“SIMULz”

Taiyaba Ali is as an Associate of Financial Planning & Analysis supporting the Marketing divisions within Vanguard. She is passionate about technological improvements to create change, and using data to create a story. Throughout the roles she has held, she has been able to use data to drive process improvements, a joy which has inspires her to help others use digital innovation as a tool. She has a degree in Accounting from the University of Richmond.

Ryan is a management consultant in Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice. He has over 15 years in corporate and consulting project leadership and operations roles. He is also an adjunct instructor at Stevens Institute of Technology in the innovation and entrepreneurship program. He served as an Officer in the US Navy for 5 years prior to joining the private sector. Ryan earned his MBA from Georgetown University and his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

San Tong has over 17 years of experience in marketing and advertising. For many years, San’s passion has been to build better conditions for enabling under-represented voices and communities to be heard in the film, media, and entertainment industries. She is on the board of CPAF, the Center for Asian Pacific Family, and has been active in fighting violence against women in the Asian community. She is also an active volunteer & fundraiser for 826LA and the Girl Scouts.

Eric Lewis is the Engineer Of Things at Power Home Remodeling where he focuses on cyber security. He is also a Hacker, Programmer and Maker. Board member of DEFCON 610, a member of TOOOL, and 2600. When he is not breaking things, he likes to teach others programming, fixing, hacking and other useful skills.