Sophia Bush is an acclaimed actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur. She hosts the popular podcasts, “Work In Progress with Sophia Bush” and “Drama Queens.” Beyond entertainment, she's a dedicated philanthropist, raising nearly half a million dollars for causes, and passionately supports projects empowering women and girls. Alongside her business partner Nia Linder Batts, Bush is an investor in Aunt Flow, a company working to combat period poverty, and is a General Partner and investor in Union Heritage Ventures, a majority African American and women-owned capital firm. She also co-founded and sits on the board of I am a voter® and serves as a Strategic Advisor for First Women’s Bank with Billie Jean King.

Timbaland, a multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning producer and artist, is considered one of the greatest minds in music history. He has achieved more top-ten hits than Elvis Presley or the Beatles and is known as the Emperor of Sound. He's ranked #3 by Billboard in a list of the greatest producers of the 21st century. With over 18 Grammy nominations, 4 wins, and 200+ ASCAP Music awards, he has made an indelible mark on the music industry.

Timbaland has produced iconic hits for a wide range of artists, including Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, and many others. His partnership with Missy Elliott and Justin Timberlake resulted in numerous chart-topping songs and albums.

Born Timothy Z. Mosley in Norfolk, Virginia, Timbaland has had various roles in the music industry, from DJ to being part of different music groups. He founded Mosley Music, which achieved significant success with artists like Nelly Furtado, One Republic, and more. Timbaland has also written two books, including a biography and a children's book.

He is the co-founder of Beatclub, a music tech platform aimed at supporting music creators by providing tools, mentorship, education, and opportunities. Timbaland is also the co-creator of Verzuz, a pandemic phenomenon in the music industry, along with music producer Swizz Beatz.

Ivan Alo is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of New Age Capital, an institutional seed stage venture capital firm focused on investing in historically underfunded Black and Latinx entrepreneurs building software and technology-enabled businesses. Ivan is a strong advocate of inclusive entrepreneurship and global innovation and is passionate about the use of technology to make the world more accessible and beneficial for all. With a background in Finance, Ivan leverages his knowledge of core business fundamentals to support founders in identifying and executing on the relevant factors involved in building sustainable companies. New Age Capital's debut $25M fund is backed by several institutional LPs including the University of Chicago, Boston College, Villanova University, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Ariel runs Brainstorm Ventures, a VC firm that wrote first checks into OpenTable, Zappos, KIO Networks and Turing.  Ariel is a Kauffman Fellow and Mentor to two more recent Fellows.  Ariel still serves on the boards of a couple of portfolio companies on behalf of a pioneering impact investment firm where he began his investing career.  He also serves on the board of Defy Ventures, a nonprofit that provides entrepreneurship training to incarcerated people.  Ariel is the co-owner and developer of Palau Moxó, an 18th century palace in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. 
Previously, Ariel worked as a consultant at the Bridgespan Group, an affiliate of Bain & Company. He advised clients, such as the Gates Foundation and Hispanic Scholarship Fund, on their investment and growth strategies. Ariel briefly led the United Nations 
Development Programme’s Growing Sustainable Business Initiative in Venezuela. Prior to business school, Ariel worked in various capacities at Intel Corporation. Ariel received his MBA from Wharton and holds a bachelors and masters degree in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, respectively. 

Natalia is an organizational psychologist and technologist focused on merging innovation, entrepreneurship, and impact. Her passion hinges on creating communities that are true/inclusive ecosystems - a goal that is informed by her life as a twice-immigrant, interest in cross-disciplinary intersections, fascination with complex systems, and desire to bridge opportunity gaps. 
  
Natalia is Co-Founder and COO of Base, a modern-day membership club that brings great minds together for curated, deep, intimate social experiences meant to hack serendipity. She is also the Founder & Principal at NMK Group, where she advises clients on economic development, human capital design, and impact strategy. Before this, she led the expansion of the Cambridge Innovation Center to Miami and Latin America. 

In these and other roles, she is known as a community builder and convener across multiple cities. She is a co-founder of Awesome Foundation MIAMI,  Aminta Ventures, Local TAU, and various other organizations. She served on a governor-appointed Commission on Community Service, a body that oversees the administration of $24 million in federal, state, and local funding to deliver high-impact educational and volunteer programs in Florida. Natalia is a moderator, keynote speaker, and storyteller, and has been a contributor to outlets such as The Huffington Post, the World Economic Forum, Mic,  and La Nacion. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Government from Harvard University and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. 

Tunde Ajaba-Ogundipe, popularly known as Tune Day, is a first-generation Nigerian-American music/tech executive, corporate advisor, content producer and social entrepreneur. For the past 15 years, Tunde has worked between Los Angeles, New York, and Lagos, Nigeria in various executive and advisory roles at companies which include: Spotify, Apple, Sony, WME/IMG (Endeavor), McCann, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Recording Academy (Grammy's), the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group.   
 
Tunde most recently served as the SVP & GM of African Music Strategy & Culture at Sony Music / The Orchard and lastly Tunde also hosts an African pop culture podcast called "No Wahala" along with his co-host Bawo Lawal.  In all roles, Tunde has focused on using thought-provoking content & conversation to educate and generate positive sentiment about African culture while bridging the gap between the African and Western diasporas. 

Alexis is a pre-seed investor at Unshackled Ventures where she focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support. Alexis previously worked at the nexus of business and policy in Washington D.C., working at international business advisory firm, McLarty Associates, the Department of Justice, and on Capitol Hill. Prior to Unshackled, Alexis traveled to Brazil as a recipient of the Department of States Critical Language Scholarship, working with early-stage founders at Brazil's top tech incubator, ACATE. Outside of investing, Alexis co-leads SomosVC's 'Breaking Into Venture Capital' fellowship - A program designed to help equip young Latinx professionals to break into the venture capital industry. Alexis graduated from American University with a B.A. in International Development & Economics. She grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico before moving to the Bay Area at the age of ten.