NEXUS catalyzes new leadership and accelerates solutions to global problems. Our mission is to connect, inspire, and activate exceptional social innovators and the next generation of influential families around the world.As Director of Impact Initiatives, I've worked with members to mobilize our unique resources, influence and access to ignite and accelerate change. A few of the initiatives are below:- SUPR: A partnership between Accenture, Oceanic Global and NEXUS to eliminate single use plastics in professional sports stadiums starting with the Super Bowl LIV in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. - Bahamas Relief Project: NEXUS teamed up with the Grand Bahama Port Authority to support the Grand Bahama island recovery effort after Hurricane Dorian. NEXUS members helped to mobilize over 1.5M pounds of aid in the first two weeks after the storm.- Campaign to fight disinformation with the UN: NEXUS partnered with The UN and Purpose to mobilize our members to help spread trusted real information to fight against COVID misinformation.- NEXUS Forums Program: Forums are intimate groups of 8-10 members who come together to serve as each other's personal board of directors to support each other in business, community and efforts to deepen their collective impact.

H/L is a venture studio and investment fund that invests in leading early-stage startups with a social mission to protect people and the planet. H/L also proudly investments in diverse founders with 50%+ of their portfolio led by both female and POC foundersI serve as a venture partner for H/L Ventures working with the team to recommend deal flow, provide diligence on potential startups as well as to support their current portfolio companies. We are also investors in the City Rock, the H/L Venture Fund.

LOLIWARE Inc. is an award-winning materials tech company focused on replacing single-use plastics with seaweed-derived technologies Designed to Disappear™. Since its inception in 2015, LOLIWARE has been rewriting the story of destructive packaging with products that last for hours, not forever. By harnessing the power of farmed seaweed to replace plastic at scale, LOLIWARE is tapping into its potential to regenerate our ocean and decarbonize our planet.

In partnership with the most prestigious institutions in the world, SPARK Neuro Medical enables a new era of analyzing brain activity to better understand diseases of the central nervous system through advanced machine learning algorithms. SPARK Neuro focuses on diagnostic tools for more accurate and objective measurement of brain-based disease onset, progression, and recovery.

C-Combinator's innovative bio-manufacturing turns the world's most sustainable material into solutions that help heal the planet and transition to an oil-free future by turning harmful sargassum into various biomaterials and bioplastics. Seaweed is the world’s most regenerative and adaptive plant-based resource. Their proprietary approach turns it into materials that restore soils and oceans, eliminate micro-plastic waste, and achieve carbon neutrality.

Myavana is is a global Black-owned, women-led beauty tech company that analyzes hair strands to recommend personalized hair care regimens. It is AI-powered app and hair analysis service that aims to take the guesswork out of choosing the best products for textured hair.

Etho Capital is a financial technology company on a mission to align investor profits with a better planet. Etho creates public equity index strategies that deliver financial performance driven by efficiency, innovation, diversification, and superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability.Their goal is to help investors of all sizes synchronize their values with their portfolios while reducing risks and enhancing financial returns. The Etho flagship ETF is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the "ETHO" ticker.

LAVIT crafts low-calorie, cold, still and sparkling beverages in a single-serve beverage machine that utilize the first recyclable aluminum capsules to reduce our dependence on single-use plastics.

Farm.One is the only hydroponics farm in Manhattan that grows fresh, rare and sustainably produced greens for discerning consumers in New York City, delivering by bike and using sustainable reusable packaging. Farm.One operate indoor vertical farms in Manhattan and Brooklyn that use hydroponics and the latest LED lighting. Since 2016 they have served restaurant customers including Eleven Madison Park, Atera, 701 West, Butter, Rezdora, Eataly, and other restaurants with a combined total of over 20 Michelin stars. Farm.One has been featured by the New York Times, The New Yorker, Reuters, Cool Hunting and other publications.

I was a board member for the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance where I served as a communications chair. I was responsible for engagement with fellow Hoya entrepreneurs as well as outreach to the Georgetown entrepreneurship community ahead of our annual Hoyapreneurs Awards, where we honored leading Georgetown founders. The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance was chartered by the Georgetown University Alumni Association in October 2012. Objectives are multi-faceted and include:- Serve as aggregator and catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation- Leverage best practice & coordinate internal learning- Ignite new business opportunities- Leverage Jesuit identity to secure a niche in area of social entrepreneurship- Engage alumni to increase and expand existing entrepreneurial programming at the University- Expand networking opportunities and career support for alumni