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Leadership

Bob Bridge

Executive Director, Board of Directors

Bob founded the SWAN Impact Network in late 2015, and is the Executive Director. Bob has a passion for making the world a better place by encouraging the application of […]

Heather Gilker

North Texas Chapter Lead, Board of Directors

Heather Gilker is the founder and principal of Tokalon Advisors LLC. She is also the North Texas Chapter Lead of  SWAN and manages SWAN’s  Philanthropic sidecar fund.  She brings over […]

Todd Litton

Houston Chapter Lead, Board of Directors

Todd has worked in the Houston region in and across the legal, business, nonprofit/education, and political sectors for more than 20 years.

Juan Thurman

Director of Strategy , Board of Directors

In addition to his work with the angel network, Juan is a mentor, startup investor, and sales consultant, focused on working with early-stage companies get to the next level.

Valerie Tompson

Director of Communications

Valerie Tompson serves as Director of Communications. Valerie has worked as a physician assistant and currently serves in the leadership of City Church in Houston. With a blend of medical […]

Meagan Packard

Director, Impact Reporting

Megan is motivated to find novel solutions to critical conservation & sustainability issues. Her aim is to get cutting edge research into the marketplace quickly to start solving our global […]

Gwen Echols

Board of Diectors

Gwen Echols is an experienced professional with a record of driving progress in the business and nonprofit community. Presently a nonprofit advisor and board member, and has supported Dallas agencies […]

Christina Gorczynski

Board of Directors

Christina Canales Gorczynski is the Executive Director of Impact Austin, a dynamic women’s collective giving organization that cultivates collective wisdom and strength to transform ourselves and our communities. Christina is […]

Elizabeth Jennings

Board of Directors

Elizabeth Jennings helps new products (and their instigators) survive their first five years.

Steve Maysonave

Board of Directors

Steve is an acknowledged expert in sales, global partner development, strategic planning, and marketing.

John Soyring

Board of Directors

John Soyring provided global business leadership for the industry solutions & industry products portion of IBM’s global software business. This role included functional leadership for strategy, research & development, marketing […]

Jenny Dielmann-Garcia

Administrative Director

Jenny Garcia is the founder of JDGarcia & Associates, LLC, an association management company based in Austin, Texas. Since 2013, Jenny has brought a passion for organization and detail to […]

Associate Members

Associates are industry experts who support the network by helping in evaluating company applicants and performing company due diligence.

Eloisa Acha

Business Development

Eloisa Acha is a senior executive with 20 years of experience in marketing and sales, business development and strategic partnerships in the high-tech industry. She has a demonstrated ability to […]

Raheela Ahsan

Law & Finance

Raheela Ahsan of Dallas is the founder and managing attorney for Ahsan Law Firm, PLLC, and the founder and CEO of Club Amie.

Wade Allen

Business Strategy

Wade Allen is the CEO of Cendea, and is a results-oriented, start-up, turn-around and high-growth executive with 25 years of experience of starting and driving companies to success.

Ryan Baker

Business Management & Strategy

Ryan is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte providing strategic visioning and growth strategies to public sector and nonprofit clients. He is passionate about bringing business solutions to support impact-focused organizations. […]

Nick Baldi

Healthcare, Public Health, & Pharmaceuticals

Nick Baldi has broad experience in healthcare, public health, and pharmaceuticals, having worked in a variety of company settings, including large consulting firms, midsized biotech, and start-ups. He holds a […]

Jersey Chen

Healthcare

Jersey is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and is currently a medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Prior to medical […]

Shanup Dalal, MD

Healthcare

Shanup Dalal is an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Hospitalist in Dallas, Texas. He has strong interests in technological innovations that will help communities that do not have access to the same resources as those in wealthier areas.

Sarah Dar

Clean Tech

My professional and volunteering experiences have led me to care deeply about climate change and its impacts on the global population. I am a technology consultant with a secret clearance […]

Darcy Dement Pedetti

Business Strategy

Darcy is an accomplished GM of technology-centric enterprises, with experience in starting up, scaling up, and turning around organizations. Her specialty is linking business strategy to execution: market analysis, identification […]

Gabby Everett, Ph.D.

Biotechnology and Business Development

Gabby is the Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head for BioLabs Pegasus Park, the premier network of shared lab and office facilities located in key innovation clusters. […]

Lindsay Fountain

Financial Analysis

Lindsay works at The Dallas Foundation in August as the Investment and Treasury Analyst. She earned an MBA from Rice University, and while pursuing that degree, she realized she wanted […]

Don Fowler

Healthcare

Don Fowler is a CEO and Executive leader in the healthcare sector, recognized for his ability to lead companies both nationally and internationally through market growth and downturns, maintaining and gaining market share.

Jim Gerberman

Corporate Strategy

Jim is extensively networked and an impactful deal maker. Enthusiastic, empathic and creative advisor.

Sandeep Gupta

Technology

Sandeep Gupta has more than twenty years of professional experience in delivering technology solutions in a wide range of business domains. He started his career at Trilogy Software and in […]

Chris Hamilton

Technology Commercialization

Chris has over 20 years of experience in commercializing technology and his industry experience spans executive sales, business development, product strategy, product marketing, and product management.

Sean Howell

IT

Sean is versatile Georgia Tech engineer with a history of turning ideas into successful projects and finished products. Over 11 years of problem solving in technical customer-facing roles; proven ability […]

Jennifer James

Product Management

Jennifer James is a Product Technology strategist located in Dallas, Texas with a focus on creating a space for product owners and innovators to connect and thrive in the market […]

Blake Jones

Finance

Blake Jones is an Associate at Blue Sage Capital, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm specializing in growth, recapitalization and buyout financings of companies operating in the lower middle-market. Blue […]

Jason Kharman

Healthcare

Jason is a Physical Therapist and the Owner of Corpus Performance, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to creating Corpus, Jason worked as a therapist at the prestigious Carrell Clinic in […]

Nikhita Kulkarni

Healthcare & Finance

Nikhita Kulkarni is the Innovator in Residence at the Ion, where she facilitates startup connections, curates roadmaps, and supports event programming for Houston’s entrepreneurial community. With a BBA in finance […]

Matthew Lillard

Finance

Matt Lillard currently serves as Vice President at Sixth Street, a global investment firm with approximately $65 billion in assets under management and committed capital. Prior to moving to Austin […]

Brianna Losoya-Evora

Social Impact Metrics

Brianna (she/her) is an experienced analyst committed to “the power of business to drive positive social and environmental change”. Her primary expertise is with impact measurement and management and she […]
David Macauley

David Macauley

Strategic Management

Dr. David Macauley is the founder and principal of Wendworks, a management-strategy firm.

Charlie Mahoney

Finances & Healthcare

Charlie Mahoney is an Account Executive at Novata responsible for scaling revenue and setting strategy around Novata’s SaaS platform that provides solutions for measuring ESG metrics in the private markets. Prior to […]
Ritesh Mantravadi

Ritesh Mantravadi

Supply Chain Consulting

Ritesh is a Consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s Supply Chain practice.

Will Mehring

Healthcare

Will is an MD/MBA candidate at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine and Marshall School of Business.
Maria Muskus

Maria Muskus

Business Development

Maria Muskus is a business developer in Austin, Texas with international experience in Columbia.

Erik Norwood

Clean Tech

Erik Norwood is the CEO and founder of Curb, a clean tech company focused on advanced energy monitoring.

Vatsal Patel, MD

Healthcare

Hello, my name is Vatsal Patel, and I am a 3rd year pediatric resident. I have worked on multiple MedTech projects and served as a business consultant for medical device […]
Afif Rahman

Afif Rahman

Business and Policy Analytics

Afif Rahman is the Chief Operating Officer of NuWatt Energy, a leading solar energy and innovation company.

Patricia Reichard

Strategy & Team

Patricia brings to the table a unique balance of analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and creative skills along with the characteristics and conviction necessary for building alignment across leadership teams and stakeholder groups to deliver results.

Vineet Sahni

Financial Analysis

Vineet is a FinTech engineer working at BlackRock. He has over a decade of professional experience in investing and financial technology and is an expert at evaluating private lending for […]

Amy Stonecipher

Finance, Impact Evaluation

Amy Stonecipher is a graduate student in Integral Economic Development Management at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Previously, she worked as a Risk & Financial Advisory Consultant […]

Urie Suhr

Teams and Recruiting

Urie Suhr loves solving hiring puzzles and bridging the gap by finding unique talent for various technical roles. Data Science, Machine Learning & NLP, Big Data Engineering & Infrastructure along […]

Matt Thomas

Education, Bootstrapping

Matt is an Entrepreneur, EdTech Advocate and Bootstrap Evangelist. Co-founder of AcademicWorks, which enables colleges, universities, and foundations to efficiently manage their scholarship processes while engaging and recognizing donors. AcademicWorks […]

Bradford Unroe, MD

Healthcare

Dr. Bradford Unroe graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is currently completing his last year of psychiatry residency at The University of Texas at Austin Dell […]

Raven Veal, PhD

Product Strategy

Raven is a Strategic Design Lead at Citi Ventures Studio, supporting the development of inclusive product and service experiences as a key part of Citi’s Action for Racial Equity initiative. […]

N.R. Vijay

Financial Services & Healthcare

N.R. Vijay has been advising organizations for 18+ years on how to leverage technology to strengthen their core capabilities across value streams and automate/outsource non-core capabilities. Helping organizations gain operational […]

Diane (Stapley) Welker

Technology & Alliances

Diane Stapley is currently the Director of Customer Success and Technical Architecture at AMD.

Cody West

Law, Finance, & Public Policy

Cody West’s professional work experience covers tax law, finance, real estate, and public policy. In these roles, a number of his responsibilities have included, but were not limited to: performing […]

Helen Xun

Healthcare

Helen Xun is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Resident at BIDMC/Harvard Medical School. She graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with the Johns Hopkins Young Investigator award. […]

Undergraduate Interns

Undergraduate interns help with administrative and marketing tasks, and connect with SWAN through the Second Day Impact Fellowship.

Ndidi Opara

Intern

Ndidi Opara is a second-year student at the University of Chicago studying Public Policy and Media Arts & Design. Originally from East Seattle, Washington, Ndidi’s background is in political organizing, […]