Dr. Yvette Marsh currently serves as the assistant vice president of Talent Management for the LSU Foundation, a role in which she is responsible for the oversight of all talent management and human resource functions. She previously served as the Director of Training and Development for Louisiana State University and as a consultant with SSA Consultants, an internationally recognized organizational development firm. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a master’s degree in Information Systems and Decision Sciences, and a doctorate in Human Resource Education with an ISDS minor, all from Louisiana State University.  She has served in executive roles on numerous boards, including the Louisiana American Institute of Banking, the Greater Baton Rouge YWCA, Campus Federal Credit Union, LSU's Swine Palace, and the LSU Museum of Art.  

In March 2020, Brittany joined the remarkable team of advancement professionals serving Harvard University as the organization’s first Talent Management leader. In this capacity, she oversees a talent program that is dedicated to making Harvard the employer of choice for the very best professionals to thrive in their advancement careers. Before assuming this role, Brittany served the University of Denver’s advancement office for 14 years, most recently as associate vice chancellor for advancement operations. While her role included resource administration, advancement services, and campaign planning, Brittany’s passion and some of her most fulfilling work has been in talent management. Under her leadership of the talent infrastructure, the University of Denver more than doubled its advancement team over the course of 3 years. The University of Denver is also Brittany’s alma mater; she holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational development from DU and is currently working toward a master’s degree in Management from Harvard University and Master of Divinity degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.

Dr. Justin Fincher currently serves as Interim Chief Deputy to the President and Senior Vice President for Government and Community Relations at Stony Brook University, a role he assumed in August 2024. In this capacity, he acts as the President’s strategic advisor on university priorities, providing counsel on reputation management, crisis prevention, and policy development. He also leads the university’s efforts in government and community relations, strengthening partnerships with civic, business, and elected leaders at all levels. Concurrently, Dr. Fincher remains Executive Director of the Stony Brook Foundation, overseeing its board and philanthropic stewardship.

Dr. Fincher joined Stony Brook in 2021 as Vice President for Advancement, where he led the university’s advancement strategies and fundraising initiatives, achieving record setting milestones. Under his leadership, Stony Brook secured a historic $500 million unrestricted endowment gift and $150 million in climate science funding for The Exchange initiative, enhancing the university’s financial position and impact.

Before his tenure at Stony Brook, Dr. Fincher held leadership roles at The Ohio State University, where he guided multibillion-dollar campaigns, engaged over a million donors, and cultivated significant philanthropic gifts for both academic and medical initiatives. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of the OSU Alumni Association, leading a team of 125 staff and spearheading innovative alumni engagement strategies.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Fincher held key roles at Rutgers University and Johns Hopkins University, where he developed pioneering programs in philanthropy education and donor engagement. His leadership extends to national service with the Council for Advancement

and Support of Education (CASE) and co-founding the Advancement Leadership Lab, a training initiative for senior advancement leaders.

A higher education leader with a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration and a Master of Arts in College Student Personnel, both from the University of Maryland, Dr. Fincher’s national quantitative research has focused on leadership development and sense of belonging across diverse populations. His research expertise includes applying advanced analytics to measure program impact and drive data-informed decision-making in higher education. A summa cum laude graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Dr. Fincher has taught and mentored emerging leaders in the field, contributing to their academic and professional growth

Bukky is the Director of Talent Management and Human Resources at the University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations office. At Cambridge, she is responsible for delivering strategic human resources and talent management programmes tailored to meet the organisation's current and long-term business needs. Bukky also plays a key role in the ROSS Equality Diversity and Inclusion working group (a sub-group of the senior leaders of the top 25 fundraising universities in the UK and Ireland). Before working in development, she worked mainly in the public sector in the UK, leading innovative HR practices to recruit and retain hard-to-recruit roles, researching equality and diversity initiatives to support black and ethnic minority staff and leading significant change programmes.

Bukky is a barrister and solicitor, holds a master's degree in International Business and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She has a coaching qualification from the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. She recently commenced a master's degree in Industrial/Organisational Psychology at Harvard University. Bukky's passion lies in talent management and coaching. She is also a strong advocate of equality, diversity, social mobility and inclusion.