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Girish Rishi was appointed CEO of Blue Yonder in January 2017. Under his leadership, the company launched a portfolio on the cloud that utilizes machine learning and insights from the intelligent edge — allowing clients to forecast demand and supply, fulfill in to omni-channels, and effectively plan their workforce — vastly expanded its ecosystem of partners and geographical coverage, redefined its core values (becoming a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in the process), and navigated a 2020 rebrand from its previous name JDA Software.

An avid reader, traveler, and self-described recovering product manager, Girish leverages the experience he gained in product development and go-to-market while leading Motorola’s Enterprise division, Symbol Technologies’ EMEA operations, and Tyco International’s retail solutions business and North America services business.

Carlisle Companies Inc. is a global portfolio of brands and businesses that manufacture highly engineered products and solutions for diverse markets, including for aerospace, medical, defense, transportation, industrial, agriculture, mining, and construction. It’s worldwide team of employees generated $4.8 billion in net sales and operating income of $654 million in 2019.

Koch joined Carlisle in 2008 and was named president and CEO in January 2016. A board member of Headstrong Project, Toro Co., and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Koch has also held leadership positions at Graco Inc. in Shanghai and Minneapolis, and at TEC Inc. in Illinois.

Jerry Coleman is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in real estate and a passion for developing and growing companies on a national scale.

These include Invitation Homes, (one of the pioneers in the institutional single family rental industry), Alliance Investment Group (which has acquired and developed over 10,000 acres of land in Southwest), and the 2014 co-founding of Elevations Solar.

In 2015, he co-founded Offerpad, a premium online platform that revolutionizes how people sell their homes by eliminating the hassle and uncertainty of the traditional home selling process. Through each of these ventures, Coleman strives to provide more opportunities and jobs for the local economy.

Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart transportation, focusing on smart cities, smart roadways, and the connected systems that tie them seamlessly together.

David Roberts has served as president and CEO of Verra Mobility since May 2018, after joining the company as chief operating officer in August 2014. His past roles include president and CEO of BillingTree (a multi-channel electronic payment platform company) and managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, leading the Equity Plan Services business. David joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch via sale of Equity Methods, where he served as CEO.

Sheryl Palmer is the chairman and CEO of Taylor Morrison Home Corp., a leading national homebuilder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 2007, she has overseen a highly experienced leadership team in several key national homebuilding markets.

With more than 30 years of cross-functional building experience, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management, Palmer has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America’s largest public homebuilders, following the company’s IPO in 2013.

In 2018, the company was named America’s Most Trusted Home Builder for the third consecutive year by Lifestory Research, and a Top 100 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor.