Jone McFadden Papinchock, Ph.D., is the Director of Litigation Services for DCI Consulting. The Litigation Services area provides consulting and testifying expert witness services for class action lawsuits alleging gender, age, disability, or race discrimination in employee selection. Jone is consulting on active matters regarding the use of artificial intelligence in tests and other human resources decision making processes. She is regularly called upon to describe for vendors and employers the current regulatory climate as it relates to their use of artificial intelligence in recruiting and selection and the steps necessary to ensure compliance with guidance from both the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Further, she advises clients regarding local and state laws and initiatives to assist them in preparing for the implementation and administration of such laws. Jone was recently asked to present to attorneys in Denver on the Colorado AI Act and the ways in which their clients can ensure compliance with the facets of that law which appear to be the most comprehensive to date. Her work requires in-depth knowledge and application of job analysis, test development and validation, and related human resources policies and procedures.

In her role, Jone applies 40 years of experience as an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist that she has gained from positions in city, state, and federal agencies as well as internal and external consulting in private sector organizations. While working for the federal government, Jone co-led the team of psychologists charged with developing the Office of Personnel Management’s first online selection batteries for the 12 highest volume occupations to be used across agencies.

Jone received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the College of Charleston. Jone has written or co-written two book chapters on the influence of the Americans with Disabilities Act on selection as well as the role of Daubert in human factors litigation, and development of selection systems.

Nasir C. Qadree is Founder and Managing Partner of Zeal Capital Partners, a leading mission driven venture capital firm based in Washington, DC that invests in high-growth, early-stage businesses across the future of learning and work, financial technology and health equity categories.  He guides the firm’s focus, leads investment activities, and manages post value creation strategies for its portfolio companies. Zeal is focused on executing a differentiated investment mandate coined “Inclusive Investing™ which allows Zeal to cast a wide scope when sourcing companies, while keeping outsized returns and impact front-and-center. The firm has been touted as one of the ImpactAssets 50 for three years in a row.

Prior to Zeal, Qadree served as Associate Director for AT&T's Aspire Social Investment Fund, where he oversaw direct investments in education and employment technology companies. Prior to AT&T, he led Village Capital's US Economic Opportunity portfolio and served as its Global Head of Education investments. Qadree began his career in the public markets at Goldman Sachs and State Street Corporation.

He’s a 2023 graduate of Kauffman Fellows, an internationally acclaimed venture capital fellowship. Qadree is deeply involved in philanthropy, through his mission to completing 51 full marathons, in all 50 states and D.C.--having already completed 19--to raise $1million in scholarship funding for first-generation college students. Qadree has been named a 2024 DEIC Power100 Asset Manager honoree, a 2022 Venture Capital Journal Rising Star, a 2018 Washington Business Journal 40 under 40 recipient, and a 2023 & 2024 Washingtonian Tech Titan. He has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Fortune Magazine.

Outside of Zeal, Qadree is an avid vinyl collector and DJ’s 100% vinyl records. He holds a BA from Hampton University, from which he graduated magna cum laude. The Atlanta native currently resides in Washington DC with his wife Chloe, Gates Foundation, and son Myel.