Emily Libresco

Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City. Since 2010, we have invested in entrepreneurs with great ideas who aren’t afraid to do hard things. Our portfolio includes more than 400 leading enterprise and consumer businesses including Guideline, MIRROR, Blockdaemon, K Health, Allbirds, ZenBusiness, Zipline, and Warby Parker. We’re experienced operators who invest early and stay in our founders’ corners as they build iconic companies. Learn more at lererhippeau.com.

Founded in 2021, The Equity Alliance invests in exceptional venture capital fund managers and startup founders who are people of color and women.

Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates. We partner with organizations and individuals who share our urgency for social progress in the United States. Together, we grow understanding around issues, expand participation, encourage cooperation and fuel new approaches that substantially improve people's lives. I managed communications, reputational matters, crisis, events, and more for Melinda, including strategizing on and planning from start-to-finish 85-100 public interviews and appearances per year. I also co-led the work around launching Melinda's first book, "The Moment of Lift," which became an instant NYT bestseller.

Brunswick Group LLP is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues at the center of business, politics, and society. Founded in 1987, Brunswick is a private partnership with 24 offices in 15 countries.

92nd Street Y is a world-class cultural and community center where people all over the world connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and conversation. For over 140 years, 92Y has harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten, and change lives, and the power of community to repair the world.

Founded in 1850, San Domenico is California's oldest independent school.