James McLamore was one of the two founders of fast food staple, Burger King. His partner David Edgerton originally opened the first Insta Burger King in Miami, Florida in 1954 prior to meeting McLamore. The two would together create the Burger King Corporation.

The corporation opened Burger King stores and went on to introduce the Whopper burger in 1957, when it also dropped “Insta” from the name. The pair sold the business to Pillsbury in 1967 and McLamore served as Burger King’s president until 1970, and was chairman to 1976. McLamore passed away from cancer in 1996 at the age of 70.

Chauncey J. Medberry III spent his entire career, besides his service in the second world war, as an employee of Bank of America. Medberry was named chairman of the bank and its parent company in 1971, and held that position until 1981.

During that period, he and A. W. Clausen, Bank of America’s president and chief executive, oversaw a significant expansion in the bank’s activities, particularly abroad. He was responsible for the merging of Bank of America national and international affairs, he created the strategic plan that the company would abide by over the course of their most profitable years, and many other contributions to the company.

Lee R. Miskowski is an Advisor at Bradford Equities Management, L.L.C. Mr. Miskowski was a General Manager and Vice President at The Ford Motor Company from 1991 to 1994 with responsibility for the Lincoln-Mercury Division. From 1989 to 1991, he was a General Manager of the Parts and Service Division of Ford and was assigned in Europe. Mr. Miskowski was the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Hospice Michigan in 1998 and the Chairman of the Board of the firm from 1986 to 1998.

Howard Morgens began his career at P&G in 1933 as a salesman, to later become chairman and then chief executive officer (1957 to 1974). During his tenure, the company shifted from a U.S. soap and shortening company in to a broadly diversified international business.

Morgens’ incredible leadership led to P&G’s extensive brand share, quadrupling sales, and revolutionary changes in TV advertising. Such efforts helped Mr. Morgens garner a multitude of honors and awards for his business and civic achievements.

He also helped to establish the Business Roundtable and served on numerous national civic, social service and education boards.

Dave has had a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship, technology, culture, design, nature, and improving society.

Morin began his career at Apple in 2003 where he assumed positions in marketing. In 2006, Morin left Apple and joined Facebook as senior platform manager. Morin co-created Facebook Platform, a software environment allowing third party developers to create applications within Facebook, and Facebook Connect, a technology for Facebook members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external web sites. In 2010, Morin left Facebook to co-found Path.

Morin has helped to raise capital for startups such as Hipcamp through angel investor scheme AngelList. He also founded the venture capital firm, Slow Ventures. It is based in San Francisco.

Dave serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite and on the Boards of two Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Morin and several technological innovators, creators, or business owners launched Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley-based 501(c)(4) lobbying group.

He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America.

Gary Morin is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Lexmark International, Inc. He joined the company in January 1996. In addition to financial operations, he is responsible for Lexmark’s investor relations, corporate communications, strategy and development, and audit and security functions.

Morin previously was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Huffy Corp. in Dayton, Ohio. Earlier, he held a number of positions with Huffy, including president and general manager of the Huffy Bicycle Co. and president and general manager of Washington Inventory Service. Morin also served in several financial management positions with Tambrands Inc., General Foods Corp. and The Pillsbury Co.

James Nance had a very long career inside the automotive industry. While at Studebaker Packard, Nance moved to separate the Packard Clipper range of vehicles into a stand-alone brand, Clipper. He also expedited development of Packard’s first V8 engine and automatic transmission, Ultramatic. Nance left Studebaker Packard in 1956 when the company was on the verge of insolvency, but not until he found the organization a safe-harbor relationship with airplane manufacturer Curtiss-Wright.

Following his tenure at Studebaker Packard, Nance was named vice president of Ford’s Mercury Edsel Lincoln Division. He left the automobile business following his tenure with Ford and became president and CEO of Central National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio 1960, being elevated to the position of chairman and CEO in 1962.

Nance also served on numerous universities boards of trustees until his passing in 1984.

Brian R. Niccol is an American businessman and the chief executive officer of Starbucks, a role which he started on September 9, 2024. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Chipotle until August 31, 2024.

As CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy and performance of over 2,400 restaurants in North America and Europe. He is passionate about Chipotle’s purpose of Cultivating a Better World and bringing a truly unique dining experience to consumers. Niccol takes pride in leading a purpose-driven brand offering extraordinary ingredients that are not only fresh, but that are raised responsibly, with respect for the animals, land, and people who produce them.

Prior to joining Chipotle, Brian Niccol was at Taco Bell from 2011 and served as CEO from January, 2015 and president from 2013 to 2014. Under his leadership, he successfully repositioned Taco Bell as a lifestyle brand and successfully launched numerous product initiatives, including the new breakfast daypart, the fastest growing daypart in the industry. He transformed Taco Bell into a social media leader and revolutionized its digital approach through mobile ordering and payment across their 7,000 restaurants. He also created a people-centric innovation culture that has been recognized throughout the industry.

Prior to Taco Bell, Niccol held leadership roles at Pizza Hut, including vice president of strategy, chief marketing officer, and general manager. He led the brand strategy and positioning that achieved record transactions and market share. Additionally, his innovation in digital with on-line and mobile app ordering was industry leading during his time in the business.

Niccol began his career at Procter & Gamble where he spent 10 years in various brand management positions. He holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University (OH) and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Niccol serves on the Board of Governors for the Boys & Girls Club of America and on the Board of Directors of Harley-Davidson, Inc.

As chairman, president and chief executive officer of FIS, Gary Norcross is highly focused on driving FIS’ $12 billion global business. FIS is a Fortune 500® company and holds leadership positions in payment processing, financial software and banking solutions.

Highly respected throughout the industry, Norcross has experience serving financial institutions large and small, domestic and global. He started his career with FIS more than 30 years ago when he joined Systematics Inc. in 1988 as an entry-level programmer. He went on to serve in a variety of leadership roles prior to being named president and chief operating officer in 2012, president and chief executive officer in 2015, and chairman, president and chief executive officer in 2018.

Using a client-focused approach, Norcross has overseen significant growth of FIS’ product portfolio and global footprint. He was critical to the company’s acquisition and integration of Metavante Technologies, Inc. and SunGard, and was heavily involved in its acquisitions of a large number of companies, including Certegy and eFunds. More recently, he drove the company’s 2019 acquisition of Worldpay,one of the world’s leading global eCommerce and payment technology companies.

Under Norcross’ leadership, FIS has grown to more than 55,000 employees worldwide, serving over 20,000 clients in more than 130 countries. FIS also ranks consistently among the industry’s leading financial technology providers, including topping the FinTech 100 six times within the last 10 years.

Norcross also holds a variety of leadership and board of directors’ roles. He serves on the dean’s executive advisory board for the Sam M. Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas, and he is a board member of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast and the Knowledge is Power Program’s (KIPP) Impact School in Jacksonville, Fla.

In 2018, Norcross was named by the Jacksonville Business Journal as one of their “Ultimate CEOs.”Norcross holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas

Ryan O’Hara is Chief Executive Officer of Move, Inc., a leading provider of online real estate services and the operator of the realtor.com^® website and mobile experiences. He assumed the role in January 2015 – shortly after News Corp’s acquisition of the company.

O’Hara served as President of Content, Distribution & Sales at The Madison Square Garden Company, the sports and entertainment firm for which he led media assets MSG and Fuse network, as well as technology and marketing partnerships. Prior to MSG, O’Hara was President and CEO of The Topps Company, Inc., a leading entertainment trading card and consumer products business.

Move represents O’Hara’s return to News Corp following a series of roles with affiliated companies, including Gemstar-TV Guide International, where he led TV Guide Network and TVG. Earlier he served in senior roles at Fox Cable Networks in Los Angeles and at BSkyB in London. Previously, O’Hara served in consulting and brand management roles at PwC and Nestlé USA.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.