Mark Cuban, Investor & Entrepreneur

Billionaire venture capitalist Mark Cuban has founded or invested early in hundreds of startup companies over the years. But only one of them, founded in January 2022, bears his name. 

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. seeks to disrupt the $365 billion U.S. prescription drug market, which is rife with pricing inefficiencies. 

Cuban said that his main motivation behind creating the company is to be "the absolute lowest cost provider for as many medications as we can offer and to reduce the stress for as many people as we possibly can." 

The company offers 350 prescription drugs at cost, plus a fixed 15% margin that still makes some prescription drugs significantly cheaper than their retail prices. Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs is reinventing the industry by putting transparency, simplicity, and clarity at the forefront of their business model to lower drug costs. 

Jake Frenz, Founder CEO at SmithRX

Jake Frenz is the founder and CEO of SmithRx, a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company based in San Francisco. His vision is to bring a new disruptive business model to the PBM space, one that couples technological innovation and efficiencies with a transparent and autitable pricing program. Previously, Jake built the operations organization at Collective Health, and led large program teams delivering commercial and Medicare healthcare products at Anthem. Jake served as a Captain in the Marine Corps as a logistics officer with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, where he completed two tours in Iraq. After leaving active military service, he turned his attention to healthcare and co-founded CombatIV, an infusion-pump IV device designed for combat zones. Jake received a B.S. in Finance and Economics from the University of Colorado and holds an MBA from UCLA.

Dave Ross, National Director of Benefits Strategy at Brown & Brown

As an Executive Vice President, David’s role is to provide guidance and leadership that fosters each office’s ability to satisfy their growth objectives. David is a key player in defining Brown & Brown’s macro initiatives and providing the vision, tools and education to support those objectives.

David’s secondary role is the Director of Underwriting Services where his primary responsibilities include the development and maintenance of financial tools and methodologies that improve clients’ ability to effectively manage their employer-sponsored health plans. David’s role keeps him actively involved in the management of key accounts, representing more than 300,000 members.

Additionally, David acts as a national resource and the primary source of both internal and external education and support regarding efficient health plan structure. David spends much of his time traveling around the country educating consultants, employers and legislative bodies on the many counter-intuitive and nuanced components of effective health care cost management.

Previously, David worked as an Underwriting Strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota where he designed pricing methodologies that satisfied Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic objectives. During his tenure, David acted as an internal liaison between actuarial, underwriting and sales and assisted with BCBS’s lobbying efforts to expand the HDHP marketplace.David has periodically taught statistics at Minnesota State University where he earned his bachelors degree in Finance.

Shari Conaway, Senior Director of People at Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines embodies the principles of Servant Leadership, and Shari Conaway lives those out every day as the Senior Director of People for Southwest Airlines. In her current role, she is responsible for HR Operations & Compliance which includes Health & Wellness, HR Compliance, Employee Service Center, Employment Screening & New Hire Administration and Absence Management. Recently, Shari developed a long term Mental Health & Wellbeing strategy to create a more cohesive communications plan including Mental Health, Physical Health, Financial Health, Career, Community and Social Wellbeing.  Shari learned her Leadership skills from the ground up, starting as a Recruiter and then holding several different positions leading up to her current role as Senior Director - People. In her over 28 years at Southwest Airlines, her focus has always been on leading, guiding, and serving both External and Internal Customers. Shari has over 35 years of Human Resources experience and has a passion for the airline industry and for Southwest Airlines. Shari graduated from the University of Oregon with Bachelors of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Catherine Olivieri, Vice President of HR, Susan G. Komen 

As vice president, human resources for Susan G. Komen®, Catherine Olivieri oversees the people-related programs and policies to connect and align business to people strategies throughout the organization. This includes talent acquisition, talent management, employee benefits, compensation, employee relations, succession planning and organizational development. She assures that Susan G. Komen complies with requirements of ERISA, EEO and all federal, state and local statutes in support of the world’s largest breast cancer organization. Olivieri brings to Komen more than 25 years of experience in human resources and risk management, working for a variety of companies including manufacturing conglomerate RBH International, AON Consulting, Tia’s, Inc., Wyatt’s and Roma Corporation. Her experience in each of these capacities has always encompassed both risk management and human resources. Prior to joining Komen, Olivieri held several positions of increasing responsibility at CEC Entertainment in Irving, Texas, ultimately earning the position of Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Risk Management. Olivieri received her Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Elmira College in New York. She also holds a Corporate Risk Management Certificate from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She has earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) designations. Komen’s mission to end breast cancer is deeply personal to Olivieri, who lost her mother to breast cancer. She is married, has three children, and enjoys spending time outdoors. She and her family live in the Dallas area 

Rachelle McReynolds, Chief People & Culture Officer, Integrity Marketing

Rachelle McReynolds is the Chief People & Culture Officer for Integrity. She leads all human resources functions for the company, and creates and implements programs and initiatives that support its business goals and objective of Putting People First. 

Before joining Integrity, Rachelle served as Vice President of Human Resources for Celanese, a global chemical and specialty materials company, where she held many different HR leadership roles. She was also President of the Celanese Foundation.  

Rachelle holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tulsa.  

Julie Turpin, Chief People Officer, Brown & Brown

Grounded in the principle that “talent breaks all ties,” Julie Turpin is committed to providing teammates a competitive, fun and rewarding environment rich with opportunity and potential. As chief people officer for Brown & Brown, Julie is responsible for teammate engagement, learning and development, compensation, rewards and benefits, as well as all other human resources operations. 

Julie is passionate about mentoring, coaching leaders and building successful, high-performing teams through a focus on the holistic teammate experience to ensure exceptional customer service. Her spirited people-centric leadership style, experience as a business operator and long-standing work in the property and casualty insurance industry help her understand and anticipate the growing needs of the Brown & Brown team. 

Julie has over 20 years of executive leadership experience in the insurance industry and with professional services firms with U.S.-based and global operations. She joined the organization in August 2012 as the chief operating officer of Brown & Brown Absence Services Group, LLC, where she led a team of more than 550 teammates and grew business operations both organically and through targeted acquisitions. 

Julie received her Bachelor of Science from Cardinal Stritch University. She resides in Ormond Beach, Florida, and enjoys yoga, meditation, travel and the outdoors.