James H. Gellert
Executive Chair
RapidRatings
James H. Gellert is the Executive Chair, co-founder and former CEO of RapidRatings Prior to founding RapidRatings, he was the Managing Partner of Howland Partners, LLC, and Howland Securities LLC, where he provided consulting, business development, capital raising, and M&A advisory services to companies in the financial information and technology markets. James is a frequent commentator in major media outlets and has testified before federal regulators and the United States Congress on financial risk management and rating industry reform.
Tom Derry
Chief Executive Officer
ISM
Tom has a unique vantage point to observe major macroeconomic trends and the development of global supply chains through his daily contact with Fortune 500 chief procurement officers and chief supply chain officers, with government agencies and NGOs in the United States and abroad. Tom has represented ISM in meetings with the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.