Raji Padmanabhan

SVP & Executive Director Corporate Technology, First Citizens Bank

Prior to joining First Citizens, Raji led large-scale application development and support, data, business intelligence and infrastructure teams at Nortel Networks, Tekelec and Oracle. She began her career as a Unix-C developer and still cherishes the moment where she cracked passwords of all her peers, few weeks into her first job.

Sherri Yerk-Zwick

Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Campbell University

Experienced higher education leader with over 35 years of proven leadership and managerial abilities in all aspects of higher education technology and library environments. I strive to create inclusive environments that foster personal and professional growth, challenge the status quo, and enable success. My leadership philosophy focuses on helping organizations understand their goals and aspirations and bringing together the people, process, and tools to realize those goals.

Jennifer Shevach

Sr. Director Of Engineering, Pendo.io

Phoebe T. Thermitus

Director, Strategic Project Management, Lenovo

I have worked in technology related fields for 20+ years, including leading development and project management teams to work across various groups to deliver results. I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), an experience people manager, a member of the Toastmasters, and a certified speaker and trainer for leadership development and behavioral analysis.

Jennifer Varron

EVP, Director Infrastructure and Operations, State Employee Credit Union

As the Executive Vice President, Director of Infrastructure and Operations for State Employees Credit Union (SECU), Jennifer Varron drives strategy and technical vision for the enterprise. A results driven leader who understands how to align IT strategies to meet today’s and future business needs. Jennifer joined SECU in March 2022 to help build a strong foundation, financial acumen and process improvements across the teams.

Becky Scott

Moderator