Gary Antonick
Founder & Facilitator

Gary brings two decades of executive coaching experience to forum facilitation. He works with HBS and YPO alumni across the country — forming peer groups, supporting moderators, and leading annual retreats — and serves on the National HBS Forum Coordinating Council. He has taught at Stanford and Google, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Melissa Weiksnar
Forum Coach

Melissa has been a member of Boston HBS Forum 11 since 2012 and moderated from 2017 to 2025. She is known for creative facilitation — pioneering "flipped updates" and a creative crucible of experimentation. A 1982 MBA, based in Buffalo, NY, she serves on the HBS Association of Boston Forum Council and is collaborating on AI-based forum tools including Forum Sage.

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Elena Kim
Forum Coach

Elena spent 16 years in global media and technology — holding leadership roles at Hulu, Vimeo, iflix, and Global Music Rights — following six years in investment banking. She holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson and a diploma in Emotional Intelligence and Psychotherapy, and facilitates human development programs internationally. She is the founder of Evolution Threshold.

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