CREW Advisors

Alicia Tillman

Chief Marketing Officer

Delta Air Lines

  • Alicia is currently the CMO for Delta Airlines where she oversees Delta’s world-class global marketing, creative services, and community engagement teams.

    Alicia is a three-time Forbes Most Influential CMO in the World recipient.

    Previously as CMO with SAP, she restructured the entire marketing organization and built an ecosystem of partners and cultural influencers to scale the brand. Alicia led SAP to become one of the 20 most valuable brands in the world with its brand value increasing more than $18.5 billion under her leadership.

    Alicia is a board director for Gates Industrial Corporation, a leader in industrial and commercial manufacturing, and Rainfocus, a leading event marketing technology company. She is also a board trustee and chairperson of the education committee for The Hun School of Princeton.

    She is also a graduate of the prestigious Chief Marketing Officer program at The Kellogg School of Management. Alicia was also awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree from her alma mater Lycoming College for her exemplary contributions to business and society.

Sherry Uhrig

Chief People Officer

Lucidworks

  • Sherry Uhrig, is known for her expertise in guiding rapidly evolving technology companies. Her proficiency lies in developing people resource management strategies that drive scalability, advancement, and profitability. With a remarkable track record of designing impactful HR policies, programs, and protocols, Sherry specializes in formulating recruitment, development, and employee engagement strategies. These strategies are instrumental in elevating brands, enhancing profitability, and fostering dynamic organizational cultures.

    In her capacity as Chief of People Services at Lucidworks, a trailblazing company in AI-powered search solutions for commerce, customer service, and workplace applications, Sherry takes the helm of the People function with finesse. Tasked with supervising the support system for over 200 committed employees and consultants across the United States, EMEA, and APAC regions, Sherry's efforts seamlessly align with the company's overarching corporate strategy.

    Sherry's academic journey reflects her commitment to excellence, boasting a Master’s in Human Resource Management from Troy State University, a Bachelor’s in Human Resource Administration, and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a specialization in Information Systems, both from St. Leo College. In addition to her academic achievements, Sherry holds prestigious certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Furthermore, she has expanded her expertise through additional certifications in change management and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), underscoring her commitment to creating inclusive and dynamic work environments.

Eric Frankovic

President

WEX Payments

  • Eric Frankovic is President, Wex Payments Inc. In this role Eric is responsible for all areas of the WEX Corporate Payments business including Direct to Corporate, Embedded Payments, Travel Payments, Financial Institutions and the Bill Pay business. He is a dynamic and highly motivated leader across payments, technology, merchant processing, and working capital management strategies. He joined WEX in September of 2021 and served as Senior Vice President in Corporate Payments focused on building a direct-to-corporate sales organization before taking on his current role.

    Prior to WEX Eric was Senior Vice President; General Manager of the American Express Global Client Group, managing 150 of the largest corporate payment relationships for American Express. In this role Eric was responsible for a team of over 250 people globally, goaled to retain and grow these top relationships while focusing on developing next generation, integrated, business to business tools. Apple, Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Deloitte, Pfizer and many other Fortune 100 companies were among his customers.

    Before American Express, Eric was the Head of Global Sales at Taulia Inc., a Financial Tech company based in California, where he had P&L responsibility for the global sales organization selling to Fortune 1000 companies headquartered all over the world. With an employee base deployed in 9 countries encompassing sales, pre-sales, sales operations, and sales training, his team was focused on selling working capital management solutions, working primarily with the CFO’s and Treasurers of enterprise size companies. Rio Tinto, Nissan, Toyota, Coke, and Alliance were among the Taulia customer base that Eric’s team closed during his time there.

    Prior to Taulia, Eric spent 18 years with American Express. His time was divided between running Corporate Payment sales and account development teams and Merchant Services teams.

    Eric joined American Express in 1997 coming over from Black & Decker.  Eric has a strong track record of transforming and coaching underperforming teams and rebuilding them to deliver to their highest potential. 

    Originally from Baltimore, MD, Eric has a BA from Towson University and an MBA from The University of Phoenix.  He resides in New Jersey with his wife and three children.

  • John is the President of B2B Payments at Deluxe where he is responsible for responsible for managing the $300M+ P&L of this growth business. Overseeing the entire product life cycle for B2B Payments solutions, including overall GTM strategy, product design, customer experience, pricing and sales. The business solutions are remote deposit capture, lockbox, integrated disbursements and receivables, cash management and digital accounts receivable and payables platforms. The portfolio processes over $3Trillion in receivables and supports customers of all sizes, including nearly 75% of the top 300 Financial Institutions.

    John has spent over 20 years in Payments and in the financial services industry. Prior to Deluxe, John was the Senior Vice President/General Manager and led SMB, Commercial Middle Market and Strategic Segments at Fiserv, where he owned the ~$1.4B P&L for these 3 merchant services segments part of the Global Business Solutions group. He provided executive leadership in overseeing over 75 Bank referral partners, over 200,000 existing merchants, sales, relationship management and servicing.

    Prior to joining Fiserv, John was Senior Vice President and Head of the Commercial Segment at Bank of America Merchant Services. There he led their Middle Market segment, which serviced clients from $50M - $2B in revenue.  Prior to BAMS, John spent 5 years at Citizens Bank as Senior Vice President and National Head of Treasury Sales for Business Banking and Commercial Enterprise Banking where he led 3 national sales organizations across Citizens Financial Group covering treasury and commercial card. John spent 11 years at American Express starting in 2000, in a variety of senior leadership roles in large corporate & middle market Relationship Management and Sales. John also spent 5 years at Ernst & Young in Change Management Consulting and 5 years at Nabisco in Customer Relations. He graduated from Montclair State University and has a master’s degree in Corporate Communications from Seton Hall University.

John Rubinetti

President, B2B Payments

Deluxe

  • I am passionate about helping founders launch and scale their businesses. Helping growth stage entrepreneurs is the most gratifying aspect of my day-to-day work.

    For the past several years, I have worked as CFO - either full time or as an independent strategy and finance consultant focused on early stage fundraising, forecasting, and general operations (legal, HR, accounting, vendor management, etc.)

    Prior to launching my consulting business, I was the general manager for the global client acquisition business unit at Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). My team was charged with building relationships with the most promising early stage companies in SVB's largest markets and helping ensure their success.

    My strengths lie at the intersection of business development, analytics, operations and finance. I excel at breaking down complex strategic problems, laying out an execution plan, and mobilizing teams that deliver measurable results.

    I’m an avid traveler: I have lived and worked in Chile, and spend time in Mexico whenever I have the chance. On weekends, I can be found riding bikes, building forts, and exploring the swimming holes of Austin with my family.

    I received an MBA and Master of Science in International Development from Tulane University in New Orleans and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.

Rob Tompkins

Chief Financial Officer

RiskScout

Jehan Luth

Chief Executive Officer

Banyan

  • Jehan is the CEO on Banyan, an item-level receipt data platform powering commerce innovation. Their unique data infrastructure enables merchants and financial services partners to securely unlock and activate enriched SKU-level transaction data faster and easier to power permissioned commercial and consumer applications.

    Jehan is a multidisciplinary professional with a strong background in health data, AI, ML, IT analytics and corporate R&D complemented by diverse organizational experiences, from startups and developing institutions to well- established corporate environments. A trusted advisor to executives and senior managers, skilled in technology strategy, planning, production management, budgeting, culinary excellence and nutrition.

    He is a proven leader with a strong executive presence, capable of blending big-picture viewpoints with tactical considerations to inspire, build trust, and achieve organizational objectives. Recognized for collaborative leadership style, proactive approach, and keen ability to effectively translate complex operational concepts into tangible action plans. A dedicated humanitarian committed to improving the longevity and health of our population.

Ron Shultz

Executive Vice President and GM

ACI Worldwide

  • Ron Shultz is the General Manager of ACI Speedpay, the largest biller direct business in the U.S. Ron leads all aspects of the ACI Speedpay business including sales, customer success, product management, operations, and marketing.

    Ron joined ACI in early 2023 and has over two decades of experience in the bill pay and payments industry. Most recently, he served as EVP of Global Bill Pay at Mastercard while also serving as CEO of two acquired bill pay companies. He also led Mastercard’s New Payment Flows business in North America including bill pay, cross-border payments, real-time payments and commercial payments. He was also a co-founder of billbridge, an electronic billing and payments company. Earlier in his career Ron held a variety of senior roles in the merchant business at American Express and spent time as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney and an auditor with Price Waterhouse.

    Ron holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA from the University of Michigan and sits on the Advisory Boards of ActiveWorx and CREW.

Jeff McCabe

Executive Chairman

BWQOHT, Inc

  • A former Senior Executive at American Express, Jeff is a dynamic leader with extensive experience, currently serving as Executive Chairman of BWQOHT, Inc. Since 2012, he has successfully led Big Woods Restaurant Group, Quaff ON! Brewing Co., and Hard Truth Distilling Co., transforming Hard Truth from a small craft distillery into an industry leader. The new 325-acre facility, which opened in late 2017, includes a distillery, restaurant, and tours center, along with seasonal attractions like Hard Truth on the Rocks.

    Under Jeff's leadership, the company has produced popular spirits such as Maple Bourbon Cream and the acclaimed Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey, launched in November 2021. He is also a Partner at Red Truck, revitalizing 'Main Street' retail projects, and serves on several boards, including Huck Cycles and Xceleration. His previous role as Chairman of the Brown County Community Foundation underscores his commitment to community service.