AI & Upskilling: Shaping Today's Workforce

Maureen is the Senior Managing Partner of McLean & Company's Executive Services team. Maureen is a progressive executive with nearly three decades of experience as a human resources practitioner, consultant, advisor, and business leader. As a former Chief HR Officer and strategic partner to dozens of HR executives, Maureen is uniquely positioned to lead McLean & Company’s team of Executive Counselors and Advisors as they deliver the highest level of support and service to our members.

Prior to joining McLean & Company, Maureen served as Chief HR Officer for two notable healthcare organizations, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (Chief HR Officer) and Mindpath Health (Chief People Officer).S he has worked as an HR executive in for-profit, nonprofit, privately held, publicly traded, and private-equity-backed organizations. She is highly skilled in building the HR infrastructure and teams needed to enable growth and ensure a positive employee experience.

Maureen has served on the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations. She has a bachelor’s degree in business management from North Central College and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management. She is also a professional and executive coach, receiving certifications from Duquesne University and The University of Georgia.

Laurence is CEO of Reputation Leaders and a global thought leader on how to positively build trust and reputation. Laurence works with C-suite executives and heads of corporate communications to inform and measure reputation strategies for clients such as Unilever, Toyota, PepsiCo, PayPal, Pampers, ManpowerGroup, United Technologies, Unisys and Chobani.

Prior to starting his own consultancy, Laurence Evans was President of StrategyOne, the market research firm of Edelman, the largest public relations firm. He was senior counsel on Edelman’s Trust Barometer, a global study on trust across 33 countries.

Rajeev Singh is the CEO and chair of the board of directors at Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD). Singh joined Accolade as CEO in November of 2015. Under his leadership, Accolade became a publicly traded company in 2020 and integrated four companies in over $1 billion in acquisitions. In 2022, Accolade launched Personalized Healthcare, a new category of healthcare. Today Accolade serves more than 1,200 customers.

Prior to Accolade, Singh co-founded Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), the global leader in travel and expense management. Concur went public in 1998, growing to more than $800 million in revenue, over 4,000 employees, and more than 25,000 customers before being acquired by SAP AG for $8.3 billion in 2014. Singh was president, chief operating officer, and a member of the board of directors.

Singh graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Western Michigan University and he’s based in Seattle.

Elise Awwad is president and CEO of DeVry University and considered one of the most innovative leaders in higher education. Known for breaking down barriers and leading cultural transformations, Awwad is passionate about the role education plays in supporting the career advancement of all learner populations. At DeVry, Awwad is committed to fulfilling the University’s mission, vision and values with internal and external stakeholders, as well as supporting and enhancing the institution’s academic mission and overall operations.

Dave Barnett is the chief administrative officer for DeVry University. In this role, Barnett is focused on aligning DeVry leadership and talent to achieving the University’s most important work, while also helping its partners with talent strategies to do the same. He has responsibility for leading our DeVryWorks partnership strategy, while also driving the direction of Human Resources, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Public Relations, Communications and Alumni Relations efforts for the University.