Rick Klau was most recently the Chief Technology Innovation Officer for the state of California. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Google – in business development, product management, and nine years as a partner at Google Ventures. Rick sits on several boards, including Hajoca – one of the country's largest privately-held wholesale distributors of plumbing and HVAC supplies.

Julia Yrani was most recently Global Head of Strategic Alliances at Synack, leading an international business development and strategic partnerships team across both the public and private sector. She spent 10 years in product and go-to-market in the cybersecurity industry and is an expert in complex partnership ecosystems and B2B GTM.