Cara K. O’Brien is an experienced strategic communications advisor with nearly thirty years of experience in the communications and finance industries during time spent in New York City and Hong Kong.  She currently resides in New York City.

Thom E. Hirsch recently retired after an almost 50-year career in energy law, having held positions in the federal government, an international energy consulting firm as general counsel, his own law firm, and Norton Rose Fulbright LP, an international law firm. He serves on the Board of Directors and its Educational Programs Committee at Mt. St. Joseph College High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a part-time substitute teacher at Queen Anne’s County High School in Centreville, Maryland on the Eastern Shore.

Matt Weko is a commercial real estate executive with a proven track record of scaling global businesses and driving measurable client outcomes. Most recently, as Global President of JLL's Consumer Goods & Services division, he led a 4,500-person organization that generated $2 billion in annual revenue across 109 clients, occupying over 750 million square feet, delivering double-digit growth, margin expansion, and client retention.