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Preeti has over two decades of experience scaling mission-driven organizations through growth, transition, and institutional maturation. An executive and civic leader, his work sits at the intersection of hospitality, design, and community impact.

Most recently, Preeti served as Chief Executive Officer of Kent Hospitality Group, a multi-Michelin-starred platform founded by the late Chef Jamal James Kent, where he led an ambitious phase of expansion through new concepts and acquisitions while advancing a long-term vision for the future of hospitality. In parallel, he is a founding partner of the architecture and design practice Modellus Novus, recognized for shaping some of New York City’s most celebrated cultural and dining destinations. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Asian American Policy Review at Harvard Kennedy School and is a co-founder of Central Queens Academy Charter School, the highest-performing public middle school in Queens. Preeti began his career in Paris working for Pritzker Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel and holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, and Harvard University. He has been honored with an Official Commendation from the City of New York for his leadership in the Asian American community.

에릭 리는 현재 뉴욕에 본사를 둔 투자회사 소로스 펀드 매니지먼트의 포트폴리오 매니저입니다. 이전에는 매크로 오버레이를 통한 신용 및 주식 투자에 중점을 둔 헤지펀드인 블록하우스 캐피털 매니지먼트의 공동 최고투자책임자 겸 매니징 파트너로 근무했습니다. 블록하우스에 합류하기 전에는 포인트스테이트 캐피털 매니지먼트에서 파트너 겸 포트폴리오 매니저로 근무하며 주로 고수익 및 부실 신용 투자를 담당했습니다. 또한 듀케네 캐피털 매니지먼트의 상무이사 겸 포트폴리오 매니저, 도이치뱅크 하이일드 리서치 그룹 이사로 근무했습니다. 1998년 5월 펜실베니아 대학교에서 와튼 스쿨 경제학 학사 학위를 취득하고 아시아계 미국인 연구를 부전공으로 졸업했습니다.

Kathy는 체이스 디지털의 수출 집계 책임자로서 체이스의 타사 채널을 이끌고 있습니다. 그녀는 소비자 데이터 공유 및 타사 및 핀테크와의 파트너십에 대한 전략과 제품 로드맵을 담당하고 있습니다. 체이스 디지털 이전에는 JP모건체이스에서 다양한 리더십 직책을 맡았습니다. JPMC에서 근무하기 전에는 IBM 비즈니스 컨설팅 서비스와 프라이스워터하우스쿠퍼스 경영 컨설팅의 금융 서비스 업계에서 수석 컨설턴트로 근무했습니다.

컬럼비아 대학교에서 경제학을 부전공하고 공학 및 경영 시스템 학사 학위를 취득했습니다. 그녀는 1999년에 고등학교 멘토 및 SAT 준비 자원 봉사자로 Apex에 입사했습니다. 그녀는 멘티가 고등학교를 졸업할 때까지 관계를 유지하면서 2004년까지 SAT 준비 프로그램을 계속 운영했습니다. 흥미롭게도 그녀의 전 멘티는 Kathy가 에이펙스로 돌아와 이사회에 합류하는 데 핵심적인 역할을 했으며, 지금도 여전히 연락을 주고받고 있습니다. Kathy는 뉴욕에서 태어나고 자랐으며 뉴욕시 공립학교 시스템의 자랑스러운 산물입니다.

블레이즈는 로펌 케네디스의 파트너입니다. 그는 상업 소송과 전문 책임 보험 정책 분석에 집중하고 있습니다. 이러한 맥락에서 그는 개인 기업가부터 중견 및 대기업에 이르는 비즈니스 및 고용 분쟁으로 인한 중재에서 합의 협상도 담당하고 있습니다. 또한 계약 위반, 신탁 의무 위반, 민사 사기 등의 소송으로부터 이사 및 임원을 변호합니다. 2001년 4월에 뉴욕주 변호사 자격을 취득했으며, 1997년 로체스터 대학교에서 학사 학위를, 2000년 브루클린 로스쿨에서 법학 박사 학위를 받았습니다.

Ray Chan is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role as co-head of the Asset Based Finance team within Alternative Credit, he is jointly responsible for the team’s efforts in non-corporate, private credit investments which are backed by financial or hard assets.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ray was a Partner at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team, where he co-founded the ABF/Financial Assets Team and co-led the firm’s efforts in the space. Ray also sat on the firm’s Executive Committee, Risk Committee, DEI Steering Committee and the Investment Committees for multiple funds.  Prior to joining Atalaya, Ray was a Partner and Co-Founder of TTM Capital, LLC, an investment firm focused on acquiring and lending against portfolios of financial and other assets. Previously, he was a Managing Director and co-head of the Assets Group at Highbridge/Zwirn Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Ray was a member of the Principal Transactions and Principal Finance teams at Lehman Brothers and the Asset-Backed Securities Group at Salomon Brothers. He began his career as a consultant at Price Waterhouse, followed by internal consulting and operations roles at Lehman Brothers.

Ray is a member of the Board of Directors for Apex for Youth, a nonprofit providing mentoring, education, and after-school services to underserved Asian and immigrant youth.

Ray received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University.

Jeff Chen은 사모펀드 투자 전문가이자 Enhanced Healthcare Partners의 창립 멤버입니다. Enhanced에 합류하기 전에는 Goldman, Sachs & Co의 헬스케어 투자은행 그룹에서 어소시에이트로 근무하며 소비자 소매 및 헬스케어 고객을 위한 M&A와 주식 및 부채 금융 거래에 주력했습니다. 투자은행에서 근무하기 전에는 골드만삭스 임원실 산하 고객 전략 그룹에서 근무하며 회사의 고위 경영진을 위한 글로벌 고객 타겟팅 분석 업무에 주력했습니다. Jeff는 아이비 경영대학원을 경영학 우등으로 졸업했습니다. 이전에는 Apex 농구 코치, 멘토, 자원봉사자, Apex 준회원 이사회 의장을 역임했습니다.

David Jar is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Technology Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on credit, equity, and structured capital investments in technology businesses, and leads Blue Owl’s efforts in cybersecurity and infrastructure software. He currently serves as a Board Observer for Arctic Wolf.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2019, David led the software/technology vertical at SLR Capital Partners, a credit-focused asset manager based in New York. Prior to that, he was a Principal at KKR in the Capital Solutions Group, and a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Natural Resources Financing Group. David began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers.

David is a member of the Board of Directors for Apex for Youth, a nonprofit providing mentoring, education, and mental health services to underserved, low income Asian American and immigrant youth. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan research and policy institution focused on national security matters.

David는 뉴욕대학교 스턴 경영대학원에서 재무 및 국제 비즈니스 학사 학위를 받았습니다.

Aya Kanai is the VP of Enterprise Content at American Express. Previous roles include Head of Editorial and Creative for Shopping at Google, Head of Content and Creator Partnerships at Pinterest and Editor In Chief at Marie Claire. Aya also spent nearly twenty years as a Fashion Director at publications including Cosmopolitan, NYLON, Women’s Health and Teen Vogue. She was also a judge on Project Runway Junior on Lifetime. A native New Yorker, Aya lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

Roy is a design leader and strategist who has advised real estate developers across the US, helping to shape and form luxury residential and hospitality projects in New York, Miami and LA.

He has held leadership roles across Extell Development Company, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran Sunshine. Currently, he advises on new projects for Extell, ensuring that they achieve sales and marketing goals. As Chief Creative Officer at Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, he advised the nation’s most accomplished developers on matters related to design, development, construction and marketing.

Roy’s foundation in strategic design thinking began at the University of British Columbia, where he earned an M.Arch. It was honed at Eight, Inc., while working for clients like Apple and Nokia and where he was Principal of the NY office. 

Some of Roy’s projects include One57, the building that created Billionaire’s Row, as well as Deer Valley East Village in Park City, One Manhattan Square, Carlton House, The Park Hyatt New York, Central Park Tower, the Gem Tower, 432 Park, The Residences at the West Hollywood Edition, 87 Park, 152 Elizabeth Street, and 100 East 53 Street, to name a few.

그는 남편인 클레이튼 크롤리, 반려견 조지아와 함께 뉴욕시와 뉴욕 북부를 오가며 시간을 보내고 있습니다.

Melody Lee is Chief Marketing Officer, Mercedes-Benz USA. In this role, she oversees brand
positioning and marketing strategy and execution with an aim to ensure long-term growth and
profitability for the Mercedes-Benz brand in the United States.

Previously, Melody was Senior Vice President, Global Brand & Product Marketing for the
Herman Miller and Knoll brands at MillerKnoll. In that role, she was responsible for ensuring a
cohesive brand-led strategy across the two marquee design brands’ products, channels,
messages and audiences.

Prior to joining MillerKnoll, Melody was Global COO and Principal, Americas for Camron, a
global design communications agency, where she led the agency’s New York and Los Angeles
offices.

She was, previous to Camron, the vice president for brand development at Shiseido, a 140-year
old global prestige beauty company. In that position, she led critical strategic initiatives across a
comprehensive remit of brand strategy, product development, marketing and retail planning for
one of Shiseido’s multinational prestige brands.

Prior to Shiseido, Melody spent six years with Cadillac. There, as head of brand marketing for
the iconic luxury car brand, Melody oversaw brand strategy, global planning, partnerships and
experiences and marketing innovation. She also led BOOK by Cadillac, the brand’s vehicle
subscription business, as a discrete business unit, with commercial responsibility for operations
and logistics, financial management, product development, branding and marketing, PR and
business development and corporate sales.

Before joining Cadillac, Melody was executive vice president at global PR agency Hill+Knowlton
Strategies from 2006 to 2012, where she led high-stakes communications campaigns for
Fortune 500 corporations.

Melody lives with her husband and two boys in Atlanta. She attended Georgia Institute of
Technology, receiving her B.S. and M.S. in International Affairs.

길은 크레이머 레빈 나프탈리스 앤 프랭클(Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP)의 파트너로 증권화 및 구조화 금융 실무 그룹의 대표를 맡고 있습니다. 길은 복잡하고 난해한 증권화 및 구조화 금융 거래를 전문으로 합니다. 여기에는 SolarCity Corporation의 최초 태양광 자산 유동화, 정부 에너지 효율 계약의 최초 유동화, 네덜란드-도지어-홀랜드의 모타운 레코드 작곡팀의 작곡가 로열티, 수십 편의 히트 TV 상황 코미디의 국내 및 국제 신디케이션 권리, The Athlete's Foot, Joe Boxer, Guess? 및 Max Azria 등 다수의 유명 브랜드 관련 상표 및 프랜차이즈 라이선스 수익 등 다양한 지적 재산의 유동화 거래가 포함됩니다. 그는 전미 아시아 태평양계 미국인 변호사 협회 40세 이하 최고 변호사상을 수상한 바 있습니다. 2014년에는 비즈니스 분야에서 뛰어난 아시아계 미국인 50인상을 수상하기도 했습니다.

길은 현재 뉴욕시에서 청소년 기반 프로그램을 지원하는 비영리 단체인 홈런 프로젝트의 이사회에서 활동하고 있습니다. 12년 이상 뉴욕 이스트 할렘의 1,200여 명의 소년 소녀들에게 사회, 학업, 운동 서비스를 제공하는 비영리 단체인 Harlem RBI의 이사회에서 활동했습니다. 또한 법률 서비스 자원봉사자 단체의 이사회 멤버이기도 합니다. 그는 Harlem RBI, 드림 차터 스쿨, CAIPA 재단, 중국계 미국인 의사회, 미국 암 협회 - 아시안 이니셔티브, 더 로우라인, 브로드웨이 바크스, 인피니트 버라이어티 프로덕션, 세이도 주쿠 베네핏 재단을 위한 프로보노 및 기타 자선 프로젝트에 관여하고 있습니다. 길은 미시간대학교에서 학사 학위를, 뉴욕대학교 법학전문대학원에서 법학박사 학위를 받았습니다.

Patrick Lo is the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Saluda Grade. Mr. Lo has 20+ years of structured product experience as a portfolio manager, trader, and banker. Prior to joining Saluda Grade, he was a partner and Co-CIO of Waterfall Asset Management LLC, a specialty finance manager across asset backed, residential and commercial mortgage sectors. Prior to being named Co-CIO, he was Head of International and Private Asset Backed Finance team at Watefall. Prior to Waterfall, he worked in the Asset Backed Finance group at Citigroup Global Markets. Mr. Lo holds a BS in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

유카리는 kindness.org의 이사회 의장이며 도요타 자동차, Google, Twitter, ngmoco, charity:water 등 다양한 산업과 글로벌 기업에서 경험을 쌓았습니다. 유카리는 운영 효율성, 기술 및 제품 혁신을 통한 제품 확장, 다양한 언어의 플랫폼 국제화에 중점을 두고 있습니다. 영리 및 비영리 부문에서 다양한 경험을 쌓은 유카리는 트위터와 자선 단체인 자선:물에서 아시아계 미국인 최초의 여성 임원이기도 합니다. 유카리는 노스웨스턴 대학교에서 학사 학위를, MIT 슬론 경영대학원에서 MBA를 취득했습니다.

Maxine Ng Dalio is the founder of Bodhi House Advisors, a development and philanthropic advisory organization that provides strategic planning, training, and implementation support for non-profit organizations and philanthropic entities across the United States, Singapore, and Southeast Asia. 

맥신은 브루클린 레드훅에 위치한 예술 및 과학 문화 센터인 파이오니어 웍스의 전무이사로 재직하면서 지속 가능한 수익 모델, 개발 인프라, 운영 시스템을 구축하고 단체의 첫 자본 캠페인을 시작하는 등 조직의 성장과 안정 단계를 도왔습니다. 또한 뉴욕에 위치한 공연 예술 기관인 파크 애비뉴 아모리에서 가장 최근에는 메이저 기프트 디렉터로 근무했습니다.

Maxine is a member of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy and Co-Chair of Philanthropy Asia Alliance Next Gen Impact Collective.  Maxine splits her time between NYC and Singapore, where she resides with her husband Mark and their daughter and son.

카렌 웡은 모든 세대의 예술가, 디자이너, 소비자를 위한 디지털 마켓플레이스이자 포용적인 커뮤니티인 GBA/Guilty By Association의 공동 창립자이자 최고 크리에이티브 책임자입니다. 그녀는 15년 동안 뉴 뮤지엄에서 근무하면서 예술, 디자인, 기술을 위한 인큐베이터인 NEW INC와 창의적인 장소 만들기에 초점을 맞춘 컨퍼런스-축제 형식의 아이디어시티를 설립하여 장르를 뛰어넘는 이니셔티브를 통해 혁신적인 리더로서 입지를 다졌습니다. 두 프로그램을 통해 다양한 예술적 재능을 가진 인재를 멘토링하고 환경을 조성하여 NFT와 새로운 VR/AR 크리에이티브 기업의 출현을 이끌었습니다. 전문 스토리텔러이자 프로듀서인 카렌은 애플, 아우디, 구글, 노키아 벨 연구소, 오나시스 재단과 수백만 달러 규모의 파트너십을 이끌었습니다.

Patrick is a Partner and the Chief Business Officer at World Team Tennis. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer at Callisto Media and Daily Harvest. Prior to Daily Harvest, Patrick was CEO of Laird & Partners, the luxury brand and creative agency, working with clients like Tiffany, Tommy Hilfiger, Soulcycle and Swarovski. Patrick was an early partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at Refinery29, where he led growth, marketing and strategy for 9 years. After graduating New York University, he started his career as an investment banker at Wasserstein Perella and an equity research analyst at Soros Fund Management.

At 31, Wen Zhou founded her third company and became CEO of 3.1 Phillip Lim. With her friend, the designer
Phillip Lim, they pioneered a cool, easy, chic style that paved the way for an entirely new market and redefined
the modern luxury space in the fashion industry.

3.1 Phillip Lim’s prescient wardrobe essentials are synonymous with an understated elegance that speaks to
today’s global citizens on the go. Equally important to the brand is the company’s commitment to social
change and sustainability, reflected in special projects, campaigns, and collaborations.

As a co-founder and sole investor in the privately held 3.1 Phillip Lim, Wen took on the roles of President and
CEO from day one and scaled the business from a 5-person team to its current position: a company with an
international footprint, including online, offline, and experiential marketing. The brand offers womenswear,
menswear, footwear, and accessories with offices in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and distribution centers
worldwide.

Wen has trailblazed — from embracing inclusivity on the runway as early as 2007 to cultivating meaningful
collaborations, including Maya Lin designing a sustainable fashion show; the Brooklyn Nets celebrating
Lunar New Year; a three-year “at leisure off-court dressing” with Fila; sustainable material innovation with
Volvo; and clean beauty with Aveda. These partnerships represent a model for building communities and
actively promoting culture. Most notably, Wen and Phillip leveraged their global audience during the
pandemic to raise awareness and money for AAPI nonprofits. Wen thrives on a double bottom line —
balancing her business acumen with her passion for sustainability and social causes.

Wen demonstrates her soft power by mentoring young female leaders and investing in BIPOC-owned
startups. Additionally, she has chaired the Apex for Youth Gala the last four years, raising more than $10M+
in total, and co- founded the Taste of Asia Festival (2021 $1.2M raised, 2022 $1.6M raised), an outdoor Asian
food community event welcoming 100+ chefs to Madison Square Park for a joyous celebration of culture in
the heart of NYC.

Born in Ningbo, China, Wen arrived in NYC at 12 and settled in Chinatown. In true entrepreneurial style, she
juggled jobs at a fast food restaurant and garment factory while attending high school. After two years at FIT,
at 21, Wen independently founded a high-end fabric import company Aegis Group and never looked back.
Her dynamic, witty, personable, visionary leadership style has drawn accolades, including BOF500, EY’s
Entrepreneur of the Year, and “Top 60 Most Influential Chinese-Americans” by Forbes China.