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Tom Joyce is a Managing Director and Capital Markets Strategist within MUFG’s global capital markets and investment banking business.

Based in New York, Mr. Joyce heads a team that creates customized analytical content for multinational U.S. corporates and Fortune 500 companies. His team provides in-depth analysis of the impact of economic, political, public-policy and regulatory dynamics on the U.S. credit, foreign exchange, rates and commodities markets.

Mr. Joyce has 25 years of investment banking experience, having worked in New York, London, Hong Kong, and San Francisco. Over the past 15 years, he conceived of--and developed--the Capital Markets Strategy role, the only position of its kind on Wall Street. He has an M.B.A. from Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University, and a B.A. in political science from Holy Cross College.

General Marks has over 42 years of leadership experience in both the Army and industry. He commanded Soldiers at every level from 2d Lieutenant to Major General. He served as both an infantryman and intelligence officer in some of the most storied and decorated units in our Army to include the 101st Airborne Division, the 82d Airborne Division, 7th Infantry Division, and 6th Infantry Division. He commanded an Infantry company in the 101st, a battalion in the 7th Infantry Division, and was the Commanding General of the Army Intelligence Center, Ft Huachuca, Arizona. As a staff officer he served as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (a four star Admiral), was a battalion executive officer in the 82d Airborne Division, and was a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army. He served as the Senior Intelligence Officer at the Battalion, Division, Army, and Theater levels which included duty in Los Angeles during the LA Riots, Alaska, Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo, Korea, Kuwait, and Iraq. Since retiring from the Army, Marks has been a business leader and entrepreneur. He was the CEO of Global Linguist Solutions, a privately held company that provides linguistics services to the U.S. military in Iraq and was the largest employer of native Iraqis and was the CEO, InVisM, a firm that develops training and simulation tools for commercial and government clients. He is the President of the Marks Collaborative, an advisory firm dedicated to the development and transformation of corporate leaders and their organizations. In this role, he has been a consultant in primary research, energy, and national security and was the co- founder of Willowdale Services, LLC, a boutique private advisory firm based in northern Virginia.

General Marks was the Executive Dean (President) College of Security and Criminal Justice, University of Phoenix and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He is an on-air military and national security contributor to CNN, having worked with Fox News, CBS, MSNBC, and BBC. He is a routine keynote speaker at corporate engagements and is the geo-strategic advisor for an investment bank, Academy Securities, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned financial services investment bank. He sits on several boards to include the Call of Duty Endowment that facilitates veterans’ transition and employment. Major General Marks is a Member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.

EDUCATION
MS, Theater Operations, School of Advanced Military Studies, US Command and General Staff College
MA, International Affairs, University of Virginia
BS, U.S. Military Academy at West Point

PUBLICATIONS/AWARDS
Contributed to and edited a book on leadership in International Relations
Honor Graduate of the US Army’s Ranger School
Master parachutist authorized to wear Canadian and Korean Airborne wings
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Multiple combat, expeditionary, and service ribbons

Chris Cillizza spent four years as an editor at large at CNN and regularly appeared as a political analyst on the network’s airwaves. Prior to CNN, Cillizza worked for a decade at The Washington Post, where he founded The Fix political blog and built a reputation as the authority on fast, incisive analysis of the day's events. A frequent TV guest across networks, Cillizza was an MSNBC political contributor for eight years. Prior to The Washington Post, Cillizza reported on campaign politics for Roll Call, where he served as their White House Correspondent. He also previously reported for The Cook Political Report, where he covered gubernatorial and House races. A graduate of Georgetown University, he lives in Virginia with his wife and two sons and is a diehard Hoyas basketball fan.

Jeffrey Passel is a senior demographer at Pew Research Center. He is a nationally known expert on immigration to the United States and the demography of racial and ethnic groups. Passel formerly served as principal research associate at the Urban Institute’s Labor, Human Services and Population Center. Passel has authored numerous studies on immigrant populations in America, focusing on such topics as undocumented immigration, the economic and fiscal impact of the foreign born, and the impact of welfare reform on immigrant populations. Passel regularly discusses the Center’s findings in print and broadcast media.