Anthony Bonaguro has nearly 20 years of experience working closely with high-growth, start-up and middle-market companies in a variety of industries, including services, manufacturing, technology and venture capital. He has experience in capital markets transactions ranging from angel investing to initial public offerings. He has advised numerous companies in a variety of industries on M&A strategies, due diligence and deal structure under US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.

Anthony spent three years based in Singapore working with Grant Thornton International in the strategic development of its Asia Pacific practices, which represented more than 12,000 partners and staff across 20 countries. This role focused on network development and growth, client service support, brand, and reputation in the region. Anthony’s accomplishments include a secondment to Grant Thornton’s member firm in Australia in which he served as one of the US’s technical secondees.

Pat Rodgers is chief revenue officer for Rise Commercial District and the founder and president of Deviate Partners. Deviate Partners is an advisory and consulting firm that supports startup founders and business leaders in achieving sustainable and repeatable revenue and product growth.

Prior to founding Deviate Partners Pat has led and scaled multiple businesses at various stages of growth. Most recently as the Head of Revenue (CRO) at Decimal which provided SMBs with the first-ever Accounting Operating System. Supporting the founders in transitioning from founder led selling into a repeatable motion. Driving triple digit growth and leading the revenue integration of Decimals first acquisition of KPMG Spark.

Prior to Decimal Pat was the Co-Founder and CEO of Canopy. Canopy automates the analysis and monitoring of revenue data, providing revenue leaders with real-time insights and awareness needed to drive growth. Pat's experience as a revenue leader framed the vision for Canopy. His leadership led to a successful exit in 2021 when Canopy was acquired by Outreach, a Seattle-based software company, and leader in the revenue space.

Pat has also led and grown software sales organizations in both the financial software and sales enablement spaces. Scaling the revenue organization at LearnCore, a sales enablement software, from less than $1 million in revenue to a $50 million acquisition by Showpad in 2018. As well as building the revenue organization at Backstop Solutions Group, expanding the footprint internationally while consistently doubling revenue year over year.

Pat graduated from Kelley’s undergraduate program in 2010 with a BS in marketing and operations. Prior to joining the board, Pat was the Alumni Leadership Network council chair and the Chicago market leader for multiple terms.

Prior to establishing her own consulting firm, Danielle served as director of strategy and marketing development at 3M. In this role, she led a 35+ person leadership development program supporting enterprise, business group, and division priorities through internal strategy and marketing consulting. Danielle collaborated closely with strategy, research and development, and marketing leaders and spearheaded megatrends and future markets analyses for the company.

She joined the Strategic Business Development group in 2010 where she was responsible for leading growth acceleration projects including multiple engagements in Southeast Asia and Africa. Prior to Strategic Business Development, Danielle held a variety of global marketing, innovation and business development roles focused on consumer electronics, transportation, and energy markets since joining the company in 2001.

In addition to her titled role, Danielle is a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion at 3M and serves on the CEO’s Inclusion Council. She mentors, advocates for and supports multiple employee resource groups at 3M and serves on the Corporate Advisory Board of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

Prior to joining 3M, Danielle was a business developer for the AES Corporation, a global independent energy producer, working on acquisitions in the United States and Latin America. Danielle earned her MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and undergraduate degrees in international relations and Spanish from George Mason University. She resides in St. Paul, MN with her husband Mark and two children.

Katharine Finn is a manager at Armitage Advisors, a boutique healthcare consulting company based in Chicago. Previously, Katharine spent nearly a decade at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where she was focused in the healthcare/life sciences industry, helping clients to modernize their core technology systems and update operational processes.

Katharine graduated from Indiana University in 2014, with her BS degree in information systems from the Kelley School of Business. She served as the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Analytics Council Chair for two years and is the former president of the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Board. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two daughters.

Korey Bacon has experience in managing a full spectrum of human resources programs, services, and functions, including recruiting and hiring, benefits administration, learning and development, and employee relations. He currently works in talent acquisition operations at Eli Lilly and Company. He is an enthusiastic lifelong learner, an active member of his community, and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Patrick Beeman, a managing director at FTI Consulting, is based in Chicago. Patrick has broad experience in client services, including 18 years of operational management, business development, engagement management, and technical consulting ranging from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sets, systems, and infrastructure. Specifically, he has particular expertise in detailed data mining, analysis, and visualization; review, comparison, and improved performance of existing data systems; electronic discovery; data privacy and security; and the creation of customized technology solutions in the form of applications and tools. He has also historically led the creation, management, and business development of data analytics practices.

Before rejoining FTI, he was the CIO/senior vice president of OmniVere LLC., a litigation support/e-discovery company. Previously, he was part of Navigant’s Technology Solutions practice in the disputes and investigation segment. In addition, Patrick is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner.

Patrick received his undergraduate degree in 2005 with majors in accounting, finance, and business economics and public policy (BEPP) from the Kelley School of Business, with a minor in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences. While pursuing his triple major and minor, he was deputy director of the Department of Student Rights in the IU Student Government. In 2021, he received the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Volunteer Leadership Award. Patrick and his wife, Kelly live in the Chicago suburb of La Grange with their daughter, Sydney, and son, Nolan.

Maddie Beja graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 2016 with a degree in marketing and international business. She started her career at Risk Placement Services, Inc., where she focuses on high-risk commercial property insurance. Over the past eight years, she progressed from the role of associate broker to her current position as area vice president. Maddie received the Insurance Business America Rising Star Award (2023), recognizing the best insurance professionals under 35 in the US.

Beyond the insurance industry, Maddie has been highly involved with the Kelley Alumni Association in Chicago in various roles, most recently joining the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Board. Maddie lives in downtown Chicago with her husband, Joe (another Kelley graduate), and their cat, Callie.

Kirby Durham works in strategic markets for Oak Street Funding in Indianapolis, IN. In this role, he performs financial analysis, risk assessment, and detailed due diligence for the Oak Street lines of business, which include registered investment advisors, CPAs, insurance agencies, and BHPH automotive dealerships. Kirby’s background includes over 20 years in the financial sector, focusing on cash and treasury management, corporate and financial reporting, and financial analysis and forecasting.  Prior to his current role, Kirby was senior vice president treasury management executive with Busey Bank. Working directly with owners in multifamily housing, healthcare, biomedical science, and commercial real estate, he provided financial technology solutions to drive revenue and organizational growth. Kirby’s financial background allowed him to provide corporations with financial modeling to enhance automation and digital integration. 

As well as being on the board of the KSBAA, Kirby is also a member of the Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council, and serves as a liaison between the two organizations.

Chris Farr is vice president of client success for Strider Technologies. Chris' team enables Strider clients to achieve results by providing exceptional client experiences. Before joining Strider, Chris spent nearly 20 years at Eli Lilly and Company, where he held leadership roles in sales, Lean Six Sigma, and information security.

Chris has a BS in business from Indiana University, and an MS in cybersecurity risk and strategy from New York University. Chris currently serves on the board of directors for Indiana University's Kelley School of Business Alumni Association, and is chair of the Indiana University Foundation Well House Society. Chris resides in Fishers, Indiana, with his wife and two children.

Edzra Gibson, vice president of brand marketing at the #1 kids’ beverage brand in the U.S., good2grow, brings 14 years of brand marketing and CPG experience to the company. Prior to joining the good2grow team as director of brand marketing in 2015, Edzra supported multiple brands at Fortune 500 companies Abbott Laboratories and Kraft Heinz. In his current role at good2grow, he leads the brand marketing team in identifying future consumer-based growth opportunities that deliver against brand and financial objectives – including portfolio development and consumer activation strategies for national scale and customer-specific shopper marketing initiatives.

Debbie Liner serves as a principal compliance specialist at AWS, and is a seasoned professional in the fields of risk management, information security, and IT, with a track record of excelling in complex and heavily regulated environments. With extensive expertise in cybersecurity controls, data privacy, operational readiness, vendor risk management, and audit planning and execution, Debbie consistently delivers strategic insights while navigating the intricacies of implementation and execution.

As a professional with a global perspective, Debbie has worked extensively with Asian and European businesses, gaining a deep understanding of the intricacies of operating in diverse international markets. She thrives in matrixed, cross-functional teams, making valuable contributions to global initiatives.

Debbie received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 2011 with a major in supply chain management, and a minor in music from the Jacobs School of Music. While at IU, Debbie was a member of the Marching Hundred, Alpha Gamma Delta, Women in Business, and Tour Guides. Debbie also earned her MS in Information Systems in 2011.

During her non-work time, Debbie enjoys traveling to new countries (having visited over 50) with her husband, Danny, spending time with her family, and rooting for the Hoosiers.

As president and co-founder of Emboss Partners, LLC, Matt Murphy leads the firm into new areas of growth in the field of business consulting and capital acquisition. Matt’s passion is working with entrepreneurial clients who seek new or additional sources of financing, and the creation of effective strategies for business growth and expansion. Emboss engages with small- and middle-market companies, as well as not-for-profit organizations, to assist in structuring debt and equity resources, guiding strategic and financial planning, and devising investing initiatives. Matt joined Strada Education Network as the organization's executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2017. He later transitioned to the role of managing director of corporate development and investments at Strada. In this role, Matt was responsible both for non-profit and for-profit organizational social-impact investing. Prior to joining Strada, Matt spent two decades as a senior executive with Mays Chemical Company, Inc., a specialty chemical distribution company, leading its finance, investment, and corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) activities.

In addition to his corporate finance leadership responsibilities at Mays Chemical, Matt provided management and oversight of the company founder's personal family wealth, as well as crafting the structure of the transactions that comprised this diverse business investment portfolio. Being highly entrepreneurial himself, Matt saw opportunities to monetize these financial management disciplines. He partnered with the company’s founder and CEO to create a consulting company that extended these activities to other businesses and individuals who desired these outsourced skills. The consulting company they created is Emboss Partners, LLC. He previously held senior leadership roles at BWI, LLC. Inc., as its principal and COO, and Huntington National Bank of Indiana, where he served as senior vice president of corporate lending.

For more than 20 years, Matt has been a governor's appointee to various boards, overseeing the Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund, Public Employee Retirement Fund of Indiana, and currently INvestED. He also serves on the boards of Lynx Capital Corp., EmpowerED Families, the advisory board of the New Market Opportunity Fund, Inc., the Community Investment Fund of Indiana, Inc., Christel House International, IU Health Indianapolis suburban region, the Midwest Advisory Board of the IU Kelley School of Business Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the IU Kelley School of Business Alumni Association Board, and is a director of community, First Bank of Indiana.

Matt is a recipient of the Coalition of Minority Business Development and Indy Chamber William Henry Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, and the Center for Leadership Development Minority Achievement Award in Finance. Indianapolis Business Journal named him to its list of "Forty Under 40" professionals. He is a graduate in management and administration from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Analilia Silva is a creative and innovative business professional with over 10 years of corporate experience in the US and Mexico, working in sales and marketing for global companies such as 3M, Johnson & Johnson, and Nokia.

Her success in the corporate world and her zeal to make a direct impact on individuals led her to start a career in academia at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. During her time at Kelley, she developed the global strategy for the Kelley Full-Time MBA Program and managed a portfolio of global experiences, including several consulting projects for SMEs and NGOs in developing countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

After five years working for the Kelley Full-Time MBA Program, Analilia returned to her home country, Mexico, and founded 20degrees Consulting with the purpose in mind to create an impact in communities, organizations, and individuals through entrepreneurship. She has worked with NGOs, government and academic organizations in Latin America and Africa on action-based business acceleration experiences, entrepreneurship strategy consulting, and entrepreneurship curriculum development.

Analilia recently rejoined the Kelley School of Business as LATAM Recruiting and Partner Engagement Advisor with Kelley Global, based in Mexico. During the spring semester she teaches Global Business Analysis (Doing Business in Mexico) for the Kelley Undergraduate Program.

Analilia received an MBA from the Kelley School of Business in 2004, majoring in marketing and venture creation. She earned a BS in marketing from TEC de Monterrey (Mexico).

Dennis Sputh, based in Denver, Colorado since 1986, has established himself as a prominent figure in the health and life insurance brokerage industry. With over 35 years of experience, he has garnered significant success through a dedication to building strong relationships, providing exceptional customer service, and leveraging his extensive industry knowledge. 

Specializing in delivering superior personal service for all health and life insurance needs, Dennis has been serving Colorado companies and individuals since 1989. His ability to foster valuable relationships with insurance vendors and collaborate effectively with independent brokers sets him apart in the field. From crafting tailored insurance solutions to assisting with claims and renewals, Dennis' expertise in the ever-evolving realm of health and life insurance equips clients to make informed decisions with confidence.

Dennis' commitment to his community extends beyond his professional endeavors. He serves as the treasurer of the Denver Chapter of IU Alumni and was honored in 2023 with the prestigious IUAA Presidents Award. As a key member of the Denver IU Alumni chapter's leadership team, Dennis plays a vital role in organizing community events, driving volunteer engagement, and facilitating social activities, showcasing his dedication to creating a positive impact beyond the realm of insurance.

April L. Taylor’s professional journey has led her to a variety of industries, including manufacturing, management consulting, aerospace and defense, healthcare, financial services, and consumer packaged goods, across nine states. In 2022, April joined Mars’ Petcare division as a senior strategic HR business partner, overseeing all things people. Every day, April approaches solving problems with people using a strategic lens. She is active in her community, enjoys reading, adult field trips, and chill time with her furbaby, Sunday. One of her most memorable trips was to South Africa.

April is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, where she graduated from Tennessee State University, receiving a BS in electrical engineering with a concentration in computers. A lifelong learner, April later pursued graduate studies: Brandeis University for an MS in software engineering; Indiana University for her MBA in organizational management; and an Associate Certified Coach credential, from the International Coaching Federation. April is also a wellness advocate, most recently receiving her Yoga Teacher Certification.

April has been featured in the US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine, as one of the “People You Should Know.” She serves on numerous boards, including Rocketship Public Schools Tennessee; Tennessee State University’s College of Engineering Advisory Board; Kelley School of Business Alumni Association; and former alumni trustee for the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. April’s passion is developing people, and it’s readily demonstrated in her personal and professional commitments.