On Monday, December 16, 2024, Galaxy organized a fireside chat with Suzanne Stone, who shared her story of being the President & CEO at The Livestrong Foundation, a nationwide cancer research company and how she has spent her career raising money and delivering care for children and people with cancer. Afterward, guests engaged Suzanne in Q&A session, followed by a buffet networking dinner.

Invited guests ranged from impact investors and executives in Education and Health.

• Josh Reed — Chairperson at Upstay
• Gunnar Teltow — Founding Partner at UpShift Capital
• Sarah Kyle — Founder at Get Dateable
• Hilda Lunderstedt — Investor
• Sara Al-Hardan — President at JRNYS Wellness
• John Thoppil — President at Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Stephen Garten — Founder at Charity Charge
• Patricia Young Brown — Venture Partner at Cura Health Fund
• Oliver Farzinnia — Board Member at Reaction (RXN) HUB
• Evgeniia Kim — QA Automation Engineer at GFI Group
• Andrew Brewer — Owner at IronGall Investments
• Erin Howard — Asset Manager & Proprietor at Sailor Investments
• Michael Smeltzer — Executive Director at The Last Resort Recovery Center
• Chelsea Elliott — Founder and Executive Director at Half Helen
• Zain Hakeem — Physician at RiverRock Medical Clinic
• Cecilia Corral — Co-Founder at CareMessage
• Phillina Lai — Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at IKS Health
• Rebekkah Schear — Chief Innovation Officer at Polaris Global Health Solutions
• LynAnn Weaver — CEO at Healthcare Elevation Partners
• Pablo Diaz — CEO at Blossend
• Madhavi Inukoti — Chief Development Officer at Austin Speech Labs
• Shilpa Shamapant — Founder at Austin Speech Labs
• Matthew Dale — CEO at Point Health
• Jennifer Devening — Founder at YourHealth
• Jen Ohlson — Founder at Interactive Health Technologies
• Patrick Stone — CEO at TradeStone QA
• Angela Stone — CFO at TradeStone QA

Join Galaxy to attend unlimited weekly fireside dinners, as well as access vetted investment deal flow, private chef deal flow discussion dinners, join our online community, and receive concierge introductions to high-caliber peers.