Dr. Chris Howard is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of ASU, A Public Enterprise. Howard works closely with President Crow and the other executive vice presidents to coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives and advancement, oversee ASU Enterprise affiliates, advance new enterprise relationships and opportunities, and integrate ASU Enterprise planning and strategy. He is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy and earned a doctorate in politics as a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Oxford. He also has an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and in 2018 received the school's Alumni Achievement Award. Howard's service to his country began as a helicopter pilot, then as an intelligence officer, where he was assigned to the elite Joint Special Operations Command. He served in Afghanistan in the Air Force Reserve and was awarded the Bronze Star. Howard concluded his career as a Reserve Military Attaché to Liberia, Africa. Previously, Howard served as the eighth president of Robert Morris University, a nationally ranked doctoral granting university in suburban Pittsburgh, beginning on February 1, 2016. Before serving at RMU, Howard was President of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Howard also served as vice president for Leadership & Strategic Initiatives at the University of Oklahoma. Previously he worked in General Electric's Corporate Initiatives Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Corporate Associates Program. Howard served on the National Security Education Board, appointed by President Barack Obama. He is a trustee on the Harvard University Board of Overseers and also serves on the Board of Directors of AvalonBay Communities. Howard is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Young Presidents Organization, the Aspen Strategy Group and Trilateral Commission, and Sigma Pi Phi, the oldest African-American fraternity in the United States. Howard won the Campbell Trophy, the nation’s highest academic award for a senior college football player. He also is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and a former member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Howard is the founder and a trustee emeritus of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports South African youth. His wife, Barbara Noble Howard, serves as an Arizona State University Fellow for nonprofit leadership. She also serves on several philanthropic boards and hails from South Africa. They have two adult sons, Cohen and Joshua.

Doug Becker ardently believes universities play an indispensable role in the development of nations, communities, and individuals, and that more students deserve access to the resources of the world’s top-tier universities. His work has been driven by his vision of using highly innovative design principles to deliver breakthroughs in quality and scale for all levels of education. In 1983, Doug co-founded Sterling Partners — since then the firm has become a leading investor in education and other industries, having made over 80 investments over the years. Doug subsequently founded Laureate Education, the largest higher education company in the world, which grew to more than 1,000,000 students enrolled at 70 campus-based and online institutions owned or managed by Laureate and its affiliates. These universities operated over 150 campuses in 23 countries around the world, offering bachelors and advanced degrees in almost every field of study. Under Doug’s leadership, Laureate became the world’s largest Certified B CorpTM and the first publicly traded company that is organized as a Public Benefit Corporation. Doug served as Chairman and CEO of Laureate from its inception in 1999 through the end of 2017 and as Chairman through 2018. Prior to founding Laureate, Doug was the Chairman and CEO of its predecessor, Sylvan Learning Systems, during which period Sylvan became the largest K-12 tutoring company in North America, with over 1,000 tutoring centers, more than 200,000 students and a brand that became a household name. Along with co-founder Chris Hoehn-Saric, Doug launched many other notable education companies within Sylvan during this period including Sylvan Prometric (Now Prometric Inc.) which became the global leader in computer-based testing and assessment. As part of his commitment to community service, Doug has served on many non-profit boards and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins International. He has served for 16 years as the Chair of the Board of the International Youth Foundation, a global NGO focusing on the needs of youth in over 100 countries, including many of the most impoverished nations. As of September 2022, he will continue to serve as Chair Emeritus.

Deborah Quazzo is the Managing Partner of GSV Ventures, a venture fund investing in education and workforce skills technologies that are disrupting the $7 Trillion global sector. The fund invests globally — primarily in the US and India. Deborah has been twice named to Insider’s list of top 100 seed investors. In addition, she is co-founder of the ASU+GSV Summit, The preeminent gathering of leaders in education and workforce skilling. Now in its 14th year, the ASU+GSV Summit celebrates innovations and innovators across the global “preK to Gray” learning and workforce skills landscape and attracts over 5,300 live and 10,000 virtual attendees. Deborah’s current boards include Ascend Learning, BrightChamps, Classplus, Class Technologies, Degreed, Dreamscape Learn, Ellucian, PhotoMath, Physicswallah, Simplilearn and Turnitin. She previously served on the board of Aakash Educational Services Ltd. She is a member of the boards of The Common Ground Foundation, The Khan Academy Thought Leadership Council and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She previously served on a number of education organization boards including The Chicago Board of Education (appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel) and KIPP: Chicago. Deborah graduated cum laude with a BA in history from Princeton University in 1982 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1987.

Teymour Boutros-Ghali has over the last 40 years established a successful track record as an investor and entrepreneur focused on the commercialization of disruptive technologies. He is co-founder and Managing Partner of BOLD Capital Partners, a family of early-stage venture funds and has also been a founder and CEO of several successful technology companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Boutros-Ghali was an Executive with Time Warner, where he held several roles including Publisher of Time International. He joined Time Inc. from the Boston Consulting Group where he was a leader of their media and telecommunications practice. Mr. Boutros-Ghali holds an SM from the Sloan School of Management; a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a BA from Cambridge University. He sits on the board of several private companies and has lectured on entrepreneurship at UCLA’s Anderson School.

Jim Chilton is a technology executive, renowned for his expertise in driving growth and transformation. As the Executive Vice President Group CTO at Cengage Group, Jim leads the charge in promoting innovation and aligning the technology organization with the company’s vision. His responsibilities encompass overseeing artificial intelligence programs, product engineering, internal business systems, cloud computing & system infrastructure, cybersecurity & compliance, architecture, and portfolio management. With an extensive background in executive leadership, Jim has a demonstrated ability to optimize technology in various domains. He spearheaded the comprehensive assessment and successful transformation of the Global Technology Solutions team, driving best practices, operational improvements, and fostering innovation to fuel business growth. Prior to joining Cengage Group, Jim held executive leadership positions at prominent companies, including Dassault Systèmes and SolidWorks, where he oversaw SaaS product delivery, business systems management, cybersecurity, process management, cloud, high-performance computing and VR cave center. Jim is deeply committed to giving back to the industry and community. He actively serves as an advisor and board member for 1EdTech, MassHire.gov, the apprenticeship organization Apprenti, Actifio (acquired by Google), SimpliVity (acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise) and Seniorlink (acquired by T.H.L).  Jim's contributions and professional achievements have garnered recognition, including the prestigious 2020 Inspire CIO of the Year/Boston ORBIE award. He was also a finalist for the highly respected National InspireCIO of the Year ORBIE Award in 2021 and 2023. Jim has earned an MBA from New Hampshire College and holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Franklin Pierce University. He presently resides in Hollis, New Hampshire, and operates primarily from Boston, Massachusetts. With his extensive experience, thought leadership, and commitment to innovation, Jim continues to lead the way in driving technology advancements and fostering growth in the education and technology sectors