People

LaunchPad’s Mission Control

LEADERSHIP

  • Sonali Basak

    Chief Investment Strategist

    iCapital®

    Board Member

  • Elaine Frontain Bryant

    EVP
    A+E Global Media

    Head of Programming A&E, LIFETIME, and LMN

    Board Member

  • Terrence Cheng

    Chancellor

    CT State Colleges and Universities

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Rasheed J. Daniel

    Founder & CEO

    Team Sheed

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Lisa Fox

    Director of Talent Development, First Jobs
    Endowed Chair

    USC

    Board Member

  • David George

    CEO

    ITV America

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Robert Goldburg

    President

    Goldburg Family Foundation

    Board Member

  • Makeda Mays Green

    Senior Vice President

    Paramount

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Evan Jehle

    Partner and COO

    FFO

    Board Member

  • Stephanie Leonard

    Executive, Comedy Production

    Netflix

    Board Member

  • Gary Lisiewski

    Partner

    Level 1 Fund

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Brent Montgomery

    CEO & Founder

    Wheelhouse

    BOARD MEMBER

  • George Norfleet

    Executive Director

    CT Office of Film, Television, and Digital Media

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Debbie Propst

    President of Global Retail

    MillerKnoll    

    Board Member

  • Sandra L. Richards

    Managing Director, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment

    Morgan Stanley

    Board Member

  • Brooke Shepard

    Founder & CEO

    Monogram Mary

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Corey Twitty

    Head of Executive Recruiting

    Zillow

    Board Member

  • Duncan Edwards

    Chief Advisor, LaunchPad

    Executive Director Emeritus, Waterside School & Former Head of School, Brunswick School

  • Jon Winkel

    President

    LaunchPad

IMPACT CIRCLE

  • Vanessa Bryant

    Founder
    Soulfully Spoken &
    The Unleashed Summit

  • Marysol Castro

    NY Mets PA Announcer
    Morning Anchor Pix 11 News

  • Monique Coleman

    Award-winning actress, host, producer, and humanitarian.

  • Steve DeMain

    Chief Advertising Sales Officer
    Locality

  • Jeff Fortmann

    Vice President
    Brand Innovators

  • Jason John

    CMO
    1-800 Flowers

  • Rajiv Khanna

    Chief Sales Officer
    SponsorUnited

  • Niko Koutouvides

    President
    NFL Alumni Association, CT

  • Mark Mager

    Founder, Managing Partner
    Mager Partners

  • Dan Morris

    Family Office Services Advisor

  • Jay Ross

    SVP Growth
    Pro Athlete Community

  • Larry Settembrini

    VP Global Brand Partnerships
    ESL FACEIT Group