Berkeley Angel Network

Attila Takacs serves as Entrepreneur In Residence at Ericsson D-15, where he identifies emerging technology trends and develops strategic frameworks and programs to address them. He has built organizations across Europe and the United States that have delivered innovative products.

Cathy Farmer is an entrepreneur and startup advisor with over 20 years of experience in software consulting, program management, and technical leadership across internet services, clinical systems, and enterprise applications. She advises on product management, strategy, and software development lifecycle, and serves on the AI2030 Global Advisory Council. Farmer is an autism advocate with two brothers on the spectrum.

Clifford Tong is an advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck and CEO of a management consulting firm serving new ventures and fast-growing companies. He is an active angel investor with memberships in the Berkeley Angel Network and Insync Angels, and serves as a founding investor and advisor for The Batchery and Skydeck accelerators. His investment interests span Enterprise SaaS, software, AI, healthcare, consumer products, energy and cleantech, fintech, and real estate.

Deborah Leoung is a CPA and CAIA with over 15 years of experience in audit, hedge fund operations, and board governance. She built financial operations at Aspex Management and trained at PwC with Securities and Futures Commission secondment experience. She currently invests through Berkeley Angel Network and develops AI-powered financial infrastructure for institutions and funds in the Greater Bay Area.

Domagoj Babic is a Senior Engineering Manager at Meta with experience in software security, reliability, software development tools, and machine learning. He focuses on building teams to address large-scale technical problems through research and development initiatives.

Eduardo Buenviaje is an operations and pilot at United Airlines with a background in the U.S. Air Force, where he led cross-functional teams in complex operational environments. He holds an MBA from Berkeley Haas and a master's degree in engineering, and has served as a venture fellow with top-tier venture capital firms. His interests include cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, with early experience as a Bitcoin miner.

Gene Tenberg is an asset manager and investor specializing in commercial real estate at TenMountain Investments, with direct ownership experience in the sector. His background encompasses financial analysis, risk management, equity syndication, 1031 exchanges, investor reporting, and project management. He focuses on identifying principal investment opportunities in assets requiring operational or strategic improvement.

George Willman is a Senior Counsel and Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP specializing in intellectual property law, technology transactions, and venture law. His practice encompasses patent counseling, licensing agreements, and IP advisory services across electronics, software, communications, and biotechnology sectors, as well as IP issues in mergers, acquisitions, and public offerings. He speaks regularly on topics including technology transactions, licensing, intellectual property, and startup financing.

Himanshu Bari is co-founder and CEO of InstinctIQ Inc., which develops AI software for project and construction management firms. He has over 20 years of experience in product management and engineering, including roles at Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Symantec, and multiple B2B SaaS companies that achieved significant exits and funding rounds. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Hobert Wai is a Partner at Hanawa Group with experience in biotech and healthcare leadership across clinical chemistry, immunoassay, immunology, infectious disease, oncology, genomics, and health technology. He has built and led cross-functional teams and launched over 60 new products in the past decade, with background in talent acquisition, team coaching, and mentoring. Wai serves as an angel investor and advisor.

Kajal Bhargava is a Product Leader at Adobe's Document Cloud, where she develops generative AI and document automation products including PDF Spaces and the Adobe AI Assistant for Acrobat. With over a decade of technology industry experience, she has built products across AI, SaaS, and workflow automation, and previously managed the training platform for Adobe Sensei. She is also an active angel investor through the Berkeley Angel Network.

Praveen Joseph is a CFA charterholder with 20 years of experience in investment management and capital markets, including roles as a derivatives specialist at JPMorgan, portfolio manager at MN Invest, and head of a $5.5 billion investment portfolio at IFC focused on structured credit and risk management. He has developed expertise in decentralized finance, digital assets, and tokenization, complemented by a master's degree in AI and Data Science from UC Berkeley. Joseph currently serves as an operator at a stealth AI startup and holds positions as adjunct faculty at UC Berkeley, mentor with the Berkeley Angel Network and Alchemist Accelerator, and advisor to fintech and blockchain ventures.

Ranjit Pradhan is a senior executive with experience in general management, product management, and business development across Fortune 100 companies and startups, with particular focus on software, SaaS, medical devices, and digital healthcare platforms. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at American Shared Hospital Services and has held P&L responsibility in diagnostics imaging, in vitro diagnostics, oncology, and pharma supply chain segments. Pradhan has worked internationally across Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific markets, and advises venture capital funds and founders in the Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Sahab Aslam is an investor at Sukun Ventures with experience across data science, product management, software engineering, and design thinking. He previously held roles at companies including Merck, CSL Behring, Datto, and Prudential, and served as Head of Enterprise Data Science & AI at Myriad Genetics. He focuses on early-stage companies in healthcare, wellness, enterprise software, and consumer products, and regularly speaks at conferences and guest lectures at business schools.

Sammy Oh is a Venture Partner at Interwoven Ventures focused on technology and healthcare startups. With over 25 years of experience, Oh has worked as a portfolio manager and analyst investing in emerging growth companies.

Shaheen Shamsavari serves as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Xandex Inc, where he oversees the company's ventures portfolio and leads global sales efforts across the Semiconductor and Kubi Robot divisions, with geographic focus on Europe, Southeast Asia, and Japan. He holds an active investor role with Life Science Angels and related venture groups. Prior to joining Xandex in 2007, he worked at Gilead Sciences on preclinical development of HIV and Hepatitis C therapeutics, and holds a B.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley.

Stephen Bulfer is CEO and co-founder of Titanium Labs. He previously co-founded ionGrid, a mobile security and collaboration software company acquired by NetApp, and held roles in enterprise software strategy and deployment at Deloitte. His experience spans software startups, product development, business development, and go-to-market strategy across data analytics, mobile, collaboration, and security sectors.