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Stephanie is the head of Investor Engagement at Nasdaq, leading their West Coast, Midwest, and Biotech teams.  Prior to Nasdaq, she spent most of her career in Investor Relations in the Tech and Consumer Retail sectors, partnering with the c-suite to craft strategic messaging and define investor outreach. 

Alex Bon is a finance professional with nearly 15 years of experience in the field. Graduating from Santa Clara University with a degree in Finance and International Business in 2010, he started his career at Deloitte, where he earned his CPA. Following his time at Deloitte, he spent eight years at Salesforce in various roles […]

Jacob Bernstein is VP, Deputy General Counsel & Secretary at Booz Allen Hamilton, which provides a broad range of services and solutions in management, technology, consulting, and engineering.  In this role, Jacob is a strategic counselor to the firm’s senior leadership and board of directors, enabling positive business outcomes across a broad range of corporate […]

At Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Chris Benjamin is the Director of Corporate Sustainability and leads a team responsible for PG&E’s sustainability efforts and engagement, including working to integrate and align PG&E’s sustainability strategy with its business strategy. This includes working collaboratively to measure, communicate, and elevate PG&E’s sustainability commitment across the environmental, economic, […]

Gerald Garvey, PhD, Managing Director, is an equities researcher within BlackRock’s Systematic investment team. Dr. Garvey’s service with the firm dates back to 2004, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Dr. Garvey is currently head of sustainability research for BlackRock Systematic. His research is based on applied […]

Stephen’s broad spectrum of experience includes executive roles in government and consulting on major races in every region of the country. Prior to joining Axiom, Stephen was the Chief of Staff to San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, managing the mayor’s executive office in a city with a $3.4B budget and 11,000 employees. Stephen’s work in […]

Niels C. Holch is a founding partner of Holch & Erickson LLP.  He has more than twenty-five years experience in both private practice and government service in Washington.  In his private practice, he has represented clients on a wide range of issues before the United States Congress and various Federal administrative agencies.  These issues include […]

A founding member of the firm and President since August 2013, Matt has more than 25 years of experience providing strategic corporate, financial and crisis communications counsel to Boards of Directors and executive leadership of public corporations and private equity firms involved in M&A, hostile takeovers, proxy contests, shareholder activism defense, spin-offs, public listings, reorganizations, […]