Gary was appointed CEO of CNO Financial Group in 2018 after previously serving as president of the company. Under his leadership, CNO announced a new operating model that realigns the company from three operating business segments into two divisions to create a leaner, more integrated, customer-centric organization. Gary’s career in the insurance industry runs long. Prior to joining CNO, Gary was CEO of the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. He also served as a member of the board of Management of Allianz SE and chairman of Allianz America. Gary has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
CNO has established its own “Invested in Giving Back” program, in which eight different nonprofit organizations received corporate donations amounting to $160,000 total. In 2019, about $2.3 million-worth of philanthropic efforts was carried out by the company and more than 10,000 hours of community service was carried out by CNO associates.

Aneel co-founded the enterprise company Workday in 2005 with Dave Duffield, the founder of PeopleSoft. Workday is a cloud-based system that allows a company to combine financials, supply chain, operations, HR, and planning into one integrated system. Prior to the founding of Workday, Aneel served in various positions at PeopleSoft between 1993 and 1999, including senior VP and vice chairman of the board. Aneel received his bachelor’s degree from Brown University and completed his MBA at Stanford University.
In 2018, Anil and his wife Allison joined The Giving Pledge, committing more than half of their wealth to charitable causes. In light of the Black Lives Matter movement, Workday has delivered $10 million in donations to social justice causes and initiatives.
 

Aman joined GoDaddy as CEO in 2019, with an aim to accelerate its rate of innovation by investing in R&D. Before joining GoDaddy, Aman had spent nearly ten years at Expedia in roles including Brand Expedia Group President, and Chief Technology Officer, and SVP of worldwide engineering. Aman also serves on the board of directors for the New York Times Company. Aman completed his bachelor’s degree from Delhi University and received his MBA from Lancaster University.
GoDaddy established the #OpenWeStand coalition to partner with over 70 companies and support small business and entrepreneurs struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Leader of the genetics company Illumina, Francis is also an entrepreneur with two enterprise instant messaging startup successes: He co-founded and led Flash Communications, which was acquired by Microsoft in 1998, and led IMlogic, which provided archiving abilities for messages, and was acquired by Symantec in 2006. Francis joined Illumina in 2013 as president before his appointment as CEO and president in 2016. He completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In response to COVID-19, Illumina and the Illumina Corporate Foundation have committed $10 million to supporting community initiatives and research efforts to detect viral sequences. The company has also made a toolkit available to researchers to aid sequencing efforts.
 

As president of Cadence Design, Anirudh oversees Cadence’s electronic design automation products and is responsible for the corporate strategy, marketing and business development functions. Prior to his appointment as president in 2018, Anirudh served as executive VP and general manager of the Digital & Signoff and System Verification groups. His previous experience before Cadence was with Magma Design Automation and 11 years at IBM. Anirudh received his bachelor degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and his master and PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.
The Cadence Cares program works with different nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions to give back to the community, as well as contribute to development and innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Cadence is also a partner of Girls Who Code, supporting their mission of empowerment and education by enabling programs for young women interested in computer science and technology.
 

Ajei is a 25-year technology industry veteran who served as a member of the ANSYS board since 2011 prior to being appointed as president and COO. Prior to joining Ansys, Ajei was an operating partner at Silver Lake and senior VP at Hewlett-Packard. Earlier in his career, Ajei co-founded ReefEdge Networks and served as its CEO.
Ansys has been working to create COVID-19 computer simulations to support initiatives and design research. The company is an active supporter of STEM education and activities to engage students in Western Pennsylvania. The company supports the “Design Lives Here” initiative, an educational outreach program aimed at promoting engineering and interactive learning.
 

Naren was named interim CEO of ServiceMaster in 2020 after joining the board of directors in 2017 and becoming chairman of the board in 2019. Prior to joining ServiceMaster, Naren served as president and CEO of the ADT Corporation. Naren received his bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and completed his MBA at the University of Virginia.
Every year, ServiceMaster holds “We Care Day” when employees volunteer with local community organizations. The company also makes donations to support organizations across the United States, including United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and Girl Scouts for America.
 

Rahul serves as president and CEO of SS&C Technologies, previously serving as senior VP and managing director. He has significant audit experience in the financial services industry, particularly with hedge funds and securities brokers. Rahul joined SS&C when the company acquired Eisnerfast LLC fund administration where he served as managing director until 2005. He completed his bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Franklin and Marshall College.

Prior to serving as president of NortonLifeLock, Samir served as executive VP and general manager of Norton’s Consumer Business Unit. Under this leadership position, Samir led a $2.4 billion organization and was responsible for operations, engineering, product management, marketing, sales and support. Samir was also head of Symantec’s Cyber Security Services business including the company’s global security operations centers, worldwide intelligence organization and consulting services. Samir joined Symantec in 2004 and spent 15 years tackling roles of increasing leadership. Samir received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Massachusetts.
In response to the pandemic, the company has made donations to the United Nations Foundation’s Solidarity Response Fund. NortonLifeLock has also taken action to address racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement. They have donated $100,000 to the civil rights organization National Urban League.
 

Reshma has dedicated her career to improving the lives of patients, spending more than 15 years in the development of new medicines prior to becoming the CEO and president at Vertex. Under her leadership, Vertex has made significant progress in the development of medicines for cystic fibrosis patients around the world and has advanced several programs outside of cystic fibrosis into the clinic. Before joining Vertex, Reshma was at Amgen for twelve years where her roles included VP of Global Clinical Development, Nephrology and Metabolic Therapeutic Area. Reshma received her medical degree from Boston University through the seven-year program and completed her residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and her fellowship in nephrology. She also completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Reshma is a member of the board of directors for the Biomedical Science Careers Program committed to supporting underrepresented students in the fields of STEM. She is also a member of the board for RIZE Massachusetts. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vertex Foundation has committed $5 million to organizations who are providing relief to affected communities.