Virtual Leaders Meet: Total High Performance

• Brian is entering his fourth season with the San Antonio Spurs. He was named General Manager in July 2019 after serving the past three seasons as the team’s Assistant General Manager taking over from RC Buford who moved to CEO position.
• Before making the move to San Antonio, Brian spent two seasons as the Detroit Pistons Assistant General Manager. Prior to joining the Pistons he spent eight seasons with the Orlando Magic, ascending to the role of director of college scouting in his final season.

• Jen drives Deloitte’s strategy and innovation around work-life, health, and wellness. She empowers Deloitte’s people to prioritize their well-being so they can be at their best in both their professional and personal lives.
• Jen also leads Deloitte’s Talent Engagement Center of Excellence. Previously, Jen served as Chief of Staff for the CEO of Deloitte LLP and as a Director in Deloitte’s Market Development organisation. 

Craig is the EIS’s first ever Director of Athlete Health, a role he took back in December 2016, where he leads the department which works to provide injury and illness surveillance and analysis that can be used to inform individualised training programmes and medical plans.

Craig has extensive experience as a physiotherapist and sport medicine consultant and currently works alongside the International Cricket Council (ICC), Welsh Rugby, and as a programme Director for Sports & Exercise Medicine at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Prior to this, he was the Chief Physiotherapist at UK Athletics and the Head of Physiotherapy at the England and Wales Cricket Board.

• Abeer joined Google in 2006 as one of the founding members of the People Analytics team. He and his team focus on ensuring that all people decisions at Google are based on data. Most recently, he led the research effort to understand team effectiveness at Google.
• Abeer earned a master’s in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He also spent a year as a research fellow at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.

Howie is now in his 16th season at the Philadelphia Eagles front office and his first as the franchise’s Executive Vice President of Football Operations after moving up from General Manager. When he was appointed as General Manager at age 34, it made him the youngest in NFL history. In his new role, Howie directs contract negotiations, manages the Eagles salary cap and other NFL strategic matters, whilst also overseeing the team’s medical, equipment, video and security staffs. His creativity and ability to develop and nurture positive relationships in every part of his job has played a significant role in Howie’s ascent within the Eagles organisation. 

• Forrest serves as Vice President of Athlete Development for UFC. Forrest joined UFC’s front office following a Hall of Fame career that included winning the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter® and capturing the light heavyweight championship.
• In his current role, Griffin is responsible for developing and executing key athlete-based initiatives aimed at assisting current and former UFC athletes with enhancing their life skills.