Men’s Executive Speaker Series
The Men’s Executive Speaker Series invites men to deepen their leadership, professional impact, and personal growth through faith-based reflection. Over four weeks, participants will explore how spirituality can guide decision-making, resilience, and influence in every aspect of life.
Fall 2026 - Hard Calls: Faith, Judgment, and Work in the Age of AI
Four Wednesdays in October, presented together by Saint Clement and St. Teresa of Avila
You are already making decisions about AI. What your company adopts. What you tell your team. What you let your kids use. How much of your own judgment you are willing to hand over. Most of us are making those calls faster than we would like, with less information than we want, and with plenty of people ready to tell us what to think.
This October, four people who carry real weight will talk about how they actually decide. All four of them allocate capital at global scale. All four have had to act before the answers were clear, and all four take their faith seriously while doing it.
Held at Saint Clement - courtyard (642 W Deming Pl)
October 7 · Jody Jonsson Vice Chair, Capital Group on Markets, AI, and Faith: Finding Your Voice in a Shifting World -- Combined session with the Women's Series
October 14 · Tom Raterman Vice Chairman, Runway Growth Capital, and Saint Clement parishioner on The Wisdom to Build: Discernment in the Age of AI
Held at St. Teresa of Avila (1037 W. Armitage Ave)
October 21 · Matthew Harvey Sanders CEO of Longbeard, founder of Magisterium AI on What Will You Build? Work, Calling, and Creativity in the Age of AI
October 28 · Cardinal Blase J. Cupich Archbishop of Chicago on Finding Our Christian Voice in a World of AI
Meet Our Speakers
Jody Jonsson—Vice Chair at Capital Group
Jody Jonsson is Vice Chair of Capital Group, one of the largest asset managers in the US. She is a member of the Capital Group Management Committee and previously chaired the oversight of Capital’s global investment group. She has over 40 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital for 36 years.
She was a portfolio manager for over 20 years in a variety of equity strategies including global growth (New Perspective Fund), US growth (Growth Fund of America) and high-yield (Income Fund of America). Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst, Jody covered insurance and several consumer-related sectors. Before joining Capital, she worked at Fidelity Management & Research Company in Boston and Irving Trust Company in New York. She has worked in Capital’s San Francisco, Geneva and London offices and is currently based in Los Angeles.
Jody holds an MBA from Stanford, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a BA in economics (cum laude) from Princeton. She is a trustee of the American Enterprise Institute, a board member of Alpha USA and a former member of the Stanford Business School Advisory Council. She also flies as a volunteer private pilot for Angel Flight West, providing transportation for patients needing essential medical care. She is married with three adult children and lives in Manhattan Beach, California.
Tom Raterman — Vice Chairman Runway Growth Capital
Tom is a seasoned business leader, investor, and financial executive with more than 30 years of experience helping entrepreneurial companies grow and succeed. Currently serving as Vice Chairman of Runway Growth Capital, Tom has built a distinguished career in corporate finance, investment banking, lending, and executive management. He began his professional journey in commercial lending before moving to GE Capital, where he specialized in providing creative financing solutions for growing businesses. As Treasurer of Discovery Zone, Inc., Tom played a key role in the company's successful IPO, major financing initiatives, and eventual sale to Blockbuster Video Corporation/Viacom. Later, as co-founder, CFO, and Executive Vice President of LKQ Corporation, he helped guide the company from startup to more than $225 million in revenue while overseeing 31 acquisitions and significant operational growth.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Tom is an active parishioner of Saint Clement Parish and brings a thoughtful perspective on integrating faith, leadership, and business. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to helping organizations grow responsibly while creating lasting value for employees, investors, customers, and communities.
Matthew Harvey Sanders — CEO of Longbeard and the founder of Magisterium AI
Matthew Sanders is the founder and CEO of Longbeard, a technology company dedicated to advancing the mission of the Catholic Church through innovation and artificial intelligence. His unique professional journey began as an Infantry Officer in the Canadian Forces before discerning a vocation to the priesthood and studying at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Following his call to marriage, Matthew returned to Canada, serving in government, international affairs, and professional consulting before joining the Archdiocese of Toronto, where he helped rebuild the Office of Spiritual Affairs and later served as Cardinal Thomas Collins’ Special Projects Manager. His work eventually led him to Rome, where he collaborated with numerous Vatican offices and was invited by Cardinal Michael Czerny to help establish the technological foundations for the Holy Father’s Migrants and Refugees Section.
Today, Matthew is recognized as one of the leading Catholic voices at the intersection of faith, technology, and artificial intelligence. Under his leadership, Longbeard has developed groundbreaking platforms including Magisterium AI, now used in more than 165 countries to make Church teaching more accessible, and Vulgate, an advanced AI-powered library platform supporting historic digitization efforts with Pontifical universities in Rome. Most recently, Longbeard launched Christendom, a new video platform for Catholic creators. In addition to leading Longbeard, Matthew serves as CEO of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation, a Venture Advisor at Kluz Ventures, and an Executive Mentor with UCLA’s Starburst aerospace accelerator. After seven years living in Rome and Malta, he has returned to Canada, where he lives and works from Quebec City.
Cardinal Blase Cupich — Archbishop of Chicago
Cardinal Cupich has served as the Archbishop of Chicago since 2014 and was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis in 2016. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, and one of nine children, Cardinal Cupich was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha in 1975. His ministry has included parish leadership, service at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C., and episcopal leadership as Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Bishop of Spokane, Washington, before becoming the ninth Archbishop of Chicago. Throughout his priesthood and episcopacy, he has been recognized for his commitment to pastoral leadership, evangelization, Catholic education, and the life of the Church in the United States and around the world.
A respected theologian and church leader, Cardinal Cupich earned advanced degrees in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and The Catholic University of America, where he completed a doctorate in Sacramental Theology. He currently serves on several Vatican dicasteries, including the Dicastery for Bishops, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and the Dicastery for Culture and Education, in addition to other leadership roles within the Church. As Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Cupich continues to guide one of the nation’s largest archdioceses while promoting dialogue, missionary discipleship, and a vibrant Catholic witness in today’s world. Saint Clement Parish is honored to welcome Cardinal Cupich as our guest speaker.