Richard Melnicoff is a business and IT strategy consultant with twenty-five years of consulting experience and eight years of industry experience. He was Global Managing Partner for Accenture's EnterpriseArchitecture practice, managing a practice of 450+ people. He also had leadership positions in Accenture’s Business Strategy Practice and its Strategic IT Effectiveness Practice. He has served clients in a broad cross-section of industries.

As a consultant, Mr. Melnicoff's areas of focus include business strategy projects focused on top line growth and strategic planning. Mr. Melnicoff also has significant experience in a broad range of areas related to the IT function and technology, including IT strategy development, software selection, internet-driven business strategy, governance, organization design, andpost-merger integration of IT systems and organizations.Mr. Melnicoff is the author of a US patent for an analytical technique linking IT strategy to share price.

In addition to his consulting work, Mr. Melnicoff has also held executive positions in the IT services and electronic hardware industries. Prior to joining Accenture, he held senior management positions at Control Data Systems, Evernet Systems, and Computerland Corporation. Earlier, he spent five years with consultancy Booz, Allen and Hamilton focusing on strategy, marketing, product development, and information technology issues.

Mr. Melnicoff earned a BS in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He holds two US patents for new consulting methods and analytical techniques.

Diane Eshleman is a business transformation and procurement expert with significant experience in global wholesale banking and general management. She has an exceptional track record of building business capabilities and achieving double-digit profit growth. Diane has extensive interactions at Board Level for shaping client’s strategic agendas. She is also an effective change leader.

Diane was a Managing Director and CPO at Barclays Bank where she led multiple transformation initiativesacross Investment Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate Banking franchises. She took an active leadership role in outsourcing, off-shoring and other strategic initiatives while managing billions of dollars in third party spend across all key spend categories. She was also an EVP at J.P. Morgan Chase.

Diane is a champion of Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Community Investments that drive value for all stakeholders in the business ecosystem. She holds an AB from Princeton Universityand an MBA from New York University.

Eric Schwarz has over 30 years of deep experience in the manufacturing industry. He is a strategic Procurement expert with a proven track record of leading transformational initiatives to drive competitiveadvantage through Procurement. Eric was the Global Vice President of Purchasing at Lear Corporation, wherehe was responsible of more than $10 Billion in spend across categories. At Lear Corporation, he implementedinnovative cost modeling techniques and continuous improvement programs to drive sustainable bottom linebenefits.

Mr. Schwarz was also the Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Dana Corporation where he pioneered strategic supplier engagement efforts to boost supplier performance and manage supplier related risks. He has served as Vice President of Global Supply Management at Borg Warner Automotive, among other Procurement leadership roles.

Eric got his BS from the University of Cincinnati in Mechanical Engineering, graduating Magna Cum Laude,and Masters of Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Bob Brogan is the Managing Partner of TechCXO. He is a senior Strategy, Operations & Finance executive recognized for identifying and delivering profit-improvement objectives for software as a service, professional services and technology companies. Bobsuccessfully applied operating expertise in scaling high-growth, and transforming stagnating business units and cross-functional operations to consistently attain business objectives.

Mr. Brogan has worked in a variety of roles, including: President, CFO COO, VP of Sales, Software Development and Consulting Services, and Director of Global Operations for multiple companies. He has a proven track record in achieving results for closely held, venture and private equity-backed companies.

Mr. Brogan also held leadership positions for a variety of well-known professional service companies, including: Alvarez and Marsal, IBM and Whittman-Hart. His expertise includes: financial/operational due diligence, leading turnarounds, and transforming businesses by implementing best practice processes, custom technology solutions and enterprise software solutions.

Bob graduated with a BBA in Marketing from University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance from Loyola University of Chicago.

Adam Boris is a Partner at TechCXO and part of the Board of Trustee at Norwegian American Hospital. He is a visionary leader and operations executive with broad experience in Fortune 500 companies (Ameritech Cellular, Motorola, Northrop), and high-growth, venture-backed technology companies. Adam has domain experience in healthcare services, analytics software, and wireless technology, providing services to clients as an interim CEO, COO, Strategic Advisor, and Board Member.

Mr. Boris has decades of experience bringing innovative technology and service solutions to the marketplace and building strong cross-functional teams to improve processes and deliver results. He excels at strategic marketing and new market development, developing and launching new products,and leveraging innovative technology to improve performance and enhance the customer experience.

Adam received his MS in Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

David Inbar is a specialist in sourcing and outsourcing, cloud procurement, supply chain, sourcing optimization and modeling, supply chain risk management and pharmaceutical procurement. David has helped several clients in developing and implementing a strategic vision for business and operations through transformational changes in the organization.

With a combination of innovative thinking, ability to lead change and sophisticated technology, Mr. Inbar has helped his clients realize various benefits from increasing revenue through supply assurance to reducing direct and indirect costs, lowering lead time and managing supply relationships better.

Mr. Inbar holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology and M.Sc. In Management from Tel Aviv University. He has authored a book on ‘Competitive Purchasing’, which was published in 2012.

Eric Han is a sourcing veteran striving for building the most effective channel of electric power product procurement from China. He assists international buyers in the electric power industry with a) selecting the best fits from a big mixed pool of good and bad suppliers; b) ensuring the quality and on-time delivery of purchased products. In collaboration with Valorant, Mr. Han’s mission is to provide the full range of China power product procurement services to Valorant’s clients.

Mr. Han was the Managing Director at CSS EnterpriseManagement Consulting in China where he advised global clients in high quality China sourcing and project management.

Eric holds B. Eng. and M. Eng. from Tianjin University,was a PhD. Candidate in Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Singapore and MBA from York University – Schulich School of Business.

As a former Executive Director at Oil and Natural Gas Commission in India, Mr. Sanyal fulfilled the role of an exploration and production asset manager. He also spearheaded marginal field deployment strategies andimproved operational performance for drilling and testing. He is also an advisor to Oil India Limited as an Oil and Gas domain expert in India.

Early in his career, Mr. Sanyal was the location manager for offshore drilling and General Manager for drilling services onshore. Mr. Sanyal holds an Executive MBA from the Indian School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Indian School of Mines.

Subhro Sengupta is an accomplished manufacturing leader with more than 22 years of experience in spearheading complex manufacturing operations, process transformations, automation, supply chain, engineering & projects across large Indian & Global firms like ITC, Asian Paints and Emerson amongst others.

With an elaborate career across several industries, Mr Sengupta has deep rooted understanding of manufacturing process and automation in Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Paints, Automobiles, Confectionery, FMCG and Tobacco industries. He brings a unique blend of technical and strategic expertise combining manufacturing, supply chain, operations, business leadership and management skills. He has successfully delivered complex high-tech automation and led several ‘Industry 4.0: Factory of the Future’ transformations. Mr Sengupta has extensive experience of advising executive leadership and board members of multi-billion dollar global enterprises.

Mr Sengupta earned his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and the University of Washington. He also holds a B.Tech (Hons) degree in Electrical Engineering from the prestigious India Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Subhro passionately indulges in professional music and drama. Creating jobs for underprivileged, contributing to ‘Make in India’, Mentoring entrepreneurs rank high on his priority list.