by Admin | Jun 21, 2022
Barry Nolan currently serves as Senior Advisor on the congressional staff of US Representative Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and teaches journalism at Boston University as an adjunct professor. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Emerge, a Boston based non-profit that provides counseling and education to prevent domestic violence. He previously served on Capitol Hill as Communications Director for the House/Senate Joint Economic Committee and as Communications Director for Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman
Prior to his political career, he spent three decades as a multi-Emmy Award winning television journalist, producer and commentator traveling the world to cover an enormous range of stories. He has hosted network programs on ABC, Fox, and in syndication. He is a regular panelist on Says You, a weekly NPR radio show described by Time magazine as a “party for smarties,” is happily married to BU professor Garland Waller and lives in Newton.
by Admin | Jun 21, 2022
Ms. Nobue Mita is a graduate of the Department of French Literature at Rikkyo University. She worked at Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Corporation as an event producer for a prominent shef.
Ms. Mita is the founder of the Rakushokai – a monthly study group for business executive with special prominent lecturer, held for eight years since September of 2006.
In 2011, Ms. Mita organized a charity concert for the Great East Japan Earthquake with a former Japanese ambassador to the United States.
In 2012, Ms. Mita organized a Christmas charity bazaar for the Great East Japan Earthquake at the Tokyo American Club.
Ms. Mita has been the representative of the Boston Global Forum JAPAN since March 2013.
by Admin | Jun 21, 2022
Lyndon Haviland holds a masters and doctorate degree in public health from Columbia University’s Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, and has completed Advanced Management & Leadership training at Harvard Business School. In 1993, she was awarded The John and Kathleen Gorman Public Health Humanitarian Award from Columbia University.
With more than 25 years experience in domestic and international public health, Dr. Haviland has worked with a wide range of organizations including UNAIDS, the UN Department of Public Information, the UN Foundation, UN Women, the UN Development Program, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Medical Corps, the CUNY School of Public Health, the American Public Health Association (APHA), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), the American Legacy Foundation, Earth Echo International, GAVI, Darkness to Light, Policy Wisdom, Forest Trends, and the Aspen Institute.
Highly respected as a leader, moderator, speaker, and fundraiser, Lyndon has advised heads of state and agency leaders on maternal and child health, access to vaccines, sexual and reproductive health, tobacco control, and health promotion/disease prevention. She is a passionate advocate for human rights and is dedicated to bringing individuals and organizations together to achieve lasting social change.
by Admin | Jun 21, 2022
MARCEL R. ZUTTER, born in 1961 in Basel/ Switzerland, has more than 30 years of international experience in financial services and technology. He is the Founder and Chairman of Parsumo Capital in Zurich, a quant asset management company leveraging investor behavior research. He is also an Angel Investor in the ICT and Fintech area and supports young entrepreneurs in Europe.
Mr. Zutter has worked in the institutional services business in Europe, Asia and the U.S in executive as well as board capacity. He also advised for many years some of the most sophisticated institutional investors across the globe on strategic, technology, asset and risk management topics. Already early in his career he developed a keen interest in understanding how technology can help change business models profoundly. It started at university with the development of a new approach to market research for innovative products and has never stopped to fascinate him.
Prior to founding Parsumo Capital in 2010 he was executive vice president/chief operating officer of State Street Global Markets in Boston and a Member of Executive Management. He had responsibility for strategy development, Fintech business, technology and operations. He led many of State Street’s initiatives to become a global market leader in new, alternative business platforms, thereby using technology, algorithms and processes in smart ways. He was also a key part of State Street Associates, an investment research think tank collaborating with academics from Harvard and MIT which combined unique information with big data processing/analysis
His previous role included responsibility for State Street’s Executive Operations and Strategy Group. During that time he lead key projects that helped to further advance State Street’s global expansion and positioning. Prior to this he was a managing director based in Zurich, Switzerland, responsible for the business build-up in Southern and Eastern Europe.
Prior to joining State Street in 1997, Mr. Zutter was a managing director at Credit Suisse Group. He held various management positions in asset management and securities brokerage over his 10 years there. He also worked as a research analyst for Baring Securities in Hong Kong and Singapore. Prior to his career in the financial services industry he was a consultant for Prognos AG in Basle, specializing in market analysis and strategy development for innovative products/new technologies, supporting major multinational organizations.
Upon his return to Switzerland in 2010 he founded Parsumo Capital and Axopa Partners, a global initiative to create a conflict-free trading platform for buy-side institutions only.
Marcel R. Zutter holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Economics from Basle University, Switzerland. He is a graduate of the International Bankers School in New York and the Swiss Banking School in Zurich and also completed the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School in Boston
He is married and the proud father of three children. He enjoys various sports, music and is curiously learning every day.
