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Betty Francisco is an entrepreneur, business executive, attorney and community leader, and the co-founder of Amplify Lantinx, the movement whose mission is to build Latinx economic and political power by significantly increasing Latinx civic engagement and representation in leadership positions across sectors. She is known as a powerful convener and change maker, unapologetic about creating visibility for Latinx and people of color.

Chef Tiffani has made a name for herself nationwide for her dynamic personality, culinary prowess, and fierce work ethic, and the Chef and Owner of restaurants Sweet Cheeks, Tiger Mama, Fool’s Errand, and Orfano in Boston. Under Big Heart Hospitality, her Boston based restaurant group, she creates restaurants that are warm, inspired, and instantly lovable.

As Affectiva’s Co-founder and CEO, Rana El-Kaliouby is on a mission to bring artificial emotional intelligence to our digital world, creating a new partnership between humans and AI. Emotion AI is the next frontier of artificial intelligence, with commercial applications in several industries. As CEO, she is responsible for translating the company’s vision into an executable strategy that transforms industries such as automotive, advertising and more.

Jane is well known in the Boston community and has been a leader in diversity and workforce development for more than 20 years. At Babson, she is responsible for performing a variety of high level functions supporting the overall operations and efficiency of the Boards of Governance and serves as liaison between President Kerry Healey, the Governance Boards, internal and external community stakeholders and partners.

After watching the city’s iconic Back Bay neighborhood evolve and grow, Sandy noticed that one thing remained elusive: high-end rental properties that were luxurious, elegant, and most importantly, felt like home. As the President of Hexagon Properties, with an abiding reverence for quality, craftsmanship, and beautiful design, she has built a portfolio of short- and long-term rental properties, condos, and a guest house to fulfill this need.

Beth’s leadership and vision as CEO and President of YW Boston recently led the organization to refine their strategic direction. She has developed programs that educate and empower individuals, organizations and corporations to take action towards a more equitable society, from exploring personal bias to changing policies and practices. Read more about her work at YW Boston in our interview with Beth here.