ADVISORY FAMILY

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Raj Kapoor is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Climactic, a venture capital fund addressing the biggest planetary challenges through technology.  Their areas of focus include climate change, resource sustainability, and a more circular economy, His partners Josh Felser, Paul Hawken, and Van Jones, who share his deep passion.

With an MBA from Harvard Business School  and a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon,  Raj joined LYFT as Chief Strategy Officer in 2016. He created the largest self-driving service in terms of paid rides, the most partnerships with leaders in the industry, and culminated his tenure with the sale of their self driving R&D division to Toyota for $550M.

Previously, Raj was a Managing Director at Mayfield Fund in 2005, a top Silicon Valley venture capital fund with over $3B under management.  He invested in 14 companies over 7 years in consumer internet/mobile, e-commerce, SMB, online adtech, social, and marketplaces - including early rounds in Lyft, Rubicon Project, Qunar, Fivestars, Red Beacon, and sourced Moat, all with a 9.6x gross MOIC track record.  

Raj's long list of other achievements and passions include co-founding and running Snapfish as CEO from 1999-2005., which is now one of the largest online photo services in the world with over 80M members & peaked over $300M revenue.

Cheri Sugal created Integrity Global Partners and recruited the co-founding team. She brings almost 30 years in the conservation and carbon industry with on-the-ground experience in 65 countries. She has deep experience delivering projects in emerging markets, with governments, NGOs, communities, and the private sector and financial structuring to facilitate early private financing into emission reduction projects.

Cheri’s previous roles included:

• Co-Founder, Chief Technical & Investment Officer at Imperative Global Group 
• Head of Structured Carbon Finance at South Pole Carbon Asset Management 
• Founder of Cheri Sugal Consulting, 10 years developing advising on the design of jurisdictional and national emission reductions programs (Mexico, Cambodia, Guyana, Zambia). 
• Director for Africa & Latin America at Terra Global Capital; and 
• Founder & Senior Director of the $100M Global Conservation Fund at Conservation International 

Jason Petralia is a tech innovation leader, investor, and advisor, having pioneered multiple product initiatives in a number of areas including consumer healthcare, fitness, retail, games, gaming, start-ups, software, education, medical devices, usability, analytics, productivity, entertainment and more, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging start-ups.  Most recently, Jason was SVP of Content at Skillz, Inc (NYSE:SKLZ).

A driven CEO track record of successful exits including the first Esports Company (#1 Inc 5000 in 2017) to IPO and the development of  technology innovator Raizlabs/Rightpoint (Acquired by Genpact NYSE:G), Jason is currently fighting climate change as CEO and Founder of Anthropogenic Inc. 

Kim Kolt is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Bay Bridge Ventures, an Institutional ESG and Sustainability focused venture capital firm.  

She is also the Founder & President of For Good Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in and supports disruptive technologies benefitting humanity or the environment as their core business missions. For Good Venture’s investment verticals include Clean Tech, Bio Tech, Education & Jobs, Health Care, and Women.  

Prior to For Good Ventures, Kim worked with Goldman Sachs in their Technology Investment Banking Groups in San Francisco and Los Angeles and previously Deutsche Bank in NYC. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  

Kim is a board member and/or advisor to a number of early stage companies in ESG including Provenance Bio, New Day Impact Investing, Copia, and Primary Ocean Producers. Kim is actively involved in non-profits including sponsoring the creation of the California Chapter of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, the Oceanic Preservation Society, the International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco, The Representation Project for gender equality, and Global Citizen’s initiative supporting Girls & Women.

Seton & Associates advise nonprofit leaders, nonprofit founders, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit boards, philanthropists and many others on establishing and maintaining their nonprofit legal structures and staying in compliance with the multitude of rules and regulations impacting the nonprofit ecosystem. Our clients range from start-ups to fully grown, multi- million dollar operations. Size is not important but impact is. We don’t simply represent our clients, we educate them. There are five (5) main types of nonprofit legal structures. Each one is different and unique and may (or may not) be advantageous depending upon the set of facts. While there are nuances between each of the five (5), there are commonalities. We explain everything.

Vice President of Customer Marketing & Strategic Insight at ‎The Coca-Cola Company, Robin Arielle Torres serves a team of world class marketers delivering strategy, insights and programming for regional, national and international customers. She strives to be a passionate voice for their guests, inspire marketing innovation, and promote the journey to diversity and sustainability. Her experience spans restaurant, lodging and entertainment channels. Prior to joining the Company, Robin worked as a copywriter and advertising manager in Atlanta, Georgia. She lives, writes and dreams with her husband and son ... and rescue wonder dog Brutus ... in Dana Point, California.  Special dishes: - Building brand love with our guests and ambassadors - Seeking improvements in our process and marketing metrics - Leveraging our strengths and weaknesses to reach objectives - Accelerating our journey to diversity and sustainability. 

Gene Benavides is a seasoned public affairs strategist who has extensive experience leading successful political and advocacy campaigns at every level. As the Principal of Blue Rock Strategies, Gene specializes in developing political, public relations, communication, and relationship strategies.

Gene has worked on numerous local, statewide and national campaigns. On the national level, Gene has worked on eight Presidential campaigns and has served as a Presidential appointee at The White House; as well as other various detailed duties throughout the world.

With his passion in the international arena, Gene established a business presence in the Philippines; and has negotiated and coordinated several multi-party joint venture agreements in China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

His current and past clients include federal and provincial governments, fortune 500 companies, leading industry associations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Marjai Roberts hails from Atlanta, GA and is the Founder and CEO of NuNotions, the Yelp of inclusive beauty and personal care product reviews. Marjai's career in technology and media spans 10+ years in both Fortune 50 and early-stage startups, such as Google, YouTube, and musical.ly, where she previously ran Global Music Partnerships and its first employee in Los Angeles, which was later acquired by ByteDance and is now TikTok. Marjai is also on the Board of Directors of SchollyMe, the #1 sports recruiting app for student-athletes and is an advisor for several early-stage consumer startups and brands on their social and marketing efforts, also earning her a co-founder title at ZigZag, the latest social video collaboration app. Marjai's ultimate passion is supporting and creating access and resources for underrepresented communities

Bryan Ingram has been working in the food security vertical for the past 10 years.  He led delegations from the Gulf Cost Countries to the United States and has advised various countries, Government Ministers, and Heads of State on their Food Security implementation and plans.  Domestically, he was asked to meet and advise the C-Level team at Costco, consulting with them on direct supply food chain logistcis integration strategies with vertical gardening technologies to offset food pricing variability due to climate change.  

Ingram led and organized first discussion on the Hill in Washington DC with the Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee on regulatory reform related to vertical gardening technologies.  He is also the President of Elements Meals, a technology focused freeze and flash drying technology company which has captured the attention and collaboration of leading academic research and technology teams, including the University of South Carolina, NASA sponsored lunar and Martian simulation missions, and leading companies such as Whole30, Spartan Races, RMI and the Belgian Special Forces teams on providing the highest macronutrient meals in high impact environments.  

Currently, Ingram has over 100,000 hectares set aside of congressionally approved land in the Philippines for the expansion of sustainable agricultural practices in the southern region and has secured one of four congressionally approved ISP licenses in the country that will vertically integrate smart agricultural technologies that incorporate artificial intelligence and robotics with an emphasis on regenerative biodiversity. 

Ingram was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Trees for the Capital Program in Washington DC with Rotary International in partnership with the National Park Service, overseeing cherry trees planted in honor of individuals on the Mall in Washington DC including Diplomats, Ambassadors,  and Heads of State.  Ingram has  been asked to speak to events via the USDA and has outlined a Public Private Partnership program for their leadership similar to AFWERX at the Pentagon.  

As the EVP of Media, Olivia Steier oversees content development and production for the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company. During her fifteen years in the entertainment field, Olivia has held a variety of roles, primarily within the content development and casting space. 

Prior to joining the HOFV, she worked at Fullscreen as a Director of Original Programming, which was a SVOD (Subscription VIdeo on Demand) service under Otter Media, a joint venture between Chernin Entertainment and AT&T, where she worked on both Scripted and Unscripted programming. While at Fullscreen, she led the creative process in its entirety, from buying pitches and creating ideas to developing scripts and producing series. Some critically acclaimed shows she oversaw at the streamer were Keeping Score,” House Divided”, and Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut, “The Deleted”. 

She has also held positions FOX and the CW Network. Throughout her career, her primary responsibilities have been developing short-form and long-form television content, overseeing production, and packaging completed shows for distribution.

Olivia is a part of the program America Needs You mentorship program for first-generation college students. Olivia is a 3x New York City marathon runner and has raised thousands of dollars for the North Shore Animal League.

Philippe "SACBxy" Tayag is a creative consultant, choreographer, and lead dancer for Bruno Mars.  The memorable moments brought by his vision and leadership took the music videos and Grammys performances of Bruno's Uptown Funk and Finesse to a whole new level, garnering a MTV VMA nomination for best choreography.  And did you see Bruno's kick-ass Super Bowl performance with Beyonce and Coldplay?  Yea, that had Phil all over it too.  After enjoying a wide range of success, Phil is now leading a new global collective - the TRYBE movement.  The "Y" stands for his motivation - the why.  With a shared vision of unification and the positive momentum brought about by supportive collaboration, The One Heart Movement is excited to have the many talents and gifts that Phil brings to the table, in addition to get behind the Trybe collective and their mission.

Linda Hansen, Ph.D., is the CEO and her daughter Jasmine Toomalatai  is the Co-founder of Fund Duel Inc. The innovation of Fund Duel, a gamified online fundraising platform derived from her PhD studies on the neurochemical and psychological motivational system of humans in both positive and negative directions. She also found that there was a lack of innovation in the online fundraising sector and developed Fund Duel to address this need and also to capitalize on the motivational reward system in humans to get involved in raising money and awareness for good causes.