Bobbi Silten
Chief of People & Culture and Managing Director US Consulting, FSG

Faciliated by Haley Velletri

Bobbi Silten is a senior leader at FSG, a global nonprofit that partners with foundations and corporations to advance equity through customized consulting, learning communities and thought leadership. She is the Chief of People & Culture and is a Managing Director in the U.S. corporate consulting practice. Prior to this role, Bobbi was the interim co-CEO of FSG while the organization searched for its new leader, and prior to that the Managing Director of the Shared Value Initiative. She is the co-editor of the Purpose Playbook, a guide to help business leaders put purpose into practice with shared value. She is also the co-author of the guide to Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose and co-founded FSG’s Purpose Studio.

Bobbi has been a long-time practitioner of leading social change through business and brings deep experience as a purpose-driven leader with over three decades of corporate experience. Previously, Bobbi spent 12 years at Gap Inc. where, in her most recent role, she served as Executive Vice President, Global Talent & Sustainability. Bobbi sat on the company’s senior leadership team and oversaw global talent, communications, government affairs, sustainability, and Gap Foundation. Bobbi was also on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. She joined Gap Inc. in 2005 as the head of Gap Foundation and led the transformation of the organization based on a shared value strategy. Prior to joining Gap Inc., Bobbi spent a decade at Levi Strauss & Co., with her last five years as President of Dockers U.S. She was on the Board of Directors of the company’s Red Tab Foundation which serves employees and retirees, and the Levi Strauss Foundation. She began her career in advertising and was with Foote, Cone & Belding/SF for 11 years.

Bobbi co-founded and chaired Reimagining Service, a national cross-sector effort to increase the impact of volunteering in the U.S. and was a founding board member of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety. In 2011, she was appointed by President Obama to serve on the White House Council for Community Solutions. In 2020-21, she was the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Systemic Inequalities and Social Cohesion. In 2021-22, she was a special advisor focused on ESG matters to the KKR Acquisition Holdings Corp. Bobbi is currently on the board of directors of the Truist Foundation, an advisor to the LifeHikes Foundation, and an emeritus board member of Summer Search.

Global Director, Social Impact, Coursera

Faciliated by Jeanne Metzger

Dr. Tjuan Dogan is a philanthropic and social impact strategist dedicated to increasing educational access and opportunity. As Global Director of Social Impact at Coursera, she develops strategies to impact global societies and transform lives through learning. Coursera, a certified B Corp, is one of the world’s leading online learning platforms with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Dogan has held leadership positions in philanthropy and CSR at IBM, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Emory University, and the Southern Education Foundation. She is a 2021 recipient of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Award, which honors individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to corporate responsibility and integrated relevant societal concerns into their company’s business practices. She received the 2020 Emory Staff Sustainability Innovator Award while serving as Emory University’s Assistant Vice President for Social Impact Innovation. A native South Carolinian, Dogan earned her PhD in education, with a concentration in business management, from the University of South Carolina, followed by a yearlong fellowship at Harvard Business School. A dedicated lifelong learner, in 2022, she completed a Master of Religion and Public Life at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, where her research focused on the intersections of faith, philanthropy and social justice. Dogan serves on the Board of Directors of Science ATL, serves on the community committee with the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, and is a volunteer Camp CEO mentor with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.

Rick Jordan
VP, DICKS’s Sporting Goods Foundation, DICK’S Sporting Goods

Facilitated by Rahman Khan

Rick grew up outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and attended Pennsylvania State University. Ready for a new challenge, Rick drove across the country and joined the Las Vegas community. After starting a family and having some amazing life experiences, he moved back to the Steel City in 2017.

As a purpose-driven leader with over 15 years of human resources experience, he has worked for Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Resort & Casino, Zappos.com, UPMC, and is currently the Vice President of the DICK’S Sporting Foundation at DICK’S Sporting Goods.

In his current role at the DICK’S Foundation, Rick and his team are committed to making an impact in the communities they serve, focusing on three key areas: inspiring and enabling youth sports participation, disrupting education, and preserving and protecting our public lands.

When he is not working with his talented teammates at DICK’S, you can find him exploring Pittsburgh’s rich culture and history, spending time with his family, and testing his culinary skills at home.

About The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with a mission to inspire and enable sports participation. It was created by DICK’S Sporting Goods as a private corporate foundation to support DICK’S charitable and philanthropic activities. Driven by its belief that sports have the power to change lives, The DICK’S Foundation champions youth sports and provides grants and support to under-resourced teams and athletes through its Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. Additional information about The DICK’S Foundation can be found on www.sportsmatter.org.

Carlos Pagoaga
President, The Coca-Cola Foundation and Vice President, Global Community Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company

Facilitated by Leanne Posko

Carlos Pagoaga is President for The Coca-Cola Foundation where he is responsible for directing The Coca-Cola Foundation’s global recycling initiatives. He has 33 years of national and international experience in external facing roles including Community Relations, Public Relations and Grant Management with The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation.

He is involved in numerous community activities. Pagoaga currently serves as Vice Chair, Board of Directors of Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals, Communications Committee Chair at the Piedmont Park Conservancy, and board of trustees’ member for The Nature Conservancy of Georgia and the Trust for Public Lands Georgia Chapter. He previously served as chairman of the National Hispanic Corporate Council, The Latin American Association, and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Regional Leadership Institute’s Class of 1997 and the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2009.

Prior to working for The Coca-Cola Company, he served as vice president of Marketing for Custom Designs of Atlanta where his responsibilities included oversight of the Customer Service, Advertising and Vendor Departments.

Curley Dossman, Jr.
President, Georgia-Pacific Community Programs

Facilitated by Beverly Ferguson

Curley M. Dossman Jr. is president Community Programs at Georgia-Pacific and Vice President of Koch Charitable Community Fund. He oversees all the company’s community-based programs nationwide and the company’s philanthropic giving. He works closely with Chief Executive Officer, company executives, and civic leaders in Atlanta and across the country. Advises senior management and HR leaders on cultural issues and diversity strategies across all Koch Companies.

Curley received a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1973 and a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1976. Since that time, he has assumed positions of increasing responsibility in the government and public affairs arena. In 1984 Curley joined AT&T as Regional Attorney for the Southeastern U.S. Just prior to joining GP in late 1994, he was state vice president, government affairs for AT&T, where he was responsible for representing that corporation’s interests in the legislative, regulatory and industry relations areas. A native of Louisiana, Curley served for several years as legislative assistant and special assistant for U.S. Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana).

Curley’s wife Jennifer is an Honors Graduate of Spelman College. They have a son Jonathan, who is also a graduate of Morehouse College.

Natasha Cavanaugh
Vice President, Social & Environmental Impact, Twilio

Facilitated by Andrea Bell

As Vice President, Social & Environmental Impact at Twilio, Natasha puts purpose into action leading the teams responsible for crisis response, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), employee impact, grants, and impact investing. She also partners with Legal on ethical product use.

Prior to joining Twilio, Natasha served as an executive leader and advisor to leading multinational corporations, universities, hospitals, and humanitarian organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – one of the world’s largest private foundations with an endowment exceeding $40 billion. Outside of work, you will find Natasha on the sidelines coaching middle school girls basketball. Natasha has a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA in Economics and MA in Sociology from Stanford University.

Velva Dawson, J&J

Facilitated by Deidra Parish Williams