 Jim Abbott
| Jim Abbott
| Overcoming the disability he was born with, Jim Abbott persevered to not only pitch for Major League Baseball, but skipped the minor leagues entirely to make his professional debut—only the 15th player in the history of the league ever to do so. He also pitched for Team USA, helping win America’s first Olympic gold medal in baseball. Yet, despite his accomplishments, Abbott possesses one of the most humble and self-effacing demeanors you’ll find, which endears him to audiences captivated by his amazing story. His willingness to adapt made him a success on the mound—and he shows audiences how they too can learn to adapt to circumstances while remaining determined to succeed. He believes that we’re all capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for, a belief that he shares in proving that the potential for excellence that lies within all of us. His autobiography Imperfect: An Improbable Life follows his remarkable journey. | ABBOTT, JIM |
 Rep. Andy Barr
United States House of Representatives | Rep. Andy Barr
United States House of Representatives | U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District since 2013. Congressman Barr is fighting for policies that restore government accountability. In an ongoing effort to be an accessible to citizens of the Sixth Congressional District, Congressman Barr initiated several constituent coalitions focused on finding solutions that will help Kentucky’s Veterans and signature industries. Congressman Barr worked with Congressman Hinojosa from Texas to develop and pass the HELP Rural Communities Act, which ensures that Washington bureaucrats don’t needlessly and arbitrarily restrict access to credit for people in rural areas like Bath County, KY. He also collaborated with Congressman Maloney from New York to pass bipartisan legislation correcting the overreach by federal regulators implementing Dodd-Frank that prohibited investments by banks in debt securities issued by collateralized loan obligations. Congressman Barr currently serves on the Committee on Financial Services. | BARR, ANDY |
 Michelle Bowman
Federal Reserve System | Michelle Bowman
Federal Reserve System | Michelle W. Bowman has been serving as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System since Nov. 26, 2018. Initially appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired term, in January 2020 she was reappointed and sworn in for a full 14 year term ending Jan. 31, 2034. Prior to her Board appointment, Bowman served as the Kansas state bank commissioner from January 2017 to November 2018, before which she was vice president of Farmers & Drovers Bank in Kansas from 2010 to 2017. Additional past experience included service in the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, as a counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, as a director at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as a deputy assistant secretary and policy adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Following her time in Washington, Bowman led a government and public affairs consultancy in London before returning to Kansas in 2010. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a JD from the Washburn University School of Law; Bowman is a member of the New York State Bar. | BOWMAN, MICHELLE |
 Mr. Ballard W. Cassady, Jr.
Kentucky Bankers Association | Mr. Ballard W. Cassady, Jr.
Kentucky Bankers Association | | CASSADY, BALLARD |
 Patrick Dix
SHAZAM | Patrick Dix
SHAZAM | Patrick Dix leads SHAZAM’s relationships and partnerships with more than 70 industry organizations and trade associations. The focus of SHAZAM’s strategic alliances is to support the advocacy work of association partners and ensure community financial institutions have a strong voice in the payments industry. Before joining SHAZAM, he spent 25 years as a broadcast journalist, including 16 years as the senior morning news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. | DIX, PATRICK |
 Nathan Gonzales
Inside Elections
Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Gonzales is full of enthusiasm and thought-provoking insights about politics. His recall of facts and figures is incredible, and he is natural, energetic, and engaging on stage. With a combination of reporting and data, Gonzales breaks down the key races and brings valuable context to complex elections. Drawing from personal candidate interviews and more than 20 years covering campaigns, Gonzales combines entertaining anecdotes with historical trends and current polling data to project which candidates are best-positioned to win and which party is most likely to gain control. Gonzales’ winsome approach to politics is refreshing at a time when the country is divided, and he can reliably navigate audiences with differing partisan views.
On Election Night 2016, Nathan was an on-air analyst for Newshour on PBS after working as an off-air consultant for ABC News on their Election Night Decision Desk for 14 years. Previously, he was an editor, analyst, and writer for The Rothenberg Political Report, and worked for CNN as a political analyst and as an associate producer for Capital Gang.
Gonzales has appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC, and has been quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. His work has also appeared on FiveThirtyEight, NBCLatino.com, and in Campaigns & Elections magazine.
Gonzales grew up in Oregon, earned his Master of Arts from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (Washington, DC) and his bachelor of arts from Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, California). He first came to Washington, D.C. as an intern in the White House Press Office and lives in the city with his wife and four children.
| Nathan Gonzales
Inside Elections | Nathan Gonzales is Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, which provides nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate, House, governor, and president. He's also co-host of the Inside Elections Podcast and an Elections Analyst for CQ Roll Call. He tackles elections in a nonpartisan, data-driven, and accessible way and offers audiences some of the most detailed electoral forecasting in the business.
Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Gonzales is full of enthusiasm and thought-provoking insights about politics. His recall of facts and figures is incredible, and he is natural, energetic, and engaging on stage. With a combination of reporting and data, Gonzales breaks down the key races and brings valuable context to complex elections. Drawing from personal candidate interviews and more than 20 years covering campaigns, Gonzales combines entertaining anecdotes with historical trends and current polling data to project which candidates are best-positioned to win and which party is most likely to gain control. Gonzales’ winsome approach to politics is refreshing at a time when the country is divided, and he can reliably navigate audiences with differing partisan views.
On Election Night 2016, Nathan was an on-air analyst for Newshour on PBS after working as an off-air consultant for ABC News on their Election Night Decision Desk for 14 years. Previously, he was an editor, analyst, and writer for The Rothenberg Political Report, and worked for CNN as a political analyst and as an associate producer for Capital Gang.
Gonzales has appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC, and has been quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. His work has also appeared on FiveThirtyEight, NBCLatino.com, and in Campaigns & Elections magazine.
Gonzales grew up in Oregon, earned his Master of Arts from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (Washington, DC) and his bachelor of arts from Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, California). He first came to Washington, D.C. as an intern in the White House Press Office and lives in the city with his wife and four children.
| GONZALES, NATHAN |
 Logan Mallory
Motivosity | Logan Mallory
Motivosity | Logan Mallory is the Vice President of Marketing at Motivosity, an organization that helps companies create winning cultures. He is a keynote speaker on leadership, culture, and living a great life. Logan is an adjunct professor at the Marriott School of Business and has held leadership roles at Log Me In, Jive Communications and Workfront. His wife, four kids and poodle are all favorites. | MALLORY, LOGAN |
 Mr. John T. McGarvey, Esq.
Morgan Pottinger McGarvey | Mr. John T. McGarvey, Esq.
Morgan Pottinger McGarvey | John T. McGarvey’s practice concentrates on secured transactions, municipal law, the representation of banks and other lenders in litigation, and matters under the Uniform Commercial Code. His legal accomplishments have been recognized by his election to the American Law Institute and inclusion in lists such as Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Top Lawyers and Preeminent Attorneys. John is a member of numerous legal organizations, including multiple Uniform Commercial Code task forces and advisory committees. He has held a position on the UCC’s Permanent Editorial Board since 2015. John is an adjunct secured transactions professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and has taught hundreds of seminars on legal issues involving financial institutions and credit extenders. He was named Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” for Banking and Finance Law in Louisville in 2015. John is a shareholder, chairperson of the firm’s Executive Committee and a member of the Marketing Committee. | MCGARVEY, JOHN |
 Rob Nichols
American Bankers Association
Since joining ABA in August 2015, Nichols has led ABA's advocacy efforts, working to ensure that banks of all sizes operate in a policy environment that allows them to best serve their customers and communities. In 2018, Nichols led ABA's successful efforts to win passage of the first major banking bill in nearly a decade. Among other things, the bipartisan legislation modified rules for community banks originally intended for larger institutions.
| Rob Nichols
American Bankers Association | Rob Nichols is the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, the voice of the nation’s $23.7 trillion banking industry and the only organization that represents banks of all sizes and charters in Washington.
Since joining ABA in August 2015, Nichols has led ABA's advocacy efforts, working to ensure that banks of all sizes operate in a policy environment that allows them to best serve their customers and communities. In 2018, Nichols led ABA's successful efforts to win passage of the first major banking bill in nearly a decade. Among other things, the bipartisan legislation modified rules for community banks originally intended for larger institutions.
| NICHOLS, ROB |
 Dr. Lindsey Piegza
Stifel Financial | Dr. Lindsey Piegza
Stifel Financial | Dr. Lindsey Piegza is the Chief Economist for Stifel Financial. She specializes in the research and analysis of economic trends and activity, world economies, financial markets, and monetary and fiscal policies. Prior to her role with Stifel, she was the Senior Economist for an investment bank in New York City for eight years consulting clients in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A highly sought-after speaker across national and international forums, Piegza is often quoted in the business press. She is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN and Fox Business, as well as national radio and other business news outlets. Piegza is also a monthly op-ed contributor for The Hill.
| PIEGZA, LINDSEY |
 Mr. Mark D. Strother
The Commercial Bank of Grayson | Mr. Mark D. Strother
The Commercial Bank of Grayson | | STROTHER, MARK |
 Joe Sullivan
Market Insights
He has been invited to share his insights with international, national, regional and state
associations/leagues as keynote and workshop presenter. Joe is a founding faculty member
for the Graduate School of Banking at Univ. of Wisconsin (Digital Banking School). He also
teaches at the Ohio Bankers League Management School and Washington Bankers
Association (Fintech Executive Development Program). He has presented to hundreds of
audiences on human connection, disruption, fintech, consumer trends, delivery system
planning, marketing, leadership and personal empowerment.
Joe’s passion, energetic style and practical approach engages his audiences and consistently
makes him a top-rated speaker. His unique perspective comes from working side-by-side with
executives and marketers around the U.S. in the development of successful growth strategies.
Joe incorporates these frontline experiences into his presentations and offers insights that
challenge conventional thinking, creating a sense of excited urgency with his audiences. | Joe Sullivan
Market Insights | Joe Sullivan is the CEO and Founder of Market Insights, Inc. – a consulting firm that helps
bring clarity to the complex choices faced by community-based financial institutions by
providing market-specific, data-driven insights and strategies that will position their institutions
for sustainable growth. As a consultant, author, and professional speaker with over 30 years of
experience, the themes of growth, innovation and motivation can be found throughout Joe’s
work.
He has been invited to share his insights with international, national, regional and state
associations/leagues as keynote and workshop presenter. Joe is a founding faculty member
for the Graduate School of Banking at Univ. of Wisconsin (Digital Banking School). He also
teaches at the Ohio Bankers League Management School and Washington Bankers
Association (Fintech Executive Development Program). He has presented to hundreds of
audiences on human connection, disruption, fintech, consumer trends, delivery system
planning, marketing, leadership and personal empowerment.
Joe’s passion, energetic style and practical approach engages his audiences and consistently
makes him a top-rated speaker. His unique perspective comes from working side-by-side with
executives and marketers around the U.S. in the development of successful growth strategies.
Joe incorporates these frontline experiences into his presentations and offers insights that
challenge conventional thinking, creating a sense of excited urgency with his audiences. | SULLIVAN, JOE |