Guest Biography
Commissioner Hester Peirce
Hester Peirce has served as a Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission since January 11, 2018. Her appointment brought her back to the Commission, where, early in her career, she served as a staff member in the Division of Investment Management and later as Counsel to Commissioner Paul Atkins. Immediately before her appointment, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She also has served as Senior Counsel on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where she advised Ranking Member, Senator Richard Shelby, and other members of the Committee on securities issues. Commissioner Peirce is leading the Commission's Crypto Task Force.
Paul Farrell
Paul has spent his career launching, transforming, and growing companies into high-performance organizations. Through prayerful discernment, he navigates complex business dynamics, evaluates culture and talent, and uncovers untapped opportunities that spark innovation and drive meaningful revenue growth.
Paul leads with a people-first mindset, trusting God to shape his leadership. His exceptional track record in building, acquiring, and selling software companies is fueled by his passion for empowering individuals to reach their God-given potential. His success has always been rooted in strong, diverse teams committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
Paul’s career is marked by significant milestones. He rose to Senior Vice President at AOL during its transformative years (1997–2003), contributed to the turnaround and rapid growth of a global communications company in the early 2000s, and led the acquisition of Moreover Technologies in 2009 and its eventual sale to LexisNexis Reed Elsevier in 2014. He then co-founded and scaled Nehemiah Security, a cybersecurity startup, through its successful exit in 2020.
Today, Paul, consults through Salt Global and leads Pater Holdings, LLC—“Pater” meaning Father in Latin—a firm dedicated to investing in and nurturing promising technology startups, all to God’s glory.
Paul lives in Rosslyn, Virginia, with his wife, Lynne. Together, they are blessed with a son and a daughter.
Dr. Melvin Murphy
Dr. Melvin Murphy is an accomplished scholar, professor, and speaker specializing in business, leadership, management, communications, and marketing. A Microsoft alumnus, Melvin has written extensively for workshops, college courses, and corporate seminars conducted nationwide, with his work featured in over 130 top-tier business journals.
As a popular presenter and keynote speaker, Melvin has addressed numerous corporations, colleges, chambers of commerce, civic organizations, conferences, and clubs. He has authored several influential articles for corporate and government use, including "Internal Strategies for Assessing Organizational Communications Channel Effectiveness," the most downloaded article on ProQuest in 2018.
Melvin serves as a Scholar-in-Residence and a member of the Board of Governors at the Tower Club, a prestigious business club in Washington, D.C. He is also a guest host on the "Stepping-Stones to Business" cable television show. His publications include Desire: The Emotional Appetite for Success, Barbershop Talk: The Other Side of Black Men, and I’m Somebody, Who Are You?, which have garnered attention in 25 national newspapers.
Melvin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in public communications with a minor in sociology, a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree in marketing. An award-winning professor at Northern Virginia Community College and an honorable Marine Corps veteran, he currently chairs the Fairfax County Small Business Commission in Fairfax, Virginia.
During his tenure at Microsoft he was a Senior Communications Manager, Melvin led business-aligned communications for key leadership and helped craft compelling narratives around technology that empowered Microsoft employees to be creative, innovative, and productive globally by transforming their work and collaboration across physical and digital experiences.
Considered one of the leading experts on organizational communication channel effectiveness in the United States, Melvin Murphy's expertise in marketing and communication has been recognized in prominent business journals, including Yahoo! Finance, Washington Business Journal, and MarketWatch from Dow Jones.
Dr. Reverend Younghoon Lee
Dr. Rev. Younghoon Lee joined the Full Gospel Central Church (now Yoido Full Gospel Church) in Seoul in April 1964. He studied theology at Yonsei University, the Full Gospel Theological Seminary (now Hansei University), and the United Graduate School of Theology at Yonsei University, graduating with a ThM. In 1977, Dr Lee began his ministry at Yoido Full Gospel Church as the editor-in-chief for Youngsan Publishers (now Seoul Logos) and was the first editor of the Full Gospel Newspaper. After his ordination in 1982, Dr Lee went to the US where he completed his ThM course work at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and received his MA and PhD in Philosophy of Religion at Temple University. During this period of study, he served as the senior pastor of Full Gospel First Church of Washington.
He was one of the founding members of the Institute for Full Gospel Education (now International Theological Institute). As its executive director, he systematized and theologized Dr David Yonggi Cho’s pastoral principles. He has served in a number of positions over the years: senior pastor of Full Gospel Tokyo Church; professor at Hansei University; president of Bethesda Christian University in California; president of Japan Full Gospel Bible College; chairman of the Theological Committee for the National Council of Churches in Korea; committee member of Asia Pacific Theological Association; senior pastor of Full Gospel Los Angeles Church; vice-chairman of the Council of Korean Churches in Southern California; and president of the National Council of Churches in Korea. Today, Dr Lee is the senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church and currently serves as the president of the United Christian Churches of Korea.
