GSK CEO and Board Director for nine years until December 2025, Dame Walmsley delivered a strategic, performance, and cultural transformation of the global biopharma company and a step change in its prospects. Previously, she was CEO of GSK Consumer Healthcare, then she chaired the joint venture and led the demerger, listed as Haleon in 2022. GSK is a world leader in preventing and treating disease with a new pipeline of specialty medicine and vaccines in respiratory and immunology, oncology, HIV and infectious diseases. The 2031 revenue outlook has been increased to more than £40 billion, and the company expects to impact the health of 2.5 billion people this decade.

Prior to GSK, Walmsley spent 17 years at L’Oreal in Paris, London, New York, and Shanghai. She is a Board Director of Microsoft and served previously on the U.S. Business Council Executive Committee, the Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows, and the Board of PhRMA Industry Association. She has been a business advisor to three UK Prime Ministers and was a Non-Executive Director of Diageo. She holds an MA in classics and modern languages from Oxford University and is married with four children.

Christopher A. Viehbacher joined Biogen as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in November 2022. He has extensive international experience in both large pharmaceutical companies and entrepreneurial biotech companies and has a passion for advancing science for the benefit of patients and public health. After 20 years with GlaxoSmithKline, he served as global CEO of Sanofi for six years. Under Viehbacher’s leadership, Sanofi strengthened and diversified its R&D pipeline and delivered significant value to shareholders.

More recently, Viehbacher and Ernesto Bertarelli co-founded Gurnet Point Capital, a Cambridge-based healthcare investment fund, which has led to the creation and continuing development of many innovative companies. He has also chaired or been a member of the board of a number of entrepreneurial companies in biotechnology. Viehbacher has always been a strong advocate for innovation and public health. He has received a number of awards, including the Légion d’Honneur from France. He is Trustee of Northeastern University, a member of the Board of Fellows of the Stanford Medical School and a member of the MIT President’s CEO Advisory Board. He graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Hemant Taneja is the CEO of General Catalyst. His work centers on applied AI as the engine for abundance and resilience—modernizing the systems that matter most to society. He laid out his thesis for building resilient, abundant systems in his 2025 national bestseller: The Transformation Principles.

Taneja has architected the company’s strategy to drive global resilience through AI transformation, in five critical industries: healthcare, defense, industrials, energy, and financial services. As an investor, he has backed many generational founders who have built market leading companies like Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Gusto, Long Lake, Polymarket, Ro, Samsara, Snap and Stripe. And he has also co-founded several companies—including Commure, Hippocratic AI, Livongo (sold to Teladoc for $18.5 billion) and Transcarent—that are part of his vision for transforming the healthcare industry into a proactive, affordable and accessible system.

Hemant is the author of four books and holds five degrees from MIT: M.Eng. EECS, S.M. Operations Research, S.B. Biology, S.B. Mathematics, and S.B. EECS.

Maha Shair is a Lebanese philanthropist and former journalist and television presenter. She is the Co-Founder of the Shair Foundation, which supports causes in education, health, and women’s empowerment. She joined the Board of Trustees of The Alexandria Trust in 2019 and was a Roads of Life Sports Ambassador from 2016 to 2019. She also serves on the Executive Board of the May Chidiac Foundation and on the Board of Tamanna. Shair received a BS from Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne. She is the parent of a 2021 graduate of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business and a 2025 graduate of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences. She joined the Northeastern Board in 2019.

The Honorable Dr. Winslow Sargeant has served as Chief Executive Officer at Purple Team Technologies since 2022, is owner and Senior Strategic Advisor for ITSC Secure Solutions, and is Senior Advisor for Globalization and Head of Capital Markets for Genaesis, an M&A advisory services company. In 1997, Sargeant co-founded Aanetcom, a computer-circuit design company, which was acquired by PMC-Sierra. In addition to his business and investing experience, he is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of the Presidential Leadership group at Stevens Institute of Technology, a Trustee for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a Trustee for the Morgridge Institute for Research, and a founding Board Member of First Women’s Bank. He is a member of the Board of Directors at Hylux since 2018, a member of the Board of Directors at CircleIn since 2015, and Managing Director of S&T LLC since 2015.

Sargeant was appointed by President Obama as Chief Counsel for Advocacy in 2010 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2011. In 2021, he became Chair of the International Council for Small Business, which he held until 2023. He received a BS from the College of Engineering at Northeastern University, an MS in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He was a Member of the Organizing Committee for the 2023 Global Leadership Summit in Accra, Ghana. Sargeant joined the Northeastern Board in 2015.

Christos Megalou is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member of the Board of Directors of Piraeus Bank SA. From 2013 to 2015, he was CEO of Eurobank Ergasias SA. During 2015 and 2016, he acted as a Senior Advisor of Fairfax Financial Holdings in Toronto and London, and from May 2016, he was engaged as Senior Advisor of Advent International in London.

Megalou held senior positions at Credit Suisse Investment Banking for over 16 years in London, UK. He was elected for two consecutive runs as Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association in the UK (2010–2013), Deputy Chairman of the Hellenic Bank Association in Greece (2013–2015), Deputy Chairman of the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce in Greece (1993–1997), and Distinguished Fellow of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils in Washington, DC (since 2016). He graduated with a BSc of Economics from the University of Athens and holds an MBA in finance from Aston University in Birmingham, UK.

As the founder of Ionic Development Co.—one of the first women-owned development firms in Boston—Kaitlyn McCarthy has worked in the real estate development, engineering, and construction industries for over 15 years. She has successfully grown the staff of Ionic and works on life science, office, retail, and affordable housing projects, always with an eye toward improving the communities they are in. McCarthy completed her BS in civil engineering from Northeastern University, her MBA at Harvard Business School, and consulted for several Fortune 100 companies during her time at the Boston Consulting Group.

Todd Manganaro is the President of Siena Corporation. Manganaro served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ezStorage Corporation, the largest self-service storage company in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. The Manganaro family, led by Todd’s father and Trustee Emeritus, the late Anthony Manganaro, were instrumental in the establishment of the Torch Scholars Program at the university. Manganaro received a BS in business administration from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. He joined the Northeastern Board in 2014.

Amin Khoury is a renowned businessman who has founded and developed companies in the scientific instrument, medical service, medical device, and semi-conductor process equipment businesses. He Co-Founded B/E Aerospace, an S&P 400 and NASDAQ listed manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin interior products for the commercial and business jet aircraft markets.

Khoury currently serves as President at KAD, Chair of Molekule Group, and served as Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., until May 2020. He joined Advanced Thermal Sciences in 2000, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, Chair, and Director. He has served as a Board Director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is a Trustee of the Scripps Research Institute and a Director of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Khoury received a BS in chemistry, an MS in physics from Villanova University, and an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in 1989. In December 2018, Northeastern named the Khoury College of Computer Sciences in honor of the $50 million gift by him and his late wife, alumna Julie Khoury. He joined the Northeastern Board in 2018.

Spencer Fung is the Group Executive Chairman of Li & Fung Limited, a Hong Kong-based global supply chain management company. He previously served as Group Chief Executive Officer until 2020. He joined Li & Fung in 2001 as a merchandiser and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility during his tenure. Mr. Fung also serves as a Director of the Victor and William Fung Foundation. He previously worked at PwC in Boston and co-founded HelloAsia.com in 1999. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Properties and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization–Hong Kong Chapter. He is a member of the General Committee of The Hong Kong Exporters’ Association.

In January 2021, Fung was appointed Alternate Representative of Hong Kong to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council. He received an AB in economics from Harvard College and an MS/MBA from Northeastern University’s Professional School of Accounting. Fung joined the Northeastern Board in 2013.

Chano Fernández has served as Klaviyo’s co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2026 and as a member of Klaviyo’s Board of Directors since July 2023. He previously served as Klaviyo’s Interim Executive Officer from September 2025 to December 2025, and prior to that served as Co-Chief Executive Officer for Eightfold.ai, a talent intelligence management AI platform, from January 2024 to August 2025. Prior to that, he served as Workday’s Co-Chief Executive Officer from August 2020 to December 2022, and as a director from April 2021 to December 2022. Fernández also served as Workday’s Co-President from February 2018 to August 2020, Executive Vice President, Global Field Operations, from February 2017 to February 2018, and President, EMEA and APJ, from January 2014 to February 2017.

Prior to joining Workday, Fernández served as Senior Vice President and Head of Innovation Sales at SAP EMEA, an enterprise application software company, from January 2007 to December 2013. He also previously served as Vice President of EMEA Sales at Infor, Inc., a founding partner and General Manager at Blue C, and a senior consultant for McKinsey & Company. Fernández holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Salamanca and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa, both in Spain.

Subodh Chanrai is Founder and Chairman of the Chanrai Summit Group, a Singapore-based corporation. He also serves as the Executive Chair of Fareast Mercantile Co. International Limited, which engages in sales, supply chain, and distribution of branded products in the food, consumer goods, and appliances industries in the West Africa region. He previously served as the Director of Tulsi Eye Hospital in Nashik, India, a family-sponsored charity, which provides free eye care to those in need. Chanrai is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization. He is the parent of a 2020 graduate of the College of Arts, Media and Design and a 2023 graduate of D’Amore-McKim School of Business. He was the Trustee Host for the 2023 Global Leadership Summit in Accra, Ghana, and the 2024 Global Leadership Summit in Singapore. Chanrai joined the Northeastern Board in 2021.

Alice R Chinebuah Esq. is the Managing Partner of Reynolds, C & Co., a leading law firm based in Accra, Ghana. With over 30 years of experience in corporate and commercial law, as well as commercial litigation, she is widely respected for her thorough, solutions-oriented approach and negotiation skills. Chinebuah has successfully represented a diverse portfolio of clients, including multinational corporations and major oil and gas companies operating in Ghana, while also serving as external counsel on matters that cut across industries such as upstream and downstream petroleum and shipping. Her practice areas span commercial law and commercial litigation, maritime law, company law, corporate governance, and company secretarial services, as well as regulatory and compliance advisory. In addition, she is a Notary Public in the Republic of Ghana.

Ayo B. Oyebanjo is an artificial intelligence and ethics specialist, and a technology leadership enthusiast. With a decade of experience in central banking and finance, focusing on policy innovation and financial systems before transitioning to AI and technology ethics, he is now passionate about creating AI platforms and systems that prioritize fairness and accountability while fostering innovation and showcasing optimization value. He aims to integrate ethical frameworks into AI strategies, ensuring responsible and human-centered technological solutions.

At Northeastern, Oyebanjo became an inaugural member of President Aoun’s Young Global Leaders program in 2013, in addition to his efforts as an active member of the university’s Africa Global Initiative since 2021. He is also an Associate Director for the Advancement Division.