Karim has served as an expat on advisory boards to the Egyptian Ministry of Communication, focusing on how to expand and brand Egypt as an outsourcing destination, and has traveled with several Egyptian Ministers on trade mission to other counties.
In that role, he focused on partnering with innovative health IT and medical technology companies catalyzing transformation within our healthcare system by driving down costs, improving care delivery and outcomes, increasing transparency and access, and serving unmet medical needs.
Mark earned his PhD in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard University as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, his MS in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard University, and his BA in chemistry, with Highest Honors, from Rutgers University.
Jay received a BTech in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, an MS in electrical and computer engineering from Iowa State University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and a certification in computer security from Stanford University.
Previously, David was the Fund Manager of the RBC Generator; an impact investment fund raised as part of the RBC Social Finance Initiative where he managed an investment program focused on venture capital, social impact bond and outcomes finance structures.
Director with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment research to institutional investors, where she served as their Global Head of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) Product Management, and the EMEA Head of Regulatory Affairs.
Victoria attended Stanford University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in international relations with a minor in Mandarin, and later returned to earn an MBA at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where she also received a certificate in public management.
As Executive Director of the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), he increased CTAN's investment activity by 6x and led it to becoming the 4th most active angel network in the country according to the Angel Capital Association (ACA).
The group's activities will focus on 5 areas: artificial intelligence; autonomous machines; distributed electrification; connected mobility; and blockchain applications, which are designed to simplify and increase the security of data transfers in areas such as industrial operations and energy trading.
Prior to joining BDC, she was Chief Operating Officer and held the position of Vice President in clinical, regulatory affairs, and product strategy for various biotech companies, as well as Senior Vice President for a public pharmaceutical company.
She brings extensive investment experience to the firm and is engaged in all aspects of the firm's investment activities and portfolio management; she is a voting member of the firm's Investment Committee and Chair of the firm's Exit Committee.
He sits on the board of the nonprofit CAST, which purchases and renovates buildings for arts organization around the San Francisco Bay Area; recently, he joined the board of advisors of the Association for Women in Science.
Murphy was in Wells Fargo Securities' (previously Wachovia) Investment Banking Equity Private Placement group, leading the firm's efforts across all industry sectors in raising private equity, structured equity, and mezzanine debt capital to support the growth initiatives of Wells Fargo's clients.
White House Council on Women and Girls, and created InnovateHER at the SBA to address the dual challenges of increasing the number of women in the investment space and the need for more innovations that enhance women's lives.
University of Houston and an MBA in strategy and finance from San Jose State University, where she was honored with Outstanding Graduate Student for the College of Business in 2001 and the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award in 2004.
Corporate Venture at Hanwha, where she focuses on developing the group's strategic investment roadmap, launching new funds and forming investment consortiums with strategic partners, capturing value on investment opportunities, and creating connectivity among the various players in the innovation ecosystem.
Earlier, Dan was a management consultant with Accenture's Media and Entertainment practice where he provided strategy and operations execution on pioneering new media projects for industry clients, including Discovery, Disney, WebMD, Cable Labs, Verizon, Telstra, and The Travel Channel.
Managing Partner of Siemens' new startup unit, next47, established in 2016 to pool all of its existing startup activities into one business unit, with the goal of fostering disruptive ideas more vigorously and to accelerating the development of new technologies.
Michael began his career in investment and commercial banking at Bank One and Merrill Lynch, then went on to serve as a Vice President at both JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, where he led teams focused on wealth management.
