Our Team

Doug is a marketing executive specializing in information, technology, and educational products and services.  His global leadership roles include S&P Global, Standard & Poor’s/McGraw-Hill, Thomson Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer-CCH -- covering the financial services, legal and regulatory, corporate, academic, government and healthcare market sectors. 

Andrea E. Thomas is a dedicated International Development Professional with more than twelve years of experience. She has worked with premier international organizations focused on education, aid, relief, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

David Gelfarb is a partner with the law firm of Moss & Kalish, PLLC in New York City. David specializes in commercial litigation and general business practice. David served as a County Legislator for many years, representing Port Chester, Rye Brook and Harrison, where he was Chairman of the Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing Committee and the Public Safety and Security Committee.

Tony works with Ministries of Education, educational systems, schools, universities as well as private and civil society stakeholders to reimagine what it means to educate in preparing students to be future ready and be successful in all aspects of their lives.

Tom is a Wall Street veteran having spent 30 years in both sales and analytical positions. Helping young people develop new skills to prepare themselves for adulthood continues to be Tom’s focus. 

From his family’s farm in Lexington, Kentucky to Wall Street, Jim Coleman has delivered stellar results over the last 37 years with Oscar Mayer & Co., Pepsi Cola Company, Altria Corporation, American Express, several entrepreneurial ventures, and several government entities.

Dan Brakewood is the Managing Vice President of Customer Insight at Gartner, a world-leading research and advisory firm based in Stamford, Connecticut. Throughout his career Dan has leveraged his expertise in primary research, data science and process engineering to help organization

Ailsa Gilliam, is a banking professional with a passion for social transformation. Currently CAO of Equities at Citi in Paris, she recently established a global Project Management Office team.

Alison Goggins is a Business Execution Director within Wells Fargo‘s Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Operations group, responsible for Enterprise-wide Regulatory Reporting and other Markets Operations Change Management initiatives.

Joann Anokwuru (She, Her) is a special/inclusive educator, advocate, and author. She holds a B.Ed. and M.Ed. in Special education from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Pedagogy, Leadership, and Administration from the University of British Columbia.

Larry Connolly spent most of his professional career as the CEO of Connolly LLC.   Connolly LLC worked with large healthcare payers and retailers identifying and recovering client overpayments to their providers/suppliers. 

Luis Yumbla is an immigrant of Ecuadorean descent, who started at a very young age fighting for social justice and human rights in his homeland of Ecuador. He later went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Sciences of Social Communication and Sociology.