Category: Board of Directors

Dr. J.D. LaRock is President & CEO of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global nonprofit organization that teaches high school, middle school, and adult students from under-resourced communities how to launch businesses.  NFTE is one of the largest entrepreneurship education organizations in the world; since its founding in 1987, it has served 1.25…

Margaret (Mags) Ng is a battle-tested Video Game Production Executive, team leader and people-whisperer. With a career spanning over two and half decades in web products and game development, her games have brought joy to both the young and the young at heart.Margaret’s skill set is deeply rooted in understanding audience needs, honing operations to…

Daniel Acheampong is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Visible Hands, a venture capital firm that funds and empowers underrepresented founders launching high-growth startups. At the earliest stages of company-building, Visible Hands provides meaningful funding, personalized support, and social capital, helping our founders build exceptional technology startups. Daniel oversees investment processes at Visible Hands as…

Alex is an entrepreneur with a focus on education and social enterprise. In 2004, Alex co-founded Flocabulary, a music-based learning platform for students in grades K-12. Under Alex’s leadership as CEO for the past 15 years, Flocabulary reached millions of students around the world and grew into one of the most unique and recognizable brands…

Carla is Vice President for program strategy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan where she supports efforts to promote thriving children, working families, and equitable communities. Carla provides leadership and management for the creative and strategic direction of programming from design through implementation, evaluation, and dissemination. As a member of the executive…

Ken is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation, the ninth-largest foundation with $6.8B in assets. He oversees the finance, accounting, and administrative functions. Ken has worked in the nonprofit sector for the last 15 years, most recently as VP and CFO of the Annie E. Casey…

Thomas was appointed by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) Board of Directors as its Executive Director in December 1999. MEFA is a not-for-profit, self-financing state authority whose mission is to promote the economic development of the Massachusetts higher education industry by helping families plan, save, and pay for college. For nearly twenty years, Thomas…

Stephanie is the Chief Executive Officer of Volvo Car Mobility, USA, a shared mobility service dedicated to providing city residents a high quality alternative to car ownership. She is also the Founder & CEO of SMC Ventures, a strategy and management consulting firm that specializes in scaling businesses, funding sources, and marketing and partnership strategies.…

Carol is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fulp Diversity Consultants, where she assists CEOs and their organizations in advancing diversity and inclusion. She previously served as President and CEO of The Partnership, the nationally recognized professional services firm that helps organizations advance and retain multi-culturals. She is also the author of Success Through…

Lawrence is a corporate and transactional lawyer and the co-founder of Gennari Aronson, LLP, a boutique law firm serving public and private companies in a variety of industries, as well as entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and board members. Larry started his career at Ropes & Gray and prior to forming Gennari Aronson, he was a Partner…