Richard Dickson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc., the largest specialty apparel retailer in the US with more than $15B in annual revenue and a global team of more than 80,000 employees. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, Gap Inc.’s house of iconic American brands includes Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta.

Dickson has built a career transforming companies and reinvigorating brands by understanding what made them special in the first place, then evolving them to new relevance with story-led products and experiences that both reflect and shape culture. Under his leadership, Gap Inc. is progressing one of the most celebrated companies in fashion where purpose and profit are aligned to matter, creating positive impacts for people and planet. Deeply inspired by San Francisco, Dickson’s impact goes beyond the business to the revitalization effort underway in Gap Inc.’s hometown where he is a member of The Partnership for San Francisco and an executive committee member of the CalCEO Council.

Dickson joined Gap Inc.’s Board Directors in 2022, while serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mattel. During his tenure, Mattel grew several of the world’s most powerful and purpose-driven brands, including Barbie (the #1 doll property globally), Hot Wheels (the #1 vehicle property globally), and Fisher-Price (the #1 Infant, Toddler, and Preschool property globally).* In 2023, Dickson was an executive producer of the award-winning movie, Barbie, a global cultural phenomenon, and the year’s highest grossing film.

Prior to Mattel, Dickson was President and CEO of Branded Businesses for The Jones Group and held executive roles at Bloomingdale’s. He also co-founded Gloss.com, the first online retailer dedicated to high-end cosmetics, which was acquired by Estee Lauder in 2000.

Dickson is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the UCLA Anderson School of Management executive program. He serves on the board of Gap Inc. and is on the Board of Advisors for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the steering committee of The Fashion Pact.

* Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service, Year 2022

Poppe and her PG&E coworkers deliver safe, reliable, clean and affordable energy to 16 million people across Northern and Central California. Under her leadership, PG&E implemented lean business principles to transform how the company operates and to improve customer experience and brand trust. With safety as a foundation, PG&E has increased efficiencies and reduced operational waste resulting in operating cost savings and improved resilience. With the foundational improvements in place, PG&E is positioned to serve the growth and prosperity of California now and in the future.

Poppe joined PG&E in January 2021 after five years as President and CEO of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy.

Previously, Poppe served as a Power Plant Director at DTE Energy. Prior to joining DTE Energy, Poppe held a variety of plant management positions in the automotive industry at General Motors.

Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc. and Specs Inc. Snap is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together. Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Evan and Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy created Snapchat while at Stanford University. Today Snap is a publicly traded company with over 950 million monthly active users around the world.

In 2017, Evan formed the Spiegel Family Fund, which is committed to philanthropy in California and beyond. Through dedication to the arts, education, housing and human rights, the Fund supports multiple organizations that contribute to human progress. Evan and Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy also created the Snap Foundation, dedicated to developing pathways to the creative economy for underrepresented youth in Los Angeles.

Following the 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles, Evan co-founded a new nonprofit organization called the Department of Angels, which supports fire-impacted residents as they recover. He also established a 10-year longitudinal effort focused on environmental and public health, encompassing a consortium of academic and medical institutions around the country called the LA Fire HEALTH Study.

Evan serves on the boards of KKR & Co. Inc., the Berggruen Institute, and Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and the Business Council, and is a founding member of the CalCEO Council’s Executive Committee. Evan graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Engineering, Product Design. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Miranda and their four children, Flynn, Hart, Myles and Pierre.

As chief executive officer of the San Francisco 49ers, Jed York oversees all aspects of the organization. Now in his 20th year with the team and 15th as CEO, York has been a driving force behind the 49ers success on and off the field during that time. York recognizes and shares the ongoing passion of the team's faithful fans.

During York's tenure, the team has experienced great success having won five NFC West Division titles (2011-12, 2019 and 2022-23), advanced to seven NFC Championship Games (2011-13, 2019 & 2021-23) and three Super Bowls (Super Bowl XLVII, LIV and LVIII). His strong leadership was also instrumental in providing the team and its fans a state-of-the-art new home. On April 19, 2012, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority broke ground on Levi's Stadium and enlisted the 49ers to manage the construction process, which achieved a ribbon cutting just two years later.

Designed to set a new standard for the stadium experience, Levi's Stadium has become known as one of the most iconic sports and entertainment venues in the world. The building has garnered international acclaim having been named 2015 Sports Venue of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Venue of the Year at the 2015 StadiumBusiness Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Leveraging technology and sustainability, Levi's Stadium has also generated international acclaim for its environmental responsibility. For its green innovation – inclusive of being the first NFL stadium to twice be LEED certified – Levi's Stadium was named the 2016 Green Sports Alliance Environmental NFL Innovators of the Year and the 2017 StadiumBusiness Awards Environmental Stadium of the Year. In 2024, the Green Sports Alliance honored Levi's Stadium in their Play to Zero Awards for the venue's exceptional conservation of energy and water.

Now in its 11th season of operation, Levi's Stadium has already successfully hosted an NFC Championship game, Super Bowl 50, the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, WrestleMania 31, the Copa America Centenario and CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2015 NHL Stadium Series, the International Championship Cup featuring soccer powers such as Manchester United and FC Barcelona, multiple Pac-12 Football Championship Games, and stadium concert tours headlined by Beyoncé and U2. Most recently, the venue was selected as one of 16 host sites for FIFA World CupTM 2026 and Super Bowl LX in 2026.

RECOGNIZING THE 49ERS FAITHFUL

A 49ers fan since birth, York recognizes that the success of the 49ers hinges on the team's faithful fans, and he is committed to honoring them for their passion and enthusiasm.

Since the time Levi's Stadium was just a concept, creating the ultimate game day experience for 49ers fans has been at the core of the York family's vision. To design the venue and bring that vision to life, York and the 49ers incorporated one of the Bay Area's most notable natural resources – innovative technology. As York has repeatedly stated, Levi's Stadium may not be the biggest stadium, but it will be the smartest.

With technology woven into its backbone, the building not only allows visitors to customize their own individual experience through the use of the Levi's Stadium App, but it is also able to seamlessly evolve throughout the decades to come. In addition to groundbreaking design elements that bring fans closer to the game, the venue is a showcase for the region's sustainable efforts and world-class wine and cuisine. Fans have also come to recognize Levi's Stadium as a year-round destination for private events and a museum dedicated to honoring the team's storied history, while also using football as a means to educate Bay Area youth.

Under York's leadership, the team established the Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. 49ers Hall of Fame in 2009, to commemorate the significant accomplishments of some of the team's biggest stars and key contributors. Named for his grandfather and the beloved patriarch of the 49ers, the Hall of Fame automatically inducted those 49ers greats who have either had their jersey numbers retired by the team or have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. York, shortly thereafter, announced the Hall of Fame's inaugural inductee, his uncle, Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr., who was enshrined during the 2009 season. The 49ers Hall of Fame now has a home inside the 49ers Museum at Levi's Stadium.

Also located inside the 49ers Museum is the Denise DeBartolo York Education Center, which provides learning platforms that connect, inspire and engage K-8 students from Santa Clara and throughout the Bay Area throughout the year. Featuring content-rich lessons in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, the highly interactive center promotes physical activity and valuable life skills. Since the program's inception in 2014, the program has provided trajectory and mindset-changing experiences to more than 250,000 participants.

CARRYING ON THE FAMILY'S LEGACY

York's roots with the 49ers run deep. He is the oldest child of Denise and John York, the co-chairmen of the team. York's uncle and godfather, Eddie DeBartolo, also known to fans as "Mr. D", has long served as a mentor.

York began his career as a financial analyst at Guggenheim Partners, a diversified financial services firm. He worked in the firm's New York office in several areas, including private wealth management, hedge funds risk analysis, and collateralized debt obligations. York currently serves on three key NFL committees: Stadium, Media O&O (NFL's owned and operated media businesses), Business Ventures, as well as Fan Engagement and Major Events, assigned to address facets of National Football League business.

Born and raised in Youngstown, OH, York was a student athlete at Cardinal Mooney High School where he was captain of the baseball team as well as student body president. After high school, York decided to carry on a family tradition by attending the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a degree in both finance and history. York was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honors Society.

York credits his parents, his uncle Eddie, and his grandfather Edward DeBartolo, Sr. as being positive role models and for teaching him character values such as integrity, a strong work ethic, and respect for others. He is pleased to carry on his family's commitment to community by serving as a board member at Tipping Point Community, CommonSpirit Health Foundation, Chegg, Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Operation HOPE, as well as the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council.

Besides his tremendous passion for the 49ers, York enjoys traveling, fishing, and playing cards, which he learned from his grandfather.

Jed lives in the Bay Area with his wife, Danielle, and two sons, Jaxon and Brixton.

Greg A. Adams is the chair and chief executive officer of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, which includes integrated care and coverage under the Kaiser Permanente brand, the KP Medical Foundation, and Risant Health and its organizations.

The entire Kaiser Permanente enterprise provides coverage for over 13.1 million people and touches the lives of millions more every year, with the many additional patients we care for in our communities. Over 280,000 employees and 28,700 physicians work together to provide high-quality, affordable care and coverage while improving the health of communities within 11 states and the District of Columbia.

Adams is expanding access to Kaiser Permanente’s distinct model of value-based care and coverage through Risant Health, and through the selective expansion of integrated care and coverage into new markets such as Nevada. Kaiser Permanente’s leading nonprofit, integrated model has provided a proven example of value-based care for over 80 years, resulting in some of the best health outcomes in the nation, a lower total cost of care, and an increase in health equity.

Adams has championed the expansion of traditional quality measures to better understand and address differences in health conditions and outcomes across diverse populations. Addressing these differences has led to innovative prevention and care solutions, helped scale successful interventions at the population level, and has allowed Kaiser Permanente to deliver high-quality care to our members and patients.

Adams has over 4 decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to assuming the role of chair and chief executive officer in 2019, Adams served as executive vice president and group president, with direct responsibility for health plan and hospital operations in all Kaiser Permanente regions.

Adams was named one of the most influential people in health care by Time magazine in its TIME100 Health list. He was also named to Modern Healthcare’s most influential people in health care for 6 consecutive years, ranking number 2 on the 2025 list. Adams is on the board of directors for AHIP and is both a governor and steward within the Global Health and Healthcare Community at the World Economic Forum. He is a founding member of ELEVATE, a member of the Business Roundtable Executive Leadership Council, the CalCEO Council, and the National Association of Health Services Executives. He also serves on the board of directors for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

Adams has a bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and a graduate degree from Wichita State University.

A fourth generation San Franciscan, Larry Baer has gained a national reputation as one of professional sports’ leading visionaries. Baer joined the team in 1992 as the Executive Vice President after he and Peter Magowan led the effort to assemble a new ownership group that kept the Giants in San Francisco. A limited partner and board member of the ownership group, Baer was named CEO on January 1, 2012. In his first year as president and CEO, the Giants won their second World Series Championship in three years. In 2014, the Giants won their third World Series title in five years. In 2021, the Giants won an all- time franchise record 107 games and the National League West title.

Baer is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the organization. Under his direction the Giants developed and constructed Oracle Park -- the first privately- financed Major League ballpark. Since opening in 2000, Oracle Park has been widely praised as one of the “best ballparks ever built.” In 2008, Oracle Park was named Sports Business Journal’s Sports Facility of the Year, and in 2011 the Giants received Sports Business Journal’s Professional Sports Organization of the Year award. The Giants enjoyed a National League home record sellout streak of 530 games spanning six seasons from 2011 – 2016.

Baer also serves as a key strategist and negotiator of the club’s major transactions. This includes the Barry Bonds signing in November 1992, the naming rights agreement with AT&T (then Pacific Bell) in 1996, the naming rights agreement with Oracle in 2019 and other strategic partnerships. He led the effort to host the 2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco and was the driving force behind the Giants partnership with Comcast to create the NBC Sports Bay Area regional sports network.

Baer also serves as Chairman and CEO of Giants Development Services, which currently has under construction Mission Rock – a new, mixed use urban neighborhood located on a 28-acre site across McCovey Cove from Oracle Park. Once completed, Mission Rock will include more than eight acres of parks and open space, 1,500 residential units, approximately 1.3 million square feet of office space (including the world headquarters of Visa, Inc.), a parking structure to serve ballpark and Mission Rock patrons, and 250,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, and public amenities.

In 2021, Baer helped launch and was named Co-Chair of “Advance SF”—a coalition of San Francisco CEO’s and business leaders committed to addressing community needs made more acute during the pandemic. In January 2022, Baer joined the Advisory Board of the American Journalism Project, based in New York City.

Baer has served on numerous Major League Baseball Boards including Chairing the Strategic Planning Committee, the Business and Media Board and the International Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Council, NBC Sports Bay Area and is a member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region Board of Trustees. He is an immediate past governing board member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016.

A graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School, Baer previously worked in the media industry for Westinghouse Broadcasting and CBS, Inc. At CBS, Baer was Special Assistant to Chairman Laurence Tisch. Baer has been the recipient of prestigious awards throughout his career with the Giants. In 2010, Baer was the named the “Person of the Year” by San Francisco Boys and Girls Clubs, and in 2012 he was honored as the Harvard Business School’s “Alumnus of the Year.” In 2014, Baer was honored by the University of California, Berkeley with its “Excellence in Achievement” award and received the Civic Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee. Baer and his wife Pam Co-Chaired the Campaign To Rebuild San Francisco General Hospital which was successfully completed in 2016.

Baer and his wife, Pam, reside in San Francisco and have four children.

Michelle Gass is Levi Strauss & Co.’s president and chief executive officer and serves on the company’s board of directors. Michelle joined LS&Co. in 2023 as the company’s president and was appointed CEO by the Board in January 2024. She is spearheading the transformation of the company into a best-in-class, DTC-first denim lifestyle retailer that leverages the Levi’s® brand’s iconic heritage and long-held place at the center of culture to achieve sustainable growth for the years to come.

Michelle has 35 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industries. Prior to joining LS&Co., Michelle served for five years as CEO of Kohl’s, where she led the company’s evolution into a leading omnichannel retailer by building out a multibillion-dollar ecommerce business, establishing innovative brand collaborations including partnerships with Sephora and Amazon, and introducing a best-in-class loyalty program.

Michelle began her career with Procter & Gamble, then spent close to 17 years with Starbucks, serving as president, Starbucks EMEA, after holding a variety of senior leadership roles across product, marketing and global strategy. She has received numerous professional honors, including being named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business and Businessperson of the Year lists, as well as being named The Visionary 2020 by the National Retail Federation.

Michelle currently serves on the Board of Directors for PepsiCo and on the Boards of the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the National Retail Federation. She received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Jason Girzadas is the chief executive officer of Deloitte, the largest professional services organization in the United States. With more than 170,000 professionals, Deloitte provides audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and risk and financial advisory services to a broad cross-section of corporations and governmental agencies.

Jason has a long track record of helping clients navigate the challenge of large-scale strategic and technology-driven change and is actively engaged with clients and global alliance relationships. He has served as the managing principal of Businesses, Global, and Strategic Services (BGS) of Deloitte US, and the Clients & Markets leader and the Life Sciences & Health Care industry leader for Deloitte Consulting LLP. Additional previous leadership roles include Global Consulting leader, Deloitte Global and serving on the Deloitte Global Board of Directors.

Jason serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) and the US Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he is a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, the Fortune CEO Initiative, and the American Heart Association’s CEO Roundtable.

Jason received a BA in Economics from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Health Administration from Rush University.

Jennifer Haley is President and CEO of Kern Energy, where she leads a talented team focused on supporting California’s energy resilience and advancing the fuels of the future. She has helped position the company as a collaborative partner in meeting the state’s evolving energy and climate goals.

Haley serves on the Board of Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce, as Chair of the Foundation for Commerce and Education, a member of the CalCEO Council and Vice Chair of the Council for International Trade. Haley is a Governor-appointed member of the California Workforce Development Board, a member of the YPO Los Angeles Chapter, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the California Science Center Foundation.

Haley joined Kern Energy in 2011 as Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs following a legal career representing public agency clients in regulatory and litigation matters. Through that experience, she developed a strong understanding of California’s policy landscape, which continues to inform her leadership approach. She became CEO in 2018 and is one of the few female CEOs in the refining industry—and the first in California.

Haley holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of San Diego.

As the 13th President of the University of Southern California, Beong-Soo Kim leads one of the world’s top private research universities — home to 23 schools; more than 46,000 students; 4,700 faculty; 500,000 alumni; and Keck Medicine of USC, one of California’s leading academic health systems — all united by a mission to advance knowledge, educate future leaders, and transform lives. Kim was appointed president by the USC Board of Trustees in February 2026, following seven months serving as interim president.

As president, Kim launched the Open Dialogue Project, aimed at strengthening USC’s academic culture of engagement with differing perspectives. He also formed an AI Strategy Committee, and launched a number of university-wide initiatives to engage faculty, staff, and students on the opportunities and challenges posed by AI in research, the classroom, and operations. Recognizing the importance of the Trojan Family, Kim has focused on re-engaging alumni across the globe, including by relaunching alumni networks. He has also worked to strengthen USC’s partnerships with private industry, foundations, and local community organizations and leaders. Kim is recognized for his thought leadership on free expression and the future of higher education, and enjoys communicating with broader audiences and the Trojan Family through his presidential podcast, “Trojan Talks.”

Kim first joined USC in 2020 as senior vice president and general counsel. After helping the university navigate through the Covid pandemic, he resolved the university’s legacy legal issues, reinforced the university’s policies against discrimination, strengthened governance over the health system and health sciences schools, and enabled major investments in research and innovation. He has also been deeply involved in USC’s athletics programs, having served as a key member of the athletics department’s interim leadership team in 2023.

Prior to USC, Kim held senior roles at Kaiser Permanente, was a partner at an international law firm, and served in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led the major frauds section in Los Angeles.

Kim has taught constitutional interpretation at Harvard, trial advocacy at the National Advocacy Center, and served as an adjunct professor at USC Gould School of Law. He is a frequent speaker on academic freedom, health system compliance, and the future of college athletics.

The son of Korean immigrants who both attended graduate school at USC, Kim was born and raised in the Los Angeles area, where he attended local public schools before graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Harvard College. He earned a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and his law degree from Harvard Law School.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kim and his wife, Bonnie Wongtrakool, performed cello and piano “porch concerts” for their neighbors, reflecting their belief in the power of service, community, and the arts. Together, they have two children.

Photo: ©Henry Kofman/Daily Trojan

Mr. Kropelnicki was named Chairman, President & CEO in May of 2023 after serving as President & CEO since September of 2013. Prior to joining Group in 2006 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, he held executive positions at PowerLight Corporation, Hall Kinion & Associates, Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. He brings more than 33 years of experience in finance and operations to the position, including 15-plus years as CFO at publicly listed companies, along with expertise in corporate leadership, strategic planning, rate making, and operational and financial reporting.

Mr. Kropelnicki is a director for the California Chamber of Commerce and the Bay Area Council. He recently joined the Board of Directors for the California Foundation for Commerce and Education and was appointed to the CalCEO Council, an advisory group established by the Foundation to strengthen the state's economy. He is a member of both the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. He is the past Chairman of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and currently serves on the NAWC Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

In 2009, Mr. Kropelnicki was named the Bay Area CFO of the Year by the San Francisco Business Times. In 2016, Mr. Kropelnicki was awarded the United States Navy Memorial Fund’s Naval Heritage Award. He is the 12th recipient of this award since its inauguration. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in business economics from San Jose State University, where he earned the designation Graduate of the Decade and was twice named the Department of Economics Alumni of the Year.

Donna Langley, DBE is Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment, leading the company’s unified content strategy. In this role, Langley steers greenlight decisions across the enterprise and oversees all entertainment programming and marketing across Peacock, Bravo, and NBC, including primetime and late night. She also continues to spearhead global creative strategy, business operations, production, acquisitions, marketing, and distribution for the portfolio of award-winning Film and Television Studios.

Prior to her elevation, Langley served as Chief Content Officer since 2023 and as sole Chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group since 2019.

For more than two decades, Langley has helped distinguish NBCUniversal as the premier home for acclaimed and emerging storytellers, resulting in a consistently diverse and successful slate. As a trusted partner to filmmakers, she’s reinvigorated beloved franchises—including Fast & Furious and Jurassic World—and championed films shaping the cultural zeitgeist, such as Christopher Nolan’s seven-time Academy Award® winner Oppenheimer, Straight Outta Compton, Get Out, Bridesmaids, The Holdovers, and many more. And as a leader in animation, films released by Universal’s Illumination and DreamWorks Animation account for three of the top five animated films of 2024.

Langley’s vision has paid off, delivering four years of record global profit, including two of the most profitable years in Studio history. In 2023, Langley helped position the Film Group as the No. 1 Hollywood studio in market share globally. Meanwhile, the Television Studios are consistently responsible for more top 10 hits on broadcast TV than any other studio, with over 100 active series currently airing or streaming across 28 platforms around the world.

Over the last few years, Langley’s strategic leadership has played a pivotal role in laying the foundation for the industry’s future success. The Film Group brokered historic agreements during the COVID-19 pandemic securing a new revenue model for the film distribution ecosystem that has generated more than $1.5 billion in consumer spend in a new premium video-on-demand window. Simultaneously, she was one of four studio chiefs—the only female—to lead talks with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, resulting in two extraordinary deals that helped end the dual strikes and get the industry back to work.

As a result of her unparalleled leadership and achievements, Langley has transcended industry norms to establish herself as a true trailblazer. She was awarded a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) title by the late Queen in her 2020 New Year’s Honour List. In 2024, Langley was recognized by TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” and Fortune’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Business.” Other recognitions include UCLA’s Game Changer Award; the Producers Guild of America’s Milestone Award; the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Pioneer of the Year Award; and the Women in Film’s Crystal Award for Excellence in Film.

A passionate advocate for mentorship, Langley is an Ambassador for Vital Voices Global Ambassadors Program and has served on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2013. She has been a part of the vanguard of change in Hollywood and as a result of her commitment to providing access and opportunity, she was recognized by Kering and Festival de Cannes with the Women In Motion honor in 2024.

Langley serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute, Motion Picture Association, SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Entertainment Industry Council, and heads USC’s School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors. She is a voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Television Academy.

Dan Letter is the chief executive officer of Prologis and serves on the company’s board of directors, as well as leading the Executive Committee. In this role, he guides Prologis’ strategic, operational and investment decisions and works closely with leaders across the company to support growth.

Previously, Letter served as president of Prologis, where he oversaw most of the company’s business lines, including global real estate operations, capital deployment and strategic capital. He also led Prologis’ global capital deployment function, with responsibility for the investment committee, the deployment pipeline and multi-market portfolio acquisitions and dispositions.

Letter started with AMB Property Corporation in 2004 as a development manager in Chicago. Since then, he has held several regional leadership positions at the company, including president of the U.S. Central Region, where he was responsible for all activities—including development, acquisitions and operations in the region—and managing director, capital deployment of the U.S. West Region. Throughout his tenure, Letter has supported Prologis’ growth at both the market and global levels, helping position it as the world’s largest owner, operator and developer of logistics real estate.

As CEO, he represents the company with key stakeholders, including customers, public and private investors and media, and advocates for the industry at key conferences and policy-making events. Letter also champions the company's core values and actively promotes a positive culture, fostering an environment where teamwork and innovation thrive.

Letter has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Marquette University. He is a member of Nareit’s Executive Board, The Real Estate Roundtable and The Vieth Institute for Real Estate Advisory Board, Marquette University.

Distinguished economist and academic leader Jonathan Levin became Stanford University's thirteenth president on August 1, 2024.

President Levin previously served as the Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business. A leading economist, he is widely recognized for his scholarship in industrial organization and market design.

Jonathan Levin was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned undergraduate degrees in English and Mathematics at Stanford in 1994, an M.Phil in Economics at Oxford University in 1996, and a PhD in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999. After joining the Stanford faculty in 2000, Levin rose through the ranks to become the Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory in the Department of Economics. He served as department chair from 2011 to 2014, a period of rising stature for Stanford economics.

Levin’s scholarly work has spanned topics ranging from incentive contracts to game theory, e-commerce, and health insurance. He has conducted influential research on the organization and design of markets, subprime lending, and empirical methods to study imperfect competition.

In 2011, he received the John Bates Clark Medal as the economist under the age of 40 who has made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. Levin is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a former Guggenheim Fellow, and a recipient of department and school awards for distinguished teaching.

In September 2016, Levin became the tenth dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Under his leadership, Stanford GSB strengthened its position as the preeminent institution of management research and education. The school invested in new research programs, reimagined and significantly increased financial aid, expanded online and global programs, introduced classes for Stanford undergraduates, and developed ambitious collaborations focused on technology, sustainability, and other critical issues for business and society.

From 2021 to 2025, Levin served as a member of President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a Trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He has consulted widely in industry and government. He was part of the international expert group that designed the first vaccine Advance Market Commitment for pneumococcal disease and participated in the design of the FCC’s noted broadcast spectrum incentive auction.

President Levin and his wife, Amy Levin, a practicing physician, have raised three children on the Stanford campus and enjoy spending as much time as possible adventuring in the outdoors.

Donna Lucas is a highly regarded strategic communications consultant and the founder and chief executive officer of Lucas Public Affairs (LPA), a firm she established in 2006. In May 2024, LPA was acquired by Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (LSE: PPHC), and listed on the London Stock Exchange, with Ms. Lucas continuing in her role as CEO.

Before founding LPA, Ms. Lucas was the CEO of Nelson Communications, a leading California public affairs firm that was acquired by Omnicom in 2000. Following the acquisition, she served as global partner and public affairs practice leader for Porter Novelli.

After her tenure at Porter Novelli, Ms. Lucas served as deputy chief of staff for strategic planning and initiatives for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and later as chief of staff for First Lady Maria Shriver. Earlier in her career, she held several other notable positions, including:

Deputy Press Secretary for Governor George Deukmejian.

Deputy Treasurer for State Treasurer Tom Hayes.

California Press Secretary for the 1988 presidential campaign of then-Vice President George H.W. Bush.

Ms. Lucas has also served as the chair of the California Chamber of Commerce and the chair of the College Futures Foundation. She was a member of the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Board of Directors from 2007 to 2019, chairing the board from 2013 to 2016, and continues to be involved with PPIC as a member of its Statewide Leadership Council. She currently serves as a member of Five Star Bank’s Loan Committee and the Compensation Committee.

She is a founding member of She Shares, a unique conversation series featuring trailblazing women leaders who have made a lasting impact in California and beyond. Recognized for her leadership, Ms. Lucas was named Sacramento Businesswoman of the Year in 2018 by the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce and is routinely listed among Sacramento’s most powerful and influential figures in Capitol Weekly’s annual “Top 100.”

In January 2024, Ashley Magargee assumed the role of chief executive officer of Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and also joined Genentech's Board of Directors. As CEO, Ashley's primary responsibilities are to provide strategic leadership for Genentech, cultivate a vibrant culture that inspires employees to be their best, and bring life-changing medicines to patients.

Ashley was previously head of the Commercial Portfolio Organization, responsible for the overall performance of Genentech's approved medicines in the United States. During her tenure in this role, she successfully launched numerous groundbreaking medicines for people with serious conditions and also expanded the company's presence in several therapeutic areas.

Throughout her nearly two-decade career at Genentech and Roche, Ashley has led global cross-functional teams to develop and commercialize innovative medicines worldwide. She has also been instrumental in shaping the company's digital customer engagement strategy and has held leadership positions in access, marketing and sales leadership for therapeutic areas such as hematology, lung cancer and transplant. Additionally, Ashley served as the general manager for Roche's commercial operations in Singapore and Brunei.

Early in her career, Ashley worked on Capitol Hill, focusing on health policy under Senator Tom Daschle, the Democratic Leader of the U.S. Senate. She also served as assistant principal at the St. Mark the Evangelist School in Harlem, where she witnessed firsthand the profound impact of sickle cell disease on her students. These experiences in public service laid a strong foundation for Ashley's subsequent transition into the biopharmaceutical industry. Here, she has sought to leverage the industry's innovation, reach and resources to bring about transformative medicines and healthcare solutions for patients in critical need.

Ashley is a firm believer that encouraging a diversity of backgrounds, thoughts and experiences is critical to fueling scientific and customer innovation. She is dedicated to cultivating an environment where all employees are included and empowered; advancing Genentech's commitment to Population Science and Population Health; and transforming society through sustainable solutions that advance STEM education and support Genentech's local communities.

Ashley serves on the Board of Directors for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. She graduated from Princeton University and earned her MBA from Harvard University.

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Dominic Ng is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank (Nasdaq: EWBC), the largest publicly listed independent bank headquartered in Southern California. Since joining the Bank in 1991, he has transformed East West from a $600 million savings and loan association into a global full-service commercial bank with over $80 billion in assets. Today, its 3,000+ employees serve more than 600,000 customers. In recognition of its industry-leading performance, S&P Global Market Intelligence named East West Bank the #1 Best-Performing Bank in the United States, and Bank Director magazine has ranked it the Top Performing Bank for three consecutive years since 2023.

Mr. Ng served as Chair of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the private-sector arm of APEC that advises heads of state and government on economic growth. He also serves on the governing boards of Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT) and the University of Southern California (USC) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His previous board service includes the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch; PacifiCare Health Systems (formerly NYSE: PHS); the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

For his industry leadership and business achievements, American Banker named Mr. Ng Banker of the Year, recognizing his ability to execute a bold vision while maintaining credit discipline and building East West into one of the nation’s most profitable banks. Among other honors, he was named Business Person of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal and one of Forbes’ 25 Most Notable Chinese Americans.

Mr. Ng’s contributions to culture and social impact have earned him widespread recognition. The Los Angeles Times included him on its L.A. Influential list of 2024. He received the inaugural Wallis Icon Award for corporate philanthropy and for strengthening institutions and communities across Los Angeles. He also received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award—United Way Worldwide’s highest honor—for his leadership as a longtime board member and campaign chair for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, where he led a record-breaking $66 million fundraising campaign in 2000. His innovative approach became a best practice for United Way chapters nationwide.

A respected commentator on banking and finance, Mr. Ng has addressed business, government, academic and civic audiences. His efforts to foster East-West cultural understanding have led to partnerships between East West Bank and institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Huntington Library, the Bowers Museum, and The Broad.

Before joining East West Bank, Mr. Ng held senior leadership roles at Deloitte & Touche in Houston and Los Angeles. A Certified Public Accountant, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and holds honorary degrees from Occidental College and the University of Houston.

Pedro J. Pizarro is president and chief executive officer of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. Edison International is also the parent company of Trio, a portfolio of competitive businesses providing integrated sustainability and energy advisory services to large commercial, industrial and institutional organizations in North America and Europe. He is a member of Edison International’s board of directors.

Pizarro served as president of SCE from October 2014 through May 2016, when he was elected president of Edison International. He was elected chief executive officer in October 2016. Previously, Pizarro was president of Edison Mission Energy (EME) and chaired its board of directors from 2011 until the sale of its assets to NRG Energy in April 2014. EME, a subsidiary of Edison International at the time, was an independent power producer that owned, leased, operated and sold energy and capacity from electric power generation facilities and engaged in hedging and energy trading activities in competitive power markets. Pizarro joined Edison International in 1999, moved to SCE in 2001 and progressed through several leadership roles before joining EME.

Before his work at Edison International and SCE, Pizarro was a senior engagement manager with McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles, providing management consulting services to energy, technology, engineering services and banking clients. There, he developed corporate strategy, handled mergers and acquisitions and oversaw operational and organizational engagements.

Pizarro earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and held National Science Foundation and Department of Defense graduate fellowships. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Harvard University.

Pizarro serves on the board of 3M as well as the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), where he is a former chair. He is a member and former co-chair of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, the principal liaison between the federal government and the electric power industry to prepare for and respond to national-level disasters or threats to critical infrastructure.

He previously served on the boards of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), where he is a former chair, Caltech, Analysis and Resilience Center for Systemic Risk and Argonne National Laboratory, among other organizations. Pizarro also represented the electric industry on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), co-chaired the SEAB Innovation Working Group and served on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery.

Linda Rendle is chair and CEO of The Clorox Company. She was named CEO in September 2020 and added responsibilities as chair of the board in January 2024.

During 20 years with the company, Rendle has held numerous senior leadership roles. Most recently, she served as president, overseeing all the company’s businesses, corporate and business development, corporate strategy, and the five core global functions – Marketing, Sales, Product Supply, Research & Development and Information Technology. Previously, she was executive vice president – Cleaning, International, Strategy and Operations, with responsibility for the company’s Cleaning and International segments and corporate business strategy along with the company’s five core global functions. Before that, she served in a similar role also overseeing the Nutranext and RenewLife businesses. She began serving as senior vice president – Cleaning in 2016, when she also joined the Clorox Executive Committee, adding responsibility for the Professional Products business in 2017.

Other roles Rendle has held since joining Clorox in 2003 include vice president and general manager – Home Care and positions of increasing responsibility within the Sales and Product Supply organizations, including vice president of sales – Cleaning, where she helped to develop new strategies and growth platforms for the Laundry and Home Care businesses; director of sales for the customer supply chain; and director of sales planning – Litter, Food and Charcoal. Her career at Clorox began as a senior sales analyst on the company’s charcoal and insecticides businesses.

Before joining Clorox, Rendle worked for Procter & Gamble, where she held several positions in sales management in the Boston and Charlotte markets.

Rendle is on the board of directors of Visa Inc. and the Consumer Brands Association. She also serves on the advisory board of Generation Thrive, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit hub created in 2019 by the Warriors Community Foundation and Kaiser Permanente to help nonprofit organizations and schools in the San Francisco Bay Area through education and wellness programming.

Rendle holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.

Dana Walden is President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company. She leads Disney’s Entertainment segment, overseeing Disney’s world-class streaming services, industry leading film and award-winning television businesses, and rapidly expanding gaming and digital entertainment operations. She is responsible for guiding creative strategy across the company’s entertainment touchpoints to deliver the world’s most beloved storytelling to fans across the many ways they choose to enjoy it.

Previously, Walden served as Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, where she oversaw Disney’s global portfolio of entertainment media, news and content businesses, and shared oversight of the company’s direct-to-consumer, technology, and advertising groups. She led Disney+ and Hulu to profitability by creating an integrated entertainment ecosystem – tightly aligning the company’s linear and streaming strategies and positioning the business for long-term growth. And internationally, she helped drive Disney’s streaming evolution by unifying regional operations, investing in key markets and delivering breakout international hits.

Walden joined Disney in 2019, following its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, initially serving as chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment, followed by chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content. Before joining Disney, Walden spent 25 years at 21st Century Fox and was elevated to chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group, which included Fox Broadcasting Company, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox 21 Television Studios, Fox Consumer Products and 20th Television. During her tenure, Fox Broadcasting Company catapulted from fourth place to first.

Over the span of her career, programming launched with her at the helm garnered 1,200+ awards, including more than 400 Emmy® wins and the record for the most Emmys won by a single company in one year. She has brought audiences all over the world a wide range of iconic content, including fan-favorite shows “24,” “Glee,” “Homeland,” “Modern Family” and “This Is Us”; enduring franchises like “9-1-1,” “American Horror Story” and “The Simpsons”; unscripted stalwarts like “American Idol,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “The Kardashians”; beloved children’s programming like “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”; award-winning international titles like “Moving” and “Rivals”; and current breakout hits “Abbott Elementary,” “Alien: Earth,” “High Potential,” “Love Story,” “Paradise” and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”

Walden’s leadership has been widely recognized. In 2025, she received the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award and became the first executive to be honored with the International Emmy Founders Award in more than two decades. She has been consistently recognized among the most influential business leaders, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business and being named to Fortune and Forbes’ Most Powerful Women lists. Walden has also received the National Association of Television Program Executive’s Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and was named MIPCOM’s Personality of the Year. She serves on the boards of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Saban Community Clinic in Los Angeles and is a member of USC’s President’s Leadership Council. Walden holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from USC.