Jim Ellis is a tenured professor at the University of Southern California and was previously the dean of its Marshall School of Business. Under his leadership, Marshall became one of the premier business schools in the world, and it was by caddying in his youth that Jim was first exposed to the business world, which helped shape his career path. Before entering academia, Jim was the president and chief executive officer of American Porsche Design, vice president for merchandising and developing products for Broadway Department Stores, founding director of Professional Business Bank in Pasadena, and director of Fixed Income Funds of the Capital Group. Jim serves on the boards of the Capital Group and Mercury Insurance as well as a number of nonprofits, like the Young Presidents' Organization, Kidspace Children Museum, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Chief Executives Organization and World Presidents' Organization.

William (Bill) F. Stasior is the former the chairman and CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the world’s largest consulting firms. Since his retirement, he’s remained active on the boards of the UNCF, the Western Golf Association, and Northwestern’s Kellogg School, as well as some private companies, including OPNET, later acquired by Riverbed Technology for over $1B. The first in his family to attend college, Bill got his start working as a caddie in Chicago, later becoming an Evans Scholar at Northwestern.

Alan Fadel is the senior partner of the Aurora Group at Morgan Stanley, a former PGA Tour pro, and one of the more accomplished amateurs of his generation. But he first fell in love with the game working as a caddie in Ohio. With almost too many club championships to count at places like Inverness, Pine Valley, and Seminole, he is a member of the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. He is also one of amateur golf’s biggest stalwarts through his leadership of the Amateur Golf Alliance and the Coleman Invitational. Most recently, Alan has united the First Tee and the Boys and Girls Club in Toledo, Ohio for a pilot program that uses golf as a potentially life-changing medium for underserved kids that may soon provide a model around the country.

Jack Druga is the head golf professional at one of the world’s most distinguished courses, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. He was previously the head pro at the Country Club of Fairfield and The Creek Club, but it was caddying as a teenager in Pittsburgh that first introduced him to the game. An advisory board member of both Titleist and Peter Millar, Jack has done just about all there is to do in the game, including helping guide Tiger Woods around Shinnecock for 36 holes leading up to the 2018 US Open. He not only supports the game as a member of the PGA of America but also through the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA) and on the board of the Amateur Golf Alliance (AGA).