PARTICIPANTS

Kalpana Raina

Kalpana Raina is the managing partner of 252 Solutions, LLC, an advisory firm. Formerly, Ms Raina was an Executive Vice President with The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. During her eighteen-year career at the bank, she held a variety of leadership positions in the U.S, Europe and Asia. She has expertise in finance, creating alliances and partnerships, extending operations globally and cross-cultural management.

Ms Raina has a Master's degree from McMaster University, Canada and undergraduate and graduate degrees from Punjab University, India. She currently serves on the board of directors of RealNetworks, Inc., (NASDAQ- RNWK), John Wiley & Sons (NYSE-JWA), Information Services Group (NASDAQ-III), Yellow Media Group (Toronto Exchange) and The World Policy Institute (WPI). She also serves on several Advisory Boards. She is a member of The National Association of Corporate Directors, a Co-Chair for Asia for Women Corporate Directors and a past member of The US-India Business Council.