Speakers | 2025 Corporate Citizenship Conference
Keynote Speaker: Daniel Pink
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Regret, When, To Sell is Human, Drive, and A Whole New Mind
For the last two decades, Daniel Pink’s books have helped individuals and organizations around the world rethink how they live and operate. His deeply researched works on business, creativity, and behavior have won multiple awards, have been translated into 42 languages, and have sold millions of copies in the U.S. and abroad.
Pink has written five New York Times best sellers, including: The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward (2022) – named one of the best books of 2022 by NPR, The Financial Times, Amazon, and Apple Books. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing (2018) – which was named a best book of the year by Amazon, The Washington Post, and several other outlets. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (2013) – a #1 New York Times best seller and winner of the American Marketing Association’s prize for the year’s best book on marketing. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2009) – a #1 New York Times best seller that spent 159 weeks on the New York Times best seller lists. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2005) – which spent 96 weeks on the New York Times best seller lists and which Oprah Winfrey gave to all 4,500 members of Stanford University's graduating class when she was the school’s commencement speaker.
Pink was host and co-executive producer of “Crowd Control,” a National Geographic Television series on human behavior that aired in more than 100 countries. His MasterClass on sales and persuasion is one of the most popular courses at that platform. His TED Talk on the science of motivation has been viewed more than 40 million times. He also appears frequently on NPR, PBS, and other TV and radio networks in the US and abroad.
He has been a contributing editor at Fast Company and Wired as well as a business columnist for The Sunday Telegraph. His articles and essays have also appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, and other publications. In 2007, he was a Japan Society Media fellow in Tokyo, where he studied the country’s massive comic industry.
Before venturing out on his own more than 20 years ago, Pink worked in several positions in politics and government, including serving from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore.
He earned a B.A. with honors in linguistics from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He has also received five honorary doctorate degrees, including from Georgetown University and the Pratt Institute. Pink and his wife live in Washington, DC. They have three children— two recent college graduates and a college sophomore.
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If you work in corporate social responsibility (at a for-profit company) we'd love to hear from you... Volunteer to SpeakThe 2025 Speaker List Is Still Coming Together... Browse Last Year's Speaker List Below
This year's Corporate Citizenship Conference, "Join Forces," will bring together CSR and ESG leaders from diverse industries to share insights, strategies, and innovative solutions. We are still in the process of confirming mainstage speakers, breakout panelists, case study presenters, and more. For a sense of who has spoken at BCConf in the past, check out last year's lineup below.
Barjouth AguilarHead of Global Sustainability Program, Foundation Officer
Flex
Brianna AlexanderManager, Corporate Citizenship, Employee Giving & Engagement
Ally Financial
Anna BardHead of Global Impact & Volunteer Engagement, Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Fargo & Company
Denisse Blanca-AmoresGlobal Social Impact Head
CEMEX
Jeff BellowsVice President, Corporate Citizenship & Public Affairs
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Matt BlakelyVice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
Reinsurance Group of America
Liz BowenAssociate Director of Corporate Citizenship & Strategic Philanthropy
Charles River Labs
Kevin BrownPrincipal, Consulting Services
EY
Okeatta BrownManaging Director, Chief DEI, Culture and Philanthropy (DCP) Officer of MUFG Americas & Global Co-Head of DEI
MUFG
Indy BurkeDean
Yale School of the Environment
Brie CarereExecutive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
FedEx Corporation
Emma ChambersCorporate Social Responsibility Manager
Air Liquide USA
Trevia ChatmanPresident
Bank of America Memphis
Audrey CofferSecond Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy Program Officer
Northern Trust
Perrin CrewsManager, Corporate Social Responsibility
FedEx
Fayre CrossleyChief Grants and Compliance Officer
Epicenter
Yamini DixitSenior Director, Corporate Citizenship
Nielsen
Joel DixonCo-Founder and Principal
Urban Oasis Development
Dr. Nancy DunbarExecutive Advisor and Teaching Fellow
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Robert DunlapRegional Director
Texas Southern University
John EdelmanManaging Director, Global Engagement Corporate Responsibility, Global Citizenship
Edelman
Meka EgwuekweExecutive Director
CodeCrew
Esra ElshafeyAssociate Manager, Global Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy
Pitney Bowes
Heather FalckExecutive Director
Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Katie FlemingChief Sustainability Officer & Director of Strategic Planning and Communications
Black Hills Energy
Abbey FusterAssistant Vice President, Partnership Activation & Business Development; Americas ESG Committee Lead
Gallagher
Shyam R. GadwalDirector of Executive Education & Advisory Services
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Dr. Nicole GatesDirector, Frayser Connect
Frayser Community Development Corporation
Joshua GhenaSenior Vice President, Equity Operations
Cinnaire
Darlene GoinsExecutive Vice President, Head of Philanthropy & Community Impact
Wells Fargo & Company
Dr. Johnny GrahamAssociate and Regional Director
Howard University
Corinne GraperCEO
The Uplift Agency LLC
Namkyu GoManager, CSR Group, Corporate Citizenship Office
POSCO
Dr. Roselle GonsalvesHead of Inclusion and Reconciliation
ATB Financial
Erin L. HabermanSenior Director of Community Relations and Assistant Vice President of the Travelers Foundation
Travelers
David HackettSenior Counsel
Baker McKenzie
Kimelyn L. HarrisChief Operating Officer
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Evan HarveyAudit & Assurance Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Jessie HeckmanManager, Global Employee Volunteering and Giving
Vanguard
Wade HendersonAdvocate, Community Leader, and Governmental Activist
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Meredith HennessyPrincipal and Practice Leader
Consilience Group, LLC
Christopher HerrmannEVP, Chief Investment Officer & Fund Manager, Real Estate Equity
Enterprise Community Investment, Inc.
Erin Horne McKinneyExecutive Director, Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship
Howard University
Rose Jackson FlenorlManager, Global Citizenship and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
FedEx Corporation
Sonnie JohnsonConservative Commentator and Radio Host
DidSheSayThat
Niki KingVice President & Head of Sustainability
The Clorox Company
Pooja KnightESG Controller & Sustainability Strategy, Vice President
Gallagher
Melodie KnowltonSenior Director of Community Affairs, Executive Director, Vertex Foundation & Global Head of STEAM Education, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Byeongsoo KongSenior Manager, ESG Group
POSCO Holdings (POSCO E&C)
Jennifer LeitschManaging Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Jessica LindholmVice President, Senior Program Officer
Northern Trust
Christopher LloydExecutive Advisor and Teaching Fellow
Boston College Center for Coporate Citizenship
Stephanie Lomibao-ParraPhilanthropy Program Executive, Corporate Social Responsibility
Bank of America
Jill MagruderESG Senior Advisor
The Cigna Group
Heidi MagyarExecutive Director of Corporate Giving
General Motors
Alison MathiasVice President
MassMutual Foundation
Sally McCradyChair and President
PNC Foundation
Darren McGann Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability Leader
KPMG
Pat McLaughlinChief Sustainability Officer
Verisk
Sejoo MinSenior Researcher
POSCO Research Institute
H. Keith MobleyAssistant Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
AAA - The Auto Club Group
Karraine MoodyChief Executive Officer
Habitat for Humanity North Central Connecticut
Nora Moreno CargiePresident of the Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Citizenship
Point32Health
Midori MorikawaHead of Corporate Citizenship, Managing Director
State Street
Dermot MurrayDirector of Sustainability & Climate Strategy
Constellation Energy
Brandi NewmanSenior Vice President, Community & Social Impact Strategic Operations
Advocate Health
Reymundo (Rey) OcañasExecutive Vice President, Director of Community Development Banking Corporate Responsibility Group
PNC Bank
Kathy O'DonnellSenior Vice President, Head of Public Affairs
Citizens Bank
Rita OrtizSenior Director, Community Relations, Assistant Vice President, Travelers Foundation
Travelers
Windy PhamSocial Impact Manager
Macy's, Inc.
Leslie Platt ZolovExecutive Director, Public Affairs
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Suzanne QuigleyDirector, Global Corporate Responsibility
Qurate Retail Group
Christy ReevesVice President, Community Engagement & Sustainability
Ochsner Health
Stephanie ReganDirector of Corporate Citizenship
AAON
Zack RosenburgCo-Founder and CEO
SBP
Alanna RussoDirector of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships
National Grid Ventures
Kathleen Ryan MufsonVP of Global Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy at Pitney Bowes and President of the Pitney Bowes Foundation
Pitney Bowes, Pitney Bowes Foundation
Stasha SantifortManaging Director, Purpose & Sustainability
Deloitte
Kendall SchaffnerSenior Account Executive, Corporate Social Responsibility
Edelman
Justin SchmittPresident, The USAA Foundation
USAA
Jana SchweringCommunications Manager, Corporate Social Responsiblity and Signature Programs
UScellular
Helen SeibelHead of Employee and Community Giving
BMO Financial Group
Diane SheltonCommunity Initiatives and Philanthropy Manager
DPR Construction
Julie Shiyou-WoodardPresident & CEO
Smart Home America
Barb ShortSenior Director Corporate Social Responsibility
Sanofi
Dr. Raina HeeJung SimAssociate Director of Education, Advisory Services & Online Programs
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Andy SmithDirector of Giving and Volunteering, Texas Instruments; Executive Director, TI Foundation
Texas Instruments
Frederick W. SmithFounder & Executive Chairman
FedEx Corporation
Dr. Jamila Smith-YoungMemphis First Lady and Assistant Professor in Nursing
University of Tennessee
Stacy L. SpannHead of Housing Access and Affordability Philanthropy
Wells Fargo & Company
Dr. Michelle TaylorDirector
Health Services, Shelby County, Tennessee
Susan E. ThomasPresident
Fifth Third Community Development Corporation
Michael TiptonPresident
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
Rob VallentineExecutive Advisor and Teaching Fellow
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Will VerchereauDEI Manager, Programs and Communications
Husch Blackwell
Ava VitaliDirector, Corporate Social Responsibility
Scholastic Inc.
Bonnie WallaceSenior Vice President, Head of Financial Health Philanthropy - Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Fargo & Company
Mike WallaceChief Decarbonization Officer
Persefoni AI
Amanda WarschakESG Director
Teradata Corp
Dr. Russell WiggintonPresident
National Civil Rights Museum
L. Joy WilliamsPolitical Strategist, Brooklyn NAACP President, Creator and Host of #SundayCivics
Brooklyn NAACP