On Monday, December 9, 2024, Galaxy organized a fireside chat with Sonal Shah, who shared her story of founding the Asian American Foundation, the largest philanthropy focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and then leading the most prominent state-wide new organizations that have built a model for nonprofit local news covering one of the most consequential states in the United States — The Texas Tribune. Afterward, guests engaged Sonal in Q&A, followed by a buffet networking dinner.

Invited guests ranged from philanthropists, investors and executives in Education and Health:

• David Hernández — Venture Capital Investor at Roble Ventures
• Stacey Chang — Principal at New Origin Studio
• Conrad Wang — Partner at HealthQuest Capital
• Aaron Nieves — Impact Investor
• Joseph Liu — Board Member at Central Texas Angel Network
• Zain Kazmi — Health Tech Investor
• Arushi  Mathavan — Investor at Learn
• Ashleigh Raymond — Principle Partner Strategist at Amazon Web Services
• Sachin Latawa — Founder and CEO at Tirios
• Siri Chakka — Principal at New Moon Growth Partners
• Samantha Diamond —VP of Commercial Strategy at Axiell Group
• Jennifer Brazer — Founder at Complete Controller
• Teresa Kuhn — Managing Principal at Private Wealth Strategic Group
• Jayshree Vakil — Partner and CMO at Nine Rings Capital
• Parth Vakil — General Partner at Nine Rings Capital
• John Spencer — CEO and Founder at Clear Direction
• Namaan Mian — COO at Management Consulted
• A.J Bingham — CEO at The Bingham Group
• Ken Dorward — Managing Director at VCFO
• Jenny Everett —  Board Member at Goodwill Central Texas
• Lourdes Rodríguez — Chief Executive Officer at David Rockefeller Fund
• Zeena Querbach — Chair of the Board of Directors at Any Baby Can
• Nilima Achwal — Founder and General Partner at The New Earth Fund
• Paulina Artieda — Executive Director at The New Philanthropists
• Steve Wanta — Co-Founder and CEO at JUST Community
• Josh Reed — Chairperson at Upstay
• Gunnar Teltow — Founding Partner at UpShift Capital
• Suresh Sundarababu — Executive Director at SWAN Impact Network
• Sara Morell — Founding Partner at Sanctuary
• Mike Prado — Managing Director at MPCO Global
• David Briner — Partner/CEO at Renovo Investments
• Mary Anne McMahon — Principal at Christie’s International Real Estate
• Hilda Lunderstedt — Private Investor

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