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Howard Waterman Named AI 2030 Advisor of the Year for 2024

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Founder and CEO of The Waterman Group recognized for “tremendous contributions” including the development of a systematic, impactful strategy for raising awareness about responsible AI 

MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Waterman, an innovative, influential communications strategist and award-winning board advisor, has been named a recipient of the AI2030 Advisor of the Year Award for 2024. As Founder and CEO of The Waterman Group, Waterman has played a pivotal role in shaping strategic communications and thought leadership initiatives while providing executive counsel across technology, telecom, fintech, education and media industries, and early-stage startups.

With over two decades of senior leadership experience in strategic public relations, senior executive counsel, crisis communications, investor relations and executive communications, Waterman has led high-impact campaigns at top US brands including Verizon and for tech startups. His communications consulting firm specializes in strategic media relations and thought leadership, brand reputation management, issues management/crisis communications/risk mitigation, executive coaching and positioning, and strategic storytelling, making The Waterman Group a trusted partner for senior leaders navigating today’s complex business landscape.

Waterman serves on the corporate board of advisors and as Chief Executive in Residence/Communications for AI 2030, whose mission is to harness the transformative power of AI and influence the ethical and responsible AI development and adoption to benefit humanity while helping minimize AI’s potential adverse impacts. He also serves and advises C-Suite executives as a trusted communications strategist and counselor at growing companies looking to scale by strategically creating/enhancing brand awareness and thought leadership presence foundational to raising capital and revenue generation. His leadership experience includes executive roles at publicly traded companies, where he successfully led communications teams and campaigns, as well as several board positions.

“In 2024, Howie was recognized as AI 2030 Advisor of the Year, an honor reflecting his tremendous contributions to the organization. Howie has been an invaluable asset to AI 2030, applying his extensive expertise to develop a systematic and impactful strategy for responsible AI awareness,” said AI 2030 Founder and Chief AI Officer Xiaochen Zhang.

“Beyond his strategic insights, Howie also leveraged his extensive professional network to amplify AI 2030’s mission. Thanks to his efforts, several influential leaders from his network joined AI 2030 as critical contributors, significantly strengthening the organization’s capacity to drive meaningful change. Howie’s dedication, expertise, and ability to rally support have been instrumental in advancing AI 2030’s mission to mainstream responsible AI,” added Zhang.

Waterman also serves as a senior advisor to the founder/CEO and Fractional Chief Communications Officer at The Streaming Guide (ScreenGeni.us), a tech startup with the goal of helping millions navigate their streaming content selections, leveraging AI. Additionally, Waterman serves as a board member at Transcontinental University, a global institution focused on transforming professional development and higher education, taking the best practices from consulting and education to fundamentally improve leadership teams. This university also has taken its decades of experience into developing AI tools for leadership development and public speaking.

Industry Leaders on Howard Waterman’s Impact

Dr. Ted Sun, Founder and CEO, Transcontinental University
“Howard is one of the most trusted board members we have. As I reflect on what he’s provided for our global institution, three distinct qualities come to mind: Responsive, Insightful, and Strategic. Howard has been extremely responsive in providing his expertise for our communications and strategic needs, especially when unexpected events happened. In addition to his consistent presence and participation in board meetings, he always shows a high level of authentic passion.”

“Secondly, his perspectives are consistently insightful and strategic. Howard has helped our team project possible outcomes with his vast experiences in the PR world and guide the team to make strategic choices. Whether we were working on launching a new product or strategically responding to an unexpected incident, Howard has always provided great insights and demonstrated a strong understanding of business objectives. I highly recommend Howard to any organization that needs well-informed strategic insights and communications counsel.”

Daniel Sieberg, Founder and CEO, The Streaming Guide/ScreenGeni.us
“As an early-stage startup, Howie’s ability to articulate a clear communications strategy and ensure we’re aligned with our objectives both internally and in the market has been invaluable. His words are measured and informed, his collaborative spirit is inspirational, and his ability to see around corners for trends and opportunities is unparalleled. Plus, he’s a thought leader in his own right. I’d highly recommend Howie for any strategic comms and advisory roles.”

About The Waterman Group
The Waterman Group is a strategic communications/PR company with over two decades of experience specializing in high-impact media relations strategy and execution, creative and impactful thought leadership campaigns, brand reputation management, crisis communications planning and execution, executive coaching and positioning, and strategic storytelling. As trusted advisors to the C-Suite, we navigate complex communications landscapes, mitigate risks, and craft compelling narratives that drive influence and results. With deep expertise in leading communications for publicly traded companies, we deliver customized solutions that protect, enhance, and amplify organizational reputations. We serve clients in numerous industries, and on boards to share our expertise and counsel to help organizations raise brand awareness and generate positive news coverage foundational to growth, raising capital and revenue generation.

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The Waterman Group
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Pave and Levels.fyi Announce Strategic Alliance, Bringing Levels.fyi Data Into Pave Agent and Market Pricing

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Compensation decisions draw on more data than ever, and that data is scattered across surveys, spreadsheets, and tools. Pave has built the place where it all comes together: one platform, powered by real-time intelligence and open to every source compensation teams trust. Today’s strategic alliance with Levels.fyi is the latest step in that effort.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pave, the Agentic Compensation Management platform, today announced a strategic alliance with Levels.fyi, a compensation data platform that shows what work pays by company, level, location, and skill.

The alliance builds on Pave’s partnerships with The Croner Company, Korn Ferry, WTW, and others and reflects a continuing commitment: making it easier for customers to bring the critical data behind their pay decisions into one place. Pave will continue to expand the network of data partners available on the platform, so that compensation teams don’t have to stitch together sources by hand or choose between the ones they trust.

Through this strategic alliance, Pave customers can now access Levels.fyi data inside Pave Agent as well as Pave’s Market Pricing tool to compare pay for a role across sources, benchmark against real-time Market Data, and price jobs and build competitive pay ranges. Customers can analyze Levels.fyi data alongside their own compensation data and any other data sources they choose to use. Pave Agent can use Levels.fyi data as a reference input to deliver compensation intelligence, so teams can ask a question in plain language and see the answer across Levels.fyi, their other sources, and real-time intelligence from 9,000-plus companies in Pave’s dataset.

Levels.fyi adds a distinct lens on the market. Its data is contributed directly by the people earning it and backed by proof documents such as offer letters, W-2s, and pay stubs. Alongside survey and real-time views, it shows compensation teams what talent is actually earning.

With Levels.fyi data in Pave, mutual clients can:

Ask Pave Agent to compare pay for a role across Levels.fyi, WTW, Korn Ferry, Croner, and Pave’s real-time Market Data, all within one platformSee self-reported Levels.fyi data next to survey and real-time benchmarks to understand where the market views agree and where they divergeAnalyze Levels.fyi data alongside their own compensation data to see where their pay standsGive every analyst on the comp team, not just the person who manages the survey license, direct access to Levels.fyi data in their daily workflow

“Compensation decisions are only as good as the data behind them, and no single source tells the whole story,” said Matt Schulman, CEO of Pave. “Our goal is for Pave to be the central source for the data compensation teams use to make decisions, with real-time intelligence from 9,000-plus companies as the foundation and every source a client trusts available alongside it. Croner, Korn Ferry, WTW, and now Levels.fyi are steps in that effort, and we will keep adding more. Clients shouldn’t have to choose between the data sources they trust. They should have them all in one place.”

“Effective compensation benchmarking starts with a simple question, ‘How do we compare with the companies we actually compete against?'” said Zuhayeer Musa, co-founder of Levels.fyi. “Our data gives customers a current, company-level view of the market, backed by real proof such as offer letters and pay stubs. Bringing that perspective into Pave means teams can build the peer groups that matter to them, focus on a single competitor, and combine Levels.fyi’s rich intelligence with the rest of their stack. Pave has set the standard for connected compensation, and we’re excited to keep helping our mutual customers make faster, more confident pay decisions.”

Levels.fyi data is now available to mutual customers through Pave Agent and Pave’s Market Pricing tool. Existing customers can contact their account teams for access and availability details.

About Pave

Pave is the Agentic Compensation Management platform, powered by real-time compensation intelligence from 9,000-plus companies and a growing network of data partners. Beyond Market Pricing, Pave’s platform spans Market Data benchmarking, Compensation Planning, Total Rewards, Team View, Visual Offer Letters, and Pave Agent, giving compensation teams one connected system to price roles, plan cycles, and communicate pay across the business. To learn more, visit www.pave.com.

About Levels.fyi

Levels.fyi is a compensation data platform that shows what work pays by company, level, location, and skill, and offers a different perspective of the market. Its data is contributed directly by the people earning it, backed by proof documents like offer letters, W-2s, and pay stubs. Levels.fyi reports 1M+ compensation data points, 2,100+ companies with fresh data, and 8,500+ company job ladders mapped, and says more than 3M professionals use the platform every month. To learn more, visit www.levels.fyi.

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Updated Effective Date: Huron Consulting Group Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASD: HURN) will replace Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: SUPN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 before the opening of trading on Tuesday, November 3, instead of Monday, November 2. S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: INDV) is acquiring Supernus Pharmaceuticals in a transaction expected to close soon, subject to final closing conditions. Post merger, Indivior Pharmaceuticals will assume the name Supernus Inc. and will trade under the symbol SUPN. It will remain in the S&P SmallCap 600.

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the original November 2 effective date in its October 22, 2026 press release and is revising the effective date due to a special dividend ex- date announcement related to the merger.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

Nov 3, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Huron Consulting Group

HURN

Industrials

Nov 3, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

SUPN

Health Care

ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/. 

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Worksmith Appoints Sonu Panda as Chief Revenue Officer, Enhancing Its Executive Team

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Panda reunites with Worksmith Founder and CEO Bryan Burkhart as the company completes the first phase of integrating Worksmith Workplace and Worksmith Workforce.

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Worksmith today announced the appointment of Sonu Panda as Chief Revenue Officer. Panda will lead Worksmith’s revenue organization across its two products, Worksmith Workplace and Worksmith Workforce.

Panda reunites with Worksmith Founder and CEO Bryan Burkhart as the company completes the first phase of integrating Worksmith Workplace and Worksmith Workforce.

Panda has spent his career building and leading revenue teams in software. At Callidus Software, he served as Vice President of Sales across North America, EMEA, and Latin America, and later led on-On-Demand sales as the company moved from traditional enterprise software to a public SaaS business with more than $100 million in revenue. Most recently, he was CEO of Prescriptive Data, a SaaS company applying connected devices, data, and machine learning to commercial buildings, where he oversaw sales, business development, marketing, customer success, and engineering.

The role also reunites Panda with Worksmith Founder and CEO Bryan Burkhart. The two co-founded H.Bloom, a B2B marketplace, where Panda served as Chief Operating Officer and built the company’s operating model.

“We are excited to have Sonu join the Worksmith team full-time as our first-ever CRO. Sonu’s successful career in building world-class sales teams and the decade he has spent on the Worksmith board make him uniquely positioned to lead our next phase of growth, as we strive to deliver the operating system for retail to more customers,” said Bryan Burkhart, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Worksmith.

Panda joins with momentum on both sides of the business. Worksmith Workforce, formerly Progress Retail, has more than doubled its revenue since Worksmith acquired the company in June 2025, alongside a rapid pace of product development.

The two products have also completed the first phase of their integration. Clients that use both now reach retail operations, facilities maintenance, and workforce management through a single login.

“Having witnessed Worksmith’s steady growth first-hand, I’m thrilled to join Worksmith as Chief Revenue Officer for the next phase of Worksmith’s expansion and beyond,” said Sonu Panda, Chief Revenue Officer at Worksmith.

Panda’s appointment follows the promotion of Ray Riley, former CEO of Progress Retail, to Chief Strategy Officer. Panda takes over group revenue responsibilities from Riley.

ABOUT WORKSMITH

Worksmith is a retail operations platform for multi-location brands, spanning two products. Worksmith Workplace covers facilities maintenance, vendor management, and store development, including new builds, remodels, and project management. Worksmith Workforce covers training and development, task execution, store audits, ticketing, employee communications, and AI-powered associate support. Worksmith serves retailers running anywhere from five to more than 500 locations across three continents.

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Iprita Bhattarai, Worksmith, 1 8337472428, support@worksmith.com, https://worksmith.com

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