<p>Ken Saji is a Senior Editorial Director at MTV Networks, where he serves as a creative director and head writer for their Creative Services department. He is responsible for setting the creative vision and developing brand strategies for MTV Networks' corporate projects, which encompass integrated solutions across digital, on-air, video, print, radio and merchandise for business-to-business, consumer and internal communications. His award-winning work spans everything from integrated campaigns and large-scale pro-social causes to new business initiatives and brand development. </p> <p>Ken Saji graduated from Cornell University cum laude with a degree in English, and from Columbia University's Graduate Writing Program.</p>
Divya Gugnani started her business career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and then moved on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. Currently she serves as the CEO of Send the Trend, which offers curated fashion accessories for women online. She also serves as CEO of Behind the Burner, a culinary media brand focused on tips, tricks and techniques for food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Gugnani currently advises several startups and established brands with board level roles. Most recently, she has co-founded Wander Beauty. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School as well as a degree from the French Culinary Institute.
Saro Cutri is co-founder of HomeKeepr. Cutri was most recently a Managing Director and Co-Head of UBS\'s Structured Products proprietary trading group, overseeing a $50+ billion dollar portfolio of distressed legacy positions focused primarily in non-agency residential and commercial mortgage backed securities. Prior to that, he ran UBS\'s residential credit trading effort for their broker/dealer operation focused primarily on Prime and Alt-A residential mortgage collateral types. Saro Cutri earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University\'s College of Engineering.
Sumit Mittal is Founder, CEO and CMO of SkillsBazaar. SkillsBazaar provides a platform for students where they can commercialize their skills. They can sell their skills to startup/small/mid-size/big companies or to other students/faculty members.
Mittal has over seven years of experience in the telecom billing industry. He has extensive international experience of working in more than 10 countries across the globe.
Sumit Mittal has an undergraduate in Computer Science and Engineering and he is currently pursuing his MBA from Cornell University.
Reshma Saujani is a lawyer, politician and founder of the tech organization Girls Who Code. She was previously the Deputy Public Advocate at the Office of the New York City Public Advocate. Reshma Saujani attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she graduated in 1997 with majors in Political Science and Speech Communication. She attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where she received a Master of Public Policy in 1999, and Yale Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2002.
Brad Katsuyama is a financial services executive, working as the president, CEO and co-founder of the IEX, the Investors Exchange. Brad has over 14 years of experience in the securities trading industry. Brad was formerly the Global Head of Electronic Sales and Trading at RBC Capital Markets. In this role, he was responsible for multiple global teams including: electronic sales, electronic trading, algorithmic trading, market structure strategy, client implementation and product management. Brad\'s prior management roles at RBC were Head of US Cash Equity Trading, Head of US Hedge Fund Coverage, and Head of US Technology Trading. Brad Katsuyama is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University.
Niraj Shah is the CEO and Co-founder of Wayfair, formerly known as CSN Stores, the leading online home goods retailer with 2012 sales in excess of $600 Million. Niraj has been included in the Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40, and has won the Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Niraj Shah is a graduate of Cornell University.
Stephano Kim is a New York-based entrepreneur and angel investor. Stephano currently serves as president of AHAlife, a curated marketplace of unique products and content from all over the world. Prior to AHAlife, Stephano served as president of GraphEffect, a social media marketing platform, and prior that as president and COO of [x+1], an integrated digital marketing and data analytics platform. Stephano has also led investments in consumer technology and digital media for Advanced Technology Ventures, directed business development and strategy for AOL, and co-founded several start-ups along the way including Blackboard, the leading provider of e-learning enterprise software and services. Stephano also manages Springhouse Capital, an angel fund that has made investments in The Echo System, LifeCrowd, Tangoe, WeddingWire, DramaFever, ZocDoc, and Shareaholic, Retention Science and Chromatik. When not obsessing about startups and entrepreneurs, Stephano can be found in the playgrounds of the upper west side of Manhattan hanging from the monkey bars with his 2 daughters.
D. Teddy Zhang is the President and CEO of HUBS1. Zhang launched HUBS1 in 2005, introducing the next-generation global distribution system for the hotel market in China. The firm's web-based platform enables hotels to manage their booking process in real time. Hotels use the platform to adjust room rates, room types, availabilities and allotments, changes that are instantly reflected across all online and offline distribution channels.
Prior to founding HUBS1, Zhang was special assistant to the chairman and CEO of Thayer Lodging Group, a leading private-equity firm specializing in lodging investment. Zhang oversaw strategic planning and corporate finance at Thayer. Earlier, he held various executive positions for major international hotel chains including Accor, Marriott, and Hilton, both in China and the U.S.
Teddy Zhang graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.