Ann Kinzig is a Professor in the School of Life Sciences. Her research and teaching focus broadly on ecosystem services, conservation-development interactions, and the resilience of natural-resource systems. More recently, she has developed interests in how one effectively transforms university research to be more socially relevant. Before coming to ASU, Kinzig served for a year in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House. She was also selected as an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow in 2000.

May Busch is a Senior Advisor and Executive in Residence in the Office of the President and Professor of Practice at the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU where she speaks on leadership, and works on interdisciplinary initiatives across the university with an emphasis on leadership, entrepreneurship and enhancing the engagement between business and academia. She chairs The Idea Enterprise™, a program for bringing experienced business leaders to ASU to help turn its best ideas into forces for change in the world. Through her consulting practice, May Busch & Associates, she offers workshops, keynotes, consulting and executive coaching to high-potential and high-performance leaders and their teams with a focus on leadership development, career success and organizational strategy. Prior to this, May had a 24-year career in investment banking, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe.

Dr. Minu Ipe is the Vice Chair and Managing Director of the University Design Institute (UDI) at Arizona State University.  At UDI, Minu brings her expertise in organizational design, leadership and culture to partner with higher education leaders to co-design solutions that enable universities to be more relevant, successful and sustainable. She manages UDI’s global engagements with 65+ universities in 20 countries to advance innovative designs across these institutions. As an Advisor to the President at ASU, Minu leads large-scale design initiatives that strengthen ASU’s capacity for innovation and long term impact. They include the redesign and transformation of academic units, university-wide leadership development and multiple efforts to strengthen a culture of innovation. Minu’s track record includes initiatives at the intersection of business and academia, academic program leadership, and four years as ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise Architect. She is also a faculty member at the W.P. Carey School of Business.

Punya Mishra is associate dean of scholarship and innovation and professor in the division of educational leadership and innovation in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He is also an affiliate faculty with the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Prior to coming to ASU, Professor Mishra was at Michigan State University where he directed the award-winning Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. In 2016 he received the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award for his comprehensive and sustained record of scholarly excellence in research and creative activities, instruction, and outreach.

Loni Roe is the Project Manager of Leadership Programs for the University Design Institute (UDI) at Arizona State University (ASU). In this role, Loni leverages her rich background in strategic project management and program design to orchestrate holistic program strategies while overseeing the day-to-day operations associated with the UDI portfolio of Leadership Development programs. Her expertise lies in crafting innovative approaches to enhance strategic initiatives.

Before joining UDI, Loni served as Event Manager, Special Projects & Strategy for the Knowledge Enterprise. In this role, she oversaw a diverse portfolio of projects and events aimed at advancing research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and partnerships at ASU. Notably, she also led key initiatives to enhance operational efficiencies within the Events Team, contributing to the successful scaling of event support and resources within the Knowledge Enterprise. Loni’s professional journey also includes several years in finance operations at the Vanguard Group, where she also spearheaded various professional development initiatives. It was during this period that she honed her ability to strategize and design impactful programs, showcasing a distinctive aptitude for merging audience-driven approaches with data analytics to enhance program effectiveness and impact.

Loni is a graduate of ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business with a Bachelor’s in Business (communication).