As Chief People Officer at Synopsys, a global leader in silicon-to-systems design solutions, Jill Larsen is steering the company’s People and Places organization to build a workforce that can match the pace of AI-driven transformation. Drawing on nearly three decades of HR leadership, she is focused on creating employee experiences powered by automation and data, strategies that allow talent to focus on higher-value work…

Cian Weeresinghe, Chief Marketing Officer at Wise, is known for prioritizing clarity over complexity, especially when the pressure mounts. At Wise, where autonomous teams are a core part of the company culture, Weeresinghe sees leadership not as rigid authority, but as responsive direction-setting. When a crisis strikes, he’s quick to “take the handle of the tiller” and make confident, transparent decisions…

Ed Hallen, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Klaviyo, has built his career on a straightforward principle: if a customer has a real problem and you solve it, they’ll pay you and tell others. That early, almost scrappy mindset continues to guide Klaviyo’s long-term approach to growth, even as the company has gone public and scaled to thousands of employees…