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She has started and successfully exited from multiple companies and is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of Silicon Hills Capital. And a founding partner of mvmt inc. An army officer and combat veteran with multiple deployments, Anita served as a public relations officer, achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and served in the first black POTUS public relations team. She most recently studied Venture Capital at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. And Venture Capital and Angel Investing with Black Venture Institute, Salesforce Ventures, Operator Collective, and the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. 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He was the Helzel Chair in Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Innovation; the Faculty Director of the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program; the Associate Dean for External Affairs; and the Faculty Director of the Institute for Business Innovation at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. He has served as The Charles Edward Wilson Professor at Harvard Business School; The Samberg Professor and Faculty Director of the Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia University Business School, and the Fred Steingraber-A.T. Kearney Professor of Leadership & Strategy at University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Harvard Business School and Columbia Business Schools, Stuart was course head for the masters-level required courses in Entrepreneurship and Strategy Formulation. He has taught MBA and executive education courses in corporate strategy, M&A, innovation and technology strategy, leadership, venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurship. He has co-directed Harvard Business School’s Creating Corporate-Level Advantage Strategy Program for senior executives; he launched the Executive Program in Corporate Strategy at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, and he leads the Program on Competitive Strategy and Innovation at Haas. Stuart received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He holds an A.B., summa cum laude, in economics from Carleton College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760420549376-F2EZ3Z3EM6H7DNYA73PW/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg toby stuart @tobystuart - jagdeep singh toby's favorite innovator https://mvmt.vc/qiana daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/9d03c8b5-decb-413b-bbef-bfbe51930ca5/qiana+patterson qiana patterson @q_i_a_n_a strategy • business • operation twitter • instagram • linkedin Qiana (キアナ) is an experienced operator specializing in SaaS, mobility, edtech, and emerging tech innovation. She was the founding COO for Edlio, an LA-based K12 edtech company. Before that, Qiana served as the Interim CEO and Vice President of Operations for Educational Networks, a leading content management software SaaS company. She was the VP of Strategic Development for HopSkipDrive, a modern transportation marketplace tech company. 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Her civic interests include the New York Women’s Forum board and the American Ballet Theatre Advisory Council for Project RISE. 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As General Partner of Include Venture Partners and former Senior Director of Investments at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Eldridge has built a longstanding career with expertise in fintech, media, energy, transportation, and the circular economy. At LACI, he established the LACI Impact Fund I (LIF I) and the LACI Debt Fund to allow cleantech companies to grow with various capital. These funds utilize an equity impact lens to encourage investee companies to have environmental, economic, and social impact - particularly on increasing the number of underrepresented voices in the cleantech industry. In addition, Eldridge created programs such as LACI Investor Talks (LIT), the LACI Investor in Residence program, and the Player to CEO Athlete-Investor Impact Summit Series with JP Morgan Chase. He has been named one of the 53 Investors to Watch in 2021 by Pitchbook & 101 Black Titans in Tech while nurturing and building a team of investment activists. Before LACI, Eldridge was the Director for the Incubator at the University of California in Riverside, California. During his tenure as Director, his team brought a $10M venture fund (Highlander Fund) to the Inland Empire - the first for the region. Because of Eldridge’s focus on blending entertainment, policy, and entrepreneurship, the area was named the #4 city in the United States for Diverse Entrepreneurs via Entrepreneur Magazine. Eldridge began as a banker and economist with Wells Fargo Bank, UBS Investment Bank, and TRW Investments. He has also been a Founder, Board Member, and Investor in companies such as ILTG Media, Boswell Official Apparel, Voter, Xtopoly, Rookielook, iListen, KYC Hospitality, KIGT, Majira Project, CleanTek Capital, and ConCreates. He also serves on the Climate Finance Advisory Team of the Community Investment Guarantee Pool (CIGP), the Executive Board of the Homeboy Industries Ventures Fund, and The Majira Project - a Boston Consulting Group Venture Studio. He has been featured in Impact Alpha, the Los Angeles Business Journal, Pitchbook, Forbes, GreenBiz, and Entrepreneur Magazine for his tireless efforts to achieve alpha while also advancing equity. Eldridge has a BA degree in poetry & literature from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA degree in International Business from Pepperdine University, and studied geopolitical economics at Claremont Graduate University as a Ph.D. He also studied abroad at The Universidad Adolfo Ibanez in Santiago, Chile, The Universidad Do Porto in Porto, Portugal, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in Hong Kong, China. Eldridge is an avid audiobook bibliophile and a music lover of all genres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760420624247-6ZCERWAGYGQTUTXL8WNY/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg taj ahmad eldridge @econoahmad - reginald f. lewis taj's favorite innovator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg taj ahmad eldridge @econoahmad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg taj ahmad eldridge @econoahmad https://mvmt.vc/russ daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/904c682d-ed21-4f3a-beef-8adabd65ce25/russell+shilling%2C+ph.d.jpg russell shilling @russ_shilling strategy • policy • research & development (r&d) twitter • linkedin Russ (ラス) is a leading innovator across multiple sectors and disciplines and has devoted his career to social impact. He has a long track record of creating successful teams with technology innovators, researchers, government, nonprofits, and philanthropies to use technology to tackle challenging problems. He is a former Navy Captain who served as a Navy Aerospace Experimental Psychologist focused on using technology to revolutionize training, education, human factors, and psychological health. After leaving military service, Russ worked with the White House. He transitioned to a political appointment to create the first STEM office at the U.S. Department of Education, where he promoted the development of innovative R&D technology programs and educational equity. After the Obama Administration ended, Russ lent his expertise to help various philanthropies and nonprofits establish a large R&D fund to address intractable teaching and learning challenges that disproportionately affect Black and Latino students, and students of all races experiencing poverty. He has also served as the Chief Scientific Officer for the American Psychological Association, where he helped craft federal policy based on behavioral sciences to inform need and impact. Russ holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Shilling grew up in West Virginia and currently resides in the Washington DC area with his wife Elaine and their two sons with autism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760420712128-EKR542JU21QV7ND3I3F2/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg russell shilling @russ_shilling - donald e. stokes russ's favorite innovator https://mvmt.vc/elias daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/ac94d7b3-7017-49a6-a9c5-97f71355b69c/elias+n+nader elias n nader @enader finance • business • leadership twitter • linkedIn Elias (エリアス) is QuickLogic's senior vice president and chief financial officer (Nasdaq: QUIK). He brings more than 30 years of experience in semiconductors and related industries. Elias most recently served as senior vice president and CFO at Pixelworks, Inc., where he was responsible for all G&A worldwide. Before that, Mr. Nader worked at Sigma Designs, Inc. as the senior vice president, CFO, and corporate secretary and its interim president and CEO. Mr. Nader has also served in executive capacities at Imperial Jet and Dionex Corporation. Mr. Nader holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, and an MBA in International Business from San Jose State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760420748632-QWEHPBS807Y4TEJOD1H5/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg elias n nader @enader - steven paul jobs elias's favorite innovator https://mvmt.vc/james daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/0f8b82ce-e7e8-4056-bbc2-2b70d1add9fa/james+f+blom james f blom strategy • business • partnership twitter • instagram • linkedIn Jim (ジェム) is a global corporate business development executive specialized in scaling global platform companies across EMEA, India, and the Asia Pacific. He focused on healthcare equity, empowerment, and financial inclusion. Leveraging Conversational, Cognitive, and Contextual AI dynamically mapped and matched digital and physical supply chain businesses and their most valuable intangible assets (data, IPR, customer, experience, outcomes, brands) and integrated with near real-time and real-time-cloud, blockchain, AI, RPA & EDA (event-driven architecture) systems globally. James has been creating SaaS revenue streams since 2010 — based on ESG, SDG, SDOH & DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) data models. And driving stunning policy changes through API First, Cloud First platforms integrated across federated ecosystems and renowned for creating two-sided marketplaces in Fintech and Health tech — leveraging hyper-local-globally interconnected personal / blockchain, graph database & consumer mesh networks.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760420410597-I0GEYPGSFCU6FDNLTNO9/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg james f blom - abbas ibn firnas jim's favorite innovator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg james f blom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg james f blom https://mvmt.vc/chris daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/11d47058-c4e0-476b-a80c-f2d4a3687dc3/chris+saikus chris strategy • innovation • business • sustainability linkedin Chris (クリス) a senior strategy and innovation executive with over 20 years of global experience building sustainable consumer-centric businesses. He is currently the Vice President and General Manager of Beyond the Bottle Beverages at PepsiCo, the food and beverage industry leader, with goods consumed more than one billion times daily in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. PepsiCo generated $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. In this role, Chris manages all aspects of an evolving portfolio of sustainable brands that make it easier for people to stay hydrated with great-tasting beverages while at the same time eliminating the need for single-use plastic. This ambition is part of PepsiCo Positive (pep+), the company's strategic, end-to-end business transformation that puts sustainability and people at the center of how the company will create growth and value. Before assuming responsibility for the Beyond the Bottle organization, Chris was the founder and Vice President of PepsiCo Technology Ventures, an organization established to fuel innovation through strategic partnerships and disruptive technologies across PepsiCo’s food and beverage businesses. Under his leadership, PepsiCo Technology Ventures served as the primary global interface for startups, VCs, incubators / accelerators, academic institutions, and strategic innovation partners focusing on digital technologies, health and wellness, and sustainability. While at PepsiCo, Chris has also held various leadership roles in strategy and portfolio management, R&D, and business innovation. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Chris spent ten years with Whirlpool Corporation, the global home appliance company dedicated to developing innovative products that save time and effort for consumers. He held various roles of increasing responsibility across product development, innovation, business analytics, and new ventures. Chris held a key leadership role for Whirlpool’s Smart Home business unit, a new venture focused on sustainability and consumer convenience, delivering solutions to improve life at home. Chris has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Michigan State University. Chris resides in Connecticut with his wife and two daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f31586a68f7305da018c9b/1760419863287-RV1R62XQR50DO9AILQQK/unsplash-image-BLAVW_uDzUQ.jpg chris - alexander fleming chris's favorite innovator