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Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: piomelli@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8925 / Office: 100 McAllister Street, Suite 350

Social-Change LawyeringClinical Legal EducationCommunity Legal ServicesWage & Hour LawCommunity Group Advocacy

Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of CommunicationHofstra University

Dean Lukasiewicz is a veteran producer, journalist, and media executive. Before joining Hofstra, he was SVP of specials at NBC News.

news platformsnews industryBroadcast NewsDigital MediaMedia Ethics

Vice President of EngineeringINTERSECT

Jad has mastered the art of failing – knowing when to fail and how to do so quickly – while learning.

Market ResearchBusiness DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisEntrepreneurshipStrategy

Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Director of the Center for EntrepreneurshipVanderbilt University

Expert in the business of healthcare and entrepreneurial development.

Business EconomicsStartup IncubatorsHealthcare business strategyEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital

Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab | Executive Director, MIT SCM Masters ProgramsMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Saénz focuses on how fast-evolving technologies and AI reshape E2E value chains and Human-AI collaboration.

Digital TransformationScaling E2E AutomationAI-Driven Supply ChainSupply Chain ResilienceHuman-AI Collaboration

Senior FellowThe Manhattan Institute

One of America’s most prominent energy journalists, a dynamic public speaker, and a regular commentator on national television.

EnergyGreen EnergyTechnologyOil and Gas

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Skalny Center for Polish & Central European StudiesUniversity of Rochester

Stone is known for his studies on international political economy, international relations, and Russian and European politics.

International Monetary FundInternational EconomicsMultinational CorporationsInternational relations and financeRussia and Eastern Europe

Vice PresidentSilas Capital

VC at Silas Capital & Intellectual Property Attorney in New York

Venture Capital InvestingIntellectual Property & Venture CapitalPatent Infringement LawTechnology and Healthcare Startup InvestingTrademark Law

Meteorologist Senior Vice PresidentJ.S. Held LLC

Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) | Aviation Weather & Operations Professional | On Air Weather Expert

Aviation Weather & OperationsEmergency Management WeatherWeather WarningsRadar & Satellite InterpretationSevere Weather

Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical AssociationUniversity of Guelph

Bridge-builder, experiential educator, wilderness guide, lover of heritage, gardens, stories, and community.

GeographySense of CommunitySense of PlaceBelongingCreative Destruction

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