About
YPNation’s mission is to empower Young Professionals to play a proactive role in today’s fast-changing world, providing essential information, products, and services to advance the interests of the next generation.
Ken Gazzola
ChairmanKen is former EVP/Publisher McGraw-Hill COs./Aviation Week Group, where he led a multimedia group with nearly 50 products and services serving the global aerospace & defense. He is Board Member and past President of the Wings Club, former Co-Chair of the International Committee of the American Business Media Association, and Board Member Emeritus of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Michael Eisenstadt
President & CEOMichael is an entrepreneur passionate about public policy, civic engagement, and community development. He worked at Conde Nast Publications and launched an online business magazine for Young Professionals.
Ken Porter
Chief Risk OfficerKen is formerly Finance Director and Chief Actuary of DuPont, where he had global responsibility for financial planning for employee benefits and actuarial matters, and served as corporate risk manager. He was previously Executive Director of the American Benefits Institute and SVP & Chief Actuary for the American Benefits Council.
Thierry Dongala
VP, Business DevelopmentThierry works with political and business leaders to address matters pertaining to an aging population and its implications for U.S. fiscal prospects. He worked in the U.S. Senate, has consulted for several Fortune 500 financial firms, and is former VP at the Alliance for Generational Equity.
Evelyn Burnett
Strategic PartnershipsEvelyn advises and consults on a variety of celebrity philanthropy, economic development, education and community engagement projects and sits on the board of numerous organizations in New York and Northeast Ohio. She is Associate Director of Program Strategies for Admiral Center at Living Cities and has served as Program Associate for Living Cities, Project Director for Cleveland’s Office of Sustainability and Project Director for the Commission on Cuyahoga County Government Reform.
Jesse Nankin
Managing Editor, YP POVJesse is an editor and reporter for Watchdog New England, the Initiative for Investigative Reporting at Northeastern University. She also freelances for the Boston Globe and works part-time in PR and marketing for Polaris Health Directions. She previously worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, Houghton Mifflin, and the Harvard Public Health Review.




