Stephanie Beers is policy counsel at Microsoft, advising on issues including the interplay between technology and global labor trends. Her work focuses on diversity and inclusion in tech, economic security, and the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on skills and employability.

Tom Kalil leads initiatives to harness technology for societal challenges, improve science policy, and identify and pursue 21st-century moonshots. Prior to Schmidt Futures, Kalil served in the White House for two presidents (Obama and Clinton), helping to design and launch national science and technology initiatives in areas such as nanotechnology, the BRAIN initiative, data science, materials by design, robotics, commercial space, high-speed networks, access to capital for startups, high-skill immigration, STEM education, learning technology, startup ecosystems, and the federal use of incentive prizes.

Sarah Fleish Fink oversees private-sector engagement, including the Business Working Group for Gender Equity, working with companies to strengthen gender equity through internal corporate policies, culture change, and public policy solutions, with a focus on safety at work, non-discrimination, and portable benefits. Fink also serves as a policy expert on key workplace priorities, including paid leave, paid sick days, fair pay, and pregnancy discrimination. Prior to joining the National Partnership, Fink practiced employment law at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. Previously, Fink worked in the communications department at the Center for American Progress and at David Axelrod & Associates (now AKPD Message and Media).

Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on sustainable business. In addition to leading BSR, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at BSR’s more than 250 member companies and other global businesses on the full spectrum of social and environmental issues.

Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights Program, and later opened BSR’s Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron serves on advisory boards to CEOs at Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, and SAP, and previously for AXA, Shell, and Nike. He is also a director of the Natural Capital Coalition, the International Integrated Reporting Council, and We Mean Business, and serves as a member of the Steering Council for the World Economic Forum’s Board of Stewards of its Future of Consumption System Initiative.

Aron speaks frequently at leading business forums and is widely quoted in top-tier media such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.

Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.