Builders Fund

Founder and managing partner of the Builders Fund with extensive experience in healthy, active, and sustainable living investments. Previously served as founding principal and general partner at Partnership Capital Growth, a merchant bank that completed approximately $1 billion in transactions over 7.5 years. Earlier career includes roles at Goldman Sachs, North Castle Partners, and Bain & Company.

Operating partner deployed as CFO to Acelero Learning, a portfolio company. Brings finance experience from Patamar Capital, Citibank, and Tiedemann Advisors, and began career managing a $50 million annual healthcare and life sciences portfolio at UCSF. Holds a physics degree from Stanford and an MBA in finance from UC Berkeley Haas.

Principal with over a decade of impact private equity experience as both investor and operator. Previously served as senior advisor to a PE-backed healthcare business and worked with a sustainable infrastructure fund managing $1.5 billion in assets. Began career at The Vistria Group as founding team member overseeing healthcare platform investments.

Joined the Builders Fund in 2016 from Gratitude Railroad. Led corporate development at outdoor ecommerce company Backcountry and publicly traded SaaS firm Liveperson. Spent five years in venture roles with SVB Capital, the venture arm of Silicon Valley Bank. Economics graduate from Santa Clara University.

Leads impact reporting, B Corp certification, and portfolio KPI tracking at the Builders Fund. Previously supported community engagement initiatives at the Traditional Medicinals Foundation in India and worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Holds an MBA in sustainability from Presidio Graduate School.

Serves on the Builders Fund investment committee as an independent board member and experienced executive. Former COO of Acumen, a global impact investment fund focused on underserved markets across Africa, Asia, and South America. Long career in management and law, including partnership and global deputy general counsel roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Co-founder and Conductor of Purpose at Gratitude Railroad and co-founder of Dolphin Capital. Previously founded TNT Sound and held roles as VP of MECA Software and founder of Home Financial Network. Stanford graduate and Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative alumnus.

Serves on the Builders Fund investment committee and is a chief evangelist at Gratitude Railroad, an impact investment business. Founded Basso Capital Management in 1994 and led it as CEO until 2022, specializing in convertible securities and SPAC arbitrage. Wharton graduate with CPA designation.

Manages accounting and reporting functions with 30 years of finance and accounting experience, specializing in partnership structures for the last 20 years. Previously served as manager of financial planning and analysis at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP and controller at Genstar Capital, providing back-office support to multiple private equity funds.