James R. Scapa brings nearly 40 years of engineering experience to his dual role of chairman and CEO of Altair, a title he has held since the company's inception in 1985.

Through Scapa's leadership, the company is now a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Today, the company employs more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creatives with more than 74 offices in 27 countries.

With more than 13,000 customers globally, Altair's vision is to leverage computational science to drive innovation and intelligent decisions for a more connected, safe, and sustainable future.

Scapa earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and a master of business administration degree from University of Michigan.

As Google’s vice president for North American Partner Ecosystem and Channels with more than 25 years of IT industry experience, Jim Anderson works with customers to leverage emerging cloud, AI, and data analytics technologies to turn data into insights and accelerate digital transformations. Known for his experience in helping companies take advantage of market transitions to meet growth opportunities, Anderson was selected by Savoy magazine as one of the “Most Influential Black Americans in Corporate America” in 2020.

Previously, Anderson held several transformational leadership roles, including serving as the vice president of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $2B Cloud Service Provider business; the president of the Americas for BAE Systems Applied Intelligence; global sales director of Unified Computing at Cisco; and vice president of enterprise sales for Dell’s Public Sector.

Anderson holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University. He previously served as an independent board director for the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming as well as chairman of the board for Make-a-Wish of Central Texas. He is a board member for the Education Reform Network, a member of Executive Leadership Council, and was a member of the GTM Advisory Board for CapitalG (Alphabet’s independent growth fund).

With more than 25 years of industry experience, Shekar is the chairman and CEO of Arrcus, Inc., a networking technology company. He is also a venture partner at NTTVC. He has a wealth of consulting, strategy, and technical expertise in electronics, telecommunications, and software markets and has an outstanding track record of efficiently scaling technology businesses including both organic and inorganic growth.

Shekar was an executive vice president and general manager for VMware’s telco and edge cloud business unit and previously held other leadership positions at VMware including as the company’s executive vice president of strategy and corporate development. Prior to joining VMware, Shekar held executive positions at BindView and Instantis, and advised executive management through roles at Lucent Technologies and McKinsey & Company. He also was an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Lafayette College and conducted research at Bell Laboratories.

Shekar earned a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; a PhD and master of science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University; and a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

He has advised on the Boards of MobiledgeX, Cohere, U.S. India Business Council, Puppet, and the VMware Foundation. He is currently on the California board for Room to Read, a non-profit focused on eliminating illiteracy and gender inequality.

Mary C. Boyce is a noted educator, researcher, and leader. She is Provost of Columbia University in the City of New York, where she was previously Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering. Prior to joining Columbia, Boyce served on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 25 years, leading the Mechanical Engineering Department from 2008 to 2013.

Boyce’s research focuses on materials and mechanics, particularly in the areas of multi-scale and nonlinear mechanics of polymers and soft composites. Her work has been documented in more than 170 archival journal articles spanning materials, mechanics, and physics. She has mentored over 40 M.S. thesis students and over 25 PhD students and has been widely recognized for her scholarly contributions, including election as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. Boyce led the education and research mission of Columbia Engineering with more than 200 faculty, 15,000 undergraduate students, 2,500 graduate students, and 100 postdoctoral fellows.

Boyce earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a master’s degree and PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT.

Sandy Carter has more than 20 years of experience of demonstrated success in the technology industry and has held leadership roles in some of the most prominent companies in the world, including Amazon and IBM Corporation. She was also a founder and CEO of Silicon Blitz, a Silicon Valley startup. Currently, Sandy is chief operating officer and head of business development at Unstoppable Domains Inc., a software company that specializes in building domains on blockchains.

Previously, she was the vice president of Public Sector Partners and Programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) where she secured some of AWS Public Sector’s largest partnerships, innovated new revenue streams, and implemented business strategies that increased partner participation by 54% on average. With AWS, she also spearheaded organizations that prioritized racial and gender diversity and created the Women of EC2 group, the Women of the C-Suite group, and founded the Think Big for Small Business program, which “offers small and/or minority-owned public sector organizations unique access to business, technical, and marketing support.”

Sandy also holds a position on the board of Girls in Tech, a global nonprofit organization of more than 60,000 that’s dedicated to eliminating the gender gap in the international tech industry, and she’s an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley. And outside of her corporate and academic ventures, she’s authored five books about business, social media, and marketing, was named to Forbes’ “Global Top 40 Marketing Masters” list, and CNN’s “10 Most Powerful Women in Tech of M2M” list. She’s an international speaker and influencer, and has presented on topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing in more than 80 countries.

Carter earned a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing/technology management from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Duke University.

Steve Earhart is a CPA/MBA with a career that includes more than 40 years of finance and operating experience focused on technology and consumer companies, publicly and privately held. His specialties include business strategy, acquisition optimization and corporate finance.

Earhart retired from Motorola, Inc. in 2003 as senior vice president of finance where he made contributions in the launch of the cellular industry, the opening of Japan, China and several European markets to cellular technology, venture investment for market development, and capital formation for overall corporate stability.

Post Motorola, Earhart joined SSA Global Technologies as executive vice president and chief financial officer. During his tenure revenue grew three-fold largely through acquisition achievement. He led SSA's initial public offering and later led the company’s sale to Infor Global Technologies where he became chief financial officer of Infor Global post-closing. In 2009, Earhart joined Torex Ltd. as executive vice president and chief financial officer with a focus on the company's operational turnaround. In 2012, Earhart joined World Kitchen LLC as chief financial officer and he held this position until 2017.

Earhart earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting science from University of Illinois and a master of business administration degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Trace Harris is a finance, strategy, and business development executive who has spent 20 years managing transactions, leading teams, and serving as a board member for global media and technology companies.

Harris serves as director on the boards of Ziff Davis [ZD], a digital media and internet company and USA Climbing, the national governing board of the sport of competition climbing. Through its sale in July 2022, she served as lead independent director of Bungie, the video game developer of Halo and Destiny.

Harris' professional experience includes 13 years with Vivendi, ultimately as its senior U.S. executive for strategy, finance, M&A, and business innovation. She was previously senior vice president of strategic development for Universal Studios Television Group, where she was responsible for international television strategies and launched its first international television network. Prior to Universal Studios, Harris was director of finance and channel operations for Warner Bros. International Channels. She began her career at JP Morgan in New York.

Harris earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA in finance from Yale School of Management.