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The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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Stephane Bello
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters
Stephane Bello is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters. He assumed this role on January 1, 2012 after recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Professional division for four years. Bello joined the company in 2001 as a Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Thomson Corporation where he was responsible for the company’s global treasury operations, risk management and capital markets activities. In addition to these responsibilities, he led the company’s business development activities which included the divestiture of the Thomson Learning business and the acquisition of the Reuters Group. Prior to joining the company, Bello held several positions at General Motors in its treasury division, including regional Treasurer of General Motors Europe and Assistant Treasurer of General Motors in New York. Bello holds degrees in Law and Economic Law from the Universite libre de Bruxelles and is fluent in French, Spanish and English.
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About Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.
Josh Troy
Co-Founder & CFO of Urbint
Josh Troy is the Head of Ops & Finance at Urbint.
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About Urbint: Urbint predicts threats to workers and critical infrastructure to stop incidents before they happen.

John C. R. Hele
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of MetLife
John Hele is executive vice president & chief financial officer for MetLife, Inc. and a member of the company’s executive group. Appointed to this position in September 2012, Hele oversees all financial management matters for MetLife, including financial reporting, treasury, corporate actuarial, tax, investor relations as well as mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining MetLife, Hele was executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Arch Capital Group Ltd., a public limited liability company that writes insurance and reinsurance globally through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe and Canada. Prior to joining Arch Capital in 2009, Hele was chief financial officer and a member of the executive board of ING Group N.V., one of the largest global financial services companies. As CFO, Hele was based in Amsterdam and had responsibility for a financial function on five continents. He was also responsible for financial controls and reporting as well as capital management and tax reporting. During his six-year tenure at ING, Hele was also deputy chief financial officer, general manager, and chief insurance risk officer, responsible for global insurance risk management. Hele also served as group actuary. Hele served as founder, president and chief executive officer of Worldinsure, Bermuda, a technology company that automated life insurance underwriting, from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with Merrill Lynch in investment banking, marketing and finance positions in the U.S. In his last role at Merrill Lynch, Hele was responsible for providing strategic and financing advice to leading life insurance chief executive officers and chief financial officers in North and South America. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Hele held various actuarial, finance and business roles at Crown Life in Toronto. Hele has been a member of the CFO Forum in Europe, the chair of the Chief Risk Officer Forum, and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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About MetLife: MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
William Corrigan
Chief Financial Officer of Alera Group
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About Alera Group: Alera Group is an independent, national insurance and financial services firm.

Robert S. Lynch
Executive Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer of Stroz Friedberg
Executive Managing Director & CFO at Stroz Friedberg.
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About Stroz Friedberg: Stroz Friedberg is a technical consulting and services company, providing solutions for clients to manage digital risks.
Nick Gorgievski
Chief Financial Officer of Public Employer Risk Management Association
Mr. Gorgievski acts as chief fiscal officer and is responsible for all PERMA financial activities. He is a key advisor to the President and Executive Vice President in planning and policy matters including management of PERMA’s investment portfolio. Mr. Gorgievski develops the NEAMI budget and manages and develops cost-effective facilities.
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About Public Employer Risk Management Association: Public Employer Risk Management Association is a provider of workers compensation for public entities.