Alex Pall
MantisVC & The Chainsmokers
Alex is the Founder of The Chainsmokers and Mantis Venture Capital.
Our Guest Hosts
The voices that lead the table.
Every dinner is led by one handpicked change maker who shares their story and sparks the conversation that makes the evening.
Keith Ferrazzi
Author & Founder of Ferrazzi Greenlight
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Eat Alone. Keynote speaker, executive team coach, and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight.
Cynthia Frelund
NFL Network On-Air Personality & Predictive Analytics Expert
Cynthia is an on-air predictive analytics expert for the National Football League (NFL).
Asheem Chandna
Partner, Greylock
Asheem is a Partner at one of the top venture capital firms in the world. He seeks partnerships with founders who have identified a problem in enterprise, cybersecurity or infrastructure software and are eager to apply rigorous thinking to build a path-breaking solution, even if the value proposition has yet to fully emerge.
Jedidiah Yueh
Founder of Avamar, Delphix, Software.com and SustainableIT.org
Jed is the bestselling author of Disrupt or Die, a book on innovation. He has put his frameworks to the test at his own software companies, where he shipped two products, Avamar and Delphix, that have each generated over a billion dollars in revenue.
Erik Barnes
PGA Professional Golfer
Erik is a two-time winning professional PGA golfer. He turned pro in 2011.
Dave Sanderson
Leadership Speaker & Inspirational Survivor
Dave is a speaker and inspirational survivor of "The Miracle on the Hudson." He was the last passenger off Flight 1549, which landed in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.
Peter High
President of Metis Strategy; host of the Technovation podcast; Forbes columnist, author and keynote speaker
Peter is a strategist, lecturer, columnist and author of Getting to Nimble, Implementing World Class IT Strategy and World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs.
Gamiel Gran
Chief Commercial Officer, Mayfield
Gamiel has a unique passion for driving corporate innovation and growing Mayfield’s early-stage portfolio. He runs business development for Mayfield, focused on accelerating product-market fit and early customer adoption for its investments.
Dan Curran
Serial entrepreneur; founder of Chapters.io
Dan is the founder of Chapters.io, an AI-driven “voice to text” publishing platform. His entrepreneurial journey includes multiple successful exits, notably Manifest.com, a leading content publishing company, and leadership roles with the American Advertising Federation and Entrepreneurs’ Organization.
Val Wright
Innovation & growth expert; author of Thoughtfully Ruthless
Val is an internationally acclaimed innovation and growth expert, named one of the top 50 resources for Chief Operating Officers by ClickSoftware.
Chris Laping
Author & Founder of People Before Things
Bestselling author of People Before Things, keynote speaker, executive advisor, founder of the Executive Business Studio, and four-time CIO and transformation leader.
Chris Smith
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Chris is a Partner at McKinsey & Company based in Southern California, where he leads Leap by McKinsey’s generative AI platform, building and scaling ventures that put AI at the core of business strategy.
Mike Overly
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Michael is a partner at Foley & Lardner specializing in IT, outsourcing and privacy law, and holds the CISA, CISSP and CIPP certifications. He is known for drafting technology contracts and addressing workplace technology issues.
Gunil Chung
VP Enterprise Strategy, Box; author of Super Connector Manifesto
Gunil builds and runs executive communities for Box’s most important customers. His book Super Connector Manifesto explores the 11 archetypes of super connectors and how they bring people and communities together.
Susan Lindner
Founder, Innovation Storytellers; host of The Innovation Storytellers Show
Susan is Founder and CEO of Innovation Storytellers, a leading innovation storytelling consultancy. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, workshop leader, messaging strategist and storytelling coach.
Anil Cheriyan
Founder & CEO, Phase IV Ventures; former CTO, Cognizant
Anil founded Phase IV Ventures in 2018, advising venture- and growth-stage companies, private equity firms and boards.
Jeff Boss
Former Navy SEAL; author of Navigating Chaos
Jeff served as a Navy SEAL for 13 years across eight deployments. After medically retiring in 2013 he worked as a management consultant and leadership coach, and is now a Resident Counselor in Virginia working with first responders and veterans.
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