About Us
Ankush Bansal
Immediate Past PresidentAnkush Bansal, MD, FACP, FACPM, SFHM, MRCP (London), CFLC is a physician board-certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He is based in Palm Beach, FL. He is Voluntary Clinical... Read More
Rakesh Bharania
SecretaryRakesh Bharania is President of Tarian Innovation and has spent more than 29 years in the humanitarian sector, focusing on the intersection of emerging technologies and international crisis response. He... Read More
Rupesh Dabbir
DirectorRupesh Dabbir is an accomplished Engineering Leader with over a decade (12+ years) of experience driving technological innovation at leading global organizations, including Google, PayPal, Atlassian, Cisco, and the Indian... Read More
Leslie Gross
Vice PresidentLeslie Gross is a nationally-recognized strategic advisor, deploying 20+ years of expertise in public policy and systems change. During her career, she’s advised cabinet secretaries, C-suite executives, and advocacy campaigns... Read More
Van Ly
DirectorVan Ly is an accomplished leader with 20 + years of marketing experience that spans multiple different industries from automotive to retail to tech. His expertise has been focused on... Read More
Jen Melton
DirectorJen Melton, Director, Experimentation, Instrumentation & Artificial Intelligence at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, manages data science/machine learning, Big Data and data visualization teams to measure and enhance the client... Read More
Cherie Magennis
DirectorCherie Magennis is a product management leader and entrepreneur with deep technical expertise in AI, data science, and systems engineering. She is passionate about helping people and companies make data-informed... Read More
David L. Schwed
TreasurerDavid L. Schwed is an accomplished and results-driven cybersecurity and information technology executive and entrepreneur with broad based expertise leading organizational IT strategy, high-visibility projects and programs, and skilled technical... Read More
Ben Smilowitz
Executive DirectorBen Smilowitz witnessed the bungled Hurricane Katrina response while managing a high-volume Red Cross Client Service Center in Gulfport, MS. Soon after, Ben launched Disaster Accountability Project, an independent watchdog,... Read More
Sanjay Thirumalai
PresidentSanjay Thirumalai is a seasoned business leader with over 25 years of experience in India and US across strategy, operations, and transformation. He is currently the Chief Global Delivery Officer... Read More