Andrew Busch is the former 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US government and economic futurist. He was previously the CEO and founder of Bering Productions, Inc. and was the Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist for Bank of Montreal in Chicago. Andrew is author of the book “World Event Trading”, and he is now a highly sought-after consultant and keynote speaker.

Current PPAI Board Chair, Andrew Spellman is the vice president corporate markets for Therabody.  He formerly served as the senior vice president and general manager for Magnet, LLC.  Prior to his tenure at Magnet, Andrew was the vice president corporate markets for Victorinox Swiss Army where he successfully managed their branded products division for over 14 years.

Becki Heinen is the Director of Client Experience at DCX where she has led and built out the Client Experience divisions of the company.  Prior to DCX, she held Partner Development Leadership and Business Development roles at Facilisgroup.  Becki has served on the WLC workgroup, as well as the PPEF Board of Trustees where she is currently the Board Chair. 

Brittany David, MAS is the Chief Revenue Officer at SnugZ USA. She is an 18-year veteran of the promotional products industry. Brittany served on the PPAI Board of Directors from 2016 – 2020, serving as Chair in 2019 and various committees throughout the years. She is a PPAI Fellow and was awarded the PPAI Woman of Achievement in 2023. 

Bruce Barnet is the COO of Charles River Apparel and joined the company in 2012.  He brings over 35 years of experience working as a financial and operational executive in complex international public and privately held companies.  He is an active industry volunteer who currently serves on the Board of the Promotional Products Educational Foundation (PPEF) as Finance Chair and on the PPAI Investment Committee.

Chris Anderson joined the promotional products industry in 2002 with supplier HandStands and became president of the company in 2009 and CEO in 2010. Under his leadership, HandStands expanded its distribution into 138 countries and closed multiple strategic acquisitions, including the sale of the business to HPG in 2018. Anderson became CEO of HPG in 2019.

Dan Pantano, President and CEO at alphabroder, joined the company in 2013 as President. His advancement to President & CEO took shape in the Spring of 2021. Prior to alphabroder, Dan spent 20+ years working for three different fortune 500 companies – Baxter Healthcare, McKesson and Thermo Fisher Scientific…all leaders in their respective markets.

Daniel joined Bluesign in 2021 as the CEO and wants to continue to galvanize suppliers, manufacturers, and brands to reduce the overall footprint of the textile industry and enable a better, safer, and more interconnected world.  Prior to Bluesign, Daniel’s career has centered around sustainability at different organizations in such roles as Executive Director, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, and Group Vice President, Corporate Communications and Sustainability.

Denise Taschereau, Co-Founder and CEO at Fairware launched the company after realizing how difficult it was to source promotional merchandise that reflected the social and environmental priorities of the many of the brands and organizations she admired. Previously, Denise oversaw the Mountain Equipment Co-op’s national environmental programs, community grant-making and ethical sourcing programs, and wrote their award winning first Sustainability Report. She is currently a board member of PromoCares.

George Cardon-Bystry is the Co-Founder and CEO at Edison House, a members-only social club located in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He and his brother co-founded Edison House in 2019.  He earned his BA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.  

Jeff Dyer (Ph.D UCLA) is the Horace Beesley Distinguished professor of strategy at BYU, has taught at the Wharton School for 22 years, and cofounded the Innovator’s DNA Consultancy, advising firms like AT&T, Adobe, Danaher, GlaxoSmithKline, Intel, J&J, and Microsoft.  He is the author of two Harvard Press bestsellers, The Innovator’s DNA and The Innovator’s Method, and nine Harvard Business Review articles. 

Kevin Walsh currently serves as President of Showdown Displays where he has led the company to become the #14Top Supplier in PPAI’s Top 100 Listing.  He joined Showdown Displays in 2011 originally as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. Kevin has been a proud member of the PPAI Board of Directors since 2020 and is the immediate past Board Chair, as well as a member of the PPAI Executive Committee.

Melanie Robinson is the CEO of WEBB Production, an employee-owned company in Salt Lake City.  She has additional experience as a board member, board advisor, and an adjunct college professor in Strategy & Marketing. Melanie is a first-generation college student and earned an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Sam Potolicchio is the Founding Executive Director of American Councils For International Education's Center for Global Leadership and President of the Preparing Global Leaders Forum. He is a columnist for Newsweek Japan, has served as the Distinguished University Professor, Department Chairman and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at RANEPA, Director of Global and Custom Education at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, and a visiting Professor at NYU's DC campus.

Since 1994, Steven Baumgaertner has been the CEO of Cyber-Wear, and in 2015 he became the CEO of Cybergroup International.  Originally from Pretoria, South Africa, Steven grew up in Heidelberg, Germany and studied at the Cooperative State University Karlsruhe. 

Vera Muzzillo is the CEO of Proforma and joined the organization in 2000.  She has been heavily involved and recognized in the printing and promotional products industries, community organizations, as well as the franchising arena through her many professional affiliations and awards over the past few decades.