| Speaker Highlights | |
 | Christina Heitz, MBA Christina Heitz is the Founder and CEO of Cambiar Education. Cambiar Education supports transformative leaders of public school systems and educational entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions that disrupt the patterns of educational inequity. Cambiar’s mission is to spark creative change by scaling bold ideas that undeniably prove how every student can receive a world-class education. Prior to her role at Cambiar, Christina served as Managing Director of The Broad Academy, leading all aspects of recruitment, selection, training, and executive coaching for over 100 Superintendent/CEO/Education Commissioner roles in large urban, public school systems and at the state level across the country. The Academy works with passionate, proven leaders to catalyze equity, drive dramatic gains in student achievement, and create proof points of what is possible. Previously, Christina worked with The Broad Foundation on a national campaign to raise public awareness about the need for improvement in K-12 public education. Christina has led innovation and new product development for three Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, SBC Communications, and Ralston Purina. She also served in leadership roles in several start-up organizations, including NorthPoint Communications, Institute of California, and AIM (Admissions Information Management). Christina has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She was also a Pahara-Aspen Fellow (in the gFunk cohort!). |
 | Peter Hughes Peter Hughes, CFA, CEPA® founded Evolve Investing in 2020. His background includes direct experience working in financial markets, in the investment banking division at Credit Suisse, and as a hedge fund analyst and portfolio manager at Napier Park Global Capital and Phoenix Investment Adviser. He has been investing in early-stage companies since 2015 as both an angel investor and a Principal at Charge Ventures, a pre-seed venture capital fund. Peter also has several years of experience as a performance and executive coach. He has earned certifications from The NLP Center of New York, Co-Active Training Institute, and Coaches Rising. When he’s not working, Peter loves spending time with his family and communities, snowboarding, surfing, and mountain biking. |