Brian Kearney is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney), the largest Certified Public Accounting (CPA) and consulting firm exclusively focused on the Government. Founded in 1985, Kearney provides auditing, accounting, and consulting services to agencies and offices across the country. As CEO, Brian is responsible for guiding Kearney toward its mission to help make Government work better.
As president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, Geoff Freeman is the leading advocate for the $1.3 trillion U.S. travel and hospitality industry. In this role, Freeman is charged with ensuring the industry’s full recovery from COVID-19, positioning the industry to seize emerging opportunities in a post-pandemic market environment and further establishing travel as a vital economic force in the United States.
Neal Martin’s career in wine began in 1996 as a wine buyer for Japan Airlines where he specialised in Bordeaux and Burgundy. In 2006 Neal was asked by the most influential wine critic in the world, Robert Parker, to join his team at The Wine Advocate where he was the first non-American to hold a position. In December 2012 Neal self-published a 600-page book, Pomerol, that became the standard text for the region, winning the inaugural André Simon John Avery Award and the Louis Roederer Chairman’s Award in 2013. He took over coverage of Bordeaux when Parker retired in 2014. In 2018 Neal accepted a position at Vinous where he covers Bordeaux and Burgundy to the present day.
Jamie Ritchie is a visionary leader and one of the most respected figures in the global wine and spirits industry. With a career spanning over three decades, he has consistently defined excellence and innovation in the industry.
