Bita Daryabari, a philanthropist Bita Daryabari, a philanthropist, former Silicon Valley computer scientist and education advocate, was born in 1969 in Tehran. She moved to the United States in 1985, where she studied computer science and completed a Master’s degree in telecom management. Driven by her love of culture and education,…
Omid R. Kordestani An entrepreneur & philanthropist Omid R. Kordestani (Persian: امید کردستانی; born 1963) is an Iranian-American businessman who was the Executive Chairman at Twitter from October 2015 to June 2020 and a board member of the company until October 2022 He was a Senior Vice President, the Chief Business Officer, and most recently a…
Ava Homa Ava Homa is an acclaimed author , speaker, activist, and faculty member at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire (HarperCollins & Abrams, 2020), was featured in Roxane Gay’s Book Club, the Unplugged Book Box, and Women for Women International. The novel earned a place among…
Joe Kiani, Masimo Founder, Chairman, and CEO Joe Kiani has been “solving the unsolvable” for over 30 years as an engineer and entrepreneur. He has a passion for improving patient safety through the development of unrivaled consumer and medical technology. He is the co-inventor of Masimo SET® technology, which has been…
