Commencement

8:30 a.m. | North, Hialeah and West Campuses

Reshma Saujani

Founder of Girls Who Code, founder and CEO of Moms First and host of My So-Called Midlife with Lemonada Media.

Reshma Saujani is a leading activist who has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for the economic empowerment of women and girls, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector and most recently, fighting for the structural changes moms need and deserve including affordable child care and paid leave. She is a New York Times bestselling author of several books including PAY UP: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It's Different Than You Think); Brave, Not Perfect and the Girls Who Code book series.

As a leading voice on women's empowerment, Saujani's 2023 Smith College commencement speech on imposter syndrome has more than 18 million views and her influential TED talk, "Teach girls bravery, not perfection," has more than 54 million views globally. In 2024, she launched My So-Called Midlife, a podcast with Lemonada Media that quickly entered Apple's Top 10 show chart, reached No. 1 in Health and Fitness and was named one of the best new podcasts of the year by TIME magazine. Saujani began her career as an attorney and Democratic organizer. In 2010, she surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. Saujani lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their sons, Shaan and Sai and their dog Steve.

1:30 p.m. | Wolfson, Medical and Homestead Campuses

Patrick Gelsinger

Executive Chair and Head of Technology at Gloo, General Partner of Playground Global.

Patrick Gelsinger is the executive chair and head of technology for Gloo, a leading platform connecting the faith ecosystem. He also serves as a general partner at Playground Global, a deep tech venture capital firm managing $1.2 billion in assets. With over 45 years of technology and leadership experience, Gelsinger has made significant contributions to the creation and development of key industry technologies such as USB, Wi-Fi and the original 80486 processor.

Formerly the CEO of Intel and VMware, Gelsinger holds several patents in VLSI design, computer architecture and communications. He is recognized as a visionary engineer and values-based leader in Silicon Valley, having helped create foundational technologies in semiconductors, microprocessors and industry standards that the world relies on daily.

Gelsinger's journey originated with humble farm beginnings. He is known for his values-based leadership and Christian faith and is a sought-after speaker, board member, consultant, philanthropist, investor, husband, father of four and grandfather of eight.

Today, at Gloo and Playground Global, he continues to influence the technology landscape, leveraging his extensive expertise to connect and empower the faith ecosystem and drive innovation in deep tech ventures.

6:30 p.m. | Kendall and Padron Campuses

Fred Voccola

Co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kaseya.

Fred Voccola is a lifelong entrepreneur, founder, business leader, CEO and philanthropist. He is currently the co-founder and vice chairman of Kaseya, a Miami-based global leader in providing AI-based cybersecurity and IT management software for small to mid-sized businesses. Under Voccola's leadership as CEO from 2014-2025, Kaseya grew to one of the most valuable privately held software companies in the world, with over $1.5 billion in revenue and more than 5,000 employees worldwide. Kaseya is the largest private technology employer in Miami and the official named partner of the Kaseya Center, home of the Miami Heat.

Prior to Kaseya, Voccola founded, scaled and successfully exited multiple software and internet businesses based in Miami, including Identify Software (sold to BMC Software) and Trust Technology Corporation (sold to FGI Global). Earlier in his career, he served as President of Yodle for Brand Networks (sold to Web.com) and President of Nolio Software (sold to Computer Associates). 

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Voccola is dedicated to community service and helping those in need. He founded the Cooper Voccola Family Foundation (CVFF), a Miami non-profit organization that exists to champion pro-American values, animal welfare, and veteran and child welfare causes. Additionally, Fred sits on the board of the Zoo Miami Foundation, The Monmouth County SPCA and the board of trustees of Hackensack Meridian Health Network. 

Voccola holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.