Sonal Shah is the founding President of TAAF. One of the foremost global leaders on social impact and innovation, Shah has started and led social impact efforts in academia, government, and the private and philanthropic sectors for over twenty-five years. Prior to her appointment at TAAF, Shah founded and led Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, a cross-disciplinary center that provided students a first-hand opportunity to work on social impact projects in the public, private and social sectors.

Shah has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. She served as Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, where she was tasked with creating innovative approaches to using technology for social programs across the federal government and with building public-private partnerships at scale. Previously, she worked as an international economist at the Department of Treasury, setting up the central bank in Bosnia, working for post-conflict reconstruction in Kosovo, and implementing poverty reduction strategies in Africa. In the private sector, Shah led technology initiatives for civic voice and impact investing as the head of Global Development Initiatives at Google.org.

Prior to her time at Google.org, she developed the environmental strategy and ran the initiatives for investing in clean technologies at Goldman Sachs. Shah serves on the boards of Oxfam America, the UBS Optimus Foundation, and The Century Foundation. She also serves as an adviser to the Democracy Fund and is coordinating the Initiative on Tech & Society at Georgetown University. In 2020, she served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign.

“Sena” Ayano Senaha is COO, Managing Corporate Executive Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs Division, Finance Division, Risk Management Division, and Corporate Planning and Sustainability Transformation in the Corporate Planning Division, and Director of the Board. She has played a major role in the rapid globalization of the company, leading and contributing to a series of post-merger integrations. Six years after joining the company, she was transferred to newly acquired Advantage Group Limited in London in 2012. She skillfully turned around its financial performance after being appointed Managing Director in 2014. She became Corporate Executive Officer of the company, Chief of Staff at Indeed in 2018, and Director of the Board of Recruit Holdings in 2020. She is credited with aiding the development of a corporate governance structure that neutralizes risks while enabling quick decision-making.

Ezgi Barcenas is AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability Officer, overseeing the company’s sustainability vision and strategy. In this role, Ezgi coordinates across all business functions to advance sustainability and inclusive growth. Her team focuses on agricultural development, water stewardship, circular packaging, climate action and responsible sourcing to build a resilient value chain spanning more than 50 countries. She leads ESG engagement and reporting, and also oversees the 100+ Accelerator, an award-winning program which pilots and scales sustainable innovations. Since joining the company in 2013, Ezgi has held key roles within the Corporate Affairs and Procurement functions. She most recently served as the Global Vice President of Sustainability. Prior to AB InBev, she worked in international trade, public health and international development. Ezgi holds a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, a master’s degree in Environmental Health from Harvard School of Public Health and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

James Quincey is chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. Quincey, who first joined the company in 1996, has held a number of leadership roles around the world. He became CEO in 2017 and was elected chairman of the board in 2019.

Before becoming CEO, Quincey served as president and chief operating officer from 2015 to 2017. From 2013 to 2015, he was president of the company’s Europe Group. Quincey served as president of the Northwest Europe and Nordics business unit from 2008 to 2012.

Quincey joined the company in Atlanta in 1996 as director of learning strategy for the Latin America Group. He went on to serve in a series of operational roles in Latin America, eventually leading to his appointment as president of the South Latin division in 2003. He was president of the company’s Mexico division from 2005 to 2008.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Quincey was a partner in strategy consulting at The Kalchas Group, a spinoff from Bain & Company and McKinsey.

Quincey, who speaks English and Spanish, received a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from the University of Liverpool. He is a native of Britain.