Juliette Samson is a trusted board member, currently serving on the boards of Targatek, Inc. a SaaS startup focusing on empowering executives through AI and Machine Learning, as well as the National Kidney Foundation. From 2019 to 2022 Samson served on the Board of Directors at The Channel Company. Samson serves as the Chair of the Technology Committee and Co-Chair of the Human Capital Committee at Targatek, Inc., a ML/ AI SaaS startup leading the “anywhere, anytime workforce” evolution. Tapped to serve on the Board in 2021, Samson has led the strategic direction and build of the company’s platform, while uniting and building consensus among board members for a clear vision and differentiating strategy for the company’s growth plan. Additionally, Samson was tapped to serve on the Board of the National Kidney Foundation in 2022 to provide strategic leadership, working collaboratively with other board members to set the direction for this national non-profit and to provide analytical thinking and decision-making to enable the organization to execute its strategic plan and mission over the next decade. In addition to being a Board Director, Samson was appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the high-profile Golf Committee in January of 2024. Samson comes from a distinguished career, serving as a C-suite Executive leading Global Operations and Technology for Fortune 50 and mid-cap companies across Pharmaceutical, Financial, Telecommunications, Transportation, Food and Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods. She has held CIO and Executive Director roles at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, World Finer Foods, and Genpro, Inc. – a leading Freight Logistics Broker – where she currently serves as CIO. Known for leading Technology Transformation, multi-billion-dollar M&A integrations, and global teams of 500+ in IT, Supply Chain / Delivery Operations, and Global Network Services, Samson has built her reputation on architecting and implementing industry-setting, innovative technology and business strategies to propel sustained growth while realizing tens of millions of dollars in savings and revenue. Prior to joining Genpro, Inc. in March 2023, Samson led technology transformation at World Finer Foods, a $200M year revenue food distribution and marketing company as CIO and VP of Supply Chain where she drove significant efficiencies resulting in $8-$10M cost savings over 8 years with zero headcount reductions. Additional transformation successes for Samson include leading the integrations for the merger and acquisition of Wyeth and divestitures to Zoetis and Nestle while serving as Executive Director of IT Strategy/Operations & Portfolio at Pfizer and supporting 5 acquisitions – including the BlackRock disentanglement – while at Merrill Lynch. Earlier in her career, Samson held Director roles at AT&T Network Systems and Lucent Technologies serving in Customer Delivery/Operations and Marketing/Business Development where she led new business ventures, spearheaded factory builds and supply chain improvements enabling 1.1B+ revenue (Lucent) and 200% YoY growth (AT&T). A true pioneer and thought leader in her field, Samson has been quoted in Bill Adams Jr.’s recent book Outfocus: Harness the Power of Collaboration, where she was interviewed about her role as Chair at Targatek. She is also honored to be featured in a chapter of the 2024 book series Empowering Women in STEM, which is scheduled to be published in July of this year.