Bhavna grew up in India and Dubai before moving to the US to graduate with a Computer Science degree from University of Colorado, Boulder. After graduation, Bhavna worked as a software engineer, spending 17 years at Qualcomm and eventually becoming a Senior Director of engineering. She joined Google in early 2016 as an engineering manager on the Payments Platform team, and rose to a Senior Director role leading Drive’s Engineering organization. Bhavna was also the Google Boulder site lead, overseeing operations and employee satisfaction for the Boulder site. Outside of work, Bhavna enjoys spending time with her husband and children, hiking, biking, knitting and volunteering in her community.

Holly has been with Fidelity Investments for nearly 20 years as an advisor, coach and leader. She currently leads the Mount Pleasant, SC Investor Center as a Vice President in Fidelity’s distribution network. Holly holds an MBA from Wake Forest University and became a Certified Financial Planner in 2017. In 2009, Holly was part of a group of students in her MBA program who had the opportunity to spend a day with Warren Buffet. In her spare time, Holly enjoys spending time with her husband Aaron and their dog Roy exploring the trails and beaches around Charleston. She is also an avid endurance athlete and has completed several marathons and mountain climbing expeditions. Of the causes most near and dear to her, supporting education and development for young people tops the list. She is actively engaged in several efforts to this end. Lastly, she enjoys reading and gardening and is often outdoors on the weekends pulling weeds or on the porch with a good book.

Ryan is driven by service, guided by integrity, and passionate about the intersection of people and place. He believes in the beautiful efficiency and impenetrable logic of classic bicycles, well-conceived roundabouts, and housing-first public policy. It brings him joy to help people create the communities they deserve, from physical neighborhoods to high-performing organizations to digital collaboratives. His career travels include technology investment banking in Silicon Valley, fixed-income investing on Wall Street, and private equity due diligence across the country.

Terrence has spent his career studying what makes great companies great, and helping to build them myself. As a former researcher for Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last) and consultant at McKinsey, he learned how enduring organizations grow. Terrence spent the next 15+ years in the trenches: scaling startups to nine figures, leading teams of hundreds, and helping companies turn vision into execution. Most recently, as Chief Opportunity Officer at Guild, he helped design and scale career mobility, education, and coaching programs. Along the way, I saw one truth again and again: strategy and systems matter, but people are the multiplier. Today, through Packaging Serendipity, I give talks and coach leaders, teams, and organizations to sharpen their awareness of opportunity — and build the clarity, alignment, and momentum to seize it.

Maria Rogers is an experienced HR professional with nearly 20 years at Fortune 100 companies, currently serving as an HR Leader at GE Aerospace, where she’s dedicated to building strong cultures, driving change, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. Passionate about helping people find their voice and lead with authenticity, she’s a firm believer in servant leadership and the power of resilience and lifting others up. Her unique perspective comes from a life journey that took her from being born in Taiwan to learning English in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and now living in Atlanta, experiences that shaped her approach to navigating different environments and embracing authenticity. In her spare time, Maria is a portrait photographer, violinist, and parent to two teens who, along with her husband of 18 years, Josh, shares their home with two stubborn terriers, a lizard, and a few steel plants.

Jamal Lopez serves as the Executive Director of the Offices of Professionalism and Faculty Development at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), where he reports to senior academic leadership and leads strategic initiatives that promote professional fulfillment and faculty success across WCM’s missions of care, discovery, and teaching.

With over 17 years of experience in Human Resources and leadership roles — including Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Vice President of Employee Relations — Jamal brings a multidisciplinary background that includes service as an FBI Police Officer, NYC Investigator, and Social Worker, complemented by a Juris Doctor and a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management.

A Senior Certified Professional through SHRM, Certified Diversity Professional, and Certified Praesidium Guardian, Jamal’s leadership is defined by his deep dedication to empowering individuals, cultivating professionalism, and advancing faculty development through strategic planning, advocacy, and continuous improvement, all while fostering an inclusive, equitable, and high-performing academic environment.

Carol has decades of corporate communications experience spanning a range of industries in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, she served as Managing Director and Head of Communications for Antares Capital, a leading alternative credit manager with ~$90B of assets under management. Now retired, Carol Ann is dedicated to giving back in ways large and small.

Charlie has enjoyed his 40-year career where he successfully combined advertising leadership with philanthropic work. After working at several advertising agencies and founding his own, he established the Reemprise Fund, which he continues to lead.

Retiring from advertising in 2023, Charlie is wholly focused on Reemprise. The fund invests in high potential 501(c)(3) organizations through distributions of multi-year grants to strengthen the non-profit partner while pursuing game-changing outcomes that create meaningful human and community impact. 

A North Carolina native, Charlie has lived in Charlotte for 25 years. He received an Economics degree from Vanderbilt and is married with two grown children.