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Joe Ferraro was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for Avis Budget Group in June 2020, following a six-month period as interim CEO. Prior to this, Mr. Ferraro served as President, Americas, for Avis Budget Group. In this role, Mr. Ferraro was responsible for the Company’s Avis, Budget, Payless and Zipcar brands in North and South America, including Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr. Ferraro was previously Senior Vice President of Operations, North America, where he oversaw all Avis and Budget car and truck rental operations in the United States and Canada, including airport and local market locations. He has 40 years of experience with Avis Budget Group, holding various positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Ferraro holds a Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.

Jamie Iannone is a purpose driven global leader and digital, product & technology innovator with more than two decades of ecommerce leadership. Prior to returning to eBay, Jamie spent six years with Walmart as COO of Walmart eCommerce, CEO of SamsClub.com and EVP of Membership & Technology where he helped lead to record-high ecommerce growth and launch the Sam’s Club Scan & Go, Ask Sam, Sam’s Club Now and Club Pickup technologies. During his four years with Barnes & Noble as President, Digital Products, Jamie helped grow Barnes & Noble and Nook Media from a 0% market share of the e-book industry to a 25% share.

President and CEO of Sabre Corporation, the leading technology provider to the airline, hotel and travel industries. The company emerged after a chance meeting between executives from IBM and American Airlines which led to the creation of the first electronic ticketing system for airlines. Today, Sabre is a global company that processes over $450,000 in travel transactions per minute. This proud heritage lives on at Sabre today. I'm thrilled to be contributing to the evolution of this great brand!

Brian Joseph Chesky (born August 29, 1981) is an American billionaire businessman and industrial designer. He is the co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb. Chesky was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People of 2015".

Alejandro Zozaya-Gorostiza was recently named CEO of Apple Leisure Group, which consists of Apple Vacations®, the largest tour operator in the United States and the most important international tour operator in Mexico; Amstar® DMC, a destination management company offering a large range of transportation services, tours and excursions in popular destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean; AMResorts®, owner and operator of the luxury resort brands Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets, Breathless, Dreams, Now and Sunscape Resort & Spas, with resorts located in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Curaçao; and UVC (Unlimited Vacation Club), an elite vacation membership loyalty program.

Jim Ryan is a Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer at Sony Interactive Entertainment and is based in London, Greater London, United Kingdom.

Dara Khosrowshahi (born May 28, 1969) is an Iranian-American businessman and the chief executive officer of Uber. Khosrowshahi was previously CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators. He is also a member of the board of directors of BET.com, and Hotels.com, and previously served on the board of The New York Times Company.

Chris Minnich assumed the role of executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in December 2012. Chris has worked at CCSSO since 2008, when he was hired to direct the Council’s standards program—the work that would later become the Common Core State Standards (Common Core). In 2009 he assumed the role of strategic initiative director of standards, assessment, and accountability, leading the development and adoption of the Common Core in 45 states. In 2010 Minnich became the senior membership director, serving as the lead contact for all 57 of CCSSO’s members. In the last two years Minnich has led the Council’s advocacy and communications teams in rallying states to collaboratively reform their standards and accountability systems. His efforts have been invaluable in advancing the national implementation of the Common Core and cultivating essential cooperation between states and the federal government to improve education for all students. Minnich has an extensive background in assessment and accountability work. In 2005–08 he held multiple positions at Harcourt (now Pearson), all focused on the advancement and improvement of assessments. Minnich led the development and deployment of a teacher-centered online portal focused on assessment education. As the director of test design and implementation at the Oregon Department of Education in 2003–05, Minnich led statewide online assessment implementation. Minnich holds a bachelor of science in political science from the University of Washington, Seattle, as well as a master of public policy from the University of Maryland, College Park. Minnich lives in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, Whitney, and his son, Carson.