The San Diego Conversationon Board Leadership
About the Event
Securing a board position is rarely the result of a single conversation. It is built through preparation, sustained visibility, and trusted relationships developed over time.
This in-person gathering connects aspiring board leaders and business executives with corporate directors serving on boards across your region and industries. Through curated conversations, strategic introductions, and candid governance insight, participants expand their network, elevate their visibility, and take meaningful steps toward board service.
- Venue
- Mintz
People
Jake Leach
Keynote Speaker
Dexcom
Sadie Stern
Keynote Speaker
Dexcom
Lisa Davis
Founder, Davis Core Advisory; Board Director, Movius, Pager Health & Saltgrass Capital (Advisory)
Gioia Messinger
Independent Board Director, Guild Holdings, Hunter Industries, Indyme Solutions
Lisa Walters-Hoffert
Independent Director, Flux Power, Kiora Pharmaceuticals
Kristina Peterson
Independent Board Director, Madison Energy, Blink Charging & Invinity Energy Systems
Sita Lowman
Independent Board Director
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.
Jennifer Rubin
Member
Mintz
Tracy Herbert
Vice President, Talent and Development
Dexcom
Alexa Zanolli
Director- Legal
Articulate Global, LLC
Shannon Kehle
EVP, Chief People Officer
Realty Income Corporation
Cathy Gonzales
Managing Partner, San Diego
KPMG
Tracy Ting
Former CHRO
Encore Capital Group
Kristina Hess
Member
Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC
Greer Moseman
Financial Advisor
Morgan Stanley
Alexa Zanolli
Director- Legal
Articulate Global, LLC
Beth Kaplan
Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Susan Treadgold
Founder, Executive Coach
Treadgold Executive Development
Jessica N. Grounds
Co-Founder of Mine the Gap
CEO, Corporate Directors Forum
Kristina Peterson
Independent Board Director, Madison Energy, Blink Charging & Invinity Energy Systems
Hiral Shah
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Neda Safarzadeh
VP, Head of Investor Relations/Public Relations/Marketing
Arcturus Therapeutics







