Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, the 16th president of The Ohio State University, strives to establish OSU as the model land-grant university for the 21st century. Her vision includes pathways to a debt-free undergraduate education among initiatives in research, faculty development, innovation,and safety and well-being. She was chancellor at the State University of New York System before joining Ohio State and previously served as the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at John Hopkins University and the dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Johnson earned her BS, MS and PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University and has also received six honorary degrees.

Veronica Meinhard is the President and Founder of Juniper Philanthropy Partners, a consulting company focused on helping university leaders, philanthropists and organizations unlock their philanthropic potential. Prior to Juniper, she served as a Senior Advisor for Advancement Strategies and Policy at the State University of New York. She has also held several leadership roles in advancement at the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Florida, her alma mater. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Meinhard earned a BS in sports management from the University of Florida, where she was a four-time All-American swimmer, and an MBA from the Universidad de Alcala de Henares in Madrid, Spain.