Meet our Team

  • Bruneil Chamaki

    PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
    J.D. from Berkeley Law / M&A Attorney

  • Alex Samano

    VICE PRESIDENT
    B.S. in Data Science from UC Berkeley

  • Roma Akoyans

    MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
    B.S. in Finance Candidate at West Valley College

  • Chris Georges

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN
    B.S. in Business at San Diego State University

  • Christina Gewarges

    SECRETARY
    B.S. in Biology from UC Irvine

  • Julian Sapper

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN
    B.A. in Economics from UCLA

Senior Advisors

  • Mark Michael

    Work Experience: Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at DevHub.

  • Jilbert Washten

    Work Experience: Chief Financial Officer at Censys. Former Chief Financial Officer at Attivo Networks (Acquired by SentinelOne). Former Chief Financial Officer at Ascentis (Acquired by Summit Partners).
    Education: B.S. in Economics from Cal Poly SLO.

  • Ron Sorisho

    Work Experience: Chief Operating Officer & Board Member at Ripcord. Former Chief Operating Officer at Nascent Objects (acquired by Facebook). Former Chief Financial Officer at EoPlex Technologies.
    Education: B.S. in Finance from San Jose State University.

  • Gloria Maceiko

    Work Experience: Founder and Managing Director at Silicon Valley Advantage, a technology accelerator. Former CEO at DirectNu Energy. Former Co-Founder at F-Origin. Held C-suite executive and upper-management roles at various other technology companies.
    Education: M.S. in Engineering and Industrial Management from National Technological University. B.S. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington.

  • Nora Betyousef Lacey

    Work Experience: Founder, Former President and CEO of Cell Marque. Co-inventor of two U.S. patents. Former Scientist at BioGenex Laboratories.
    Education: B.S. in Biological Sciences and Business Management, Chemistry Minor from San Jose State University.
    Assyrian Activism: Founder and Executive Director at Assyrian Arts Institute.

  • Alvina Antar

    Work Experience: Chief Digital Officer of F5. Board Member of Couchbase. Advisory Board Member of BUILD. Advisor to Olakai, SGNL, and SquareX. Former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Okta. Former CIO of Zuora.
    Education: B.S. in Computer Science from University of Houston.
    Assyrian Activism: Senior Advisor at Assyrian Advisors.