Kevin C. Yost
Kevin Yost is a Partner at Capitol Peak Partners, a private equity firm focused on the consumer products industry. At Capitol Peak, Kevin serves on the investment committee responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and determining investments. Kevin also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of one of the firm’s portfolio companies in the food […]
Jill McIntosh
Jill McIntosh is a Senior Partner, Board Director and former Governance Chair of Simpactful LLC , currently serves as Board Advisor to Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (Organic Valley) and as Non-executive Director on the Boards of Health-Ade Holdings LLC; E.A. Sween Company; and PL Marketing Inc. Jill served as an executive for The […]
Nick Meriggioli
CEO, Johnsonville; Verde Board Member
Denny Marie Post
Denny Marie Post is a former public company CEO with a 40+ year record of successful strategic innovation and team building for iconic brands including Starbucks, T-Mobile, Yum Brands, Burger King, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.Denny’s focus on delivering innovative products and services to consumers while inspiring both customer and employee loyalty have been central […]
Christopher W. Ullman
Christopher W. Ullman is a communications professional, author, inspirational speaker, mentor, and champion whistler. He is president of Ullman Communications, a strategic advisory firm, and previously served as Director of Global Communications at The Carlyle Group, led communications at the White House Budget Office, ran the public affairs office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
Judy Gawlik Brown
Present/Past Board Roles:Belden (BDC); Infinant Health; MAHA Global;Viewpoint Educational Foundation Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs,(AMGN); Executive Vice President Business Operationsand CFO, Perrigo (PRGO); leadership at Whirlpool and EY Judy Gawlik Brown’s career spans over 25 years as an operating executive in Finance and General Management and over 15 years as an independent board […]
James (Jim) Skidmore
Jim Skidmore has a thirty-year career as an operator, investor, board member, and consultant acquiring, building, integrating, and divesting private companies of all sizes across the food/protein, professional sports, resort, multi-family real estate, and retail automotive industries. He has extensive experience working directly with management teams both as CEO and a member of the Board […]
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author, and historian. He is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $470 billion from 27 offices around the world. Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, […]
Afsaneh Beschloss
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss is Founder and CEO of RockCreek. Previously, she was Managing Director and partner at the Carlyle Group. As the World Bank’s Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, she led the Bank’s investments, balance sheet management, ratings, borrowings, and innovations in financial products. Prior to this, she led the World Bank’s investments and policy […]
Ed Mathias
Ed Mathias
Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald
Jolyne Caruso’s career has spanned global capital markets, alternative asset management and private wealth management, serving in leadership roles at major investment banks and boutique firms. Jolyne most recently served as divisional vice chair of Global Wealth Management at UBS. She oversaw the Family Office Consultant business that comprises the firm’s top 100 wealth advisors […]