CXO Summit

Cecilia Li is the Chief Information Officer at Urban Edge Properties, a NYSE-listed REIT managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate across urban communities from Washington, D.C. to Boston. She serves as a strategic partner to executive management, providing vision, analysis, and recommendations that drive technology strategy and operations. With over 20 years of experience focused on customer service and digital transformation, Cecilia leads initiatives that deliver continuous, impactful solutions across the business. She is a recognized speaker on innovation, business intelligence, cybersecurity, and operational optimization, and actively contributes to the industry as Co-Chair of Realcomm, Board Member of the Real Estate Cyber Consortium (RECC), award recipient, and mentor to aspiring IT professionals.

Yelena is a seasoned technology professional, whose career journey reflects her deep commitment to innovation, technology, and leadership. She began her career as a software developer, quickly distinguishing herself through her adeptness at coding and problem-solving. Overtime Yelena transitioned her focus towards data, driven by a passion for data and its potential to revolutionize virtually every industry. In her current role, Yelena is a Head of Public Cloud Data at Citi, where she oversees the strategic direction and execution of cloud data initiatives for the firm, fostering innovation to provide robust data solutions that support the organization's goals and objectives

Avishan Bodjnoud is the Chief of Information Management (IMU) at the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Department of Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). She leads a team of data and information management specialists, providing innovative and strategic support to peacekeeping and political missions worldwide. Avishan drives the use of data, AI, and information management to promote more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable outcomes. With over four years at the UN, she has shaped advanced information strategies to enhance mission effectiveness and operational decision-making. Passionate about leveraging technology for global impact, Avishan champions AI-driven solutions, data governance, and cross-mission collaboration to strengthen the UN’s peacekeeping and political initiatives.

Melissa Ouari is the Information Security and Business Continuity Officer for Money Management International. She has been I the world of technology and accounting for more than 25 years and has served in leadership positions while in her role at public accounting firms in New York City and Boston. Melissa has an array of cyber risk experience and worked across virtually all industry sectors. In her role at Money Management International, she is establishing collaborative relationships with key business and IT stakeholders to strengthen security protocols across the enterprise and finding balanced solutions to achieve productivity, efficiency and internal controls.

Griffen Thomas is the Director of AI Solutions and Programs at NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. In his role, Griffen leads initiatives focused on leveraging AI across NBCUniversal’s portfolio of film, television, streaming, and consumer experiences. With over four years at NBCUniversal, he has held progressive roles in operations, including Director of Operations and Senior Manager of Operations, contributing to the company’s mission of delivering world-class content through leading entertainment and news brands such as NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, Bravo, and Peacock. Griffen holds a degree from Indiana University Bloomington and brings a strong operational and strategic perspective to AI-driven programs at NBCUniversal.

Anusha Anantharaman is the Chief Innovation Officer at the NYC Department of Education, where she leads high-profile initiatives focused on service delivery, performance improvement, and organizational transformation. With over a decade at NYC DOE, Anusha drives change in areas including demand management, cost efficiency, capacity planning, emergency preparedness, safety, and sustainability. She specializes in government administration, operations management, procurement, and full-cycle product development, applying entrepreneurial and transformational leadership to create measurable value. Known for building high-performing teams and optimizing complex processes, Anusha leverages strategic problem-solving and risk management to enhance service outcomes and drive innovation across the Department.

Alyeah E. Ramjit, MS, MHA, current serves as a System Vice President with One Brooklyn Health (OBH). OBH is a-2 hospital system, located in Brooklyn, NY serving a population of roughly 1 million patients. Ms. Ramjit currently oversees the Departments of Cardiology, Orthopedics & Surgery where she is the operational and administrative lead with specific oversight on fiscal, human resource and strategic operations. Prior Ms. Ramjit held similar responsibilities for the Department of Medicine across OBH. In addition to the above, Ms. Ramjit’s prior experience as Chief of Staff at the Mount Sinai Health System included leading key initiatives to transform organizational culture, including patient experience, system learning and process improvement as well as overseeing initiatives within system and hospital operations, hospital joint venture strategies and business development. Ms. Ramjit has further experience in population health management, creating integrated networks, Medicare Part D operations, long-term care operations and emergency medical services. In addition to her vast experience in healthcare, Ms. Ramjit serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Master of Health Administration Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University. Ms. Ramjit also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the School of Health Sciences, the Women in Leadership Board, Secretary of the Alumni Organization and as an Executive-in-Residence for the Master of Health Administration Program at Hofstra University. Her additional volunteer activities include having served Past President with Healthcare Leaders of New York, member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). She is a recipient of the ACHE 2018 Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award and the 2020 ACHE Recognition Award for Chapter Service. Ms. Ramjit was named by Crain’s New York on their Most Notable in Healthcare 2021 list, been featured as a guest on Becker’s Healthcare Podcast and is an Alum of the 2022 Young Executive Leadership Program hosted by the International Hospital Federation. Furthermore, Ms. Ramjit has been honored by Schneps Media on their 2025 Power List and 2025 Healthcare Heros List. Ms. Ramjit is a two-time graduate of New York Institute of Technology holding a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences/Biology and a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. She also holds a Master of Health Administration with Distinction from Hofstra University as well as Certificates in Executive Healthcare Leadership and Healthcare Change Leadership from Cornell University.

Nina D'Amato is a former CIO and U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran with extensive experience navigating complex, high-stakes environments and delivering organizational success. Known for leading change through building high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, and aligning technology strategy strategy and solutions for maximum value. Nina combines strategic vision with tested operational rigor to accelerate innovation and impact. An executive that maximize the potential of people, teams, and organizations through a purpose-driven, methodical, empathetic approach that leads to desired outcomes.

Nora Osman is the Founder & CEO of Norvana, a boutique Customer Experience Optimization company helping organizations reimagine customer and employee experiences through a human-centered, service-driven approach. She is a transformational leader, coach, keynote speaker, and Fellow at the Institute for Digital Transformation. With more than 25 years of experience leading complex IT and service transformations, Nora specializes in turning friction into fuel, aligning people, process, and technology to create world-class experiences that work simply and beautifully.

Alexandra Mehat is a results-driven Product Marketing Director with over 25 years of experience translating complex technologies into compelling value propositions that drive growth and customer success. Mehat currently serves as Global Product Marketing Director and Team Lead for Fortinet’s Unified SASE solution, leading worldwide strategy and go-to-market execution. Previously, she held product marketing leadership roles driving global B2B networking initiatives at Netgear and Linksys. Alexandra holds a Master of Science in Business and Telecom from Telecom Sud-Paris and a BBA from Université Paris Dauphine.

Theresa is a global strategy & marketing executive with deep expertise in consumer insight and analytics, and over 25 years of experience leading high-performance teams in prestige consumer packaged goods & retail at the Estee Lauder Companies. Her passion for the consumer and data analytics, combined with hands-on marketing experience and creativity, has uniquely enabled her to envision both long-term business strategies and design engaging 360 execution plans which drive business results. Theresa’s proven ability to transform organizations, processes, and P&L, have given businesses a solid foundation for profitable growth and enabled teams to thrive. Theresa is now an independent management consultant, where she leverages her diverse experience, creativity, and consumer-first approach, to help organizations create more powerful strategic plans, elevate marketing execution, and leverage data-driven optimizations, to drive business growth and improve marketing ROI. Theresa considers herself a continuous learner, and credits her broad experience, incredible mentors, and loving family, as keys to her success.

Trista Huang, Vice President of Technology for BRE Hotels & Resorts, is a Product Leader with 15+ years of experience building enterprise data, integration, and AI platforms across travel, hospitality, and asset-intensive industries. She specializes in defining platform vision and delivering API-first, scalable solutions that centralize data, automate workflows, and unlock self-service insights. Trista is known for pairing technical fluency with strong product judgment to balance user experience, data governance, and execution speed. Her track record spans four core pillars: designing scalable enterprise architectures for rapid M&A integration, transforming data into predictive assets for C-suite decision-making, leading intentional digital transformations, and driving "buy vs. build" strategies that rationalize vendor stacks. A strategic partner to investment committees and operators, Trista ensures technology serves as a powerful engine for value creation and global scale.

Samantha Azzarello is the Head of Content Strategy - Transformation, Global Research for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Founded in 1799, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm with operations in more than 60 countries. The firm specializes in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York City, New York, Razorfish provides services in web development, media planning, analytics, advertising, and more.

Barbara Kissner is a C-Level technology executive with 20+ years of demonstrated success in delivering high-impact business applications in the financial services industry. Currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Segal, she possesses extensive experience in technology transformation, Cyber security, business continuity and resiliency, risk management, application development, governance, and compliance. A recipient of the ComputerWorld Premier 100 IT Leaders Honoree (2014), Barbara is recognized for her excellent communications and presentation skills and her ability to lead complex initiatives with strategic precision.

A passionate, inspiring and engaging wellbeing leader and optimal performance coach to support organizations and their employees with stress and change management, mental health optimization, coherent & nonviolent communication, leadership development, and implementation of sustainable lifestyle changes for high functional performance and productivity. Viktoria's approach uniquely combines scientifically proven stress and energy management techniques with functional and life coaching practices. She is a keynote speaker, presenter and coach, and was also featured on Fox8 Cleveland. Clients include Starbucks, Mack Industries, ArmorCode, City Of Cleveland, MetroHealth, Cuyahoga Community College, SHRM, Mack Industries, TT Electronics, AmTrust and the YPO Cleveland amongst many others.

Jeanna Venneri is a transformative marketing executive with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation across the healthcare and financial services sectors. Most recently, she served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Elevance Health, specializing in commercial, health services, pharmacy and government businesses. With over two decades of leadership experience, Jeanna is recognized for building high-performing, multi-functional teams through empowerment and inspiration. Jeanna aligns creative endeavors with broad organizational strategies, focusing on data-driven insights to target consumer needs and foster deep brand loyalty. Before joining Elevance Health, Jeanna served in key leadership roles at global financial giants like Prudential Financial, John Hancock and Merrill Lynch. Beyond her executive achievements, she is a dedicated mentor who prioritizes empowerment and inspiration within her teams. She currently resides in New Jersey with her fiancé David, and her two sons, Andrew and William.

Victoria Lozano is a Chief Marketing Officer and enterprise growth leader known for building consumer brands into scalable commercial platforms. Most recently, as CMO of Crayola, she led enterprise brand strategy, marketing, education, partnerships, and interactive and experiential businesses, and launched Crayola Studios to expand the brand into new content and IP opportunities. Prior to Crayola, Victoria served in marketing and general management roles with leading consumer goods companies including Cadbury, Pfizer, Warner-Lambert, and The Clorox Company. Victoria’s leadership has been recognized by Forbes Top 50 Entrepreneurial CMOs, Fast Company CMO of the Year, and Campaign US 40 Over 40. She speaks frequently on brand leadership and enterprise growth, including at ANA Masters of Marketing and Adweek Brandweek, and has appeared on platforms including The Speed of Culture and The CMO Podcast. She holds an MBA from New York University and serves on the board of The Children's Home of Easton.

As a Product Marketing Leader for Sustainability, Abhay is always seeking to understand how organizations are navigating the changing dynamics of sustainability reporting. He has been working at the intersection of sustainability, growth and digital for 10+ years. Before moving into product marketing, Abhay worked in corporate strategy, product management and consulting designing processes and building digital tools that improved how teams work.

As Vice President of Ad Product Marketing at Hearst Magazines, Brian O’Toole is a forward-thinking marketing and media professional with a track record of pioneering innovative integrated marketing strategies for top entertainment networks and brands. A passionate leader and engaging communicator, he prides himself on his ability to build impactful relationships with cross-functional teams and external partners to achieve success across platforms.

John Renz is a creative leader and the VP, Head of Creative, US Businesses at Prudential Financial, with an extensive background in copywriting, branding, advertising, and marketing communications. He has had the honor of working on premier brands such as Prudential, MetLife, Dow Jones, New York Life, Johnson & Johnson, and Lionel Leisure. Agency born, John is particularly proud of having built and led high-performing, full-service in-house creative departments for three major international corporations: Dow Jones, MetLife, and Prudential.

Patrick Ward is a seasoned marketing leader with 13 years of experience across Financial Services/Fintech, AdTech, Advertising, and Digital Marketing. He is currently Director, Institutional Marketing for Vanguard, one of the top 5 global leaders in asset management with over $12 trillion AUM and over 50 million clients. He leads Vanguard’s Institutional Client Experience Team in delivering marketing strategy and execution for Vanguard’s S&P 500 clients and prospective clients, ensuring customized, compliant, and scalable campaigns across the client/investor journey working hand-in-hand with the top institutional sales people at the firm.

Cathy Oh is a seasoned marketing executive with over two decades of experience at Samsung, Apple, WebMD, and NBCUniversal. As Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Ads and Services at Samsung Electronics, Cathy accelerated the expansion of Samsung's service platforms, partnerships, and advertising business. As a founding member, she built Samsung Ads from the ground up into a multibillion-dollar global business. Known for operating at the forefront of emerging technology, she brings a forward-looking lens to the intersection of AI, marketing, and business transformation. Recognized as Chief Marketer's "CMO of the Year" and among Ad Age's Leading Women, Cathy serves on the board of the Korean American Community Foundation and is a U.S. founding member of the Boardroom, the first private organization for women executives pursuing board service.

Matthew O’Rourke, MBA, is a Marketing Executive and the first-ever Director of Marketing at Yale University School of Medicine, where he built the marketing function from the ground up. Driven by the belief that good marketing and journalism run on the same fuel, he leverages his background in global communications across 25 countries to build infrastructure that drives measurable growth. At Yale, Matthew developed analytics systems that resulted in 20x digital growth and dominant search positions, integrating AI early for content generation and patient sentiment analysis—a framework he presented at the 2025 YEXT Healthcare Summit. An NYU Stern graduate, he focuses on audience-centric strategy and building diverse teams that prioritize perspective over playbooks. By challenging familiar answers and utilizing tools like GEO and AEO, Matthew creates high-performing marketing capabilities that leadership can see and trust.

Pierre Charchaflian is the global leader of Marketing Transformation and the Adobe Practice at IBM Consulting. A seasoned executive and marketing thought leader, he has spent over 25 years helping CMO’s of Fortune 500 companies design and execute bold customer and marketing strategies - blending deep expertise in CX, digital transformation, data, and technology to drive measurable impact at scale.

Carolyn Kelly, Vice President of Marketing at SEBPO, is a Senior Marketing and Business Development Executive and Trusted Advisor with a proven track record of driving measurable growth and ROI optimization for premier global organizations. Throughout her career, she has been sought out to build marketing practices from the ground up, leveraging a unique ability to design B2B go-to-market strategies that enhance market positioning and deepen client engagement. A recognized cross-functional collaborator, Carolyn excels at managing complex stakeholder groups and synchronizing marketing efforts across diverse practice areas to effectively serve Fortune 500 client bases.

Valerie Nifora has served as a Marketing and Communications Leader for Fortune 500s for over 25 years. Her love of strategy and storytelling has earned her more than twenty awards for both professional achievements and written works. Her business book, Unleash the Power of You: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Personal Brand debuted as a #1 new release on Amazon and was a recent recipient of a global award.

Michelle Tang is the Global Chief Growth Officer for McCann. Founded in 1912, McCann is a global creative leader dedicated to building iconic brands through the radical creativity of Truth Well Told™. With over 10,000 professionals across 100+ countries, the agency uncovers enduring human truths to drive market impact while upholding a deep commitment to Conscious Inclusion. Consistently recognized for excellence, McCann was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2025 and has been ranked as the world’s Most Effective Agency Network for five consecutive years.

Michael is a growth-focused fractional CMO with over 30 years of marketing and operational leadership, and a track record of driving strategic insight, superior creativity, and executional excellence. Michael leverages his diverse end-to-end experience to help companies turn their marketing into a greater value driver for their organization. After years running marketing for companies from Fortune 500’s to SMB’s and start-ups, he is now a fractional CMO, consulting with companies of all sizes to create more powerful consumer-driven brands, professionalize and transform their marketing, and initiate and innovate their GTM approaches. Michael’s also a writer, musician, home cook and mixologist, gardener, tennis player, and all-around-Jeffersonian (he even went to the University of Virginia). He’s also an industry thought-leader who came up with the term “Stratecution” — a concept that aligns strategy, execution, people, operations, and technology around a holistic marketing approach to accelerate growth.