Maria Verrigni is a Human Resources Leader at IBM. Maria Verrigni received her undergraduate degree from Mount St Marys COllege and her graduate degree from Manhattanville College.
Kathleen Carroll started the Branding Clinic in 2000 with a mission to unearth consumer insights for Fortune 500 companies to help their brands achieve double-digit or higher growth. The U-Promise program developed for Citibank and its partners is one of her most recognized and successful in-market concepts. Kathleen began her career in brand management with Procter & Gamble in the food and health & beauty divisions in the US and Europe for 7 years. She has also worked for H.J. Heinz, a management consulting firm, MCA (Marketing Corporation of America) and was the CMO for two internet start-ups: the internet grocery precursor sold to Peapod and CNBC.com, which Microsoft bought. She earned at Cornell University a B.S. and MBA in their 5-year joint degree program.
Jin Seo is a designer at RLX which is a product line within the Ralph Lauren Polo brand.
Jin Seo is a graduate of Cornell University.
Erika Fowler is the founder of Ithaca Fine Chocolates based in Ithaca, New York. One of the most popular items produced by the company is the Art Bar. Art Bars are organic, Fair Trade chocolate bars that feature an art reproduction by a regional adult artist or an international child artist on a collectible card inside the wrapper. Ten percent of profits from sales are donated to the Kaleidoscope outreach program of the Community School of Music & Arts in Ithaca, NY, and to the International Child Art Foundation in Washington, DC. Ithaca Fine Chocolates aims to promote artists and support art education by bringing together the luxuries of fine art and exquisite chocolate for inspired enjoyment.
A former museum director and art history instructor, Fowler intended to start an art gallery in Ithaca. That plan evolved into Art Bars while she was contemplating how to provide artists with broader exposure.
Fowler received an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and her Masters degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Christopher Totman is a fashion designer based out of New York City's NoLita neighborhood on the Lower East Side. Totman is a 10-year industry veteran who has been designing under his own name since 1997. He has translated ecological awareness into some adorable, feminine clothing. He uses recycled materials and vintage fabrics as well as natural fibers.
<p>Lynn Calpeter was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NBC Universal in May 2004. She is responsible for overseeing NBC Universal's financial planning and operations and plays a key role in the company's strategic business initiatives. She reports directly to Bob Wright, the chairman and chief executive officer of NBC Universal.</p> <p>Calpeter had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of NBC since July 2003. Before that she had been chief financial officer of the NBC Television Stations Division from 1999 to 2001, after which she served as vice president of the GE Corporate Audit Staff in Fairfield, Connecticut. </p> <p>Calpeter is a veteran GE executive, having joined the company in 1986 after graduating from college. After graduating from GE's Financial Management Program, Calpeter spent six years on GE's Corporate Audit Staff, where she was involved in several operational and financial audits at a number of GE businesses, including Aircraft Engines, Plastics, and NBC. In 1993, Calpeter joined GE Plastics, where she served in a number of positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in her appointment in 1998 as Manager, GEP Global PSI. </p> <p> Lynn Calpeter is a graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. in business management and applied economics.</p>
<p>Ron Vos is a young entrepreneur who started the company, Hi Frequency in 1995. Hi Frequency is an independent music-marketing firm that promotes for labels, concert halls, and distributors. The company uses over 60 field representatives (that are unpaid) to perform promoting in 50 markets across the country. Ron educates his reps so that they will have not only use the position as a resume builder but also gain a strong understanding of the music industry to help further their careers.</p>
<p>Jonathan Klein is the Founder and Managing Partner of Topline Strategy Group. Prior to founding Topline, Klein was VP of Marketing at Promptu, a venture-backed CRM software company. He also served in senior marketing roles at Documentum and Docent. Klein also worked as a Case Leader in the Chicago office of The Boston Consulting Group, advising Fortune 500 clients in a range of industries on corporate growth.</p> <p>Jon Klein holds an MBA from The Kellogg School at Northwestern University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. </p>
<p>Tony Eisenhut is Co-Founder, CEO, and President of KensaGroup. He has launched seven university-derived technology start-ups since KensaGroup's inception. Tony has served as former CEO of Tarjac Inc., a supplier of finishing services to consumer goods manufacturers. He also served as Vice President of Aldi, Inc., a $40 billion international food retailer. </p> <p>Eisenhut has been advisor to NextGen (Senator K. LaValle) in conjunction with New York's Task Force on Economic Development and Emerging Industries. He also served as advisor to Center for Life Science Enterprise (New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research Center for Advanced Technology at Cornell.</p> <p>Tony Eisenhut earned his B.A. degree in 1988 from Cornell University.</p>