Jonathan Beane joined the NFL in 2020. Beane spearheads the league’s overarching talent development and inclusion strategy and implementation. He also works closely with senior leadership to drive actionable change throughout the league and all 32 clubs.

Over the course of his career, Beane has led companies to foster more inclusive cultures and has established himself as a successful strategist. Prior to joining the NFL, Beane served as the Senior Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion for 21st Century Fox where he worked with leaders across the company to effectively plan and execute various global diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Beane has also held leadership positions in strategic planning, corporate responsibility and diversity and inclusion at Johnson Controls, Time Warner and Novartis respectively.

Beane holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University, as well as a Juris Doctor and MBA degree from the University at Buffalo - SUNY. He earned his BA in American History from Dartmouth College. Beane currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University at Buffalo School of Law. He and his wife, Jodie, live in White Plains, NY with their two children.

Norman Chen is the Chief Executive Officer of TAAF and brings a thirty-year career in entrepreneurship, healthcare and community leadership in the United States and Asia. Norman is passionate about building organizations in both the nonprofit and private sectors that positively impact society.

Prior to his appointment at TAAF, Norman co-founded the nonprofit Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH) and helped to create a landmark study, The STAATUS Index, of American attitudes towards Asian Americans.

As a healthcare entrepreneur, Norman was the founder and CEO of Asia Renal Care, a network of specialty medical centers in six countries, and co-founder of DeltaHealth Hospital, a world-class hospital in partnership with Columbia Heartsource. As a venture capitalist, Norman led successful life sciences investments at Fidelity Asia Ventures (now Eight Roads) and 6 Dimensions Capital.

Norman grew up on the East Coast and currently lives in the Bay Area. He has been a board or advisory council member at The Nature Conservancy (CA), Children’s Medical Foundation (HK), SF Marine Science Institute, and Positive Coaching Alliance. He holds a B.S. degree from MIT and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Erin Fong is a multidisciplinary artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, working primarily in letterpress printing, airbrush painting, and immersive installation. Rooted in her exploration of color as both language and experience, Fong’s practice investigates the psychological and emotional impact of color, as well as its ability to foster connection and reflection. Through gradients, color interactions, and site-specific environments, her work invites viewers to engage with the sensory and healing potential of color.

Drawing inspiration from personal emotion, community voices, and the everyday environments we inhabit, Fong bridges analog craft traditions—such as letterpress and bookbinding—with contemporary approaches to painting and installation. She is the recipient of the Google Artist in Residence Program, the 2023 Emeryville Celebration of the Arts Purchase Award, and RCCD Community Art Grant. She has completed public art commissions for the City of Emeryville, San Francisco Ferry Building and Strawberry Village in Mill Valley.

Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at the Los Angeles Rams. In this role, Frederick leads all areas of marketing and media including brand strategy, experiential, creative, game presentation, social, digital, performance analytics and content. Prior to joining the Rams, Frederick was Chief Marketing Officer at Live Nation Entertainment where she helped connect over 300 million global live event fans to music, theater, and sporting events through robust CRM and digital marketing and data centric programs. Prior to Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Frederick held several senior roles leading digital and business transformation at brands such as Yahoo!, Modern Luxury Media and Pricegrabber. She is an advisor and investor in several early-stage consumer technology companies and participated in the 2016 White House Summit of the United State of Women.

Daniel Lurie was born and raised in San Francisco. From his leadership at Tipping Point Community to the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, Daniel has a proven track record of public service and a longstanding commitment to improving the lives of San Franciscans.

In 2005, Daniel founded Tipping Point Community – a pioneer in anti-poverty initiatives across the Bay Area. Under his direction, Tipping Point raised over $500 million to house, employ, educate, and support hundreds of thousands of Bay Area families. In his role as CEO, Daniel steered $100 million to the chronic homelessness initiative, the largest private investment to date in housing access in San Francisco. Among the program’s successes was a new financing model to construct permanent supportive housing 50% faster and more affordably than the City had ever done before.

Former Mayor Ed Lee selected Daniel in 2013 to lead the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, an effort that brought over $240 million in economic impact to the region. Over a quarter of the funds from the event were then reinvested in programs serving Bay Area youth. Following the devastating fires in the North Bay in 2017, Daniel and Tipping Point partnered with 90 Bay Area business and community leaders to organize Band Together – a benefit concert that raised $17 million for those hardest hit by the deadly fires. In total, Tipping Point’s Emergency Fire Relief Fund raised over $34 million.

Daniel is a graduate of Duke University and obtained his Master’s in Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He lives in the City with his wife, Becca, and two school-aged children.

Humbert Lee is the co-founder and Head of Operations at Nostalgia. He oversees operations, production, logistics, and execution, ensuring ideas move smoothly from concept to customer. His focus is building scalable systems that support growth while maintaining quality, consistency, and the integrity behind every piece the brand releases.

Paraag Marathe is the San Francisco 49ers chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect, in addition to presiding over 49ers Enterprises business ventures and investments. Marathe holds executive positions with Leeds United in the English Premier League and Rangers Football Club in the Scottish Professional Football League. At Leeds United, he serves as Chairman, overseeing the Club’s leadership team and their management of all sporting and commercial operations.

Beyond the 49ers, Marathe is a faculty member at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Marathe is a philanthropist, sitting on the Board of Directors for The Body Positive and Sequoia Hospital Foundation – where both of his daughters were born. In recognition, Marathe was selected as a member of the Sports Business Journal’s 2015 Forty Under 40 class, in addition to being a two-time recipient (2012 & 2019) of the Fritz Pollard Alliance’s Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to Excellence Award. Marathe, his wife, Jennifer, and two daughters, Juniper and Maren, live in Los Altos, California.

Jesse Sapolu is a four-time Super Bowl Champion and one of the most respected figures in San Francisco 49ers history. A standout athlete from Farrington High School in Honolulu, Jesse was a three-time All–Western Athletic Conference selection at the University of Hawai‘i before being drafted by the 49ers as the 289th pick in the 11th round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He went on to spend his entire 15-year NFL career with the 49ers, earning Pro Bowl selections in 1993 and 1994 and All-Pro honors in 1994 and 1995. Jesse’s contributions to football have been widely recognized, with inductions into the Hawai‘i Sports Hall of Fame (2000), the University of Hawai‘i Circle of Honor (2000), Farrington High School Hall of Fame (2005), the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame (2015), and the State of California Sports Hall of Fame (2025). On May 13, 2026, he will be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

Beyond his achievements on the field, Jesse has served for over two decades as an ambassador and alumni coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. His story is also one of extraordinary resilience: born with a torn aortic valve, Jesse became the first—and only—NFL player to return to the league following open-heart surgery, earning the NFL’s Ed Block Courage Award in 1997 for his perseverance and leadership.

Mike Yam is a nationally recognized sports broadcaster, storyteller, and author. At NFL Network, Yam plays a key role across the network’s coverage, serving as a studio host for pregame and postgame shows, weekly studio programming, and special event coverage. He’s also been featured as a play-by-play voice and contributes regularly across multiple platforms, helping shape the network’s storytelling around the NFL. In addition, he can be heard on SiriusXM Radio, where he leads conversations around both pro and college football. Along with his NFL Network and SXM roles, Yam serves as the lead studio host for The CW’s national college football pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.

Before joining NFL Network, Yam spent nine years as the lead studio host for Pac-12 Networks, anchoring marquee pre- and postgame coverage for football and basketball. He previously served as a SportsCenter anchor at ESPN, contributing to the network’s NBA, college football, and college basketball programming. From 2004–2012, he was also a regular voice on ESPN Radio, and served as a studio host for NBA TV from 2004–2008.

Outside the studio, Yam is passionate about representation and storytelling. He is the author of Fried Rice and Marinara, a children’s book inspired by his multicultural upbringing and the lack of Asian representation in media. His second book, Mikey on the Mic: A Broadcasting Dream, will be released November 2025.

Jaden is the co-founder and Creative Director of Nostalgia, where he leads the brand’s design and creative direction. His work is rooted in storytelling, emotion, and his Filipino culture, blending classic influences with modern streetwear. With a strong eye for detail, Jaden shapes each collection from concept to final garment, focusing on creating timeless, meaningful pieces that last beyond trends and time.

CAO Yue was born in 1987 in Yangzhou, China, and now lives and works in Shanghai. The historical and cultural continuum of his hometown fuels a deep curiosity for Eastern philosophy and an equal passion for contemporary sports and global pop culture. He specializes in translating iconic pop culture symbols through a lens of Eastern aesthetics—utilizing sequences, patterns, and totems—and establishes a dialogue through refined narrative constructs.

His practice originated from his work as a creative director and curator, which has positioned him at the intersection of global elite sporting events, art toy fairs, and commercial art projects. From trading cards and art toys to public art installations, his creations transcend mere visual language. They seek to capture the energetic clash inherent in cultural transmission and to inspire viewers to embark on a shared exploration of personal growth.