2025 Silicon Valley Leadership Summit

Robert David

Executive Director

CSHRP

Robert brings more than forty years of academic, operational, and executive management experience to his work. He's currently the Executive Director of the Community for Strategic HR Partnership (CSHRP), a consortium of human resource executives. He joined CSHRP in January 2020 after spending 6.5 years with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), most recently as Managing Director of Corporate Education. Robert is Professional Faculty for Silicon Valley Executive Education (SVEE). He also serves on the board of directors for The Gratitude Network and the First Tee San Francisco. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Illinois – Champaign Urbana.

Robin Evitts

Advisory Partner

Reach Partners

Robin Evitts has over 35 years of experience solving costly business problems and managing risk – often innovative “firsts” for the organizations she’s served, to drive transformational results and achieve sustaining improved performance.  Her leadership success is driven by her unique ability to build strong teams, create a shared vision for success, and deliver with excellence. Robin has served in several Executive leadership roles (CFO, CIO, Chief Audit Executive) with Bay Area organizations. Her industry experience spans a number of industries, including consumer products & retail, technology, social sector and senior living.  Robin holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and is a licensed CPA (inactive).

Tina Gregory

CFO

Vision Companies

Tina Gregory is a seasoned CFO with extensive experience in operations, business development, systems, and processes across diverse industries. Her expertise spans cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital assets, metaverse/Web 3.0, Saas and AI. Her professional journey includes roles such as a founder of her own company, CFO of Athena Bitcoin Global, Consulting CFO at Early Growth, Systems Manager and Consulting Controller, and Manager of Business Operations at Elegrity. Tina has an MBA in Corporate Finance from Case Western Reserve University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign.



 

Mark Hoose

VP Global Tax

NVIDIA

Mark S. Hoose is VP Global Tax at NVIDIA.  His prior positions include VP Tax & Trade at Intuitive; Senior Director, International Tax and Managing Tax Counsel at Intel Corporation; Managing Tax Counsel at Phillips 66 in Houston, Texas; Senior Tax Counsel for Occidental Petroleum, and positions with Baker & McKenzie and three of the Big 4 accounting firms. Mark has taught widely at business and law schools, including Rice University, Santa Clara University, the University of San Diego and the University of Houston. Mark holds an LLM in Taxation (with Distinction) from Georgetown, a JD (with High Honors) from George Washington, and a BS in Accountancy (Dean’s List) from the University of Illinois.