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Founder & CEO | ArchiveSocial

Anil Chawla

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Anil has spent the last decade leading ArchiveSocial, growing it into the #1 provider of social media archiving software. As CEO, he scaled the company to eight-figure revenues, 70 employees, and 2,300+ customers, delivering a 34X return to investors. While proud of its success, he values most the high-energy, results-driven culture the team built. Before entrepreneurship, he was a software engineer at IBM and earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

COO | Wild Earth

Antony Evans

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Antony is on a mission to create a sustainable circular economy by driving the adoption of advanced biotechnologies. As an experienced COO, he specializes in building and scaling consumer product companies, managing supply chain operations, finance, technology, fundraising, data analytics, and DTC growth. At Wild Earth, he helped scale revenue from zero to over $40 million in five years. Previously, he worked as a strategy consultant, earned an MBA from INSEAD, and founded the first biotech company funded by Y Combinator.

Treasurer | State of North Carolina

Brad Briner

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Treasurer Bradford B. Briner was sworn in on January 1, 2025. As Treasurer, Mr. Briner is responsible for managing about $250 billion in assets, overseeing the state’s pension and healthcare plans, helping to assure the financially sound issuance of debt for state and local governments and maintaining the state’s “AAA” bond rating.

Prior to running for office, the Treasurer was most recently the Co-Chief Investment Officer for Willett Advisors, where he worked from 2012-2023. Willett manages the philanthropic and personal investment assets for Mike Bloomberg. Before Willett, Mr. Briner held positions at Morgan Creek Capital, the UNC Management Company, ArcLight Capital and Goldman Sachs.

Co-Founder & CEO | Validic

Drew Schiller

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Drew is the CEO and co-founder of Validic, transforming healthcare with Intelligent Digital Care Solutions. Their industry-leading Health IOT platform integrates data from 650+ devices, enabling AI-powered, EHR-integrated remote patient management. He co-founded Validic in 2010, became CEO in 2016, and has served on multiple industry boards, including CTA’s Health Division and Highmark Health’s Technology Advisory Group. Before Validic, Drew ran a web development firm, founded a health website, and taught at the University of Iowa.

Co-Founding General Partner | TrueBridge Capital

Edwin Poston

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Edwin has over 20 years of experience in private equity, managing assets for foundations and endowments since the early 2000s. Before co-founding TrueBridge, he was Managing Director and Head of Private Equity at The Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing its venture portfolio as part of a $4 billion endowment. Prior to that, he managed over $4 billion in assets at Brandywine Trust, building strong relationships with top venture capitalists. Edwin began his career in investment banking and real estate before transitioning to private equity. A licensed attorney, he serves on multiple investment and advisory boards and was named an Honorary Kauffman Fellow.

CEO | 410 Medical

Kyle Chenet

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Kyle has 20 years of life sciences business and operations experience. Prior to 410 Medical, he was founder and CEO of Lq3 Pharmaceuticals, a company dedicated to developing novel medicines to treat oral, head, and neck diseases. Prior to launching Lq3, Kyle had a variety of leadership operational and business roles at Liquidia Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott Laboratories and Biolex Therapeutics.

Head of Insights | Carta

Peter Walker

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A recovering founder and self-proclaimed data junkie, Peter Walker launched the insights practice at Carta in 2021. He now produces The Carta Data Minute, a podcast and newsletter delivering bite-sized analysis on startup and venture capital trends. Leveraging Carta’s extensive database, he distills key metrics into actionable insights.

Founder & CEO | Baebies

Richard West

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After selling Advanced Liquid Logic to Illumina for $96 million, Rich has have founded an new company focused on newborn screening. Baebies will save lives and make lives better for millions of babies by delivering a new paradigm to newborn screening. The company will bring new technology, new tests, and new hope to parents and healthcare professionals worldwide. In 5 years they plan to be testing 10 million babies each year.