Leadership Team
Robert Hughes
President, CIO
Robert co-founded HowLikely.com and has overall responsibility for product and infrastructure strategy and development. Throughout the course of his career, Robert has overseen the infrastructure architecture and development for multiple enterprise level applications used by Global 500 companies.
Prior to HowLikely.com, Robert was a senior director with the finance practice of the Corporate Executive Board in Washington, DC. He focused on the development of innovative services for Shared Services teams. Prior to the Corporate Executive Board, Robert co-founded the Executive Performance Group, a best practices research and analytics company.
Prior to HowLikely.com, Robert was a senior director with the finance practice of the Corporate Executive Board in Washington, DC. He focused on the development of innovative services for Shared Services teams. Prior to the Corporate Executive Board, Robert co-founded the Executive Performance Group, a best practices research and analytics company.
Diana Patel
Director of Business Development
Diana has developed strategic insights for Fortune 500 Chief Financial Officers at the Corporate Executive Board. Prior to that she co-founded a biotech company (Apana Inc.) where she built extensive research proposals with contract research organizations and synchronized the steps for FDA clearance and intellectual property protection. She also founded a nonprofit (A Novel Idea) and has conducted organizational motivation research.
Diana has an M.B.A. with a concentration in entrepreneurship from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Diana has an M.B.A. with a concentration in entrepreneurship from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Advisory Team
Mr. David Burritt
Mr. Burritt is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United States Steel Corporation. Previously, Mr. Burritt served as Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc. from 2004 to 2010 with various finance and strategy positions spanning a 33-year career, including Vice President of Global Finance & Strategic Services; Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; 6 Sigma Champion; General Manager of Strategic Business Services for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; other positions of increasing responsibility for Caterpillar in finance, tax, accounting, strategy and international operations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin, Aperam, and Global Brass & Copper. He is a former director at FM Global.
Mr. Burritt is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accounting, the Hackett Groups Advisory Council, the Midwest Audit Committee Tapestry Network, and Pathways Commission. He graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, has an MBA from the University of Illinois and has attended Executive Programs at Stanford University and Aspen Institute.
Mr. Burritt is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accounting, the Hackett Groups Advisory Council, the Midwest Audit Committee Tapestry Network, and Pathways Commission. He graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, has an MBA from the University of Illinois and has attended Executive Programs at Stanford University and Aspen Institute.
Rear Admiral Nevin Carr (ret)
Nevin Carr recently completed a 34-year Navy career that included sea duty in eight ships, and operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf, North and South Atlantic, South Pacific, Baltic, Caribbean, Arctic and Red Seas. He commanded USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Cape St George (CG 71). His shore duty assignments included tours in Washington, working on programming and requirements for the Navy's ship combat systems, and ballistic missile defense systems. As Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (International Programs), he was responsible for building international partnerships through training, cooperative development, and Foreign Military Sales.
Nevin's capstone assignment was as Chief of Naval Research where he led 4,000 talented scientists and engineers in executing a $2B Science & Technology budget, and drove a research patent portfolio that was ranked #1 in the world among all government organizations.
Since retirement from active duty in January 2012, Nevin provides consulting services in the Washington area and has joined several boards. He also lectures and works with Notre Dame's Federal Relations Team, and is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford.
Nevin's capstone assignment was as Chief of Naval Research where he led 4,000 talented scientists and engineers in executing a $2B Science & Technology budget, and drove a research patent portfolio that was ranked #1 in the world among all government organizations.
Since retirement from active duty in January 2012, Nevin provides consulting services in the Washington area and has joined several boards. He also lectures and works with Notre Dame's Federal Relations Team, and is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford.
Mrs. Nancy Heinen
Nancy is a Partner and member of the Board of Directors of SV2, the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, a partnership for giving. She also acts as a consultant to individual, start-ups, and non-profits.
Between September 1997 and May 2006, Mrs. Heinen was the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Apple Inc. Before Apple, she was the General Counsel at NeXT. Prior to NeXT she worked in the legal department of Tandem Computers and as an associate in several San Francisco Bay Area law firms.
Mrs. Heinen is an Advisory Board Member at the Northern California Innocence Project and at Illuminate Ventures.
Between September 1997 and May 2006, Mrs. Heinen was the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Apple Inc. Before Apple, she was the General Counsel at NeXT. Prior to NeXT she worked in the legal department of Tandem Computers and as an associate in several San Francisco Bay Area law firms.
Mrs. Heinen is an Advisory Board Member at the Northern California Innocence Project and at Illuminate Ventures.
Mr. Anthony (Tony) Williams
Mr. Williams is the CEO of the Federal City Council, a Professor at Harvard University, and on the Board of Freddie Mac.
He served as the fifth mayor of the District of Columbia for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. He had previously served as chief financial officer for the District, managing to balance the budget and achieve a surplus within two years of appointment. Mr. Williams is widely admired for restoring the financial health of the nation's capital. He held a variety of executive posts in cities and states around the country prior to his service in the D.C. government.
Mr. Williams has a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University, a J.D., from Harvard University, and an M.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
He served as the fifth mayor of the District of Columbia for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. He had previously served as chief financial officer for the District, managing to balance the budget and achieve a surplus within two years of appointment. Mr. Williams is widely admired for restoring the financial health of the nation's capital. He held a variety of executive posts in cities and states around the country prior to his service in the D.C. government.
Mr. Williams has a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University, a J.D., from Harvard University, and an M.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.