Mindy Grossman, 62, has served as a director and President and CEO of WW (NASDAQ: WW) since July 2017. Grossman has more than 38 years of experience in building and transforming consumer brands.

Prior to joining WW, she served as Chief Executive Officer of HSN, Inc. and a member of the company’s Board of Directors from 2008 to 2017. She oversaw a $4 billion direct to consumer retail portfolio that included HSN and the Cornerstone portfolio of home and family lifestyle brands.

During her tenure, she positioned HSNi as a leader in boundaryless retail, offering customers a seamless shopping experience across multiple channels – television, catalogue, online and mobile. As a result, more than half of the company’s revenue was generated through digital commerce.

A 38-year veteran of the retail and apparel industries, Grossman joined IAC, HSNi’s former parent company, in 2006 as CEO of IAC Retail. In 2008, she took the company public and became the CEO of HSNi. She transformed HSN into a lifestyle network offering an exciting array of products, personalities and experiences designed to engage, inform and entertain. She pioneered visionary, industry-changing innovations, such as Shop by Remote, HSN Arcade and HSN Live, and formed unique partnerships with brands such as Disney, Ford and Universal. She also reshaped the Cornerstone Brands portfolio by spearheading the digital transformation of the catalogue business.

Prior to joining IAC, she served as a Global Vice President at Nike, Inc., overseeing its $4 billion apparel business. At Nike, she led the development and growth of the global women's business and served as co-chair of Nike’s Women's Leadership Council. Earlier career highlights include serving as President and CEO of Polo Jeans Company, Vice President of New Business Development at Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, President of Chaps Ralph Lauren, and Senior Vice President of Menswear for Warnaco, Inc. She also held senior positions at Tommy Hilfiger and Oxford Industries.

In October 2018, Grossman was named to TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Health Care 2018. In 2014, Grossman was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and Fortune’s Business Person of the Year. In 2013, Forbes magazine named Grossman one of the world’s 100 most powerful women, an honor she has received four times. In 2011, she was named Corporate Innovator of the Year at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Florida Awards. In both 2010 and 2011, Grossman was ranked by the Financial Times as one of the top 50 women in world business.

Grossman serves as Vice Chairman for UNICEF USA and is a member of the Board of Directors of Fanatics, Inc.

Charlie Cook is widely considered to be one of the nation’s most respected and impartial analyst of American politics, elections and political trends.  As the editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report, columnist for National Journal, political analyst for NBC News and co-author of the upcoming 2020 edition of the Almanac of American Politics, Charlie’s prodigious writing is a direct line to the heart of politics. Deemed “the Picasso of election analysis” by The Wall Street Journal, he produces the sharpest and most impartial political handicapping in the business, serving as the one-man, go-to-source for Americans who want to be “in the know” about politics. 

Cook’s expertise receives endless praise. The New York Times called him “one of the best political handicappers in the nation” and noted that The Cook Political Report is “a newsletter that both Parties regard as authoritative.” The Washington Post said he is “perhaps the best non-partisan tracker of Congressional races,” and the Washingtonian called him “the man who knows more about politics than anyone else.” 

With his encyclopedic knowledge, memorable stories, quick wit, and meaningful insights, Charlie Cook focuses on the broad implications of the latest election results. Using poll numbers, economic indicators, and historical data, he forecasts the fortunes of each party in a non-partisan way, leaving audiences with the concrete information they need in today’s political environment.

Workforce thought leader Cara Silletto, MBA, is the president of Crescendo Strategies, a firm committed to reducing unnecessary employee turnover by bridging generational gaps and making leaders more effective in their roles. Workforce Magazine named Cara a “Game Changer” and Recruiter.com named her in their “Top 10 Company Culture Experts to Watch.” Cara is also the author of the 2018 book Staying Power: Why Your Employees Leave & How to Keep Them Longer.

Jessica Ray is a Workforce Retention Strategist at Crescendo Strategies, a firm that works with organizational leaders to shift manager mindsets so they can better lead and retain today's new workforce. She is a former manager herself with first-hand experience dealing with common staffing issues, such as scheduling and attendance, inconsistent definitions of “professionalism” and “work ethic,” and the widening generational gap.

Andrew Sandico is a people analytic leader for Microsoft’s talent, learning, and insight’s organization. He helps HR and the business use evidence based results to make better decisions to ultimately drive better business success. Through data driven insights, his team enables large scale company initiatives such as strategic workforce planning, executive talent planning, succession, early career, manager, global learning, and talent architecture. His team has the privilege to influence  company programs and initiatives by using people data to set their strategy, make them more impactful, efficient, higher quality, and to quantify their objectives to appropriately evolve. 

His background includes over seventeen years as a people analytic expert and he has managed multiple teams across fortune 100 companies such as Microsoft, Comcast/NBC Universal, Disney, DIRECTV/ATT&T, and Nike. Across these companies he has led, implemented, and created workforce strategies to deliver analytics to executives. He has stayed specialized in this space because he is passionate about leveraging data to help employees be more productive, engaged, and have a voice in the organization which ultimately drives more business success due to happy employees.

Becky Thielen is a leader within Microsoft’s People Analytics organization focused on enabling data driven decisions of global HR programs, processes, and services on behalf of the company. Her team partners directly with HR leaders to advise on Diversity, Inclusion, Learning, Services, and Talent programs and processes within Microsoft. She was a key contributor to the creation/evolution of the function and has led multiple teams within Microsoft’s People Analytics organization. During her 20+ year career, Becky has focused on moving the discipline forward in various areas including: data analysis and insights, measurement and reporting, strategy, process improvement, technology implementations/integration, and program management.