Daria Torres founded Walls Torres Group in 2004 and serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. She is a tech-savvy, proven strategist with over 20 years of global, cross-sector executive experience. As founder and managing partner of WTG, Daria has led the firm in serving an extensive portfolio of over 100 esteemed clients, including blue chip Fortune 500 businesses, pioneering technology companies, multi-national philanthropic organizations, and leading academic institutions. Across her consulting career, which began at McKinsey & Company, Daria played a defining role in a host of ground-breaking deals and market advancements, primarily within the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. As a former Lockheed Martin Systems Engineer with Top Secrete SCI Clearance, Daria also has signature strengths in digital transformation, cyber/information security (DDN certified), supply chain, and risk management. Altogether, Daria is known for channeling vast interdisciplinary expertise to foster sustainable growth and value creation across and extraordinary range of industries and contexts. As a valued member of the Audit, Risk, Nominations & Governance, and Technology committees, Daria serves on the board of Columbia Bank and its parent company Columbia Financial (NASDAQ: CLBK), and she is one of the earliest NACD Certified Directors in the nation. A trusted private company director as well, Daria advises Red Fox Coffee Merchants, a family-run global purveyor of fine coffees from rare origins of South America and East Africa; and previously, Daria was a member of the advisory board at Roshni Rides, a technology driven transportation services platform operating in Karachi, Pakistan. She counseled the co-founders through successive rounds of the Hult Prize competition in which they ultimately prevailed over 50,000 teams from more than 100 countries, securing the seven-figure top prize presented by President Clinton at the United Nations. With a potent mix of technical and business acumen, Daria is also a former Independent Director with Human Resolution Technologies, a privately-held venture specializing in patent-protected health devices. Her guidance helped the company navigate the tumult of COVID-19 and pivot into digital spirometry with zero investor attrition. Connect with Daria Walls Torres: Website: https://wallstorresgroup.com/ https://givingcycle.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariatorres/ Connect with Dr. George James: Website: https://georgetalks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgetalks/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGeorgeJamesJr/ LEAPCast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333209771885091 Twitter: https://twitter.com/georgetalks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgeTalksLLC/videos LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/GeorgeTalks Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.