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Laura K. Ipsen is president and chief executive officer of Ellucian. Laura has more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive, working to drive transformation in the public and private sectors and spur adoption of comprehensive solutions in high-growth industries. Laura joined Ellucian from Oracle Corporation, where she most recently served as general manager and senior vice president for Oracle Marketing Cloud-leading all customer-facing aspects of the business, including sales, account management, marketing, and customer services. Previously, she served as corporate vice president of Microsoft’s worldwide public sector organization, where she led a team of more than 2,000 sales and marketing professionals serving government, education, and non-privatized healthcare customers in more than 100 countries. Laura’s experience also includes more than a decade at Cisco Systems, where she led an effort to transform how the world manages energy supplies and build smart-grid solutions for utilities around the world. Prior to that, she established and managed Cisco’s global policy and government affairs division, where she led the company’s public policy agenda as it related to the Internet and global adoption of broadband access. Laura has also held leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Acer America, and Hitachi Data Systems. Laura previously served as a member of the board of directors of Monsanto from 2010 until 2018 when it was acquired by Bayer and is a former chair of the board of the Washington, D.C.-based Information Technology Industry Council. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia and studied Arabic at Yarmouk University in Jordan. She is also a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley Chapter.

James Goodman is a CEO/Founder at GENESIS NETWORKS ENTERPRISES. He has worked as Board Member at Goodman Networks. James works or has worked at Harvard Manufacturing Inc. and works or has worked as Vice President at Verizon. He attended Texas A&M University.

Janelle Ellis is a Chief Executive Officer at Headstrong.

Kevin is the Chief Executive Officer at Rackspace, the industry leader in managed services across applications, data, security and infrastructure on the world’s leading cloud platforms. Rackspace works with companies across all industries to accelerate and execute digital transformation of their technology infrastructure. With more than 30 years’ experience in the technology services sector, Kevin has been a change leader with a track record of leading significant business transformations. He is a passionate advocate for employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and believes that people and culture are a key differentiator in business. Prior to joining Rackspace, Kevin was Chief Executive Officer of MV Transportation where he and his team achieved the highest revenue in the company’s history, increased new business sales by 440% and achieved record levels of profitability. He also held global leadership roles at EDS, Dell, HPE (roles before and after the company split in 2014) and DXC. He has consistently driven double-digit revenue growth and profitability throughout his career. Most recently, Kevin was named to the Business Journals’ “Influencers: People We’re Watching in 2020.” Kevin received his BBA from James Madison University and serves as a board member for Rackspace and Mood Media. He is an avid tennis player, triathlete, golfer, runner, husband and father of two boys. For more technology insights, visit the Rackspace Digital Hub at: www.Rackspace.com/solve to hear perspectives from industry luminaries, including technologists, futurists, partners, customers and other influencers.

Amy has worked as Global Head:Product Mgmt at Ventyx, Chief Operating Officer at P2 Energy Solutions, and Chief Executive Officer at P2 Energy Solutions. She works or has worked at The Structure Group. Amy attended Northwestern University.

Dave McLean, a general partner, joined Sevin Rosen Funds in 2004. He has 22 years of operating experience with technology companies in marketing, engineering and business- development roles. Currently Dave focuses on deals in Web-based, information services, including the consumerization of the enterprise, as well as in novel M2M technologies associated with the ?the Internet of things?. He also pursues investments in neurotechnology, focusing on devices and diagnostics to accelerate treatments and cures for brain and nervous-system diseases.

eFront is a leading software provider of end-to-end solutions dedicated to the financial industry with a recognized expertise in alternative investments and enterprise risk management. eFront's solutions serve more than 800 customers in 48 countries, including companies in the private equity, real estate investment, banking and insurance sectors. eFront's primary product suites offer tightly integrated solutions for streamlining the management of alternative investments and corporate risk. Founded in 1999, eFront services clients worldwide from offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.