Heather Upshaw is the economic development manager at the City of Herriman. She holds a Bachelor's degree in marketing management from Western Governors University.

Ze Min Xiao is the director of the Mayor's Office for New Americans at Salt Lake County. She also serves as community innovation manager at the Office of Community Innovation Partnerships. She has previously served as assistant director of the Women’s Business Center of the Salt Lake Chamber. She holds a Master of Art in community leadership from Westminster College. 

Crys Lee is the executive director of Bike Utah. Prior to this role, she has served as executive director of Empower Playgrounds, Inc. and the marketing assistant for the Romney Institute of Public Management. She earned an MPA in social innovation from Brigham Young University. 

Tim Sheehan serves as the Vice President of Government and Community Relations for Salt Lake Community College. In that role he provides leadership for the college and oversees federal, state and local government relations. Tim also has government relations experience in the private sector, having worked as the government relations manager for two different companies. He has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from Brigham Young University.

Todd Brightwell is the co-founder as well as president and CEO of Advisors Consulting Services. Before establishing Advisors Consulting Services, Todd was the COO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) for more than a decade. He has served on many boards throughout the state and is currently the executive director of the Utah Woolen Mills “Suited for Good” foundation.

Carolyn Sharette is the executive director at American Preparatory Schools. 

Robin Carbaugh is the president of Carbaugh Associates. She earned her Master of Urban Planning from the University of Utah. 

Ibi Guevara is chair for the Utah District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI Utah) and vice president of business development and marketing at Hunt Electric. Previously, she has worked as a sales manager for Sales Consulting. She holds an MBA in marketing and business management from Colorado Technical University. 

Stephen Alfandre is a founding principal of Urban Alfandre. Prior to this role, he worked with the Bozzuto Group to manage residential developments. Stephen received an MBA in real estate and entrepreneurship from Georgetown University.

Michael Hathorne is the president of Commun1ty.one - a community planning & design firm. He has served on the Board of Directors for CNU Utah and previously served as chairman of the Local Host Committee for CNU 21. He holds a Masters degree in urban & environmental planning from Arizona State University.

Christian Gardner is the chair of the University of Utah's Board of Trustees and president and CEO of The Gardner Company. Chrisitan is active in many community and charitable causes including the Board of Directors of the United Way and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He earned a Master of Science in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Clay Christensen is the president of Mountainland Technical College. Prior to this role, he has served as CTE director at Alpine School District. He holds a Master of Science in agriculture education from Utah State University. 

Troy D'Ambrosio is currently the executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah, an assistant dean of the David Eccles School of Business and holds a presidential chair in entrepreneurship. 

Jack Hedge is currently the executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority. Prior to this role, he served as director of the Port of Los Angeles. 

Michael Alder is director of the Office Technology Transfer for Brigham Young University. He previously served as CEO of Emerging Technology Partners.