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Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews T’09

VP, ESG at Peloton

Julia Matthews is the VP of ESG at Peloton. She has worked at the intersection of strategy and impact over the last 20+ years, with a career spanning work in schools, nonprofits, higher education, foundations, government, consulting, and corporate leadership. 

Julia earned her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, her MS in teaching from Pace University, and her BA in International Relations from The University of Pennsylvania. She lives in NJ with her husband and three sons.

Amy Calhoun Robb

Amy Calhoun Robb T’04

Former Chief Marketing Officer, Hint

Amy Calhoun Robb is an engaging marketing leader with over 25 years of experience in top consumer brands across the health & wellness, food & beverage, fashion, and skincare industries. Most recently, Amy was the Chief Marketing Officer at Hint, Inc., the #1 unsweetened flavored still-water brand. Prior to this role, Amy led the Marketing and Innovation functions at Hero Cosmetics, the #1 acne care brand in the US, and Hello Products, a leader in the natural personal care category, both of which she helped scale to successful exits with strategic partners. Previously she was CMO at The Princeton Review and has held global and local marketing and innovation roles at Diageo, Starbucks, and Tommy Hilfiger. 

Amy received her BSBA from Georgetown University and her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Andrea Perez

Andrea Perez T’08

Member of Board of Directors, hims & hers

Andrea Perez is a marketing and business leader with over 20 years of experience shaping global brands, driving cultural impact, and championing inclusive leadership in sports, gaming, and culture. She was most recently SVP of Brand, Product, and Services Marketing at PlayStation, leading global marketing and driving record-breaking growth. Previously, she spent over a decade at Nike, holding multiple leadership roles, including VP/GM for Jordan Women’s and Collaborations, VP/GM for Jordan Kids, General Manager for North America Soccer, and Senior Brand Director for Global Football (Soccer).

A sought-after speaker, Andrea has been featured in Forbes, Univision, and Vogue and is writing a book on leadership for diverse communities. Recognized by Adweek and Latino Leaders Magazine, she serves on the Board of Hims & Hers and advises startups in sports, wellness, and digital transformation.

Andrea holds an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, where she received the Julia Stell Award for Outstanding Leadership, and a BA in Marketing from Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she was a competitive soccer and softball player.

Kimberly Francis

Kimberly Francis T’08

Chief Growth Officer, Odele Beauty

Kim has over 20 years of experience spanning brand, agency, investment portfolio and consulting roles, and currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer at Odele – an indie beauty brand that makes elevated beauty for all. Charged with building and scaling the marketing team and ensuring the brand hold its own among the largest companies and celebrities in the category, she sits at the intersection of driving business growth, consumer value and resonance in culture.

Prior to Odele she held roles at General Mills, Edelman, VaynerMedia, and Tenth Avenue Holdings. Career highlights include helping lead TAZO tea's evolution to a culturally-relevant lifestyle brand with a meaningful purpose, launching the award-winning Good Humor “New Jingle for a New Era” in partnership with RZA, supporting Pure Leaf's launch of “No Grants” and proprietary “Cost of No” research to help women recoup losses from saying no in the workplace, and driving Edelman's Dove Men + Care team in launching the brand's inaugural campaign to support paternity leave. While at General Mills she worked on brands including Yoplait, Chex Mix, Betty Crocker and Trix cereal - finding ways to drive growth in some of the most competitive and challenging food categories. Her agency and consulting experience includes work with 7-Eleven, PepsiCo, B&G Foods, Hairbrained and Foundermade—a discovery platform for emerging brands. She holds a B.S. from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. In her free time, she performs on an indie improv team, brushes up on her tap-dancing skills, hangs with fur babies Athena and Brazzos, and joins her husband Mike for annual adventures at San Diego Comic Con.