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Rebekah Splaine Salwasser

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Rebekah Splaine Salwasser

Boston Red Sox, Red Sox Foundation

Rebekah Splaine Salwasser joined the Boston Red Sox in January of 2018 as the Executive Director of the Red Sox Foundation. In addition to managing the Board of Directors and key community partnerships, she also oversees the Foundation’s giving strategy, programming, fundraising, evaluation, and sponsorships. In the beginning of 2021, she was also appointed the Executive Vice President of Social Impact for the Boston Red Sox, and role that encompasses overseeing the Community & Player Relations department, and Chairing the organization’s Social Justice, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Committee to help realize the organization’s vision around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Prior to joining the Boston Red Sox, Salwasser was the Executive Director for Scholar Athletes, the Community Relations Director for the Boston Celtics and the Shamrock Foundation, the Executive Director of the Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Center, and in 2003, Salwasser was also a player for the Boston Breakers women’s professional soccer team.

Salwasser is currently on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Foundation of Boston and The Pan Mass Challenge. She is also a Founding Director of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, which was launched in 2020, and currently sits on their Advisory Board. She also sits on the National Advisory Council for both Home Base and Dream Big!. Although Salwasser ended her term as a member of the Board of Trustees for Buckingham Browne & Nichols in 2011, she continues to serve on their Alumni Council. She was WISE (Women in Sports & Events) Boston’s “Woman of Inspiration”, and in 2018 she was selected to Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” class, and her and her husband were recognized by Boston Magazine as a Top 5 “Power Couple.” Salwasser was an Emerging Leader for the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education in 2013 and was recognized in 2013 as one of Boston’s Future Leaders by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Though born and raised in Cambridge, MA, Salwasser currently resides in Brookline with her husband, Zac, and three children, Calvin, Niko, and Evie.

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Ginger Gregory, Ph.D.

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Ginger Gregory, Ph.D.

Biogen

Ginger Gregory, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer of Biogen and has served on the Executive Committee since July 2017. Dr. Gregory joined Biogen from Shire PLC, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since 2014. 

Prior to joining Shire, she held executive-level human resources positions for several multinational companies across a variety of industries, including Dunkin’ Brands, where she served as Chief Human Resource Officer; Novartis, AG, where she was the division head of human resources for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Novartis Consumer Health, and Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research from 2005-2012; and Novo Nordisk, where she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate People & Organization at the company’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Earlier in her career, she held a variety of human resources generalist and specialist positions at Bristol Myers Squibb and served as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton in organization change and effectiveness. 

Dr. Gregory is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Philosophy and a doctoral degree in psychology. 

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John Ricciuti

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John Ricciuti

TJX Companies, Inc.

 

John Ricciuti is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he began his career at Boston-based retailer Jordan Marsh. He later moved to The TJX Companies, Inc. in 1997 and has worked in both The Marmaxx Group (T.J.Maxx and Marshalls) and the HomeGoods divisions in increasingly senior roles.

John was promoted to President of HomeGoods in 2014. Since assuming the role, he has led HomeGoods – and its sister store concept, Homesense – in becoming a nationwide, rapidly growing 950+ store chain.

In addition to his support of Camp Harbor View, John has been a member of the Board of Directors at the Greater Boston Food Bank since 2018 and currently serves as the Vice Chairman. John and his family are active supporters of The Pink Agenda, an organization that raises both funds and awareness for breast cancer research.

John is the proud father of sons, Joe, Peter, and Jack.

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Stacia MacNaught

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Stacia MacNaught

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Eustacia Reidy MacNaught (Stacia) is Vice President, External and Community Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stacia is responsible for developing the strategy and overseeing the execution of the company’s local government, philanthropic and community efforts, as well growing and enhancing Vertex’s reputation as a leading corporate citizen and trusted community partner. She has implemented several multifaceted and strategic partnerships to address inequities and community needs. Under her leadership, Vertex created a global STEAM education program to inspire the next generation of science leaders, including a partnership with Boston Public Schools, expanded its workforce development programs to diversify the talent pipeline, and deepened its commitment to social justice and racial equity.

Prior to joining Vertex, Stacia served in a similar role as the Chief of External Affairs at MassBio, overseeing all government affairs, economic development initiatives, and communications for the organization. During this time, she was instrumental in the development and passage of the $1B Life Sciences Initiative, including the creation of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

Stacia has also held senior legislative staff positions with the Massachusetts House of Representatives in healthcare policy, and specifically the Medicaid program.

Deeply committed to the community, Stacia serves as board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the Boston Private Industry Council, Camp Harbor View, Boston Beyond, i2 Learning, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. She also serves as a volunteer at Milton Academy and a mentor to several first-generation Harvard College students.

Stacia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College, and lives in Milton with her husband and three children.

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Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH

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Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH

Mass General Brigham

Elsie M. Taveras, M.D., M.P.H. is the inaugural Chief Community Health and Equity Officer at Mass General Brigham and Executive Director of the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. She leads system-wide strategies to improve health equity and the health of the communities served by Mass General Brigham. She is a pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Conrad Taff Professor of Pediatrics in the Field of Nutrition at Harvard Medical School, and Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Taveras is a leading expert in community health equity, childhood obesity, maternal-child health, and health disparities. Her research and community health leadership have influenced the development of national programs to improve health outcomes and eliminate inequities for socially at-risk populations. She is a recipient of the Public Health Leadership in Medicine Award from the Massachusetts Association of Public Health for her work improving health and health care in community-based settings.

Dr. Taveras received her Bachelor of Science and medical degrees from New York University and completed her internship, residency, and chief residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital and holds an MPH from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Justin Bakes

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Justin Bakes

Forward Financing

Justin Bakes is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forward Financing, a fast-growing fintech company providing fast, flexible working capital to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the U.S. that are often underserved by traditional financing options.

Since 2012, Forward Financing has expanded Main Street’s access to capital by providing over $1.6 billion in funding to more than 40,000 small businesses. The company is A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau, with an ‘Excellent / 4.9 stars’ rating on Trustpilot.com. Forward Financing has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Boston Business Journal and Built In Boston and is certified as a Great Place to Work®.

Before founding Forward Financing, Justin served as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Miami-based Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO), the largest independent distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment in the U.S. During Justin’s three-year tenure, Watsco’s revenues doubled via acquisitions.

Justin has also held positions with UBS Investment Bank, where he advised U.S. and European financial institutions, private equity firms, and multinational corporations on mergers, acquisitions, and public and private financings in Europe and Latin America.

Despite his extensive experience working closely with large banks and corporations, Justin has built Forward Financing with the mission to make business financing accessible to a wide range of businesses by using technology to cut costs, increase speed and accuracy of credit decisions, and provide the highest level of service to small business clients.

Originally from South Florida, Justin graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He is an active member of Young Presidents’ Organization and currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two young children.

 

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Jackie Grant

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Jackie Grant

Abingworth

Jackie Grant is an investment professional at Abingworth, a transatlantic life sciences venture capital firm based in Boston. She has over 12 years of life science experience, including translational research, business development and investing. Jackie represents Abingworth on the boards of Atsena Therapeutics and Nido Biosciences and is an observer on the Anjarium and Glycomine boards.

Previously, Jackie was a Senior Associate at SV Health Investors. She was formerly in the Business Development Group at Genentech with primary responsibility for partnering activities in neuroscience. Her transactions span a broad spectrum of deal structures and therapeutic areas, including technology and platform in-licenses and research collaborations. Jackie has a PhD in Neuroscience from Stanford School of Medicine and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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