Abbie Gilbert

As a former Associate of Humana, Abbie began her work at Humana in 2014 in Management Consulting where she worked with company leaders to define and evaluate initiatives, lead consulting engagements, and work on specific project goals for the Executive Leadership Team. Abbie has Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Louisville and Graduate Certificate in Corporate Innovation & Sustainability from the Harvard Extension School. Some of Abbie’s community leadership included serving as the President of YPAL (Young Professionals Association of Louisville) in 2011; Leadership Louisville Ignite Louisville Graduate in 2012; Greater Louisville Inc. Healthcare Fellow Class of 2017; Jewish Hospital & St. May’s Hospital Foundation Board Member and the Junior League of Louisville. Abbie was named one of the Louisville Business First’s 40 under 40 in 2012.

Christopher Thompson

HUMANA, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY ADVANCEMENT MEDICARE MARKETS

Chris brings over 10 years of strategy consulting experience to his role as Director of Strategy Advancement at Humana, a position he has held since November 2019. Prior to joining Humana, Chris honed his expertise in consulting firms where he tackled a variety of strategic challenges across multiple industries. In his current capacity at Humana, he leads a team dedicated to solving complex business problems and advancing the company’s strategic objectives. Over the past year, his team has been instrumental in evaluating new growth markets, assessing divestiture opportunities, providing analytical insights, developing enterprise strategies, and optimizing core business capabilities. Before his consulting career, Chris began his professional journey with notable accomplishments as an Army Infantry Officer.

Clare Herceg

LET’S GET SET, CEO AND FOUNDER

Clare Herceg is the CEO and Founder of Let’s Get Set, a mission-driven fintech making wealth-building Possible for the 90 million households making less than $70,000. Their app and text line help others secure their maximum tax credits ($5,500) and their piece of the $12B that is left unclaimed every year. Her passion for economic mobility has fueled her decade of work funding and scaling mission-driven initiatives in low-income communities. As Director of Strategic Initiatives at First Place for Youth, a California-based nonprofit providing education, employment, and housing to youth aging out of foster care, she led a team to enable national expansion into Mississippi, Massachusetts, and New York. Prior to that, she worked for a foundation investing in national youth-serving nonprofits. Clare has an M.B.A. from MIT and a B.A. from Princeton in Public Policy.

Gema Moreno

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MID-STATES, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Gema Moreno serves as Director of Business Development for Volunteers of America Mid-States, a role she assumed in 2022. In this capacity, she oversees the implementation of new programs and the expansion of existing programs. Gema joined VOA in 2016 as the Community Engagement Manager, overseeing volunteerism and in-kind donations, and began managing Beaded Treasures, VOA’s social enterprise, in 2019. She started her professional career in media production before transitioning into non-profit, where she worked with AMVETS, a veteran service organization.

Gregory Downing, D.O., Ph.D.

INNOVATION HORIZONS, LLC FOUNDER

Gregory Downing is the Founder of Innovation Horizons, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based health consulting organization focused on supporting the integration of highly innovative health technologies and services into business practices that support value-based health and health care practices. In current practice, Dr. Downing provides business development services to organizations by designing programs, strengthening infrastructure, and enhancing leadership capabilities that are aimed collectively at raising their innovation capacity.

Jordana Pleat

CAPSHIFT, DIRECTOR, IMPACT INVESTING

Jordana is responsible for impact assessment and screening and analyzing investment opportunities on the CapShift platform. Prior to joining the CapShift team, Jordana worked as a consultant at The Bridgespan Group, a social impact management consulting firm founded out of Bain & Company and as the CFO of Kunduz, an early stage education technology startup. She has experience designing and implementing organization and fund strategy, diligence tools, and impact reporting. Jordana graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Sustainable Development and Business Management, magna cum laude. She is author of Back to the Frontier: Investing that Puts Impact First and Venture Capital’s Next Unicorn? Impact. Jordana is an avid guide-runner with Achilles International.

Karen H. Thompson

HCA HEATHCARE, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Karen H. Thompson currently serves as Assistant VP of Community Engagement at HCA Healthcare, where she was selected to lead the nationwide expansion of the company’s community engagement strategy focusing on addressing the social issues impacting the health and viability of the communities in 21 states. In this leadership role, Karen oversaw the design, launch, and oversight of the Healthier Tomorrow Fund, HCA’s $80M national community impact fund. She co-manages this national fund and is the national social impact lead for all mental wellness programs for the HCA Healthcare Foundation.

Ravi Sharma

NATIONAL LIFE GROUP, PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Ravi Sharma is a mental health activist, investor, and fourth-time entrepreneur. He has incubated and invested in numerous technology startups (including multiple mental health startups) through iBOS Ventures. He is also a private credit executive with over ten years of experience investing in residential whole loans for insurance companies, money managers, REITs and mortgage companies. Additionally, he has over five years of experience in technology and startups having invested in and operated early stage and late-stage companies.

Saba Nikpour, PharmD

THE MARIGOLD GROUP, PARTNER

Saba is Managing Partner at The Marigold Group, a growth advisory and investment firm that assists pre-public companies in realizing their next phase of growth through systems design, with focus on health tech and life sciences. Prior, Saba held roles across the healthcare industry – beginning her career in clinical practice, then expanding across health systems, pharmacy, managed care, pharmaceutical, venture capital, and management consulting – having recognized the abundance of third parties, unnecessary complexity, and importance of understanding each of these stakeholder’s incentives to drive collective change. She now holds several board roles, and has transitioned her focus to contributing her deep understanding of the healthcare ecosystem to assist new ventures in driving change and ultimately improving health outcomes.

Shayna Hetzel (she/her)

WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, VICE PRESIDENT – ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION

Shayna has 15+ years of experience in investments, social impact partnerships, public policy and community building. Currently, she leads the state of Wisconsin’s efforts to advance startups and emerging growth companies, support R&D to commercialization activities, grow venture investment in Wisconsin start-up businesses, and expand entrepreneurship opportunity for underserved individuals and communities. Named a 40 under 40 in Madison, WI and Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian Leaders, Shayna is an imaginative leader harnessing inclusion, innovation, and collaboration for the collective good.