Katie Eccles is an attorney, Of Counsel, at the law firm Ray, Quinney & Nebeker. She previously clerked for the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. After graduating from Stanford University, with distinction in history, she earned a juris doctorate from Stanford Law School. She was a Note Editor for the Stanford Law Review and president of the Stanford Law Association.

Katie currently sits on the American Cancer Society Board of Directors, where she chairs the governance committee. She serves as a director of the Goldener Hirsch Inn and vice chair of the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation and the Goldener Hirsch Inn. She also serves on the advisory committees for the Emma Eccles Jones Foundation and the George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation. She has served on numerous boards, including Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Hogle Zoo, the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Children’s Museum of Utah, as president of the University of Utah’s Young Alumni Association, chair of the Dilworth Elementary School Community Council and on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School.

Curt Doman is co-founder of Progressive Leasing, the leading fintech provider of lease-to-own solutions (PROG Holdings, Inc. NYSE:PRG). A seasoned entrepreneur and visionary in the financial technology space, Curt has been driving innovation and growth in financial technology solutions for over 25 years.

Curt is a member of PROG Holdings’ Board of Directors. He previously served as PROG Holdings’ Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Product Officer. He also is instrumental in guiding PROG Holdings’ philanthropic efforts through its non-profit arm, the PROG Foundation, and its PROG Youth Development Center. These community resources offer young adults in the greater West Valley City, Utah, area access to in-person and hybrid programming, initiatives, and other offerings designed to develop the skills necessary to positively shape their futures.

Curt began his entrepreneurial journey at 12 with the founding of SoftArt, a loan document programming solution. Following his success with SoftArt, he earned a finance degree from the University of Utah while co-founding International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a leading mortgage services provider. He also acquired and developed Checkstop, LLC, before co-founding Progressive Leasing in 1999, effectively creating the virtual lease-to-own industry while emphasizing principles like grit, innovation, integrity, and valuing people.

In addition to being a prolific angel investor, Curt started the Doman Innovation Studio at the University of Utah. The studio is an incubator that empowers entrepreneurs to realize their potential, create positive change in their communities, and build adaptable processes that allow them to succeed in current and future ventures.

Christena Huntsman Durham is the Director, Executive Vice President, and Vice Chair of the Huntsman Family Foundation. The Huntsman family carries their parents’ legacy and continues to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Christena and her siblings gave an historic gift of $150m in 2019 to create the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHi).

Christena serves as the CEO of the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation (HMHF), which supports the Institute. She is deeply committed to advancing mental health and substance use disorder research. She is a strong advocate for public and private partnerships in tackling policy and healthcare reform, and innovative, community-based solutions to mental health challenges.

In addition to her leadership roles in mental health philanthropy, Christena works tirelessly to find solutions for individuals with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness and families suffering from domestic violence. She is an active board member of several organizations including the National Ability Center, Catholic Community Services, The Road Home, the Jon M. Huntsman Community Shelter Trust, the Moran Eye Center and the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic organizing steering committee.

A lifelong athlete, Christena never misses a morning workout and is always up for a good competition. She’s also known for her expert baking skills as well as her love of reading and travel. Christena and her husband, Rick Durham, her first childhood sweetheart at age 10, share seven children and sixteen beloved grandchildren.

Katharine Garff is board chair of Garff Enterprises, Inc., a director of the Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Foundation, the past chair of the Utah State Board of Education, and a former member of the Utah Board of Regents and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

Katharine and Robert founded the Ken Garff Road to Success, Ken Garff for Good, and Ken Garff Keys to Success programs, which help students succeed academically. She was recognized with the People of Vision Award by Friends for Sight and received the University of Utah’s highest honor, the distinguished alumni award, at the university’s Founders Day 2020 celebration.

She is a member of the University of Utah’s National Advisory Council, a former member of the Crimson Club Board of Directors, and the President’s Club Committee. A wing of the Kahlert Village housing complex is named for her. In April, Junior Achievement of Utah inducted her into the Utah Business Hall of Fame.

Karen C. Marriott was raised in the Washington, D.C. area, completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA, and moved to Utah in the mid-1990s. She raised her three children in Park City, where she has been deeply engaged in civic and nonprofit leadership for nearly three decades.

Marriott serves on the boards of her family’s J.W. and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and the Marriott Daughters Foundation, which she co-founded with her sisters. She also serves on the board of Generation All, focused on breaking cycles of generational trauma, and on the National Advisory Board of the Christian Center of Park City. A former Capital Campaign Chair and Board Member Emerita of Peace House in Summit County, she has long supported organizations advancing community mental health and serving survivors of interpersonal violence.

Marriott previously served six years on the Park City Community Foundation Board, where she helped strengthen initiatives of Summit County’s Mental Wellness Alliance. She is the founder of Serve Park City, which connects volunteers with local nonprofit needs and hosts Park City’s annual 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. In recognition of her sustained volunteerism and community impact, she was named the Park City Rotary Club’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year in 2020. She is an avid skier, hiker, and cyclist and enjoys exploring Utah’s mountains and traveling with her family.

Steve Miller is chairman of the board at the Larry H. Miller Company and governor for Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals FC. Miller, the son of Gail Miller and the late Larry H. Miller, has worked for nearly 40 years for the family business, including as the president of Miller Sports Properties and president of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.

Steve currently serves on the Utah Committee for the Games, which recently secured Salt Lake City-Utah as the host of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. He also serves as the chair of the futures/strategic planning committee and secretary of the board for the Utah Sports Commission.

The Larry H. Miller Company is a family investment firm built on the Miller family’s legacy of business leadership, community building, and philanthropic giving. The Larry H. Miller Company oversees the organization’s portfolio of business platforms and companies spanning real estate, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and investments.

Steve also serves on Waterford School’s board of trustees and on the board of the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

Alex Rose is a senior at the David Eccles School of Business, studying finance and entrepreneurship. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and continues to devote his efforts to service through volunteer work for underprivileged communities at Maliheh Free Clinic and by organizing campus food drives. He has demonstrated his passion for student engagement through his previous service as an ASUU Senator for the College of Undergraduate Studies and as a member of the MUSS Board. He has also worked as a clinical researcher at University of Utah Health and values innovation and research initiatives. As student body president, Alex will oversee operations of the Executive Branch of ASUU, serve on many University committees, and advocate for the student body.

Bassam Salem was born in Cairo, Egypt; before his 14th birthday, he had lived and attended school in Egypt, France, England, and the United States, studying in Arabic, English, and French. This diverse upbringing shaped his core beliefs centered on multicultural globalism and humanitarianism.

As the son of a mother who was a chief computer engineer and a father who was a retired air force pilot with doctoral degrees in economics and political science, both of whom immigrated to the U.S. nearly 40 years ago, Bassam's upbringing prioritized academic achievement. He entered high school at age 12, started college at age 15, began programming professionally at age 16, and started his first master's degree at age 20. He completed B.S., M.S., and M.Phil. degrees in computer science, as well as an MBA, all from the University of Utah.

His early professional career was a software engineer and architect at Philips Electronics and IBM Global Services; he spent much of his career building and scaling services organizations within high-growth tech start-ups, such as Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle), Omniture (acquired by Adobe), inContact (acquired by NICE Systems), and MaritzCX (acquired by InMoment). He managed teams as large as 2,100 professionals across 18 offices around the world with responsibility for over $200 million.

In late 2015, Bassam founded start-up consultancy Mindshare Ventures, followed in early 2016 with the incubation of conversational AI company AtlasRTX, the first company started, funded, and scaled within Mindshare Ventures. AtlasRTX was acquired in late 2022 by NICE Systems amid the move to AI-powered customer experience.

Randy Shumway founded Cicero Group, a global management consulting firm, in 2001. In 2017, he was recognized as Utah’s CEO of the Year. Today, Shumway serves as chair of the company, in addition to leading Cicero’s social impact private equity spin-off. Prior to founding Cicero, Shumway was an executive vice president and managing director at Answerthink. He worked for Bain & Company and Dow Chemical before attending graduate school. Shumway currently serves on a host of corporate and non-profit boards. Before being appointed to the U’s Board of Trustees, Shumway also was an adjunct professor of strategy at the David Eccles School of Business. He received a bachelor’s degree in international business from Brigham Young University and an MBA, graduating with highest honors, from the Harvard Business School.

James Sorenson is an attorney practicing in the Salt Lake City office of Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C. He is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights and Litigation sections. His practice is concentrated in creditor’s rights and commercial and bankruptcy litigation. His practice includes commercial and trustee representation in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in actions involving preference, fraudulent transfer, and avoidance actions. As part of his creditor’s rights practice, Jamie represents parties in all aspects of collection matters, foreclosures, replevins, and evictions. In addition to his bankruptcy and creditor’s right practice, Jamie also represents multiple parties in general commercial litigation, including real property disputes, business disputes, and disputes arising in probate court.

Jamie currently serves as President of the Board of Governors for U Alumni. He has previously served as the President of the Utah Minority Bar Association, Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Utah State Bar, as an ex officio member of the Utah State Bar Commission, President of the Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce, and on the founding board for the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion.

Jamie graduated from the University of Utah with degrees in political science and French. He joined Ray Quinney & Nebeker upon graduation from The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C. While in law school, he interned with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division.