Meet the people
behind re:WORK.

Renee Kaplan is CEO of Forward Global, formerly The Philanthropy Workshop. Previously, she served as chief strategy officer and head of programs at the Skoll Foundation, where she oversaw the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Skoll World Forum, strategic alliances, and communications.

Ryan Barretto is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Sprout Social. Since joining the company in 2016, he has helped scale it from $30 million to more than $400 million in annual recurring revenue. Before becoming CEO in October 2024, he led Sprout Social’s global go-to-market functions, including marketing, sales, customer success, and partnerships.

Susan Scutt is Managing Director at The Chief of Staff Association. She brings more than 25 years of experience across consulting, corporate, and private equity. Previously, she directed Portfolio Optimization Centers of Excellence at Partners Group and held leadership roles at Sun Capital Partners, TCV, and Vista Equity Partners.

John Drew is a General Partner and Senior Advisor at TCV, where he has served since 2002. Previously, he served in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and as President and CEO of International Network Services, helping grow the company from $7 million to $440 million in revenue. A former U.S. Army captain and West Point graduate, John brings extensive operational, financial, and technology leadership to re:WORK’s board.

Shelton Banks is CEO of re:WORK TRAINING, where he is developing a social-capital model that makes relationship-building teachable, measurable, and accessible to people excluded from powerful professional networks. He leads the development of MissionXP, re:WORK’s technology platform for applying go-to-market discipline to the job search. Shelton is a TEDx speaker, author of Get This Work, Global Career Development Facilitator, and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach.