Board Ready Bootcamp Alumni

2020 ALUMNI

Meet the Board-Ready Bootcamp’s 2020 cohort of 63 experienced leaders. To learn more about this program and to apply to join the next session, click here.

Kerim Akgonul

Senior Vice President, Products Pegasystems

Executive Sponsor
Adriana Bokel Herde, Chief People Officer, Pegasystems

Nadia Alramli

Director of Engineering, HubSpot

Executive Sponsor
Eric Richard, SVP of Engineering & CISO, HubSpot

Colleen Ammerman

Director, Gender Initiative, Harvard Business School

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate; Baker Foundation Prof. & Sarofim-Rock Prof. of Business Administration, Emerita; Harvard Business School

Sava Berhané

Chief Product and Technology Officer, HouseWorks

Executive Sponsor
Graham Gardner, CEO, Kyruus

Ayana Blue

Director of Discovery, The Grommet

Executive Sponsor
Melissa James, CEO, The Tech Connection

Hilary Braseth

VP of Product, Voatz

Executive Sponsor
Nimit Swahney, CEO & Co-Founder, Voatz

Danny Brundage

President, Clarity Learning Solutions, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Peter Winston, CEO, ICS

Lynne Caljouw

SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Sensata Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Jeff Cote, CEO & President, Sensata Technologies

Eduarda Camacho

EVP Chief Customer Officer, PTC

Executive Sponsor
James Heppelmann, CEO & President, PTC

Rebecca Castoldi

VP and Deputy General Counsel, QuickBase, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Amy Cohn, CHRO, QuickBase, Inc.

Danielle Class

Program Manager, Formlabs

Executive Sponsor
David Lakatos, Product Lead, Formlabs

Christine Cloonan

Venture Capital Fellow, Vencapital

Executive Sponsor
Kayla Williams; Director, Governance & Risk Compliance Security; LogMeIn

Beth Conway

EVP, Chief People Officer Nuance

Executive Sponsor
Tom Beaudoin; EVP, Corporate Transformation; Nuance

Katie Curtin-Mestre

VP of Product and Content Marketing, CyberArk

Executive Sponsor
Marianne Budnik, CMO, CyberArk

Jen DiRico

Head of Finance, Toast

Executive Sponsor
Chris Comparato, CEO, Toast

Dori Ducharme

VP Finance, Vecna Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Deborah Theobald, CEO, Vecna Technologies

Rana el Kaliouby

Co-Founder & CEO Affectiva

Executive Sponsor
Gabi Zijderveld, CMO, Affectiva

Sarah Endline

Entrepreneur in Residence, Harvard Business School

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate; Baker Foundation Prof. & Sarofim-Rock Prof. of Business Administration, Emerita; Harvard Business School

Carmen Fontana

Modern Software Delivery Practice Lead, Centric Consulting

Executive Sponsor
Craig Holbrook; Managing Partner, New England; Centric Consulting

Nancy Geenen

CEO, Flexability LLC

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate; Baker Foundation Prof. & Sarofim-Rock Prof. of Business Administration, Emerita; Harvard Business School

Monica Goel

Sr. Director, Digital Accessibility, CVS – Aetna

Executive Sponsor
Firdaus Bhathena; Chief Digital Officer; CVS Health

Ashifi Gogo

CEO, Sproxil, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Nicholos Donofrio, IBM Fellow Emeritus and EVP Innovation & Technology (Retired) & Board member, Sproxil, Inc.

Jolene Guide

Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Everbridge

Executive Sponsor
David Meredith, CEO, Everbridge

Justin Holmes

Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships; Zipcar

Executive Sponsor
Tracey Zhen, President, Zipcar

Linda Hutchinson

Director of Quality Assurance & Election Operations, Voatz, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Nimit Sawhney, CEO and Co-Founder, Voatz, Inc.

Olu Ibrahim

Founder & CEO, Kids in Tech

Executive Sponsor
Dawn Greiner, Founder & Owner, Dawn Greiner Consulting

Loren Jarrett

General Manager, Progress

Executive Sponsor
Yogesh Gupta, CEO, Progress

Erin Jospe

Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Account Management, Kyruus

Executive Sponsor
Graham Gardner, CEO, and Chris McMahon, Chief People Officer, Kyruus

Jennifer Joyce

President, OnPoint Systems

Executive Sponsor
Linda Ystueta, CEO, Franklin Robotics

Mohit Kansal

VP of Global Payments, Flywire

Executive Sponsor
Rob Orgel, President & COO, Flywire

Amy Kass

Senior Director, Customer Lifecycle Marketing; Rapid7

Executive Sponsor
Tom Rogers; VP, Global Growth Marketing & Operations; Rapid7

Kelly Kazmierczak

Director, Program Management; Kyruus

Executive Sponsor
Chris Gervais, CTO & CISO, Kyruus

Chris Kirsch

Director, Product Marketing Veracode

Executive Sponsor
Elana Anderson, CMO, Veracode

Tasha Kitty

Chief People Officer, Panorama Education

Executive Sponsor
Aaron Feuer, CEO, Panorama Education

Priya Komanduri

Head of Product Cloud Platform, Bose

Executive Sponsor
Julie Lockner, CEO, 17Minds

Cecile Leroux

VP Product and Innovation, Ultimate Kronos Group

Executive Sponsor
John Machado, CTO, Ultimate Kronos Group

Janet Levesque

President, JBL Ventures

Executive Sponsor
Michael Brown, President, Spinnaker Security

Allison MacLeod

EVP, Global Marketing; Flywire

Executive Sponsor
Mike Massaro, CEO, Flywire

Asha May

Director, Customer Engagement; Veracode

Executive Sponsor
Elana Anderson, CMO, Veracode

Erin McAleer

President, Project Bread

Executive Sponsor
Mohamad Ali, CEO, IDG

Michael McCollough

VP, Global Channels & Alliances; Akamai

Executive Sponsor
Anthony Williams, CHRO, Akamai

Norah McDonald

VP of Growth Marketing, Veracode

Executive Sponsor
Elana Anderson, CMO, Veracode

Nailah Mims

IT Operations and Security Engineer, Voatz

Executive Sponsor
Nimit Sawhney, CEO, Voatz

Nausheen Moulana

VP of Engineering & Operations, Kyruus

Executive Sponsor
Chris Gervais, CTO & CSO, Kyruus

Rebecca Morrison

VP of Finance & Operations, Lola.com

Executive Sponsor
Mike Volpe, CEO, Lola.com

Ladi Olaoye

President Emeritus and Project Delivery Manager, National Society of Black Engineers and Quoin Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Seun Oluwole, President, National Society of Black Engineers

Dragana Pavlovic

VP Engineering, Ultimate Kronos Group

Executive Sponsor
James Welch, SVP Chief Product Officer, Ultimate Kronos Group

Elizabeth Phalen

President, Data Protection Division; Dell EMC

Executive Sponsor
Gail Deegan, Retired Executive, Dell EMC

Sheila Rocchio

CMO, eClinical Solutions

Executive Sponsor
Raj Indupuri, CEO, eClinical Solutions

Robin Saitz

Chief Marketing Officer, Plex Systems

Executive Sponsor
Bill Berutti, CEO, Plex Systems

Sabina Sawyer

VP Finance; Akamai Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Ed McGowan; EVP, CFO; Akamai Technologies

Stacey Scott

VP, People Operations and Customer Service; Lola.com

Executive Sponsor
Mike Volpe, CEO, Lola.com Mike Volpe, CEO. Lola.com

Rosemary Sheehan

VP Finance, Akamai Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Ed McGowan; EVP, CFO; Akamai Technologies

Ross Simmonds

CEO, Foundation

Executive Sponsor
Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder, SparkToro & Moz.

Janet Spruill

Vice President, Programs; Aptima, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Daniel Serfaty; CEO, Founder; Aptima, Inc.

Holly St. Clair

Chief Technology Officer, Sasaki

Executive Sponsor
James Miner, CEO, Sasaki

Dena Upton

VP, People; Drift

Executive Sponsor
David Cancel, CEO, Drift

Lauren Van Wazer

VP, Global Public Policy; Akamai Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Aaron Ahola, EVP & General Counsel, Akamai Technologies

Lisa Walker

VP, Brand; Fuze

Executive Sponsor
Eric Hanson, CMO, Fuze

Julie Walker

EVP, Business Solutions, Healthcare; Cramer

Executive Sponsor
TJ Martin, CEO, Cramer

Marnie Wilking

Global Head of Security, Privacy & IT Risk Management; Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
Jim Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Wayfair

Beth Williams

Former President & CEO, Roxbury Technology, Corp.

Executive Sponsor
Gail Deegan, President, The Last Mile

Gabi Zijderveld

CMO, Affectiva

Executive Sponsor
Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, Co-Founder and CEO, Affectiva

2019 ALUMNI

Meet the Board-Ready Bootcamp’s 2019 cohort of 94 experienced leaders from 80 companies. To learn more about this program and to apply to join the next session, click here.

Shakeeb Alam

Co-Founder & President

East Bridge Capital Management

Executive Sponsor
Mohamad Ali, President & CEO, Carbonite

Meg Aranow

CEO

Edaris Health

Executive Sponsor
Michael Kaufman, Investor/Board Member Edaris Health, KBT Partners

Lynn Bailey

CEO

Index Data

Executive Sponsor
Sebastian Hammer, President and Co-Founder, Index Data

Amy Bermar

Founder and President

Corporate Ink

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, MassTLC

Andre Black

Vice President of Products

Allego, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Yuchun Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Allego, Inc.

Lindsey Bleimes

Software Engineering Director

Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
John Mulliken, CTO, Wayfair

Martha Blue

SVP - Business Development

CarGurus

Executive Sponsor
Kirk Arnold, XIR, General Catalyst

Elizabeth Borowsky

VP, Platform Engineering

Akamai Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Dr. Robert Blumofe, EVP Platform and GM Enterprise, Akamai Technologies

Laurel Britt-Webb

Director of National Accounts

illy caffe, North America

Executive Sponsor
Sarah Joyce, CEO & Founder Lean In Boston, Healthcare Source

Lori Brock

Head of Innovation Americas

OSRAM

Executive Sponsor
Michael Flieger, Vice President and CFO, OSRAM

Michelle Burtchell

VP, Marketing

Buildium

Executive Sponsor
Chris Litster, CEO, Buildium

Bobbie Carlton

Founder

Innovation Women and Carlton PR

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, MassTLC

Annabel Cellini

Principal

The Pomfret Group

Executive Sponsor
Don Kilburn, CEO, Umass Online

Helena S Chapman

Director

IBM

Executive Sponsor
Robert McDonald, VP Support Transformation, IBM

Kelley Chunn

Principal

Kelley Chunn and Associates

Executive Sponsor
Colette Phillips, CEO, Colette Phillips Communications

Soojin Chung

Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel

Kyruus, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Graham Gardner, CEO & President, Kyruus, Inc.

Mariana Cogan

SVP of Digital Marketing Strategy and Operations

PTC

Executive Sponsor
Ellen Nussbaum, CEO, Humanyze

Steve Crusenberry

VP, Infrastructure and Platform Engineering

Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
John Mulliken, CTO, Wayfair

Karen Devine

SVP of Customer Success & Services

Rapid7

Executive Sponsor
Corey Thomas, CEO, Rapid7

Joanne Domeniconi

Co-Founder

The Grommet

Executive Sponsor
Jules Pieri and Lynda Applegate, CEO, The Grommet

Julia Donnelly

Head of Finance and Accounting

Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
Steven Conine, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Wayfair

Erin Farrell

Former Sr. Director of Worldwide Sales Operations

Adobe

Executive Sponsor
Meg Meaney, VP, Marketing and Channel Operations, Carbonite

Nirva Fereshetian

Chief Information Officer

CBT

Executive Sponsor
David Nagahiro, CEO, CBT

Nicole Fitzpatrick

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Aaron Ahola, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Renee Foster

Former President

previously Curriculum Associates

Executive Sponsor
Jim Daniell, Chief Transformation Officer, NetHope

Heather Fraser

Founder

Fraser Consulting

Executive Sponsor
Susan Schiffer, Board President, LexFarm

Yuly Fuentes

Project Manager for Fiber Technologies

MIT

Executive Sponsor
Sophie Vandebroek, MIT Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jodi Gernon

Director, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business School

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate, Professor, Harvard Business School

Jackie Glenn

VP, Global Diversity and Inclusion

previously Dell/EMC

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President & CEO, MassTLC

Kamala Grasso

President

KJG Consulting

Executive Sponsor
Tim Saeger, EVP & Chief R&D Officer, iRobot

Deborah E Gray

VP and General Counsel

The Achievement Network

Executive Sponsor
Charles J. Gray, Vice President and General Counsel, Teradyne Inc.

Gail Greener

SVP, Product Management and Innovation

Iron Mountain

Executive Sponsor
Fidelma Russo, EVP and CTO, Iron Mountain

Katie Guido

Senior Manager, Account Management

Acquia

Executive Sponsor
Lynne Capozzi, CMO, Acquia

Grace Heintz

Global Head of Merchandising

Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
Steve Conine, Co-Founder, Wayfair

Tara Hendricks

VP of Finance & Operations

Talla Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Rob May, CEO & Co-founder, Talla Inc.

Len Ho

Division Counsel

Zipcar

Executive Sponsor
Tracey Zhen, President, Zipcar

Jeanne Hopkins

CMO

Lola.com

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, MassTLC

Melissa James

CEO and Founder

The Tech Connection Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President & CEO, MassTLC

Philip Jefferson

VP of Engineering

Salesforce

Executive Sponsor
Wayne Whitcomb, Advisor to Salesforce Co-Founder and CEO

Carlton Jones

Director Global Services

ObserveIT

Executive Sponsor
Mike Mckee, CEO, ObserveIT

Amy E Keating

Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, MIT

Executive Sponsor
Anantha Chandrakasan, Dean of Engineering, MIT

Jocelyn Keegan

Payer Practice Lead and Sr Healthcare IT Consultant

Point-of-Care Partners

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, MassTLC

Lauren Kelley

CEO, OPEXEngine

Executive Sponsor
James Orsillo, CFO/O, Underscore VC; Advisory Board Director, OPEXEngine

Michal Kimeldorfer Rabinowitz

VP of Human Resources, Teradyne

Executive Sponsor
Mark Jagiela, CEO & President, Teradyne, Inc.

Stanley King II

VP, Corporate Development

Emulate,Inc.

Executive Sponsor
James Coon, CEO, Emulate, Inc.

Katheryn Kosuda

Chief Scientific Officer

Vaxess Technologies

Executive Sponsor
Michael Schrader, CEO, Vaxess Technologies

Heather Larkin

Senior Director, FInance

Kronos

Executive Sponsor
John Butler, CFO, Kronos

Margaret Lawrence

VP, General Manager B2B

Wayfair

Executive Sponsor
Steve Conine, Co-Founder, Wayfair

Nancy Lazaros

COO/CFO, Pixability, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Bettina Hein, Founder & Board Member, Pixability, Inc.

Pamela Lindahl

Senior Vice President Projects, Cantina Consulting

Executive Sponsor
Matthew Chisholm, CEO, Cantina

Jasmine Lombardi

Chief Customer Officer

Locus Robotics

Executive Sponsor
Rick Faulk, CEO, Locus Robotics

Maria Loughlin

VP of Engineering, Toast Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Fidelma Russo, CTO & EVP, Iron Mountain

Laura Lu

VP Engineering Platform and Foundations

CarGurus

Executive Sponsor
Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, MassTLC

Meredith Mahoney

President

Follain

Executive Sponsor
John Mulliken, CTO, Wayfair

Joseph Maxwell

CEO, Parlance Corporation

Executive Sponsor
Jack Reilly, Chairman of the Board, Parlance Corporation

Amy McAndrews

VP, Finance

Teradyne, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Walter Vahey, VP Business Development, Teradyne, Inc.

Meg Meaney

Vice President, Marketing Operations Carbonite, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Norman Guadagno, SVP, Marketing, Carbonite, Inc.

Debbie Millin

Chief Operating Officer, Globalization Partners

Executive Sponsor
EY Snowden, President & CEO, One Door

Jennifer Milne

Product Manager

Formlabs

Executive Sponsor
Dávid Lakotos, Chief Product Officer, Formlabs

Kathleen Mitford

EVP Products PTC

Executive Sponsor
Jim Heppelmann, President & CEO, PTC

Melissa Moore

Chief Scientific Officer

Moderna Therapeutics

Executive Sponsor
Stephen Hoge, M.D., President, Moderna Therapeutics

Reinier Moquete

CEO

Advoqt Cybersecurity

Executive Sponsor
David Krupinski, Co-Founder and CTO, Care.com

Kimberly Nugent

Vice President, Global Talent Management

Kronos, Inc

Executive Sponsor
David Almeda, Chief People Officer, Kronos

Ellen Nussbaum

Senior Vice President - Services/Customer Success

Veracode

Executive Sponsor
Chris Wysopal, CTO/Co-Founder, Veracode

Courtney Oliver

Program Management Lead

Accion Systems

Executive Sponsor
Natalya Bailey, CEO, Accion Systems, Inc.

Maribel Olvera

Senior VP, Operations

The Predictive Index

Executive Sponsor
Daniel Muzquiz, President, The Predictive Index

Janice O'Reilly

Partner

AAF CPAs

Executive Sponsor
Tee Taggart and Kathleen Hagan , Board Members, Boston Club

Jackie Paulino

SVP, Customer Success

Pixability

Executive Sponsor
Bettina Hein, Founder, Board Member, Pixability, Inc.

Colette Phillips

President & CEO

Colette Phillips Communications, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Mohamad Ali, CEO, Carbonite

Jules Pieri

Co-founder and CEO

The Grommet

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate, Professor, Harvard Business School

Daphne Psacharopoulos

Sr. Director, Digital

CVS Health

Executive Sponsor
Jeff Hoffman, VP Digital, CVS Health

Alex Quigley

Director of Technology Operations

Pegasystemsq

Executive Sponsor
Mike Pyle, Senior VP, Engineering, Pegasystems

Luis Quiroga

VP Product Marketing & Growth

Agero

Executive Sponsor
Jeffrey Blecher, Chief Strategy Officer, Agero

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi

Managing Director, VICAM

Waters Corporation

Executive Sponsor
Jeff Mazzeo, VP, Marketing, Waters Corporation

Catherine Reid

Chief Human Resources Officer

Veracode

Executive Sponsor
Sam King, CEO, Veracode

Mustapha Shaikh

CEO

Boston Byte, LLC

Executive Sponsor
Lynda Applegate, Professor, Harvard Business School

Emmanuelle Skala

SVP Customer Success

Toast

Executive Sponsor
Chris Comparato, Chief Executive Officer, Toast

Cindy Smith

CFO

Swoop.com, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Sim Simeonov, Co-Founder & CTO, Swoop.com, Inc.

Lynn Sommer

Managing Director

Cabrillo Advisors

Executive Sponsor
Wade Hansen, Chairman and CEO, Cabrillo Advisors, Inc.

Aravinda Souza

VP, Global Communications

Bullhorn

Executive Sponsor
Gordon Burnes, CMO, Bullhorn

Kelly Starman

Vice President, Marketing

athenahealth

Executive Sponsor
Jennifer Condon, Director Executive Recruiting and Talent Acquisition, athenahealth

Anu Suren

Director of HR and Operations

Logan Data

Executive Sponsor
Krishna Kodeboyena, President, Logan Data, Inc.

Laura Taylor

SVP Marketing

WordStream Inc

Executive Sponsor
Howard Kogan, CEO, WordStream Inc

Rati Thanawala

Advanced Leadership Initiative Coalition Member

Harvard University

Executive Sponsor
Professor Lynda Applegate, Harvard Business School

Vera Tice

Senior Leader and Advisor in Healthcare Innovation and Technology

Executive Sponsor
Holly Chaffee, VNA Care

Attila Török

Director of Security Assurance

LogMeIn

Executive Sponsor
Kayla Williams, Director of GRC, LogMeIn

Kathleen Vieira

Chief Portfolio Officer

Blackboard Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Bill Ballhaus, Chairman, CEO & President Blackboard, Blackboard

George White

Chief Innovation Officer

Cantina

Executive Sponsor
Matthew Chisholm, Chief Executive Officer, Cantina

Susan Whittemore

Sr. Director, Global Sales Operations

Kaminario

Executive Sponsor
Itay Shoshani, Chief Revenue Officer, Kaminario

Kayla Williams

Director, GRC

LogMeIn, Inc.

Executive Sponsor
Gerald Beuchelt, CISO, LogMeIn, Inc.

Linda Ystueta

CEO

Franklin Robotics

Executive Sponsor
Rory MacKean, COO, Franklin Robotics

Julie Zeiler

VP Finance

Julie Zeiler

Executive Sponsor
Alison Dean, CFO, iRobot

Susan Zellmann-Rohrer

Director/Architect User Experience and Innovation

One Door

Executive Sponsor
Tom Erskine, CMO and SVP, Product, One Door

Melanie Ziegler

Founder

VPE Forum

Executive Sponsor
Maria Loughlin, VP, Engineering, Toast

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“MassTLC Board-ready Bootcamp more than delivered, it inspired! They provided a massive amount of content, best-in-class experts and real-life CEO & Board members from the most impressive Boston. I highly recommend the course and, of course, its graduates.”
– Laura Taylor, SVP Marketing, WordStream, Inc.

“The boot camp was a day filled with lots of learnings that’s important for anyone wanting to serve on a board. Excellent speaker who knew their stuff and was willing to share.”
– Jackie Glenn, Author, Former Chief Diversity Officer, Dell/EMC

“The Board-Ready Bootcamp provided by the MassTLC has given me the necessary insights into the Boardroom and Board selection process that will propel my career and assist me in my journey to joining my first Board of Directors.”
– Kayla Williams, Director, GRC, LogMeIn, Inc.

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