Mr. Kodial is a highly motivated individual with over 30 years of experience in investment and technology, possessing a unique blend of business acumen, technical expertise, and leadership capabilities. He is from India, graduating from the University of Poona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics. In the early 2000s, he held leadership roles in sales and pre-sales at Wipro, maintaining full engagement and billable status on projects with major clients. After, Mr. Kodial transitioned to serve as Chief Data Warehouse Architect and Program Manager at Best Buy, overseeing one of the company's largest customer transformation programs. Then, held an executive position at JCPenney, leading pricing, marketing, and large-scale customer transformation initiatives. In his free time, Mr. Kodial enjoys swimming, tennis, and cooking. Currently residing in Frisco, Texas, he is the father of a Reedy student and graduate.

FAI's second guest lecture was with Mr. Winston Black, Founder and Former CEO of SWK Holdings. Mr. Black is a senior life science executive with extensive finance, operational, and entrepreneurial experience. He co-founded SWK Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed life science finance company, in 2012 and served as CEO and Chairman. Previously, he was a partner at PBS Capital Management and held roles at Highland Capital Management, Mallette Capital Management, and ATX Communications. Mr. Black holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School and a BA in Economics from Duke University.