Sheila is the Managing Director of Edelman's corporate brand and reputation practice in Chicago. She leads a team of over 50 specialists across Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Austin. She oversees a dynamic portfolio of clients centered on delivering solutions that promote, protect and evolve their corporate brand; while earning trust and engagement across a multistakeholder universe.

Before joining Edelman, she worked for Chicago-based public affairs firm Jasculca/Terman & Associates (JT). Her political- event work with JT, includes the Clinton Presidential Library Opening, the American Democracy Institute Chicago and Philadelphia Summits and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s campaign launch.

Mr. Fallon is President, CEO and Co-Founder of Promontory Therapeutics. He is a highly respected leader with decades of global transactional and strategic leadership. He is former Chairman & CEO of The Korea Exchange Bank, a large publicly-traded company, and prior to that he ran all of Asia-Pacific for JP Morgan Chase.

He holds a BA in Mathematics from Ohio University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Fallon is also Chairman Emeritus of The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), and is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations. He is a trustee emeritus of the Ohio University Foundation and a past recipient of both the Ouimet Scholarship and later the Ouimet Fellowship and is now a benefactor of the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund.

Zach Kuperman has extensive experience managing the insurance portfolios of hospitality companies across the country. As a Senior Vice President at Hub International, he is a leader in the National Hospitality Practice and works directly with brands such as CapitalSpring, Mendocino Farms, Lazy Dog Restaurants and many more leading restaurant operators/franchisees. Zach has extensive experience helping restaurant operators build out safety programs, risk management platforms and migrate to alternative risk insurance solutions. Prior to his work in the insurance industry, Zach worked in the banking and technology industries before touring the country for seven years as a stand up comic. In his spare time, Zach now enjoys fishing, being outdoors with friends and of course obsessing about missing his last three foot putt on the golf course.

Dick Connolly is an accomplished Private Wealth Advisor who has managed investment portfolios for several decades. He has built his business by providing sound investment advice to high net worth families, foundations, nonprofit organizations and other financial institutions. Dick’s reputation as an investment manager in Boston has been earned through many years of hard work and dedication to his clients. He is firmly committed to fostering long-term relationships and strives to deliver exceptional client service. Dick began working as a financial advisor in 1969 at Paine Weber, where he spent the majority of his career. Dick is a graduate of The College of Holy Cross and earned his MBA from Babson College. He is a member of Morgan Stanley’s Chairman’s Club. Dick has been married to his wife, Ann Marie, for 35 years. They have three sons and live in Concord, Massachusetts.