Ann Kingston – Red Light Management

By Aziza Genglik on October 5, 2023

Ann Kingston is an artist manager, head of philanthropic initiatives, and senior vice president for Red Light Management.  At the company, she manages Dave Matthews Band, alongside Coran Capshaw, and also manages South African folksinger, Vusi Mahlasela and the children’s brand and game, Chickapig.  She oversees DMB’s Bama Works Fund, as well as the band’s…

Travis Merriweather – CAA

By Aziza Genglik on September 15, 2023

Travis Merriweather is an executive in the CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which represents many of the most successful and innovative professionals working in media and sports. The Foundation activates the power and reach of the entertainment, media, and sports industries to create systemic social…

Kelly Jones – Cisco

By Laurie Lenninger on February 17, 2021

Kelly Jones is the Chief People Officer at Cisco. In this role, she oversees the critical functions, policies, and operations that unleash the full potential of Cisco’s people across the employee lifecycle, which is fundamental to instilling a Conscious Culture across the company and advancing Cisco’s purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All. Kelly…

J. Thomas Jones – Women’s World Banking

By Laurie Lenninger on February 12, 2021

Tom has built a career devoted to improving the welfare of those in need through economic development/empowerment and poverty elevation. Based in New York City Tom leads the global operations of Women’s World Banking, driving the organization’s three strategic business lines: designing financial inclusion solutions for financial service providers; social impact private equity fund; and…

Cassie Carothers – Global Citizen

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Cassie is the VP of Communications at Global Citizen. Cassie joined Global Citizen in 2016 to help grow the movement of Global Citizens through the creation of engaging articles, videos, and social media content. Since her arrival, she has helped grow page views to the site by 190% while overseeing a team of 14 content creators…

Adam Meldrum – AdVictory

By Laurie Lenninger on April 21, 2020

Adam Meldrum is an award-winning political, technology, data, and digital strategist. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at AdVictory, a Republican digital media buying operation. Adam also consults as Senior Advisor for corporate, government, non-profit, and trade association clients in the Omnicom Network of companies at DDC Public Affairs. Adam has served as a political, digital, and media consultant for…

Matt Deitsch – Student Activist

By Laurie Lenninger on March 11, 2020

Matt Deitsch, a multi-hyphenate, is constantly expressing his creative prowess across a wide range of spaces. As a 20-year-old Matt was the acting Executive Director for the March for Our Lives movement spearheading political and messaging strategy. The 2018 midterm election was historic thanks to efforts spearheaded by Matt – people influenced by his messaging…

Mary-Pat Hector – RISE

By Laurie Lenninger on March 3, 2020

Mary-Pat Hector, born in Atlanta, is a recent graduate of Spelman College. At age 21, she has been working to change the world for many years. At age 12, She grew a community service project into a non-profit: Youth in Action USA . By the age of 19, she became the youngest woman and person of…

Kam Franklin – The Suffers

By Aaron Ghitelman on March 21, 2019

Kam Franklin is a singer-songwriter, activist, writer, motivational speaker, and actress from Houston, TX. She is best known for her work with the gulf coast soul band, The Suffers, but Kam began performing in public at the age of five. A three-time recipient of the Houston Press Music Award for Best Female Vocalist, Kam has performed on five continents and has…

Elizabeth Moncrief – Meta

By Aaron Ghitelman on December 15, 2017

Elizabeth Moncrief is a member of the Music Legal team at Facebook, Inc. where she negotiates contracts for the use of music across all of Facebook’s platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Oculus and WhatsApp).  Lizzie has held several roles in the music industry over the last 12 years, including Director of Licensing and Business Affairs at TIDAL,…