ADVISORY BOARD

  • Art Becerra

    CO-FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER, TOLEDO CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, LLC

    Art is owner of Toledo Capital Development, LLC, a property development company in Los Angeles that focuses on affordable housing and land use projects that benefit historically disadvantaged communities.

  • Charisse Bremond Weaver

    PRESIDENT & CEO, BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE

    Charisse leads the mission of the Brotherhood Crusade to work with disconnected families and youth through health and wellness, education, economic development, and institutional building.

  • Jeremiah Erby

    STRATEGIC PARTNER LEAD, GOOGLE

    Jeremiah is an all-around business leader with partnership, operations, strategy, and finance experience across industries including tech, commercial real estate, commodities, and banking.

  • Kellie Hawkins Davis

    PARTNER, EKA

    Kellie is a Partner at the public affairs firm EKA, where she leads the health and social services practices areas. She previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for the National Health Foundation (NHF).

  • Janine Jones

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY & BELONGING, HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL

    Prior to joining Harvard-Westlake, Janine worked as a labor and employment lawyer for 15 years, taught classes at USC Gould School of Law, and served as Senior Advisor/Deputy Legal Counsel to former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.

  • Laura Konigsberg

    HEAD OF SCHOOL, TURNING POINT SCHOOL

    Laura is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and is a member of the Board's Anti-Racism Task Force and Finance Committee.

  • Geraldine B. Laybourne

    CO-FOUNDER, DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY AND MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR

    Geraldine is a lifelong advocate for women and children, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder of DAY ONE Early Learning Community, where families, educators, and teachers collaborate to nurture every child’s potential.

  • Jason Lukose

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES

    Jason has over a decade of experience as a founding classroom teacher and assistant principal from Uncommon Schools in Brooklyn, NY. He continues to serve teachers and students as an edtech consultant.

  • Gray Lusk

    FOUNDING PARTNER, SOLA IMPACT

    Gray has been growing real estate funds in the Greater Los Angeles area since 2005. He co-founded SoLa Impact, a family of investment funds geared toward revitalizing South LA neighborhoods and investing in youth.

  • Emmanuel Midy

    MANAGER, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE, ROKU

    Emmanuel Midy is a veteran of the ad-tech ecosystem with stints at Pubmatic, Omnicom and currently at Roku. Prior to his current role at Roku, he was Glen Weyl's Chief of Staff, working on scaling the RxC Foundation.

  • Lalat Pattanaik

    CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, PH ROBB LEGACY ALLIANCE

    Lalat has 33 years of technical experience in areas of structured finance, product development, performance analytics, and sophisticated insurance structures.

  • Deann Spell

    LEGAL STRATEGIST

    A former EVP of Technology Legal Services at Fox Corporation, DeAnn leverages over two decades of legal and corporate expertise at the forefront of technology and digital entertainment.

  • Ekong Udoekwere

    PARTNER, TROYGOULD PC

    Ekong is a partner at the law firm TroyGould PC. His practic primarily emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and venture capital financing. He advises entrepreneurs and businesses in all stages of development.

  • Farah Velasquez

    CAPITAL STRATEGY ASSOCIATE, MISSION DRIVEN FINANCE

    Farah has a background in private credit, education, nonprofit, and corporate spaces. Inspired by her Los Angeles and Inland Empire roots, she is focused on social impact, capital strategy, and economic equity.