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Leadership Council
Your Expertise and Commitment Can Shape the Future
Joining EMpower’s Leadership Council is a powerful way to drive impact. Members are dedicated supporters who provide crucial financial backing for growth and innovation. By covering all operational costs, the Leadership Council, along with many Board Directors, ensures that 100% of all other donations go directly to empowering young people. Your strategic guidance and financial support can help drive lasting change in the lives of youth worldwide.
Leadership Council Chair
- Kunal Shah Goldman Sachs
Premier Underwriters
United States
- Eric Dannheim Moore Capital Management
- Jim Valone
United Kingdom
- Jonathan Bayliss
- Adeel Khan Barclays
- Sam Finkelstein Citadel
- Brad Wickens Broadreach Investment Management LLP
- Paco Ybarra
Hong Kong & Singapore
- Ross Hamou-Jennings Cargill
India
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Underwriters
United States
- Eric Baurmeister
- Frank Carroll Oaktree Capital Management
- Carlos Fernandez-Aller Bank of America
- Keith Gardner
- MarketAxess
- Payden & Rygel
- Seaport Global
- VR Capital
United Kingdom
- James Banghart J.P. Morgan
- Pierre- Yves Bareau, Didier Lambert, Zsolt Papp J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Stephen Jefferies and Edward Franklin J.P. Morgan
- Devan Kaloo Aberdeen Asset Management
- Ram Nayak Deutsche Bank
- John Patton Argentem Creek Partners
- Nick Riley BlueCrest
- BBVA
- Cape Ann Asset Management
- Gemcorp Capital LLP
- MarketAxess
- Seaport Global
Hong Kong & Singapore
- Kirk Alexander
- Sandeep Gupta Broad Peak Investment Advisors
- MarketAxess
- Värde Partners
India
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Members
United States
- Alex Barcinski
- Jennifer Kivitz Roth Goldman Sachs
- Matt and Susan Ryan
- Lars Timmann Seaport Global
- Jed Weiss & Ilana Braun Fidelity
United Kingdom
- Alessandra Labombarda BBVA
- Mike Lekan Bank of America
- David Lubin Chatham House
- Prakriti Sofat Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Hong Kong & Singapore
- Benjamin Falloon
- Dave Fernandez
India
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Jimi Adesanya Goldman Sachs
- Naveen Choppara Millennium
- Mitesh Parikh Schonfeld
- Akash Patel Millennium
- Riccardo Riboldi Schonfeld
- Adib Zouein Goldman Sachs
Contact us to find out more about becoming a part of the Leadership Council.
US
Kayla Kohlenberg
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UK
Zaryna Lee
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India
Henna Hemnan
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Singapore and Hong Kong
Lisa Withey
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Our Board Directors and the Leadership Council underwrite all of our Management, General and Fundraising expenses, so 100% of your donation goes directly to empowering marginalised young people.
