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Melinda French Gates
Philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. Founder of Pivotal Ventures. Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Author of The Moment of Lift.
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Melinda French Gates
Founder
Christina Kramlich
Christina is a financial advisor and CFP® / CAP® professional with extensive institutional and personal finance experience at large firms and startups in client-facing, operational and business development roles. Prior to her role at Chicory Wealth, she was Senior Director at SoFi (Social Finance, Inc.),where she helped the firm raise its initial loan funds, headed up the first investor relations efforts, acted as an occasional spokesperson, and ultimately led the advisory team that launched its wealth management division (now called SoFi Invest). Before SoFi, she worked at several startups and financial services firms, including Montgomery Securities, NextCard, and Moodlogic.
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Christina Kramlich
Financial Life Planning / Advisor
Rosa Estrada
Rosa Estrada is CFO of Include Ventures, a firm which invests in venture capital firms and early-stage companies with diverse or underrepresented management teams. She has worked in all areas of finance, strategic planning and corporate development, in the technology, life sciences and energy sectors. Prior to Include, Rosa was at Intel where she built and managed the $300M invested ($600M committed) private equity and venture capital portfolio, managed the $5.5 billion public equity portfolio, and managed the $7.3billion 401k plan. Ms. Estrada began her professional career as a commercial banker, working with small business clients. Rosa received her MBA from Stanford University and her BS in Finance from San Diego State University.
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Rosa Estrada
Chief Financial Officer
Anna Yamamoto
Anne is a senior tax partner with Frank, Rimerman. During her time with the firm she has held numerous leadership roles and has been a trusted advisor to many of the firm’s clients. Throughout her career she has combined a deep and detailed knowledge of the tax law with a wide breadth of experiences with clients to provide impactful advice and counsel.
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Anna Yamamoto
Partner
Joo-Lee Lim
Joo-Lee Lim is a Managing Director at WiL Strategic Partners, a Palo Alto / Asia venture platform where she focuses on investing in venture funds. She was previously at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) San Francisco office where she invested in buyouts, energy and venture capital.
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Joo-Lee Lim
Managing Director
Chris Douvos
Chris Douvos founded Ahoy Capital in 2018 to build an intentionally right-sized firm that could pursue investment excellence while prizing a spirit of partnership with all of its constituencies. A pioneering investor in the micro-VC movement, Chris has been a fixture in venture capital for over two decades. Prior to Ahoy Capital, Chris spearheaded investment efforts at Venture Investment Associates and The Investment Fund for Foundations. He got his start in institutional investing at Princeton University's endowment.
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Chris Douvos
Founder
Mandy Bynum
Mandy Bynum is an investor, advisor, and thought leader who works with organizations at the intersection of social justice, racial equity, and private equity. Co-founder and CEO of the Race Equ(al)ity Project, author of My Social Justice Dictionary, 150+ Words for Young Changemakers. Served as the CEO for BLCK VC, CEO and Chairwoman of Camp Equity, a non-profit social justice platform and curriculum for k-12 students, and as Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for New Relic.
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Mandy Bynum
Investor/Advisor
Kate Nevin
Kate has been at TSWII for over twenty years. Before joining TSWII she was an analyst at Lehman Brothers in New York City. Kate is an Anchor Partner with the Gender Diverse Investing Collective and has received the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designation, the alternative investment industry’s first and only specialized educational standard. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999 and completed The Executive Program of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in June 2004. Kate was a 2014 Diversity Leadership Fellow at the Riley Institute of Furman University.
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Kate Nevin
President & Portfolio Manager
Jasmine Rashid
Jasmine is a financial activist, writer, and impact investing professional based in Oakland, CA. She helps investors flow millions of dollars in equity and debt investments to predominately women & BIPOC-led social justice-focused companies. Her forthcoming book — The Financial Activist Playbook: 8 Strategies for Everyday People to Reclaim Wealth and Collective Wellbeing (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Fall 2024) — builds on her knowledge base as a Congressman John Lewis fellow, Just Economy Institute alum, Trauma of Money Method certified practitioner.
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Jasmine Rashid
Director of Impact
Mariia Eroshin
Wharton MBA with Highest Honors as Palmers Scholar, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, Certified Financial Planner (CFP),Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Big Four experience. Chief Financial Officer with deep finance and accounting expertise. Investment Executive, Financial Advisor in Private Wealth, CEO, CFO and Head of Family Office, and previously Senior Portfolio Manager specializing in managing wealth for families and foundations, with experience in multigenerational and entrepreneurial wealth, strategy and governance, customized portfolio management, venture capital, private equity, real assets, traditional and alternative investments, investment asset allocation and due diligence. lending and banking, philanthropy, concentrated positions.
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Mariia Eroshin
CEO/CFO, Head of Family Office
Meghan Reynolds
Prior to joining Altimeter, Meghan was Managing Partner and Co-head of Fundraising at TPG. She began her career and spent nearly a decade in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs. She was most recently a Vice President in the Alternative Investment & Manager Selection (AIMS) Group. Meghan is also a Venture Partner with JAZZ Venture Partners, and has been a board observer for Thrive Global, Magnus Medical, Woebot Health and Yumi. Meghan graduated from the University of Notre Dame and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She lives in Palo Alto, CA with her family.
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Meghan Reynolds
Head of VC Capital Formation and Fundraising
Pamela Pavkov
Before joining TPG, Pamela Pavkov was a Partner at Jasper Ridge Partners where she focused on private equity investing and impact advisory services. Pamela started her career at Cambridge Associates. Pamela is a member of the Wellesley Business Leadership Council and serves on the advisory board for Talking Points, a non-profit supporting the school engagement of under-resourced, multilingual families. Pamela earned a BA in English and Neuroscience from Wellesley College, an MA in English from Stanford University and an MBA and Certificate in Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In her spare time, Pamela practices yoga and enjoys outdoor activities with her family.
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Pamela Pavkov
Partner & Managing Director
Eli Walker
As the founder/CEO and author of the internationally-acclaimed Drunk Yoga®, equipped with a BFA in Theater from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Eli is a community engagement and belonging expert with a knack for leveraging the power of "play" to make mindfulness practices fun. A seasoned solo-performance artist and professional speaker, she curates interactive wellness and storytelling experiences that build community and help individuals and organizations who struggle with disconnection create belonging. Eli is a contributing writer for Forbes and volunteer for GVI's Women's Empowerment program in Ghana, Africa.
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Eli Walker
Founder/CEO/Author
Jesse Draper
Halogen Ventures focuses on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. Draper, the first solo female GP in Los Angeles is also a 4th generation venture capitalist, the creator and host of Emmy nominated series 'The Valley Girl Show' and host of the MOMumental Podcast. Among her 70+ portfolio companies, are the Skimm, Babylist, ThirdLove, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, Squad (acquired by Twitter),Eloquii (sold to Walmart) and This is L (sold to P&G).
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Jesse Draper
Founding Partner
Tina Wilkinson
Tina Wilkinson is SVP, Relationship Manager in SouthState Bank’s Private Capital Solutions Group, focusing on fund finance. She joined legacy Atlantic Capital Bank (now SouthState Bank) in 2019 as a Relationship Manager for syndicated transactions. Prior to that, she worked for Solar CrowdSource, partnering with community leaders to promote solar energy; she also served as chair of Solarize Dunwoody on a volunteer basis. Early in her banking career, she spent over ten years at Wachovia Bank, including positions in risk management and as an relationship manager. Her favorite position was Risk Manager for Wachovia’s London branch, which allowed her to visit London on an expense account. She holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
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Tina Wilkinson
SVP, Relationship Manager
Eric Valle
With 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley across the entire venture ecosystem of start-ups, early-stage funds, fund-of-funds and asset management, Eric brings a diverse skill set tailor-made for Next Play Capital. Prior to Next Play Capital, Eric helped launch an early-stage consumer focused venture fund along with an ex-Lightspeed Venture partner and ex-General Catalyst partner, in his role as Operating Partner. Previously, Eric served as Director of Client Relations and Head of the Menlo Park office for Capital Dynamics. Eric began his career in the legal sector as a corporate paralegal at Venture Law Group and at Davis Polk & Wardwell working on fund formation and capital markets.
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Eric Valle
General Partner & COO
Sara Kemppainen
Sara Kemppainen is in charge of Special Projects at Fifty Years. She is particularly interested in supporting founders solving complex problems that are traditionally overlooked by investors. She led the development of Repro Grants, a “fast grants” program to accelerate high-risk, high-reward research in the chronically underfunded field of women’s reproductive health. Before joining Fifty Years, Sara was the Head of Program at Slush. She is also the founder of Women in Innovation and Leadership, a professional network that promotes personal growth, collaboration, and gender equality.
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Sara Kemppainen
Special Projects & Operations
Mariia Eroshin
Mariia Eroshin, CFA, CFP®, CPA, MBA, has had a long career in private wealth management, family offices, investments, strategy, venture capital, private equity, finance, and impact investing. Throughout her career, she has held various leadership roles at family offices, as well as Senior Vice President at UBS Financial Services, Inc., Senior Vice President at U.S. Trust/Bank of America Private Wealth Management, and Director at Citi Private Bank. Mariia earned her Bachelor’s degrees, Summa Cum Laude, with majors in Finance, Accounting and International Studies from the University of Minnesota. She graduated as a Palmers Scholar with an MBA from Wharton Business School.
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Mariia Eroshin
CEO/CFO
Courtney Mccrea
Courtney McCrea enjoys over 30 years of venture capital and private equity investment experience including 12 years of fund investing and 18 years of direct principal investing. Courtney is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital, an investment platform established to support emerging managers in venture capital. Recast Capital provides capital and resources for emerging manager venture funds, with a preference for diverse partnerships. Most recently, Courtney was a Managing Director of Weathergage Capital, a boutique fund of funds.
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Courtney Mccrea
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Hillary Cook
Hillary brings extensive capital allocation and LP investing experience with expertise in early-stage VC and exposure across asset classes. Prior to joining Next Legacy, Hillary spent four years at Sapphire Ventures where she helped commit over $150M per year to early-stage VC funds across the US, Europe, and Israel. While at Sapphire, Hillary was integral in supporting the #OpenLP initiative to bring increased transparency to the ecosystem. Hillary began her career as an LP at the Williams College Investment Office based in Boston, where she invested globally across ten asset classes out of a $2.4B endowment.
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Hillary Cook
Investment Director
Sophie Forest
Sophie has been focused on impact investing since discovering the field during her freshman year of university. Her passion for helping investors realize their values led her to internships at high net worth wealth management firms and an impact-focused nonprofit. Sophie spent time at Cambridge Associates on the Sustainable and Impact Investing Team (formerly the Mission-Related Investing Team) where she conducted fund manager research. Today, Sophie is a Senior Associate with Upstart Co-Lab. Sophie is a 2018 graduate of McGill University with a major in finance. Sophie has passed the CFA Level I and II Exams.
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Sophie Forest
Assistant Director
Charlotte Zhang
Charlotte Zhang joined Inatai Foundation in November of 2020 and serves as the Director of Investments, helping construct the Firm's investment program from scratch. Previously, she invested on behalf of two notable family offices based in San Francisco, ICONIQ Capital and Medley Partners. She began her career as a Technology Investment Banking Analyst at Raymond James, engaged in M&A and equity capital markets transactions for high-growth technology companies. Charlotte earned a Bachelor’s of Science with honors in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Charlotte Zhang
Director of Investments
Esther Tricoche
Esther Tricoche - Director of Investments @ Kapor Center Investments Esther leads fund investing at Kapor Center Investments where she invests in high performing, values-aligned funds and focuses on building a more diverse VC ecosystem. In her tenure, she has doubled the firm's active portfolio and made dozens of investments in emerging fund managers. As one of very few Latina LPs, she is also an advisor and regular speaker for many organizations focused on diversifying the VC sector. Prior to joining Kapor, Esther spent nearly a decade deploying/managing ~$150M into values-aligned ventures and recently worked with pre-seed to Series C companies spanning edtech, healthtech, and fintech.
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Esther Tricoche
Lead Fund Investing
Renata Quintini
Renata actively seeks and supports founders that aim to build a better future without destroying humanity. Previous to co-founding Renegade Partners, she worked with startups that define new realities, markets and/or business models, such as Planet, Cruise Automation (acquired by GM),Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever),Bonobos, MetroMile, Happiest Baby, Survios and Rigetti Computing.
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Renata Quintini
Co-Founder
Trish DiGiloromo
Trish is the Investments Manager for the Babson College Endowment. She has been at the Endowment, focused mainly on the private equity portfolio, since September of 2018. Prior to joining Babson College, she worked in corporate finance and operations for a venture-backed, advertising-technology company in Baltimore, MD. She began her career in public accounting. Trish holds a BS, an MBA from Babson College and a CPA.
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Trish DiGiloromo
Investments Director
Apurva Mehta
Apurva Mehta is Managing Partner of Summit Peak Investments, a firm he co-founded in 2018. Summit Peak focuses on early-stage investing backing Pre-Seed/Seed funds predominantly in the United States. In addition to investments in Funds, Summit Peak leverages their GP relationships and is active co-invest/direct investor at the early-growth stage. Prior to starting Summit Peak, Apurva managed Endowment/Foundation capital at the Juilliard School and Cook Children’s Health Care System from 2008 onwards and was responsible for spearheading the Venture Capital program while at Cook Children’s.
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Apurva Mehta
Managing Partner
Elizabeth Weil
With more than 2 decades in venture capital and technology companies, Elizabeth is a relationship-driven fund manager and technology investor, startup advisor, and entrepreneur. Previously, she was a Managing Director at 137 Ventures, a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and an executive at Twitter during a period of hypergrowth as it scaled from 50 to 3000 people. Elizabeth has invested in more than 60 technology companies across all stages, including Slack, Whatnot, SpaceX, Coinbase, Clubhouse, Gusto, Digits, Envoy, Grab, Daily.co, Hipcamp, Titan, and Calm.
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Elizabeth Weil
Early-Stage Investor, Founder & Managing Partner
Jocelyn Florence
Jocelyn is a partner at Parallel, an LA-based strategic investor and celebrity talent partnership studio. She started her career as the Associate Producer at Ars Nova, helping bring to life hundreds of shows from emerging artists in NYC. Prior to Parallel, Jocelyn was the Creative Director of the in-house agency at business news publication, Quartz (qz.com),overseeing the branded editorial teams and helping Fortune 100 clients create work for a global audience of business leaders. Jocelyn currently sits on the board of LA comedy venue The Elysian, is a college application advisor at Scholar Match, and holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Jocelyn Florence
Partner
Brittany Gavini
Brittney is passionate about driving resources to high potential people and problems that are often overlooked. She works to make venture capital to be more equitable and effective, with a decade of experience focused on the earliest stages of company building and a unique industry perspective of an LP, investor, and operator. Brittney has spent the last five years investing in women-led early-stage venture funds and startups at Pivotal Ventures, an investment company founded by Melinda French Gates. Previously, Brittney led the US ventures team at Village Capital, where she built the process and team to source, train, and invest in early-stage companies in Fintech, Health, and Education.
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Brittany Gavini
Investor
Shruti Gandhi
Shruti Gandhi, is the founder of Array Ventures. Array Ventures is an enterprise data AI fund that invests at the preseed stage. She is based in Silicon Valley and has invested in over 75 companies in their preseed rounds which are now worth billions. With over 10 exits to companies such as Apple, Paypal, ServiceNow, Amazon, JAMF, and others. She has attended Booth school of business and Columbia University for her Masters in Computer Science.
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Shruti Gandhi
Founder
Lynne Chou O'Keefe
Lynne is the Founder and Managing Partner of Define Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in digital health companies redefining healthcare. Earlier in her career, Lynne worked at Apax Partners with a focus on software venture capital investing. In addition, Lynne worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers and Acquisitions group and worked on multiple multi-billion dollar acquisitions and sell side transactions in various industries. Lynne has been named WSJ’s Women in Venture Capital to Watch in 2020. Lynne earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Lynne Chou O'Keefe
Founder and Managing Partner
Jessie Jia Guo
Jessie is an Investment Partner at Next Legacy Partners, where she invests globally in established and emerging venture capital managers. She is an engaged member of the Society of Kauffman Fellows. Prior to Next Legacy, Jessie focused on private equity and VC fund investments at CICC, a leading investment bank in China. She was also part of the pioneering team that initiated CICC’s fund of funds business.
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