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Join the Moonshot community to help shape the next generation of leaders and: Offer one hour of you time per month to mentor incredible Young Leader Unlock opportunities for Young Leaders to access grants, investments and two-years scholarship programs Join global community of Moonshot mentors and learn from each other through out this transformational journey Interim Co-CEO of the children’s charity, Chance UK Yvonne Campbell brings over 25 years’ experience designing and delivering innovative, equitable funding programmes and helping organisations scale their impact.

She created the UK’s first participatory public engagement fund at the British Science Association and oversaw a £35m systems change portfolio at the National Lottery Community Fund, introducing models that expanded access for marginalised groups. She has built organisations from the ground up, securing multi-million-pound funding, developing sustainable income models, and enabling national scale-up of services.

Earlier in her career, she directed the UK’s first local authority-led social impact bond. Yvonne is currently the Interim Co-CEO of the children’s charity, Chance UK, and also advises on inclusive grant-making, sustainable growth, and rights-based approaches. Yvonne Campbell brings over 25 years’ experience designing and delivering innovative, equitable funding programmes and helping organisations scale their impact.

She created the UK’s first participatory public engagement fund at the British Science Association and oversaw a £35m systems change portfolio at the National Lottery Community Fund, introducing models that expanded access for marginalised groups. She has built organisations from the ground up, securing multi-million-pound funding, developing sustainable income models, and enabling national scale-up of services.

Earlier in her career, she directed the UK’s first local authority-led social impact bond. Yvonne is currently the Interim Co-CEO of the children’s charity, Chance UK, and also advises on inclusive grant-making, sustainable growth, and rights-based approaches. Board member of Endeavor.

org Simon is a 17-year-old Czech student passionate about space, science communication, and meaningful innovation. He leads LASAR, a student space project that recently launched the first Czech high-school satellite into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

With a team of over 40 students from multiple countries, they develop laser-based technologies to help recover and deorbit non-communicating satellites—tackling space debris while inspiring the next generation of explorers. For this work, he was honored to be included in Forbes 30 Under 30. Simon is a 17-year-old Czech student passionate about space, science communication, and meaningful innovation.

He leads LASAR, a student space project that recently launched the first Czech high-school satellite into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. With a team of over 40 students from multiple countries, they develop laser-based technologies to help recover and deorbit non-communicating satellites—tackling space debris while inspiring the next generation of explorers. For this work, he was honored to be included in Forbes 30 Under 30.

Co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital Tokunboh has dedicated the past two decades to investing in businesses that foster equity, fairness, and inclusion to create wealth and transform lives. She was an early pioneer of socially responsible and impact investing and forged a path for investing in Fintechs to drive financial inclusion and injecting gender consciousness into the investment process to create superior returns.

She is a co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, a female-led private equity firm, one of the first in Africa to pioneer impact investing in private equity, and is a co-founder of Alitheia IDF, where she raised over $100m to invest in female-led businesses in Africa.

Tokunboh is also a founding trustee of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize for Eco-innovators, the Board Chair of Prudential Nigeria and is a frequent speaker on private equity and impact investing. Tokunboh is also founder of the non-profit, Yellow Cowries, a platform using gamification to teach financial literacy across schools, universities, and business clubs.

Tokunboh has dedicated the past two decades to investing in businesses that foster equity, fairness, and inclusion to create wealth and transform lives. She was an early pioneer of socially responsible and impact investing and forged a path for investing in Fintechs to drive financial inclusion and injecting gender consciousness into the investment process to create superior returns.

She is a co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, a female-led private equity firm, one of the first in Africa to pioneer impact investing in private equity, and is a co-founder of Alitheia IDF, where she raised over $100m to invest in female-led businesses in Africa.

Tokunboh is also a founding trustee of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize for Eco-innovators, the Board Chair of Prudential Nigeria and is a frequent speaker on private equity and impact investing. Tokunboh is also founder of the non-profit, Yellow Cowries, a platform using gamification to teach financial literacy across schools, universities, and business clubs.

Andrea Piana's passion for environmentalism drove the 440-year-old legacy of his family's textile company to shift toward sustainable solutions and technological innovations. He envisions a truly circular, zero waste economy, and sees an opportunity to provide the building blocks for new physical and social infrastructure driven by compassion and empathy.

Andrea's bold vision has guided the development of revolutionary technologies Powered by Piana Smart™. Andrea Piana's passion for environmentalism drove the 440-year-old legacy of his family's textile company to shift toward sustainable solutions and technological innovations.

He envisions a truly circular, zero waste economy, and sees an opportunity to provide the building blocks for new physical and social infrastructure driven by compassion and empathy. Andrea's bold vision has guided the development of revolutionary technologies Powered by Piana Smart™.

Author and Founder of RLVNT Media Tina Wells is a business strategist, advisor, author, and the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture that brings culture-shifting storytelling and beloved products to market through innovative partnerships.. Tina has been recognized by Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40 and more.

For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P+G, Johnson & Johnson, and American Eagle that Tina connected with her network of 30,000 buzzSpotters®and 7,000 “momSpotters”, all influential millennials and passionate end-consumers.

Tina is also the author of 16 books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 award-winning spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right. Tina’s board positions have included THINX, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, The Franklin Institute and Young Entrepreneur’s Council.

She has also served as the Academic Director for Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 2017 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. In 2021, Tina was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement.

Her new book, The Elevation Approach hits shelves on March 21, 2023, and shares her flexible and foolproof technique for work-life harmony—the secret to meeting your goals without sacrificing joy for productivity and progress. She resides in Haddonfield, NJ.

Author and Founder of RLVNT Media Tina Wells is a business strategist, advisor, author, and the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture that brings culture-shifting storytelling and beloved products to market through innovative partnerships.. Tina has been recognized by Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40 and more.

For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P+G, Johnson & Johnson, and American Eagle that Tina connected with her network of 30,000 buzzSpotters®and 7,000 “momSpotters”, all influential millennials and passionate end-consumers.

Tina is also the author of 16 books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 award-winning spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right. Tina’s board positions have included THINX, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, The Franklin Institute and Young Entrepreneur’s Council.

She has also served as the Academic Director for Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 2017 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. In 2021, Tina was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement.

Her new book, The Elevation Approach hits shelves on March 21, 2023, and shares her flexible and foolproof technique for work-life harmony—the secret to meeting your goals without sacrificing joy for productivity and progress. She resides in Haddonfield, NJ. Technology and Impact Venture Entrepreneur Joshin Raghubar is a technology and impact venture entrepreneur.

He is the founder of iKineo Ventures, a venture builder and investment firm, through which is he currently growing Explore Sideways, a travel(tech) company; Adbot, a machine-learning powered SaaS platform automating online search advertising for SMEs; and Inves Capital, a group of digital asset and cryptocurrency businesses that includes ZARP, a leading emerging markets stablecoin.

He is a co-founder and Chairperson of Kena Health, a health-tech venture which aims to be Africa’s leading low-cost out-of-hospital healthcare provider. Joshin serves as chairperson of the UVU Africa group tasked with development of the region as a technology and innovation cluster. Through this role he is also a director of UVU Bio, Africa’s biotech cluster initiative.

Joshin also served as a non-executive director of the Africa Leadership Initiative, is the current Chair of the Cape Town Chapter of YPO, and is on the board of Cape Town Tourism. Joshin Raghubar is a technology and impact venture entrepreneur.

He is the founder of iKineo Ventures, a venture builder and investment firm, through which is he currently growing Explore Sideways, a travel(tech) company; Adbot, a machine-learning powered SaaS platform automating online search advertising for SMEs; and Inves Capital, a group of digital asset and cryptocurrency businesses that includes ZARP, a leading emerging markets stablecoin.

He is a co-founder and Chairperson of Kena Health, a health-tech venture which aims to be Africa’s leading low-cost out-of-hospital healthcare provider. Joshin serves as chairperson of the UVU Africa group tasked with development of the region as a technology and innovation cluster. Through this role he is also a director of UVU Bio, Africa’s biotech cluster initiative.

Joshin also served as a non-executive director of the Africa Leadership Initiative, is the current Chair of the Cape Town Chapter of YPO, and is on the board of Cape Town Tourism. CEO - Technology and Impact Venture Entrepreneur Joshin Raghubar is technology and impact venture entrepreneur.

He is the founder of iKineo Ventures, a venture builder and investment firm, through which is he currently growing Explore Sideways, a travel(tech) company; Adbot, a machine-learning powered SaaS platform automating online search advertising for SMEs; and Inves Capital, a group of digital asset and cryptocurrency businesses that includes ZARP, a leading emerging markets stablecoin.

He is a co-founder and Chairperson of Kena Health, a health-tech venture which aims to be Africa’s leading low-cost out-of-hospital healthcare provider. Joshin serves as chairperson of the UVU Africa group tasked with development of the region as a technology and innovation cluster. Through this role he is also a director of UVU Bio, Africa’s biotech cluster initiative.

Joshin also served as a non-executive director of the Africa Leadership Initiative, is the current Chair of the Cape Town Chapter of YPO, and is on the board of Cape Town Tourism. Joshin Raghubar is technology and impact venture entrepreneur.

He is the founder of iKineo Ventures, a venture builder and investment firm, through which is he currently growing Explore Sideways, a travel(tech) company; Adbot, a machine-learning powered SaaS platform automating online search advertising for SMEs; and Inves Capital, a group of digital asset and cryptocurrency businesses that includes ZARP, a leading emerging markets stablecoin.

He is a co-founder and Chairperson of Kena Health, a health-tech venture which aims to be Africa’s leading low-cost out-of-hospital healthcare provider. Joshin serves as chairperson of the UVU Africa group tasked with development of the region as a technology and innovation cluster. Through this role he is also a director of UVU Bio, Africa’s biotech cluster initiative.

Joshin also served as a non-executive director of the Africa Leadership Initiative, is the current Chair of the Cape Town Chapter of YPO, and is on the board of Cape Town Tourism. Board member of Endeavor.

org Author and Founder of RLVNT Media Tina Wells is a business strategist, advisor, author, and the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture that brings culture-shifting storytelling and beloved products to market through innovative partnerships.. Tina has been recognized by Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40 and more.

For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P+G, Johnson & Johnson, and American Eagle that Tina connected with her network of 30,000 buzzSpotters®and 7,000 “momSpotters”, all influential millennials and passionate end-consumers.

Tina is also the author of 16 books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 award-winning spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right. Tina’s board positions have included THINX, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, The Franklin Institute and Young Entrepreneur’s Council.

She has also served as the Academic Director for Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 2017 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. In 2021, Tina was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement.

Her new book, The Elevation Approach hits shelves on March 21, 2023, and shares her flexible and foolproof technique for work-life harmony—the secret to meeting your goals without sacrificing joy for productivity and progress. She resides in Haddonfield, NJ.

Author and Founder of RLVNT Media Tina Wells is a business strategist, advisor, author, and the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture that brings culture-shifting storytelling and beloved products to market through innovative partnerships.. Tina has been recognized by Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40 and more.

For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P+G, Johnson & Johnson, and American Eagle that Tina connected with her network of 30,000 buzzSpotters®and 7,000 “momSpotters”, all influential millennials and passionate end-consumers.

Tina is also the author of 16 books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 award-winning spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right. Tina’s board positions have included THINX, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, The Franklin Institute and Young Entrepreneur’s Council.

She has also served as the Academic Director for Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 2017 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. In 2021, Tina was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement.

Her new book, The Elevation Approach hits shelves on March 21, 2023, and shares her flexible and foolproof technique for work-life harmony—the secret to meeting your goals without sacrificing joy for productivity and progress. She resides in Haddonfield, NJ. Andrea Piana's passion for environmentalism drove the 440-year-old legacy of his family's textile company to shift toward sustainable solutions and technological innovations.

He envisions a truly circular, zero waste economy, and sees an opportunity to provide the building blocks for new physical and social infrastructure driven by compassion and empathy. Andrea's bold vision has guided the development of revolutionary technologies Powered by Piana Smart™.

Andrea Piana's passion for environmentalism drove the 440-year-old legacy of his family's textile company to shift toward sustainable solutions and technological innovations. He envisions a truly circular, zero waste economy, and sees an opportunity to provide the building blocks for new physical and social infrastructure driven by compassion and empathy.

Andrea's bold vision has guided the development of revolutionary technologies Powered by Piana Smart™. Co-Founder and CEO of EduBeyond Miklos Sunario is the Co-Founder and CEO of EduBeyond, a Vancouver-based company dedicated to transforming learning by integrating relevant real-life data into educational content.

Since January 2023, he has led efforts to make education more practical and impactful through innovative data-driven approaches. In addition, Miklos serves as the Regional Lead for AI For Good Indonesia with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), spearheading national initiatives that support the UN’s AI for Good program.

He is a three-time speaker at United Nations forums, including the UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum, the UN Science, Technology and Innovation Summit, and the AI for Good Global Summit. Miklos Sunario is the Co-Founder and CEO of EduBeyond, a Vancouver-based company dedicated to transforming learning by integrating relevant real-life data into educational content.

Since January 2023, he has led efforts to make education more practical and impactful through innovative data-driven approaches. In addition, Miklos serves as the Regional Lead for AI For Good Indonesia with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), spearheading national initiatives that support the UN’s AI for Good program.

He is a three-time speaker at United Nations forums, including the UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum, the UN Science, Technology and Innovation Summit, and the AI for Good Global Summit. Former Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development David has more than 20 years experience creating and funding organisations that use technology to drive change.

Most recently, David was the Senior Director of Partnerships & Innovation at philanthropic fund Luminate. Prior to joining Luminate, David was the Founder & CEO of Phandeeyar, a tech hub in Yangon, which spearheaded the development of Myanmar’s startup and social innovation ecosystem. Previously, David co-founded Purpose, a global social impact agency, which uses technology to build movements and harness New Power.

A civic tech pioneer, he co-founded Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 68 million members, and GetUp, a technology-enabled movement that has more members than all of Australia’s political parties combined. David has more than 20 years experience creating and funding organisations that use technology to drive change.

Most recently, David was the Senior Director of Partnerships & Innovation at philanthropic fund Luminate. Prior to joining Luminate, David was the Founder & CEO of Phandeeyar, a tech hub in Yangon, which spearheaded the development of Myanmar’s startup and social innovation ecosystem. Previously, David co-founded Purpose, a global social impact agency, which uses technology to build movements and harness New Power.

A civic tech pioneer, he co-founded Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 68 million members, and GetUp, a technology-enabled movement that has more members than all of Australia’s political parties combined. Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. He’s the founder of Capital Factory, a startup community that helps entrepreneurs find investors, customers and employees.

Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum, an Eisenhower Fellow, and a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty.

Josh lives in Austin with his wife Amy and three children. The best way to reach him is on Twitter @joshuabaer or by email josh@quityourjob. com Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs.

He’s the founder of Capital Factory, a startup community that helps entrepreneurs find investors, customers and employees. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs.

He is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum, an Eisenhower Fellow, and a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty. Josh lives in Austin with his wife Amy and three children. The best way to reach him is on Twitter @joshuabaer or by email josh@quityourjob.

com Senior Director, Partnerships & Innovation at Luminate David leads Luminate's Partnerships team which develops and supports Luminate's collaborations with other funders and networks. In this role, David and his team work closely with other funders to bring more resources to those who are working to ensure that that everyone - especially those who are underrepresented - have the power to shape society.

David brings nearly 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur creating organisations that use technology to drive change. Prior to joining Luminate, David was the Founder & CEO of Phandeeyar, a tech hub in Yangon, which spearheaded the development of Myanmar’s startup and social innovation ecosystem. Previously, David co-founded Purpose, a global social impact agency, which uses technology to build movements and harness New Power.

A civic tech pioneer, he co-founded Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 50 million members, and GetUp, a technology-enabled movement that has more members than all of Australia’s political parties combined. David leads Luminate's Partnerships team which develops and supports Luminate's collaborations with other funders and networks.

In this role, David and his team work closely with other funders to bring more resources to those who are working to ensure that that everyone - especially those who are underrepresented - have the power to shape society. David brings nearly 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur creating organisations that use technology to drive change.

Prior to joining Luminate, David was the Founder & CEO of Phandeeyar, a tech hub in Yangon, which spearheaded the development of Myanmar’s startup and social innovation ecosystem. Previously, David co-founded Purpose, a global social impact agency, which uses technology to build movements and harness New Power.

A civic tech pioneer, he co-founded Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 50 million members, and GetUp, a technology-enabled movement that has more members than all of Australia’s political parties combined. Dream Machine Innovation Lab Senior Strategist Kalia Lydgate is a strategist and cultural creative building new models that make the old obsolete.

Her work focuses on common ground solutions at unlikely intersections. Kalia is Senior Strategist at Dream Machine where she leads research and programs related to artificial intelligence. Following the 2016 election, Kalia co-founded and led the #LoveArmy, a national pro-democracy campaign to counteract the increased hatred and division in the U.S..

As the Director of Engagement, Kalia led the effort to integrate #LoveArmy’s values-based distributed and digital organizing infrastructure into the heart of Dream. Org to catalyze impact for its programs. Before joining the Dream.

Org team, Kalia worked with a Hawaii-based nonprofit, the Olohana Foundation, working on climate adaptation and agroforestry projects rooted in indigenous knowledge systems.

Kalia began her career in the green jobs movement, initially passing first-in-the-nation legislation to fund green jobs training programs and later co-leading a green jobs program in New Bedford, MA, where she also served as a Mayoral Fellow for the City of New Bedford. When she’s not working, Kalia is immersed in regenerative land practices, alternative economies, and bioregional organizing in her rural community.

Kalia graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 with a degree in Social Ecology. She is a mother, kitchen herbalist, printmaker, spoken word artist and salsa dancer. Kalia Lydgate is a strategist and cultural creative building new models that make the old obsolete.

Her work focuses on common ground solutions at unlikely intersections. Kalia is Senior Strategist at Dream Machine where she leads research and programs related to artificial intelligence. Following the 2016 election, Kalia co-founded and led the #LoveArmy, a national pro-democracy campaign to counteract the increased hatred and division in the U.S..

As the Director of Engagement, Kalia led the effort to integrate #LoveArmy’s values-based distributed and digital organizing infrastructure into the heart of Dream. Org to catalyze impact for its programs. Before joining the Dream.

Org team, Kalia worked with a Hawaii-based nonprofit, the Olohana Foundation, working on climate adaptation and agroforestry projects rooted in indigenous knowledge systems.

Kalia began her career in the green jobs movement, initially passing first-in-the-nation legislation to fund green jobs training programs and later co-leading a green jobs program in New Bedford, MA, where she also served as a Mayoral Fellow for the City of New Bedford. When she’s not working, Kalia is immersed in regenerative land practices, alternative economies, and bioregional organizing in her rural community.

Kalia graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 with a degree in Social Ecology. She is a mother, kitchen herbalist, printmaker, spoken word artist and salsa dancer.

Chief Executive at Leading global asset management firms Ranji is Chief Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer of SVPGlobal (Strategic Value Partners, LLC) a global investment firm managing over US$17 Billion in distressed debt, special situations and private equity investments. Through her 30+ year career in the investment industry, Ranji has held executive and portfolio management positions at world-class asset management firms.

She was previously Chief Executive Officer of Hirtle Callaghan, a pioneer of the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) fiduciary model managing $20 Billion in client assets. She has held leadership roles at UBS Asset Management, AllianceBernstein, Bridgewater Associates and Corsair Capital. She also served as chief investment advisor to the administration of Mayor Michael R.

Bloomberg for the City of New York's public employee pension plans. Ranji has served on numerous Boards and Investment Committees including currently serving on the Curtis Institute Investment Committee, and previously as a member of the Yale University Investment Committee, the Yale School of Management Advisory Board, and the North American Council of Ashoka, a global fellowship of social entrepreneurs, among others.

She earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University in India, a MBA from the Yale School of Management and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ranji is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and moderator for the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Her chief life mission outside of her professional endeavors is to deepen the crucial connection between Finance and Society through the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, which she founded at the Aspen Institute. Ranji relies greatly on her husband Bo Hopkins, a professor at Yale University and their two grown children Mira and Jay for their shared laughter, love and courage.

Ranji is Chief Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer of SVPGlobal (Strategic Value Partners, LLC) a global investment firm managing over US$17 Billion in distressed debt, special situations and private equity investments. Through her 30+ year career in the investment industry, Ranji has held executive and portfolio management positions at world-class asset management firms.

She was previously Chief Executive Officer of Hirtle Callaghan, a pioneer of the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) fiduciary model managing $20 Billion in client assets. She has held leadership roles at UBS Asset Management, AllianceBernstein, Bridgewater Associates and Corsair Capital. She also served as chief investment advisor to the administration of Mayor Michael R.

Bloomberg for the City of New York's public employee pension plans. Ranji has served on numerous Boards and Investment Committees including currently serving on the Curtis Institute Investment Committee, and previously as a member of the Yale University Investment Committee, the Yale School of Management Advisory Board, and the North American Council of Ashoka, a global fellowship of social entrepreneurs, among others.

She earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University in India, a MBA from the Yale School of Management and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ranji is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and moderator for the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Her chief life mission outside of her professional endeavors is to deepen the crucial connection between Finance and Society through the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, which she founded at the Aspen Institute. Ranji relies greatly on her husband Bo Hopkins, a professor at Yale University and their two grown children Mira and Jay for their shared laughter, love and courage.

Managing Partner at Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm Chadia El Meouchi Naoum is managing partner of Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm, a leading regional law firm in the Middle East, and is a member of the New York Bar.

Chadia has been recognized by Financial News as amongst the top 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance, by International Financial Law Review IFLR Women Leaders Top 300 global, and as leading corporate and commercial lawyer by Chambers Global Guide for Leading Lawyers since 2004.

Chadia is visiting professor at: University Panthéon – Assas Paris II, Paris - France, American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University. Chadia is co-founder of ed-tech startup, LeapLearner. Chadia is also a co-founder and board member of various NGOs and institutions.

Chadia has a Master of Laws from Georgetown University (Washington, DC), a BCom from Concordia University, a BCivLaw at the University of Montreal, a post-graduate diploma in Oil & Gas law from Robert Gordon University, an Islamic Finance Qualification from the UK SII and ESA.

Chadia is the co-founder of Middle East Leadership Initiative, a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and of Aspen Global Leadership Network, the Aspen Corps of Moderators, and the Aspen Leadership committee. Chadia El Meouchi Naoum is managing partner of Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm, a leading regional law firm