Mr. Ng graduated from the University of Houston and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Occidental College. He is on the board of Mattel, Inc. and on the board of trustees at the University of Southern California (USC) and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. He was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as Business Person of the Year, by Forbes as one of the 25 most notable Chinese Americans, and by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 100 most influential people in Los Angeles. American Banker also recognized Mr. Ng as Banker of the Year, for successfully executing his vision while maintaining discipline on credit, and building East West into one of the nation’s most profitable regional banks. Mr. Ng is a frequent speaker on banking, economics, arts and culture, and philanthropy.

Monica C. Lozano is President and Chief Executive Officer of College Futures Foundation, a California-based private foundation. Prior to joining College Futures, Lozano spent thirty years in media, twenty of these as editor and publisher of La Opinión, the country’s leading Spanish language daily newspaper. In addition to her work with College Futures Foundation, Lozano serves on the Board of Directors of Apple, and Bank of America. She served on the board of The Walt Disney Company for fifteen years, the University of California Board of Regents including two as chair of the board, the University of Southern California Board of Trustees and numerous corporate, civic, non-profit and philanthropic organizations over the years. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board in 2009 as well as the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in 2011.

Dave Powers serves as President & CEO of Deckers Brands, a global footwear and apparel company. He focuses on long-term growth and Omni Channel strategies for the company’s five high-performing brands: UGG®, Teva®, Sanuk®, HOKA One One® and Koolaburra®. Under his leadership as President & CEO since 2016, Deckers Brands has received accolades for stellar financial performance and sustainability efforts. In 2019, Deckers was selected by Investor’s Business Daily® as one of the 50 Best ESG Companies: A List of Today’s Top Stocks For Environmental, Social and Governance Values. The company was also recognized by Footwear News as 2020 Company of the Year for its financial performance and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as well as significant charitable giving for COVID-19 relief. In 2020, Dave was named a 2020 Businessperson of the Year by Fortune, ranking number 13 on their list of top executives.

Ms. Simril is an accomplished civic and private sector trailblazer with more than 20 years of diversified experience with a commitment to leadership and service. She most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the Publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Her earlier career included three seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where she served as Senior Vice President of External Affairs; and over a decade in real estate development with Jones Lang LaSalle, Forest City Development and LCOR, Inc. Her public service included stints as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Housing in the Hahn Administration and as a Development Deputy to Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas. Ms. Simril began her career in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer in the U.S. and Germany. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from Loyola Marymount University and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Development from USC.