Sean McCormack is vice president for communications at Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2022. As Chevron’s lead communications official, McCormack directs and coordinates the company’s global communications. 

McCormack was a Managing Director at TrailRunner International, a global communications consultancy, prior to joining Chevron. From 2009 to 2018, Sean served as Vice President, Communications at The Boeing Company first in the company’s Washington, DC office and then as the lead communications official for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and State Department spokesman from 2005 to 2009 after having been confirmed by the United States Senate. From 2001 to 2005, McCormack served as spokesman for the National Security Council and Deputy White House Press Secretary. During this time, he also received a commission as a Special Assistant to the President. 

Sean entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1995 and served in Ankara, Turkey and Algiers, Algeria, as well as in Washington, DC. He retired from the Foreign Service in 2009 before joining Boeing. 

McCormack joined Chevron in 2022 in the position he currently holds. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Colby College and a Master’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. 

Mark has been a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur for 30 years. He has been a Founder in eight different start-up to growth-stage enterprises. His career focus has been enterprises that bring regenerative or healing services / products to great scale.

As CEO of LifeGuides, he leads the design of the company’s technology strategy, AI, services and talent expansion. 

LifeGuides is the category-defining enterprise in Peer & Professional Mentoring, which extends into applications like Non-Clinical Mental Health for the masses, and to power SHRM's early career manager certification - for which LifeGuides does the professional mentoring and training.

In 2017, Mark globally trade marked the term "Intelligence Assistance" (“IA”), which is the use of AI to augment (not replace) humans. Fundamentally, AI has the power to enhance empathy, trust and wisdom-sharing between two humans. Mark is passionate about  harnessing the healing power of technology for greater mental, emotional and social health.

At Babson College, Mark was Entrepreneur-in-Residence, as well as a Senior Fellow in Social Innovation, for over 5 years. He also served on Babson’s Board for 9 years. Since 1989, Mark has been a pioneer in Conscious Capitalism, impact investing, Cleantech and “triple-bottom-line” enterprise.

Charles Mah is the Chief Operating Officer at GoodTime bringing over 20 years of experience in global talent acquisition and customer success. At GoodTime, he partners closely with enterprise customers to help them harness human-centric AI and create more efficient, engaging hiring experiences. With a track record of leadership at companies like iCIMS, Workday, SAP, and Databricks, Charles brings deep industry expertise and a sharp focus on delivering measurable impact across the talent lifecycle. His mission: help TA teams scale smarter — without sacrificing the human connection at the heart of great hiring.

Ahryun Moon is the CEO and Co-founder of GoodTime, where she’s pioneering the future of hiring through human-centric AI and intelligent automation. Under her leadership, GoodTime has transformed how enterprise companies engage with top talent — optimizing efficiency without losing the personal connection. Over the past year, she’s championed responsible AI that empowers teams to build meaningful, scalable, and efficient hiring experiences. With a background in process simplification and a passion for solving complex problems, Ahryun continues to push the boundaries of what technology can do for the modern workforce.

Paul J. Gennaro is senior vice president and chief communications officer for New York Life, where he leads the Corporate Communications team for the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the largest life insurers in the world.  New York Life, a Fortune 100 company with $63 billion in annual revenue, provides insurance and investment solutions to individuals and businesses – and operates one of the world’s largest global asset managers through New York Life Investments, with $808 billion in assets under management.

Prior to joining New York Life in Sept. 2023, Paul spent nine years as senior vice president, and chief brand and communications officer, for Voya Financial, a leading health, wealth and investment company with $790 billion in total assets under management and administration.  Previously, he was senior vice president and chief communications officer for AECOM, a $20-billion global infrastructure firm with nearly 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 150 countries, since 2006.  Paul’s corporate career also includes leadership roles for Johns Manville, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, where he led all global corporate and marketing communications; Ingersoll-Rand; Dell; and American Express.  He began his career as a journalist and public affairs officer for the U.S. Navy.

Twenty-two of Paul’s 31-year corporate career has been in the top communications role. He has overseen multiple global rebrands as well as communications in support of more than 50 M&A-related transactions, an award-winning initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, multiple seamless CEO transitions and new business launches, and numerous business integrations.

Paul has been honored with PRWeek magazine’s PR Professional of the Year award; the John W. Hill Award, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) New York chapter’s most prestigious honor; and the International Business Award for Communications Executive of the Year.

He is a member of four prominent organizations for the most-senior global brand, corporate communications and public relations executives: the Institute for Public Relations (trustee), the Arthur W. Page Society, The Seminar, and The Wisemen.  Paul was also a member of the Wall Street Journal Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network. 

Externally, Paul serves as treasurer on the board of directors for Disability:IN, a national nonprofit that advances disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace.

Mariah currently serves as the Vice President of People Transformation and Operations at Zendesk, overseeing HR Portfolio and Planning, People Analytics, Talent Acquisition, and Shared Services. She is passionate about creating manager, employee, and internal experiences and capabilities that scale, and thrives on connecting the dots between strategy to execution.