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Neha Shah is a strategic leader and driving force behind the development, implementation, and visibility of the Charles Schwab Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) vision, strategy and programs, with a focus on nimbly deploying capital in historically and systemically excluded communities through loans, investments, grants and volunteer services. Before Schwab, she thrived in a career &hellip

Oakland native, Chris Iglesias, is a visionary leader who has dedicated his career to executing a social equity agenda through innovative and strategic public-private partnerships. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Unity Council (TUC), he leads one of East Oakland’s most vital community assets—a 55-year-old social equity development organization devoted to improving the &hellip

Phillip L. Clay, PhD served as the Chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2001 until 2011. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a doctorate from MIT. Phillip also held other leadership positions at MIT and was Department Head at DUSP where he has been &hellip

Lisa Williams is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where she is responsible for strategy and product development, investment selection and portfolio construction across environmental and social impact investment areas within asset management. Previously, Lisa worked at Imprint Capital, an impact investment advisory firm, where she led due diligence across multiple asset classes, including liquid &hellip

Kristina considers herself an activist CFO, who comes into organizations with a unique perspective as a Black woman in finance, orienting around a framework centering policies, procedures, and processes in equity, that has an alignment to strategy, not just with the business. Kristina served as the CFAO for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), &hellip

Community means everything to me. I grew up in a large and tight-knit family whose roots were solidly in the Chinese American communities of San Francisco and Oakland, CA. As one example, my maternal grandfather headed up a family association to help new immigrants as they arrived in the US, and also created one of &hellip

Rob McKay has spent his career working in the fields of philanthropy, politics and early stage equity investing. In 1992 he established the McKay Foundation which spent twenty years supporting social justice efforts in the areas of community organizing, the promotion of living wage policy and the expansion of voting rights. From 2006 to 2013 &hellip

Nike Irvin founded and leads ZWN, Inc. a consultancy and coaching practice serving charitable foundations and nonprofits dedicated to social justice. Based in Los Angeles, Nike is currently commissioned on the development of a multi-partisan fellowship for next generation civil rights and community leaders, a partnership between ADL and The Aspen Institute. Upon launch of &hellip

Berit Ashla is Director of Philanthropy for Fremont Group, a San Francisco based family office, designing the family’s integrated philanthropy practice. Prior to joining Fremont, Berit led Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ West Coast advisory office managing client engagements with individual, family foundation, and corporate donors. She holds a wealth of experience in grantmaking, foundation governance, education, &hellip

Gregory Robinson is the Managing Director of Acquisitions and Market Intelligence at Moody’s. Prior to joining Moody’s, Greg led two sales teams in the Americas and served as the Co-Chair for Moody’s’ Multicultural Employee Resource Group. He also currently serves as Program Lead for the Creating Opportunities for Racial Equity (CORE) program at Moody’s. Prior to &hellip