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2026 CBYX AA

BOard Directors

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Elle (Michelle) Hayward

Co-Chair

Founder → ESOP Exit: Bluedog, CPG Strategy Consultancy, B-CORP | Board Chair & Governance Chair | Fortune 500 Advisor: Nestlé, Mars, P&G, Coca-Cola | Tech CEO

Mark Tomkins

Co-Chair

President & CEO, GACC Midwest: 20 Years Advancing German-American Trade & Investment | Transatlantic Network of public & private partners | White House-Recognized ICATT Apprenticeship Program

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Rob Barrett

Secretary

General Counsel, Paessler: PRTG Network Monitor | Global Privacy, Technology & AI Governance | In-House Counsel: Lowe's, Intapp | Robert Bosch Stiftung Alum

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Jeremy Anderson

Treasurer

Board Director | Founder, Fifty Gazelles (ESOP Exit) | Policy Architect | CPG Innovation & Commercialization | Growth Advisor: General Mills, Nestlé, Mars | Truman Scholar | USDA Alum (Clinton Administration)

Cathy Wissink

Vice President

Chair of the Board, Unicode Consortium | 24-Year Microsoft Veteran: Windows Engineering → International Standards & Government Affairs | Civic Technologist | 35 Years in Global Tech

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Vinson Anderson

Board Member

Three-Time CIA Chief of Station → Founder, Meroé Advisory | Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Risk | 26 Years Conducting Worldwide Intelligence Operations | U.S. Navy Veteran

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Amanda Gardiner

Board Member

Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network USA | Meta's First Head of ESG | Corporate Responsibility Lead: Verizon, Pearson | Board Member, World Bank Global Partnership for Education (2013-2017)

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Alaina Percival

Board Member

Co-Founder & CEO, Women Who Code: 360,000 Members in 147 Countries | Venture Partner, Valor Ventures | Y Combinator (YC16) | Angel Investor & Board Member

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Elon Werner

Board Member

Head of PR, John Force Racing → Founder, Werner Communications | Jim Chapman Award Winner: Racing PR's Highest Honor | 30-Year Motorsports Media Veteran

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