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Mark Thompson is the CEO of the CEO Academy, an SHRM-McKinsey-Wharton partnership. Based at Stanford University, Mark has coached the leaders of some of the world's fastest-growing innovative companies, including former Lyft CEO Logan Green, Pinterest cofounder Evan Sharp, Richard Branson, and Steve Jobs. He has been voted by the American Management Association as the World’s #1 Executive Coach for companies driving growth, innovation, and transformational change.

Byron Loflin is the Global Head of Board Advisory at Nasdaq, where he leads board assessments and boardroom training for Nasdaq Governance Solutions. He is the founder and former CEO of the Center for Board Excellence (CBE)—acquired by Nasdaq in 2019—and is the architect of CBE's unique board assessment and advisory platform.