Sid Prashar is the Director of Executive Recruiting - Global Functions at Google.

Cynthia Owyoung is the author of "All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results," a playbook for driving progress in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) inside organizations. She has established and led DEIB initiatives for 20 years as an executive at organizations across tech, media and financial services, including Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Yahoo!. In addition, Cynthia founded Breaking Glass Forums, a boutique agency developing strategies to accelerate diverse leadership and inclusive organizations. Entrepreneur Magazine recognized Cynthia as a 100 Women of Impact in 2021. 

Jessica Swank is the Chief People Officer at Box.

Heidi Schisel is the VP, People & Culture of Commercial, Medical and Government Affairs at Genentech.

Claire Zhang is the head of HR and VP of the People Team at Samsung Research America. As a recognized leader for her achievements in HR and strategic planning, Claire grew together with Samsung Electronics in North America. She joined the Samsung HR team in 2014 as director of talent acquisition and was later promoted to senior director of talent management and DEI initiatives. In 2018, she expanded her role and enhanced the organization’s tranformation. With these numerous achievements, she made her way to VP of HR in 2019 and is currently a team leader in the Samsung North America People Team. Previously, she was senior business engagement leader at Intel and a senior HR leader at Yahoo. 

Chad Nico Hiu is the SVP, Strategy, Innovation & Impact at the YMCA of San Francisco 

Samanntha DuBridge is a health care and Human Resources expert with more than 20 years’ experience working in the technology and health care industries. She is currently Vice President of Global Benefits, HR Mergers & Acquisitions and Employee Mobility at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), responsible for the strategic direction, design, development and compliance of all HPE benefits and mobility programs worldwide. She focuses on balancing shareholder value with accelerating HPE objectives to enhance the company’s competitive position to recruit, retain and optimize performance of the best talent. She’s passionate about creating programs and services that deliver a world-class experience for HPE team members and their families, supporting the whole person across the spectrum of wellbeing including behavioral health. She also leads the HR team’s support for Mergers & Acquisitions from due diligence through to deal close and management of change.

Prior to joining HPE, Samanntha held positions at HP, National Semiconductor, and various healthcare organizations. She holds a Master’s Degree from San Jose State University in Health Care Administration.

David Thigpen is curriculum designer and director of Berkeley’s undergraduate journalism program. He is a former Time Magazine reporter who reported for the magazine from New York and Chicago, writing about Wall Street, popular music, and Chicago politics. His work has also been published in Rolling Stone and the New York Times. In 2018 he served as acting editor of The Chicago Reporter. David is also a public policy researcher and board member affiliated with the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California.

Antoinette Hamilton is the global head of inclusion and diversity at Lam Research. In her role, Ms. Hamilton drives the strategy for diversity and inclusion initiatives, ensuring alignment with executive and senior management; consulting on and embedding best practices across recruiting, employee development, and business processes; and developing key partnerships to foster a diverse workforce. She is also accountable for Lam’s progress on I&D metrics.

Ms. Hamilton was most recently vice president of diversity, inclusion and community experience at Xandr, an AT&T company. In her role, she drove the strategy for global diversity and inclusion initiatives. Prior to that, she served as the assistant vice president of diversity and inclusion at L’Oréal USA, working on strategic projects and innovation. She spent three years in Osaka, Japan where she taught culture and communication in support of the efforts of the Japanese Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hamilton worked for INROADS, a non-profit organization dedicated to career advancement for college students from underserved communities.

Ms. Hamilton is a graduate of Hampton University, a historically Black university. Her honors include The Network Journal’s 40 Under 40 Achievers Award and the New York Coalition of 100 Black Women 2013 Beacon Award. Additionally, she serves on the board of Philipse Manor Hall, a New York State Historic Site. In September 2019, she was recognized by Profiles In Diversity Journal as a 2019 Woman Worth Watching.

Shai Poulard is the Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NerdWallet.

Erin Griffith is a New York Times journalist based in the San Francisco bureau, where she reports on technology start-ups and venture capital.

Jess serves as a partner to the most innovative employers in the world, working to create equitable and accessible opportunities for their employees to find care.

Dan came to ABC7 in 1995 as the weekday 5:00 p.m. news anchor and investigative reporter. He has received many industry awards, including the prestigious DuPont Columbia Award as well as two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in journalism as well as numerous Emmy Awards for Best Newscast and Individual Reporting.

Dan's distinguished work is also recognized by many other industry organizations, including Associated Press, United Press International, and the Press Club of Atlantic City. He has also received awards from the New Jersey and Atlanta chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Dan began his television career at WTVD, the ABC owned television station in Durham, North Carolina. He then worked for WCBD-TV, the ABC affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina where he was the 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. anchor and lead investigative reporter.

As an active member of the community, Dan serves on the boards of directors of many worthy organizations including The Commonwealth Club, The Bay Area Red Cross, The Oakland Symphony, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), The Contra Costa County Crisis Center, The First Tee, and is president of the BAM Music Foundation. Additionally, he hosts the annual "Dan Ashley's Friends of Camp Concord Golf Tournament" which raises money to send under-served youngsters to summer camp. To date, Dan's charity golf tournament has sent more than 10,000 kids to camp, all expenses paid.

Dan also created the non-profit "Rock the CASA Foundation" to raise money through an annual concert to benefit the CASA organization among other charities. Over the years, Dan's charity concert has featured major headliners such as Eddie Money, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Melissa Etheridge, Patti LaBelle, and Rick Springfield.

Dan is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with degrees in English and Speech Communication.

Elan is the Chief Product Officer and a founding team member of Claira. He joined Claira after more than a decade as a founder, director, and consultant at major nonprofits. Across multiple multi-million dollar program portfolios, he founded initiatives, built digital experiences, and developed growth strategies that impacted hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries.

Pete Suratos is excited to return to NBC Bay Area as a multimedia journalist and reporter covering Contra Costa County. You can currently catch Pete’s stories on our 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. newscasts.

During his previous stint with the station from 2015-2021, Pete began as a freelancer before becoming a full-time weekday morning reporter for “Today In The Bay.” In this role, Pete covered some of the region’s biggest stories, including historic wildfires, the coronavirus pandemic, social justice demonstrations, and championship parades for his hometown Golden State Warriors.

The Richmond, Calif. native started his career in Las Vegas, working as a regional reporter for the Fox News Channel from 2011-2013. While working in Vegas, his coverage included the 2012 presidential election and GOP primaries, exclusive red carpet events with the biggest names in Hollywood, and ringside coverage for boxing and UFC fights on the Strip. In 2013, Pete moved to Phoenix, Ariz. to work as a general assignment reporter for KNXV-TV (ABC). During his time in Phoenix, Pete survived the sweltering desert heat while covering a wide range of stories, including Super Bowl XLIX, MLB spring training, monsoon weather coverage, and daily breaking news.

Pete holds an undergraduate degree in business from San Francisco State University and a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Southern California. In his free time, Pete enjoys family outings with his wife and two sons, as well as rooting for his hometown Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers!

Jeremy Schiff earned an undergraduate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2005 and a PhD in Applied Machine Learning in 2009 from The University of California, Berkeley. In 2006, Jeremy co-founded FotoFlexer.com, an online photo editing company that powered companies including MySpace and Photobucket. In 2009, Jeremy joined Ness Computing as VP of Product and Machine Learning, which was sold to OpenTable in 2014. While working at OpenTable, Jeremy saw first-hand the opportunity to transform the way that recruiting works through machine learning and automation, and founded RecruitBot in 2017 to spearhead the mission to automate recruiting

Krystal Hindle is a passionate people-first leader focused on delivering best-in-class experiences for the
customers she supports and the teams she leads. As Achievers Director of Customer Success, Krystal
relies on 15+ years in tier 1 industries to lead a team of customer success professionals dedicated to
changing the way the world works through a focus on workplace science, smart technology and trusted
advice. As an AWI Advisor, Krystal consults with and supports customers in fostering a culture of belonging by
building employee experiences where employees feel Welcomed, Known, Included, Supported and
Connected.

Meghna brings over 20 years of experience as a strategist, facilitator, and executive coach across diverse industries. Using her training in business, anthropology, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, she has developed a unique leadership development methodology called Power Fluency that helps clients navigate the internal and external, visible and invisible in power dynamics. Meghna has a BA magna cum laude from Harvard University, an MPH from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

Justin Holland is the CEO and co-founder of HealthJoy, a healthcare navigation platform on a mission to simplify the benefits experience and guide members to affordable, high-quality care. HealthJoy leverages data to provide a personalized healthcare journey for every member. HR teams across the country and nearly half a million employees and dependents turn to HealthJoy to achieve better health outcomes and uncover endless opportunities for cost savings. In 2022, HealthJoy raised $60 million in Series D funding, led by Valspring Capital with participation from Endeavour Vision and CIBC Innovation Banking.

As HealthJoy’s fearless leader and an MIT entrepreneur, Justin is a frequent public speaker on digital health, employee benefits, AI, and technology. Justin was named to Crain’s Chicago’s “40 Under 40,” an annual list of the city’s brightest business minds. His commentary has been featured in TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Quartz, BenefitsPRO, and more. Prior to HealthJoy, Justin led successful exits at OpenInstall (now AVG) and FreeCause (now Rakuten). 

Liz is a Sr. Business Psychologist at Workday, where she marries her expertise in organizational
psychology, employee experience, and organizational development to help companies build a brighter
work day for their people. Liz has 15 years of experience as a consultant and internal practitioner
working with world-class organizations across industries to design and implement scalable talent
solutions. As a leader in HRTech for the past 5 years, she built global advisory teams to deliver on
customer employee experience and development programs and provide expertise in the design of new
product features and solutions. Liz earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Seattle
Pacific University and is an ICF Certified Professional Coach. Liz is an active member of the Society of
Industrial-Organizational Psychology and the International Coaching Federation.

Tim Davisson is the Director, Business Development at Stewart Leadership.

Dr. Mundi Attinasi is the Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director for Lookout Health. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a clinical health provider in various disciplines of Pediatric Medicine, Aesthetics Medicine, and Health and Wellness. She is a key developer in the Compass Wellness program for Lookout Health.

Dr. Attinasi’s focus and perspective on healthcare utilization and delivery shifted after the COVID pandemic, as she saw the need for disease prevention and whole wellness services. She continues to enrich her knowledge through ongoing training and education in the field of Functional Health, Nutritional Wellness, and Anti-aging.

Dr. Attinasi is a Board-Certified Pediatrician and is Dual-Boarded in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, a Medical Degree from Pritzker Medical School at the University of Chicago, and completed her residency training at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Attinasi continues to educate residents and medical students as a volunteer faculty member for UCLA and UCI/CHOC training programs.

Chelsie’s life purpose is to help people feel seen and loved so they have the courage to be the fullest versions of themselves. She is the co-founder and CEO of Caroo, an employee recognition platform that helps companies do just that for their employees at scale. Caroo makes it possible to deeply understand what your employees value and provide meaningful rewards that are easy to implement. In her spare time, she is a dog mom to Freddie, her golden retriever, and an avid Soul Cycler.

As a Regional Vice President of Mid-Market Sales, Katie leads new sales efforts for groups with 500-1,000 employees. Katie cultivates relationships with executive leadership teams, human resources administrators, consultants, and other decision-makers and guides them through the discovery and decision process in partnering with Quantum Health. 

Katie began her career at Quantum Health in 2012 and has held various roles, ascending from Care Coordinator, Sales and Marketing Coordinator and, most recently, Sales Associate. As a Sales Associate, she partnered with multiple Vice Presidents of Sales to support new sales efforts spanning all market sizes. Katie graduated from Ohio University with a Health Administration and Marketing degree. 

Katie said, "My experience as a Care Coordinator and leading implementations at Quantum Health have prepared me to work through operational questions with prospects and their consultants during the sales process." 

Outside the office, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband and their three dogs. She also enjoys playing gold year round and enjoys all of the perks of being a Las Vegas resident.

Dan is a proven digital health business leader with 20+ years scaling venture stage and public companies in healthtech and benefits. He previously served in leadership roles at Doctor on Demand, Health Net, and UnitedHealth/Optum.

Marie is a part of the Burnalong Enterprise sales team, with over 12 years of experience working in the HR tech industry and at former companies such as LinkedIn and Qualtrics. With a passion for health and wellness, she partners with HR leaders and executive teams to build out and manage employee experience initiatives with a key focus on DEIB, engagement, and wellbeing. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, meditation, hiking, and traveling with her family and Australian terrier, Finn.

Alejandro is a Madrid-born engineer, psychologist, and entrepreneur currently residing locally in San Francisco. He was named one of the top social entrepreneurs in 2019 for his ed-tech startup seeking to detect students’ strengths and learning styles to improve learning and future opportunities. Today, he’s the proud co-founder and CEO of Erudit, an AI SaaS empowering people leaders with real-time employee experience insights.

Corey is a seasoned people leader and software professional in the practice of enhancing employee experiences. Corey has a unique ability to connect with audiences and deliver practical insights on improving employee experience in the workforce, including interactive meetings and trivia with Erudit’s global team. With a deep commitment to the human side of HR, Corey brings out the best in those around him and facilitates a warm environment wherever he goes.