Mike Walsh vs Nicole Ossenfort

Mike Walsh

CEO of LexisNexis Legal & Professional

BIO: Mike Walsh is CEO of the global legal business of LexisNexis, a leading provider of information solutions and analytics to law firms, corporate, government and academic markets. The business serves customers in over 150 countries and employs ~10,600 worldwide. Prior to his current role, Mr. Walsh was CEO of LexisNexis U.S. Legal Markets. He led the transformation of the business from a provider of legal research to a solutions partner. Mr. Walsh joined LexisNexis in 2003 as Senior Vice President, Global Strategy and Business Development where he helped oversee significant expansion into the LexisNexis Risk Management sector. Prior to joining LexisNexis, Mr. Walsh was Director of Strategic Business Development at Home Depot. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, worked on large transactions at General Electric and was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He also co-founded Infirmation.com, an online portal, and sold that business to what is now Thomson Reuters. Mr. Walsh earned his JD from Harvard Law School and received his BA from Yale University. He sits on the Board of the Atlantic Council. He grew up in Colorado and now resides in New York with his wife and two children.

Nicole Ossenfort

CEO of Liberty Tax

BIO: Mr. John T. Hewitt is Founder of Liberty Tax, Inc. and has been its Chairman since October 18, 2017. Mr. Hewitt served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Liberty Tax, Inc. since October 1996 until September 5, 2017. He founded Liberty Tax Service Canada in 1997 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He has been the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of JTH Holding, Inc. since October 1996. Mr. Hewitt founded JTh Tax Inc. in 1996 and has been its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since October 1996. He has served as Chairman of Liberty Tax Service Inc. (formerly, Tax Depot Inc.) and has been its President since September 1997. He served as Assistant Manager of Block's Buffalo, New York District from 1975 to 1980 and also served as its Regional Director. Mr. Hewitt founded Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Mr. Hewitt has over 30 years of experience in the tax return preparation business. Mr. Hewitt founded Jackson Hewitt Inc. and served as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman until June 1996. He served at Jackson Hewitt Inc. until September 1996. He has been a Director of Liberty Tax, Inc. since October 1996.