Lynn Clarke

Lynn Clarke has three roles. She serves as an Independent Chair, Lead or Director on several privately held companies, including Vollrath Manufacturing, Basic American Foods and recently, Just Born, the PEEPs company. She is an Operating Partner for early stage companies, guiding them to profit stage and exit. And, she mentors Chairs of Vitamix and other privately-held companies to ensure they build and lead high performing boards.

Lynn is a three-time CEO and has executive/general management and strategic experience from a decade at PepsiCo. She has worked in multiple industries including: consumer packaged goods, food, beverage, food service, manufacturing, e-commerce, logistics/distribution, and technology. Recently, Lynn was also interim CEO for two companies, including one she chaired. In 2022, Lynn was named The Private Company Director of the Year for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). She is a frequent speaker and a writer on board leadership, CEO succession, Strategic Planning, Digital Marketing. Lynn was the keynote speaker at the Private Company Governance Summit as well as NACD’s Summit, The Kellogg School and many other board education events. Her writing has appeared in NACD’s Directorship Magazine, Private Director Magazine and in YPO education materials.

As a courageous independent director, Lynn’s goal is to advise companies on how to drive fast, profitable growth, consistently incorporating culture to ensure customer and employee loyalty. Lynn helps guide company leadership to build a deep understanding of consumer needs and meet those needs better than all competitors to achieve rapid success. Her goal as a board member is to help to create high growth companies and high performing boards.

Jared DiPalma

CFO, Dow Jones

Jared DiPalma is chief financial officer of Dow Jones. Previously, he was chief financial officer of the NBCUniversal News Group in 2013 where he led a global finance team that oversaw NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC. The News Group is the most-watched news organization in the country and the number one digital news organization in the U.S. During his tenure, the business diversified and expanded their revenue through investments in digital publishing, streaming, commerce and global collaboration with Sky News. Prior to this, he served as CFO of an entertainment division of NBCUniversal including networks Bravo & Oxygen, Telemundo Media and Fandango. He began his career at GE Capital and advanced to the highest levels of GE’s audit & internal consulting program. DiPalma is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross where he majored in economics.

Bob Rosone

Bob Rosone is a recently retired senior managing director from Deloitte LLP. He has over 40 years of experience in marketing, business development, and creating new business channels domestically and globally. In his last assignment, Bob led the Deloitte Private program office which focused on expanding Deloitte’s services to private companies. He has extensive experience coaching c-suite executives and working with leadership teams in the areas of strategy, execution, culture, governance and financial performance through Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies program, which he launched in the US. Prior to his most recent role, Bob served as chief of staff for Deloitte’s chairman of the board and has held numerous leadership positions since joining the organization in 1998.

Bob’s governance experience includes Spring House (a women’s shelter), Affordable Housing Alliance, Pro Mujer (a microfinance and women’s empowerment organization serving over 300,000 women in 23 countries in Latin America), and United Way of Monmouth & Ocean Counties (Chairman, five years). He earned a BA from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from Fordham University.

Don Yee

Board Chair, Aerometals; Independent Director, Lundberg Family Farms & the FAT Group of Companies

Don has previously also served as an independent board director for numerous private companies, including Blue Diamond (recognized as a Private Company Board of the Year), where he served as Audit Committee Chair and was instrumental on the CEO/board director search and executive compensation committees. He is a recognized advisor on private company board excellence and in scaling private companies with profitable growth strategies.

Don has also been the CEO of private businesses and has led several to multi-billion dollar levels. He was also a Managing Partner at EY Consulting with domestic and global companies on strategy, organization, performance management and business transformations.  Don has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow. 

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