Deirdre Bolton
Head of Executive Development
Prosek Partners
Deirdre Bolton is the Head of Executive Development at Prosek, where she works exclusively with CEOs, Founders and other C-Suite executives to perfect their communications skills and ensure they are best equipped to handle a wide range of high-stakes situations including media interactions, keynote speeches, analyst presentations, panel appearances and any other speaking opportunities that necessitate clear and effective communications.
Deirdre is an accomplished journalist and TV anchor who draws on her years of experience working at ABC News, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV. She is known for being able to distill complex financial concepts into easily understandable ideas.
Most recently at ABC News, Deirdre covered the global economic consequences of the pandemic and the land war in Europe for “World News Tonight,” “Good Morning America,” “Nightline” and “GMA-3.” Throughout her TV career, she has been reported on numerous events that have shaped our era, including extensive reporting on the 2007-2008 financial crisis. She also launched the show “Money Moves with Deirdre Bolton” at Bloomberg TV (which focused on capital moving out of stocks and bonds and into alternative assets).
Deirdre began her career as an institutional equity sales trader on Wall Street prior to working in business television.
Head of Executive Development
Prosek Partners
Deirdre Bolton is the Head of Executive Development at Prosek, where she works exclusively with CEOs, Founders and other C-Suite executives to perfect their communications skills and ensure they are best equipped to handle a wide range of high-stakes situations including media interactions, keynote speeches, analyst presentations, panel appearances and any other speaking opportunities that necessitate clear and effective communications.
Deirdre is an accomplished journalist and TV anchor who draws on her years of experience working at ABC News, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV. She is known for being able to distill complex financial concepts into easily understandable ideas.
Most recently at ABC News, Deirdre covered the global economic consequences of the pandemic and the land war in Europe for “World News Tonight,” “Good Morning America,” “Nightline” and “GMA-3.” Throughout her TV career, she has been reported on numerous events that have shaped our era, including extensive reporting on the 2007-2008 financial crisis. She also launched the show “Money Moves with Deirdre Bolton” at Bloomberg TV (which focused on capital moving out of stocks and bonds and into alternative assets).
Deirdre began her career as an institutional equity sales trader on Wall Street prior to working in business television.
Nadia Damouni
Partner
Prosek Partners
Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she provides strategic communications and ongoing counsel to public and private companies as they undergo lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraisings and company launches, IPOs, restructurings, board governance and executive management transitions, as well as other types of crisis management. She also leads executive visibility and media relations programs to increase her clients’ profiles and promote their reputation.
Prior to joining Prosek in 2017, Nadia was a Senior Vice President in Edelman’s Financial Communications & Capital Markets division where she helped grow the firm’s special situations team. Nadia spent the first part of her career as a leading financial journalist covering M&A deals, corporate governance and shareholder activism. During her time as a corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A at Thomson Reuters, Nadia interviewed top leaders in corporate America and Wall Street.
Nadia has been nominated for several major journalism awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award, and has moderated and presented on dozens of panels around the world, including the World Economic Forum in Davos. A champion for women in business, Nadia is a member of The Quorum Initiative, and devotes her time to promoting gender representation in the industry. Nadia earned an MA in International Journalism from City University of London and holds a BA Honors Cum Laude in Communications from Richmond, The American International University in London..
Partner
Prosek Partners
Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she provides strategic communications and ongoing counsel to public and private companies as they undergo lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraisings and company launches, IPOs, restructurings, board governance and executive management transitions, as well as other types of crisis management. She also leads executive visibility and media relations programs to increase her clients’ profiles and promote their reputation.
Prior to joining Prosek in 2017, Nadia was a Senior Vice President in Edelman’s Financial Communications & Capital Markets division where she helped grow the firm’s special situations team. Nadia spent the first part of her career as a leading financial journalist covering M&A deals, corporate governance and shareholder activism. During her time as a corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A at Thomson Reuters, Nadia interviewed top leaders in corporate America and Wall Street.
Nadia has been nominated for several major journalism awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award, and has moderated and presented on dozens of panels around the world, including the World Economic Forum in Davos. A champion for women in business, Nadia is a member of The Quorum Initiative, and devotes her time to promoting gender representation in the industry. Nadia earned an MA in International Journalism from City University of London and holds a BA Honors Cum Laude in Communications from Richmond, The American International University in London..
Karen Niovitch Davis
Partner, Chief Human Resource Officer
Prosek Partners
In her role as Chief Human Resources Officer, Karen has transformed the traditional HR function with a more expansive focus on all aspects of Human Capital. From talent recruitment to career development, she has led the effort to strengthen satisfaction and support for everyone at Prosek. The result is a modern engine for employee growth and empowerment.
Karen manages relationships across the agency, both internally and externally. With years of in-house experience within the industries Prosek serves, her expert understanding of project needs ensures every client is staffed with the perfect team. And her vision for the power of potential has enabled Prosek to scale into new dimensions as the firm continues to add disciplines and attract diverse talent.
Partner, Chief Human Resource Officer
Prosek Partners
In her role as Chief Human Resources Officer, Karen has transformed the traditional HR function with a more expansive focus on all aspects of Human Capital. From talent recruitment to career development, she has led the effort to strengthen satisfaction and support for everyone at Prosek. The result is a modern engine for employee growth and empowerment.
Karen manages relationships across the agency, both internally and externally. With years of in-house experience within the industries Prosek serves, her expert understanding of project needs ensures every client is staffed with the perfect team. And her vision for the power of potential has enabled Prosek to scale into new dimensions as the firm continues to add disciplines and attract diverse talent.
Katie O'Reilly
Partner
Prosek Partners
Katie O’Reilly is a Partner at Prosek and the Head of Network Development and Conference Concierge practice. Before joining Prosek, she was the Executive Director of Business and Program Development at the Milken Institute, where she led the relationship management and program development teams. Her team comprised fifty people in seven different cities worldwide, all focused on securing financial supporters for the Institute’s global programs. Over her nearly 15-year career with the Institute, Katie worked with global CEOs, government leaders and prominent philanthropists to craft programs to accelerate their brands globally. Katie began her career as a community organizer and policy analyst focused on welfare reform and homelessness and later ran United Way’s major accounts portfolio.
Active in many organizations, Katie currently serves as co-chair of the U.S. Board of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the largest child health research institute in Australia and one of the top three worldwide. She also serves on the advisory boards of the World Woman Foundation and Beyond Barriers, a platform committed to accelerating women in leadership.
Partner
Prosek Partners
Katie O’Reilly is a Partner at Prosek and the Head of Network Development and Conference Concierge practice. Before joining Prosek, she was the Executive Director of Business and Program Development at the Milken Institute, where she led the relationship management and program development teams. Her team comprised fifty people in seven different cities worldwide, all focused on securing financial supporters for the Institute’s global programs. Over her nearly 15-year career with the Institute, Katie worked with global CEOs, government leaders and prominent philanthropists to craft programs to accelerate their brands globally. Katie began her career as a community organizer and policy analyst focused on welfare reform and homelessness and later ran United Way’s major accounts portfolio.
Active in many organizations, Katie currently serves as co-chair of the U.S. Board of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the largest child health research institute in Australia and one of the top three worldwide. She also serves on the advisory boards of the World Woman Foundation and Beyond Barriers, a platform committed to accelerating women in leadership.
Hannah Wynnyk
President & COO
Kayo Conference Series
Hannah Wynnyk is the President and Chief Operating Officer and leads company strategy, business operations, and cross-functional execution to scale impact and revenue. She brings a people-first leadership style to Kayo’s mission of advancing women in finance through thoughtful growth and team development. Before stepping into this role, Hannah led business development at Kayo and built a 15-year career in luxury retail and ecommerce.
President & COO
Kayo Conference Series
Hannah Wynnyk is the President and Chief Operating Officer and leads company strategy, business operations, and cross-functional execution to scale impact and revenue. She brings a people-first leadership style to Kayo’s mission of advancing women in finance through thoughtful growth and team development. Before stepping into this role, Hannah led business development at Kayo and built a 15-year career in luxury retail and ecommerce.