Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Kerpen focuses her practice on employee benefits tax and Employee Retirement Income Security Act matters related to 401(k), pension, health and welfare, and executive compensation plans, including designing, amending, and administering such plans.

Ben Wu is executive director at LoanScorecard

Ryan McCarty is the co-founder of Culture of Good, Inc, which aims to inspire other businesses to create truly altruistic programs that make the world a better place. At Culture of Good, Ryan helps other organizations engage the hearts of their employees and empower them to make the changes they wish to see in their communities. Learn more about Culture of Good at cultureofgood.com.

Jack Jania is senior vice president of strategic alliances for Gemalto.

Ken Perez is Vice President of Healthcare Policy for Omnicell, which develops automated healthcare solutions to improve operational efficiency, patient safety and satisfaction. More information about Perez and Omnicell can be found on its web site,

Melissa Oaks is the managing editor for Checkpoint Catalyst with the Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Business. She has a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.

Rebecca Newton-Clarke is a senior editor for Checkpoint Catalyst with the Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Business. Previously she was an attorney with the Florida Department of Revenue and worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ SALT group in New York City.

Beerud Sheth is founder and CEO of Gupshup.

Peter Gunder is chief business development officer for American Family Insurance.

Chetak Patel, MD, is an emergency medical physician in the department of emergency medicine at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health Richland.