, where she has been an adjunct lecturer in the Management and Marketing Divisions, and a consultant at the Speech Center. She has also developed and taught leadership, communication, and conflict management classes at Brandeis University and Curry College.

Lesser was an advisor and vice president of Sinnott School and has served as the Associate Director for Instructor Recruitment and Development at Brandeis University鈥檚 Graduate School of Professional Studies. As a current business owner and entrepreneur, she understands the communication involved with developing, leading, and managing her own venture. She has a passion for teaching and supporting clients as they advance their communication skills. She resides in the Boston area with her husband, three children, and her dog Mookie.

Matthew Littell is a founding principal of Utile, a nationally recognized architecture and urban design practice in Boston. Through his work in the firm鈥檚 architecture, urban design, and planning projects, he has gained expertise in projects that integrate architectural scale investigation and high-level planning policy, specifically as they relate to housing and public-realm design. He has led many of Utile鈥檚 affordable multi-family architectural commissions for both public housing authorities and private developers. His work has included comprehensive plans for Boston and Lowell as well as resilience zoning for several other New England cities.

Littell also leads the firm鈥檚 international urban design practice, with projects in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Prior to teaching urban design and planning at 糖心Vlog, Littell taught a research and design studio in Northeastern University鈥檚 Graduate Program in Architecture. He earned his M.Arch. from Harvard鈥檚 Graduate School of Design in 1997, where he received the Boston Society of Architects鈥� James Templeton Kelley Award for the best final design project, as well as the Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design. He lives in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston with his wife and son.

Cristina Mirshekari teaches a course on business writing and communication skills. Prior to teaching, she was the director of teaching and learning technologies in the Center for Teaching Excellence at 糖心Vlog. In this role, she advised the University on educational technology-related matters, oversaw a suite of learning technologies, and championed innovative uses of technology among faculty through pilots and grant initiatives. Mirshekari received her BA and MA in English from 糖心Vlog.

Emiliana (Emi) Omick graduated from the Carroll School of Management in 2017, with a concentration in finance. Since graduating, she has worked at L.E.K. Consulting, focusing on consumer products strategy. Omick received her MBA from Harvard Business School, and is excited to be back in Boston and at 糖心Vlog, where she teaches the 鈥淐areer Accelerator鈥� course.

Karim Basta is the chief economist for III Capital Management. He previously worked in a number of fixed income strategy and economic research roles on Wall Street. His focus is on the intersection of macro-economic trends and financial markets, with a particular focus on the policy path for central banks as well as fiscal and trade policies. Basta teaches the course 鈥淕lobal Financial Markets鈥� to both graduate and undergraduate students. He received a BS in economics from the Wharton School as well as a BA and MA in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Following a career where he won seven national and four world championships in Ultimate Frisbee, Basta now serves on the board of Ultimate Impact, a nonprofit in the Bay Area. Ultimate Impact is a youth development organization that uses the team sport of Ultimate Frisbee as the framework for providing youth from underrepresented communities with increased opportunities, confidence, communication abilities, and conflict-resolution skills.

Paul Ciampa has worked in the financial services industry for more than three decades. His roles have spanned various product areas, including interest rate derivatives, commodities, equities, inflation-protected investments, municipal bonds, and credit products. Through his consulting firm Abacus Decision Science, Ciampa works with institutional investment managers on identifying and analyzing key issues in the financial world. Prior to consulting and teaching, he was a partner and senior portfolio manager at Convexity Capital Management for 11 years.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees for The Newman School and Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy in Boston, and the Support Foundation Board of the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. Ciampa has a degree in applied math from Harvard University and an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Derya Eryilmaz is an energy economist with more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in energy advisory, regulatory strategy, and corporate planning. Her work integrates applied economic modeling, data analytics, and predictive analytics to inform critical decisions in energy markets across North America. Her areas of expertise include customer renewable energy investments, electricity consumption behavior, rate design and pricing, energy forecasting, production-cost modeling, and market conduct analysis. She has supported expert testimony in litigation and regulatory proceedings, while contributing to numerous federal and state filings related to utility market dynamics and pricing disputes in both the United States and Canada.

Eryilmaz has taught data analytics and energy economics in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University, and has published peer-reviewed research in The Energy Journal, Energy Economics, and The Electricity Journal. She holds a Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota, with a focus on industrial organization and energy policy. In recognition of her professional contributions, Eryilmaz was named one of Consulting Magazine鈥檚 鈥淩ising Stars of the Profession: Ones to Watch for Excellence in Energy鈥� in 2020.

James Gasperoni comes to 糖心Vlog following a long career in private equity, real estate, and asset management. After having served in investment roles at the endowment offices of Princeton and Brown Universities, he successfully built and managed a real assets platform that served both institutional and high-net-worth investors. Gasperoni was also part of the US senior management team of a global asset management firm where he was heavily involved in strategic planning and employee mentoring.

Gasperoni enjoys engaging with students of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels inside and outside the classroom. He has taught classes and led seminars in private equity, finance, real estate, and career development. He also serves as the student career advisor for the MBA program at Northeastern University. He holds a BS in accounting from 糖心Vlog, an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and an MS in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a CFA charterholder.

Arvind Navaratnam is the founder, CIO, and CEO of Worldly Partners. He has more than 20 years of investment experience spanning both public and private markets. For 15 years, Navaratnam has taught a class on capital allocation, business history, and multi-decade competitive advantage to MBA, JD, and undergraduate students.

He holds a BA and BS from Columbia University, along with an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he previously served on the global alumni board. Growing up, he lived in six countries across four continents and is currently a citizen of three countries. He lives with his wife, two sons, and their chocolate labrador retriever in Needham.

Santosh Raikar is the managing partner of Silverpeak Renewables Investment Partners, where he is responsible for leading the firm鈥檚 renewable energy sector platform. Raikar has nearly 25 years of experience in energy and infrastructure project finance, including with renewable energy, oil and gas, power, and midstream infrastructure assets. Prior to joining Silverpeak, he was a managing director in the Renewable Energy Investments Group at State Street, where he was responsible for leading a team in originating, structuring, and executing tax equity investments in the US renewable energy sector.

Raikar previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers in principal investment areas. He holds two MS degrees, one in technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one in electrical engineering from Arizona State University, as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai. He teaches the graduate-level course 鈥淩enewable Energy Investments.鈥� The second edition of his book, Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice, was published in September 2024.

Rick J. Arrowood teaches 鈥淧ower and Influence鈥� at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His academic focus spans management, organizational behavior, and global leadership, and his prior research examined the behavioral and power dynamics that shape faculty and student adoption of technology in traditional, online, and hybrid learning environments. Arrowood鈥檚 expertise includes designing best-practice frameworks for program- and course-level online and hybrid education. He has authored multiple case studies, published in academic outlets, and brings real-world and experiential activities to the classroom. He also serves as a visiting professor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Central Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan.

Before academia, Arrowood held executive leadership roles in the nonprofit sector. He is the founder and host of The Leader Brew Podcast, which shares insights and stories from former students as they transition from academia to professional careers. Arrowood holds a JD from the Massachusetts School of Law and a Doctorate of Law and Policy from Northeastern University.

Robyn Bolton is the founder and Chief Navigator of MileZero, a consultancy that helps leaders use innovation to confidently and repeatedly grow business revenue. She is also the author of Unlocking Innovation: A Leader鈥檚 Guide for Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results (2025, Page Two) and an assistant professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where she teaches courses in strategy and product innovation in the Master of Design Innovation program. Prior to founding MileZero, she was a partner at Innosight, the innovation and growth strategy consulting firm founded by world-renowned business theorist Clayton Christensen, and a manager at the Boston Consulting Group鈥檚 offices in Boston and Copenhagen.

Bolton began her career at Procter & Gamble as an assistant brand manager on the development and launch of Swiffer and Swiffer WetJet, and as brand manager on P&G鈥檚 Walmart Sales Team. She earned her MBA at Harvard Business School and graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a bachelor of science in marketing, cum laude with university honors. Her articles on innovation have appeared in multiple publications, including Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Harvard Business Review, and her perspectives have been featured in The New York Times and Marketplace.

Jess Brooks has spent the last two decades partnering with social innovators, investors, and philanthropists to invest in business models that measurably improve people鈥檚 lives. She has raised capital for affordable housing, clean energy, economic mobility, sustainable farms and food systems, healthcare access, and opportunities for children and families. Previously, Brooks co-led the impact-first investing practice at Social Finance, where she currently serves as an advisor to the Impact First Fund. She has also served as chief development officer at Capital Link, a national community development financial institution; Sunwealth, a clean energy investment firm; and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. She has also held leadership roles at BlueHub Capital, New York Times Digital, and Abuzz Technologies.

When she isn鈥檛 teaching, Brooks works at Curio Spice, a women-owned public benefit corporation working to change the narrative of the spice trade. She serves on the advisory boards for Mission Driven Finance鈥檚 Care Access Real Estate (CARE) investment fund, Sunwealth, and First Teacher. She also co-chairs Brown University's Advisory Council on Relations with Tougaloo College, while serving as treasurer for the Living Lands Trust. Brooks lives in Newton with her husband and two sons.

Chris DiOrio has been a practitioner of negotiations for more than 35 years. In his current role as chief procurement officer and vice president of strategic sourcing for Staples, he and his team manage over $1 billion in spending annually. In his previous role with Staples, DiOrio served as chief merchant, managing the team buying the products Staples sells to customers. His professional background includes roles in procurement, merchandising, private label sourcing, sales, and operations. DiOrio has been the keynote speaker at many conferences and seminars, and has provided training to companies, teams, and individuals on the art of negotiating. He is a graduate of Babson College and a lifelong Boston resident. He is also an avid sports fan, including the BC football and hockey teams, as well as a golfer, cyclist, wine and whiskey enthusiast, and a lover of traveling. DiOrio teaches the course 鈥淣egotiations.鈥�

Edward Frechette teaches about how businesses, governments, and nonprofits can make a social impact while being successful. After a 30-year career in corporate marketing with brands like Dunkin' Donuts and Au Bon Pain, he turned his focus to disadvantaged populations. That work led him to United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 2014, where he helped develop three social enterprises that employed young people ranging in age from 16 to 24, who had been caught up in gangs and the court system and were looking to change their life trajectories. He has taught his primary course, 鈥淪ocial Impact and Entrepreneurship,鈥� more than a dozen times. He lives in Dorchester with his wife, Ellen. They have three children and four grandchildren living across the country.

Randal Kenworthy is a digital business executive with more than 30 years of global experience at the intersection of technology, strategy, and business transformation. He has advised leading organizations across industries鈥攊ncluding manufacturing, consumer products, retail, energy, and technology鈥攐n leveraging innovation, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms to enhance performance across the value chain. As senior partner and industry segment lead at the global consulting firm West Monroe, Kenworthy leads advisory engagements focused on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain resiliency, and performance improvement.

Previously, Kenworthy served as vice president and global strategy lead for IoT and engineering at Cognizant, where he drove growth by developing new offerings in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), sustainability, and connected product engineering. His earlier roles at Cisco Systems, Wipro, and Ernst & Young solidified his reputation for shaping digital transformation strategies that connect technology investments with measurable business outcomes. Kenworthy frequently shares his insights on topics such as the application of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, the evolution of Industry 4.0, and digital transformation strategy. He holds a BS from the Carroll School of Management Honors Program and an MBA from Yale University.

Steven Leduc has taught 鈥淢anaging Change鈥� at the Carroll School of Management for nearly 10 years. He has also previously taught 鈥淟eadership鈥� and 鈥淢anaging People & Organizations.鈥� Leduc has led the design and implementation of talent and leadership development strategies, as well as large-scale transformation and organizational design initiatives, across companies and industries. He is currently Global Head of Organizational Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Takeda, Leduc worked at Dell EMC, Deutsche Bank AG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Merck & Co., Inc., primarily with HR advisory and organizational development responsibilities. Most recently, he was a director of organizational effectiveness at Raytheon Technologies. Leduc earned a master鈥檚 degree in HR management and an MBA in finance, both from Rutgers University. He also received a BS in psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a certificate in principles and practices in organizational development from Columbia University Teacher鈥檚 College. He is a certified organization design professional.

Bob Levenson teaches 鈥淟eadership: A Personal Perspective鈥� in the Carroll School of Management MBA program. He brings 35 years of experience in leadership and executive development, human resources, and training from global companies such as Dell EMC and Akamai Technologies, where he is a director in the global talent development group and oversees the company鈥檚 coaching practice. Levenson has a BA from Boston University and an MBA from 糖心Vlog. He lives in Hopkinton, where he has volunteered at the start of the Boston Marathon for more than 20 years.

Jim Maritan has been teaching at the Carroll School since 2018. He is a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group, working with clients in healthcare and consumer industries. Maritan has also served in senior roles at CVS Health and Staples, and has been a board director for Smileyscope and Pharmaca as well as a board observer for other startup companies. He holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Queen鈥檚 University and an MS in management from Purdue University.

Richard (Dick) L. Mucci is highly regarded for his work as an insurance industry executive and corporate board director. Now retired, he has served in chairman, CEO, president, and COO as well as in board director roles throughout the insurance industry. Mucci is known for his strategic leadership in transforming complex organizations, including regulated financial services firms with domestic and international operations. He has made significant contributions in high visibility activities such as public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions.

Since his retirement from full-time work, he has developed a portfolio of activities that include serving as an advisor for a venture capital company and several tech startups, expanding his presence in the nonprofit area, coaching senior executives, and since 2021, serving as a part-time adjunct professor in the Carroll School of Management MBA Program. A fellow of The Society of Actuaries, Mucci has both BA and MA degrees in mathematics from 糖心Vlog.

Doug Shaw was the CEO and president of Monotype Imaging Inc. from 2007 to 2015. Monotype is the world鈥檚 largest provider of typefaces and related technologies. Its customers include graphic designers, publishers, Apple, Google, and Amazon. He was the driving force behind the initiative for former parent company Agfa-Gevaert to divest its typography business Agfa Monotype Corp., partnering with Boston-based private equity firm TA Associates to launch Monotype in 2004. Shaw took the company public in 2007, and closed out 2017 with a market cap of $1 billion and 500 employees around the world. In 1986, he cofounded the Monotype division of Compugraphic and held various senior positions in business planning, marketing, and sales. He was instrumental in constructing the business model and diversification strategy, and in the acquisition of a dozen companies.

He has more than 30 years of experience in software distribution, having developed both the e-commerce and original-equipment-manufacturer channels. For the past eight years, Shaw has been teaching 鈥淓ntrepreneurial Management鈥� at the Carroll School of Management. Prior to Monotype, Shaw worked for the Bank of Boston as a vice president in its Automated Services group. He holds a BS from 糖心Vlog and an MBA from Babson College. Shaw and his wife live in Boston鈥檚 Back Bay neighborhood with their four kids nearby.

For more than a decade, Katherine Smith has served as executive director of the Center for Corporate Citizenship at the 糖心Vlog Carroll School of Management, where she also teaches "Business in Society" in the MBA program. Smith is co-author with Dave Stangis of听21st Century Corporate Citizenship: A Practical Guide to Delivering Value to Society and to Your Business,听补苍诲听The Executive鈥檚 Guide to 21st Century Corporate Citizenship: How Your Company Can Win the Battle for Reputation and Impact.

Jeff Wilen is a global sports and technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading high-growth teams and building innovative products. He was most recently Chief Product Officer at Owl Labs, helping scale the company to $100M+ in revenue. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Product at Catapult Sports, where he led the world鈥檚 largest wearables and athlete performance business used by more than 3,000 elite teams, including Chelsea, Real Madrid, the Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots, and 糖心Vlog.听

Previously, he founded the Strategy & Analytics group for the Cleveland Guardians, driving initiatives including $60M in stadium renovations, dynamic pricing, and sponsorship strategy. His broader tech roles include scaling CarGurus from $100M to $600M and leading next-day delivery at Wayfair. Wilen began his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and private equity at Vestar Capital Partners, and now advises and invests in early-stage startups. His portfolio includes Tee Commerce and Game Strong. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was a TA for the sports business course, and a BS in engineering from Northwestern University. His experience spans front offices, sports technology, and investing, giving students a 360掳 view of the sports business landscape.

Christopher Wilson-Byrne works at Fidelity Investments, where he has held various strategy roles that include managing Fidelity's hybrid work and return-to-office strategy as head of dynamic working, serving on the Fidelity consulting team, and now working as head of enterprise strategy and planning. At the Carroll School, he teaches 鈥淪trategic Management.鈥� He has also taught MBA courses on strategy, and worked with the Office of Global Engagement to bring strategy courses to South Africa and professional development programs to Ireland.听听

Paul Abbate is an accomplished executive with more than 30 years of experience in market research, sales, and strategic advisory services across Fortune 500 companies and high-growth firms. Currently serving as Chief Development Officer at PGP Solutions, Abbate leads its digital marketing and business development work. Previously, he spent nearly two decades at Ipsos North America, where he most recently served as executive vice president of the Observer Business Unit. At Ipsos, he led the digital transformation of the research division, launching AI-powered data delivery tools and expanding digital platform sales by 500 percent in under a year. His efforts brought in major clients including Meta, Amazon, and McKinsey, while growing the business unit to $25M in annual revenue. He also played a key role in developing Ipsos鈥檚 global consumer sentiment index and driving media syndication partnerships.听

He is now bringing his real-world experience to the classroom, with a passion for equipping the next generation of professionals with practical insights in digital marketing, research innovation, and strategic growth. He is a graduate of Babson College with a BS in finance and investments.

John Andreliunas鈥檚 areas of expertise include product management, brand strategy, design and innovation, global business, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. His industry experience encompasses global product management and included marketing positions at Reebok, Salomon, Timberland, and Nike, and 11 years as CEO and board member of Quoddy, Inc. He is a principal at PowerNiche, partnering with consumer brands and B2C-focused investors for consumer insights, product and brand strategy development, international sales, and direct-to-consumer optimization.

Before teaching at the Carroll School, James Davey led marketing teams for global consumer brands like LEGO, Polaroid, Nickelodeon, Timberland, and Hasbro, including eight years in chief marketing officer roles. He currently manages his own consulting business, helping to scale small- and mid-sized consumer businesses, and is a board member at Friends of the Children, a nonprofit organization dedicated to mentoring at-risk students in the Boston area. He graduated from 糖心Vlog with degrees in economics and international studies, and received his MBA from Babson College.

Pamela Hamlin brings more than three decades of executive leadership and brand-building experience to the classroom, blending real-world marketing expertise with a passion for developing the next generation of industry leaders. As the former CEO of global integrated marketing agency Arnold Worldwide, she led teams across strategy, creative, media, and digital to deliver transformative marketing for some of the world鈥檚 most recognized brands, including Progressive Insurance, Volvo Cars, Jack Daniel鈥檚, and Fidelity Investments. Her leadership was marked by a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and results, while helping brands grow through bold ideas and marketing communications.

Prior to becoming CEO, Hamlin served as president of Arnold鈥檚 Boston headquarters, shaping the agency鈥檚 strategic direction and driving new business success. She has worked across diverse categories including consumer packaged goods, retail, healthcare, technology, and financial services. She is currently president of York Creative Collective, leading a portfolio of creative companies in a business model at the intersection of marketing and venture. She is an active board member, currently serving on the boards of Team IMPACT, Cramer, and National Association of Corporate Directors鈥� New England chapter. As a faculty member, she teaches 鈥淢arketing Communications.鈥� She draws from her extensive experience leading clients and teams, with an emphasis on strategic thinking, creativity, and navigating.

Alexis Iderman Garske brings rich expertise from the retail industry to her teaching. She works in strategy for New Balance鈥檚 Direct to Consumer team, where she focuses on multichannel retail strategy for the global athletic brand. Prior to joining New Balance, she spent several years building expertise across the retail industry and previously held strategy and finance positions at HomeGoods, part of the TJX Companies, where she gained experience in off-price retail operations.

Earlier in her career, she worked in investment banking at UBS, specializing in consumer products and retail coverage. There she analyzed market trends and strategic transactions for retail clients across various sectors. She holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in finance and French from 糖心Vlog.

Kirk Jackisch oversees global business for Iris Pricing Solutions, a pricing strategy firm that partners with businesses to develop value-based pricing strategies that drive both top-line and bottom-line results. As a trusted C-suite adviser, Jackisch is a specialist in pricing strategy and major account deal negotiation, working with some of the world鈥檚 most profitable growth companies.

His expertise includes value-based pricing, new product packaging and pricing, deal negotiation, and building pricing capabilities. His more than 20 years of experience includes leading value-based pricing projects in industries like high-tech (hardware, software, storage, subscription services, IoT, and IT services), healthcare (healthcare services, medical devices, and medical supplies), B2B/manufacturing, B2B/business services, consumer products, business process outsourcing services, and associations and nonprofits.

Jeff Lucas is a strategic marketing and communications leader with a unique blend of experience across global corporations, higher education, and public service. Prior to joining 糖心Vlog, he served for nearly two decades in senior leadership roles at Raytheon鈥攏ow RTX鈥攚here he led global branding, internal communications, and the transformation of a 150-person creative team into a high-performing in-house agency. He has also held roles in strategic planning, operations, and consulting at Telcordia Technologies, Novell, and the Supreme Court of Texas.

Lucas teaches marketing and brand strategy to undergraduate and MBA students, emphasizing real-world application and industry alignment. He also mentors students exploring careers in consulting, communications, and law. Outside the classroom, he is deeply involved in public education and youth development. He recently served on the school board for the Weston Public Schools, and volunteers as a judge for DECA competitions for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs, and the Effie Awards. Lucas also co-leads a nonprofit initiative with his daughter that helps preteens and teens build executive functioning and leadership skills. He earned his MBA from Brigham Young University, JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and BA from the University of Texas at Austin鈥檚 Plan II Honors Program.

Paul-Jon (P.J.) McNealy is a media and entertainment analyst and consultant with more than 25 years of industry experience. He studies how technology and consumer behavior shape the business models of film, music, television, video games, and publishing. McNealy began his career in market research at Dataquest, which was later acquired by Gartner Group. He later worked on the sell side of Wall Street with American Technology Research and then moved to the buy side with the technology hedge fund, Loch Capital Management. In 2011, he founded Digital World Research, a consulting firm advising companies on trends in the digital economy.

A third-generation 糖心Vlog graduate, he received his BA in English in 1990. He also holds a master鈥檚 degree in journalism from Boston University. McNealy lives in the Boston area with his wife, their two college-aged children, and their yellow lab, Max.

David Nace brings more than 30 years of experience in elevating brands and delivering measurable results across industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, food and beverage, retail, and hospitality. He is the founder and CMO of WinPoint Communications, a fractional CMO consulting firm he started in January 2024. At WinPoint, he consults with small- and medium-sized companies to assess marketing efficacy and brand strength, and identify opportunities for them to grow.

Nace is a former global brand and marketing leader for the automotive division at Bose, where he oversaw the development and execution of integrated brand strategies, digital and technical product marketing, and marketing communications. He holds an MBA from Northeastern University and is committed to delivering an experiential learning environment for 糖心Vlog students, bringing his passion for marketing and his practical experience into the classroom.

John Neeson is co-CEO and founder of SiriusDecisions, a research and consulting firm鈥攏ow part of Forrester Research鈥攆ocused on business-to-business sales, marketing, and product management. Neeson is a thought leader in business-to-business marketing and has previously been named as one of the top professionals in marketing today by the B2B News Network. Prior to founding SiriusDecisions, he was CEO of Skila, a software provider of business intelligence solutions for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries. 听

Neeson spent 15 years at Gartner as a member of the company's senior management team, holding positions that included vice president of sales, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, executive vice president, and general manager of the Technology Provider Group. He has served as a board member for several companies and is currently on the board of four private companies. He received a BA in economics from Ithaca College, where he is a trustee.

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Evan Olesh is an accomplished brand and marketing executive with more than 15 years of experience leading sport-focused strategies at some of the world鈥檚 most recognizable consumer brands. At Crocs, Inc., he has led the brand鈥檚 evolution through major talent signings and culturally resonant campaigns, including deals with Sydney Sweeney, Travis Hunter, Jelly Roll, and Jayden Daniels, as well as headline partnerships with events like the WM Phoenix Open and Stagecoach Festival. Prior to this, he was director of Global Brand Marketing, where he oversaw influencer marketing, product storytelling, and collaborations with names like Coca-Cola, 鈥淢ean Girls,鈥� and 鈥淵ellowstone.鈥�

Before joining Crocs, Olesh spent more than a decade at PUMA, where he played a key role in the brand鈥檚 reentry into basketball and led global marketing for the category, including marketing efforts with a wide roster of athletes from the the NBA and WNBA, including LaMelo Ball, as well as intellectual property collaborations. Olesh holds an MBA and MS in sport management from University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BS in marketing and finance from Syracuse University.

Scott Sbihli is the chief product officer at symplr, an enterprise healthcare operations software and services company. He has more than 25 years of experience in product management, strategy, innovation, and mergers and acquisitions for companies ranging from startups to private equity-backed technology and Fortune 500 companies. Sbihli loves building products and services, growing and leading teams, driving innovation, and assisting companies in scaling their product capabilities and processes. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BSE in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. He is married with two sons and an Australian labradoodle. In his free time, Sbihli loves to run, hike, gravel bike, read, and play any kind of board or card game.

Rebecca Segal teaches 鈥淐ustomer Research鈥� and 鈥淚nsights for Marketing Decisions.鈥� Her teaching follows more than 30 years at International Data Corporation, working with large technology companies to better understand customer needs, find new opportunities for growth, and compete better in the marketplace. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and her MSW in research from 糖心Vlog. Segal thoroughly enjoys the chance to share the customer research process with her students, walking them through each step, from problem identification to data collection and analysis to new strategy development.

John Westman has improved cultures and business results in Fortune 500, mid-size, and startup companies including Baxter, NxStage Medical, and Novellus, Inc. He has taught courses in professional selling, sales management, strengthening business relationships, and customer relationship management at Harvard Division of Continuing Education since 2012 and 糖心Vlog since 2006.

As a professor, Westman combines real-world experiences with learner-centric academic studies and methods to accelerate the success of his students. He has an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, an MA from the University of Wisconsin, and a BA from Colgate University. He also served as a Fulbright Fellow.听