Kevin Bachman is The CRA Doctor and host of the podcast, Background Check Radio. With 20 years experience, Kevin is an employment screening thought leader and industry executive providing financial, strategic and operational solutions to owners and senior management to increase compliance, client satisfaction and profit. He also advises private equity and outside investment groups on opportunities within this space. He is frequently invited to write, speak and present by consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), employers, and screening vendors. Kevin serves on PBSA’s Background Screening Accreditation Committee and the Industry Practices Committee.

Marcie McClintic Coates currently serves as Senior Executive Advisor and Counsel in the office of the Executive Chairman as well as Deputy Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors of VIATRIS, a global healthcare company recently formed through the combination of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn division, committed to empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.  In her current role, McClintic Coates advises executive management and the Board on various strategic, business, legal, policy, operational and governance related matters.  She is a member of the Viatris leadership team and serves on the company’s corporate affairs council and corporate social responsibility advisory committee.      

In addition to her most recent work helping to ensure the successful launch of Viatris, McClintic Coates has held various global leadership roles throughout her nearly 15-year career at Mylan, including Head of Global Policy, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Vice President and Chief of Staff to the CEO and Global Regulatory Counsel. She is a proven leader of global teams, recognized for her consistent commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and sustainability. 

With her unique background across many disciplines in healthcare, McClintic Coates has also become a recognized policy thought leader, representing the generic and biosimilar industries before Congress, the White House, HHS, FDA and in various international policy forums to increase patient access to more affordable medicine.   

McClintic Coates played a leading role in negotiating the $1.5 billion Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA) of 2012 and 2017 with the FDA to improve access to safe and high-quality generic drugs. She also helped lead industry efforts for passage of the FDA Amendments Act of 2012, which updated antiquated U.S. law to ensure that all prescription drugs are held to the same high-quality standards regardless if made in the U.S. or abroad.  McClintic Coates has remained active in numerous advocacy efforts, including advancing solutions to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for Medicare patients, ensuring that trade and intellectual property laws balance both competition and innovation, and working with policymakers to harmonize regulatory requirements.  

In addition, McClintic Coates currently serves as vice chair of the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership organization, a nonprofit group devoted to developing high school student leaders to tackle the world’s biggest challenges beginning in their own communities. She also previously served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Accessible Medicines Board, the trade association representing the generic and biosimilar industry and served as chair of its membership committee.  

McClintic Coates holds a law degree and M.B.A. from West Virginia University where she served as Editor in Chief of the West Virginia Law Review and an undergraduate degree from Wittenberg University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Prior to her time at Viatris and Mylan, she was an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of the Baker & Daniels law firm, now known as Faegre Drinker.
 

At IBM’s Government and Regulatory Affairs, Yelena is responsible for managing global workforce policy issues, including employee benefits and paid leave as well as emerging technology workforce policies. Before joining the workforce policy team, she served on IBM’s congressional relations team supporting direct Capitol Hill advocacy and relationship building to advance the company’s public policy priorities.

Prior to joining IBM, she spent over a decade working on Capitol Hill in various capacities helping advance legislative priorities on behalf of diverse constituencies in her home state of Minnesota. Previously, Yelena managed international development programs at the International Republican Institute (IRI) where she administered educational trainings for Iraqi parliamentary staff. Yelena received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Minnesota and a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. She and her husband and daughters live in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Damon Jones leads efforts to ensure the world’s leading CPG company is force for good and a force for growth. Leveraging P&G’s significant industry influence and convening power, he drives a broad portfolio of communications and advocacy efforts aimed at achieving equality for women, people of color, members of the LGBT+ community and other under-represented groups.

 He leads a team responsible for P&G’s corporate communications, digital and social media, stakeholder engagement and crisis management.  Beyond his advocacy leadership at the world’s largest advertiser, Jones drives collaboration on topics on equity and inclusion across the Fortune 500 through efforts such as CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, Take on Race and the Executive Leadership Council’s Gamechanger Initiative.

 Over the last 20 years at P&G, Jones has had responsibility for a diverse set of geographic, organizational and product portfolios – with assignments in Boston, Geneva, London and Singapore – with efforts broadly recognized as some of the industry’s best with Silver Anvil’s, Cannes Lions and a Primetime Commercial Emmy.

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Mark Walker started his career in finance management in North Carolina in 1991. In 1999, Walker earned a theology degree followed by a 16 year career as an ordained minister. In 2014, Walker stepped away from ministry and made a successful run for Congress. After arriving in Congress, Walker became the only member in their first term to be elected by his colleagues as Chairman of the RSC - the largest caucus in Congress. Walker served on House Administration, Education & Labor Committees, House Oversight and on Homeland Security, serving as the ranking member on Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee. Walker created the HBCU Fly-in attended by more 80 Chancellors from HBCU's across the country. Walker also worked with Congresswoman Alma Adams to launch the paid internship from program for college students and Walker is a frequent speaker on his work on Criminal Justice Reform. In addition, Congressman Walker served with Senator James Lankford as Co-Chair of the bi-cameral Prayer Caucus.