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Tringali is the founder and managing partner of Healthy Human Capital, a consulting firm dedicated to helping employers build healthier, higher performing work places. Since 2010 he has served as the Executive Director of University Wellness at Drexel University, where he innovated a nationally acclaimed wellness initiative aimed at improving the health and productivity among faculty and professional staff members. The initiative which garnered recognition from the American Heart Association, Wellness Counsel of America, and Philadelphia Business Journal was instrumental in helping curtail healthcare expenditures by an estimated 45 million dollars over a five year span while reducing Drexel’s health care trend to zero. Mr. Tringali has been featured on Yahoo and CBS and in 2014, he was honored with the American Heart Association Innovation award for health promotion.

Mindy Diamond is President and CEO of Diamond Consultants which she founded in 1997. In partnership with her husband, Howard, they have developed an organization that focuses on smart talent recruiting and strategic business consulting that employs a unique relationship driven approach. Nationally recognized as an authority in the field, Mindy works with the nation’s top advisors and firms and consults with, trains and coaches individuals, small and large groups on state-of-the-art practices with regard to helping them reach their full potential through a Total Growth® approach.\nShe is sought after and often quoted by leading national media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and CNBC as well as advisory publications such as On Wall Street, Financial Advisor Magazine and Investment News. In addition, Mindy’s monthly column for RegisteredRep, “Career Moves,” serves as a pulse on the industry’s latest recruiting and career trends. She was recently named by NJBIZ magazine as one of New Jersey’s 2012 Best 50 Women in Business. Mindy is an alumnus of The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree.

Catherine Weatherford assumed the duties as President and CEO of IRI, the Insured Retirement Institute, in September of 2008. IRI is the organization that supports the importance of retirement planning, including the growth, acceptance, and understanding of annuity and variable life products.Prior to joining IRI, Weatherford served 12 years (July 1996-July 2008) as the EVP and CEO for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The NAIC is the voluntary organization of the nation’s chief insurance regulatory officials of the states, DC and territories. During her twelve-year tenure as the longest serving chief executive of the NAIC, Weatherford oversaw the development of significant technology initiatives to support regulatory and industry efficiencies, including the National Producer Licensing Database (NPLD), the System for Electronic Form and Rate Filing (SERFF), and State Based Systems (SBS). Just prior to joining the NAIC, Weatherford spent a year working as a Regional Manager for Government Affairs for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group.Weatherford was the first woman to serve as Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner, a position she held from 1991-1995. She served as a senior policy advisor to Oklahoma Governor David Walters for a year prior to her appointment by the Governor to the Insurance Commissioner post. Weatherford began her career with the Oklahoma Insurance Department in 1976 and served in several capacities during her thirteen-year tenure, including Legislative Liaison and Assistant Commissioner.Weatherford was named “Outstanding Young Oklahoman” while Insurance Commissioner. She received several national awards and recognitions for providing extensive employee friendly programs and benefits while at the NAIC. She served on the National Insurance Producer Registry Board of Directors for nine years and the American Society of Association Executives Board of Directors for four years. Weatherford is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a B.A. in Political Science. She resides in Arlington, Virginia, is married to Steve Weatherford, and is the mother of three daughters.

Bob Veres, a Financial Planning columnist in San Diego, is publisher of Inside Information, an information service for financial advisors. Follow him on Twitter at @BobVeres.