Ali-Reza “A.R.” Vahabzadeh, Vice President of Memberships & Chief of Staff to CEO, ASBC

Ali-Reza is a seasoned global business development, investor relations and marketing professional, having representing such companies as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase on a global basis. He is a graduate of The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Val Red-Horse Mohl, Executive Director, Social Venture Circle
Val, of Cherokee ancestry, is the Executive Director of Social Venture Circle, a non-profit organization with 57 years of combined experience leading the way in the field of social impact; building and galvanizing the business world to create social, economic, and environmental change.

John O’Neill, Senior Tax Policy Analyst, ASBC

John has 12 years of tax-related experience, including five years as a tax and budget aide to Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. For seven years, he worked at the accounting firm Deloitte, educating its partners and clients on federal tax policy changes. Prior to that, he worked as a journalist for ten years, writing on topics from financial markets to real estate and development.

Juan Saldana III, Managing Principal, P3 Markets

Juan is an international and bilingual business executive focused on building community wealth through public-private ventures. Mr. Saldana’s multidisciplinary career spans over 20 years working with, and leading management teams for financial, corporate, real estate, government, NGO, food industry, and educational institutions. P3 Markets focuses on building community wealth through a public-private partnership model for impact real estate developments.

Jeff Kaplan, Principal, NextSeed

A lifelong Houstonian and serial entrepreneur, was on the founding team of a variety of hospitality and retail ventures including New Living, Axelrad, Beaver’s Ice House and HTX Made. Has worked with multiple city governments, corporations and non-profits to develop and enhance the small business ecosystem in Houston. Graduate of Southwestern University.

Rachel Reilly, Director of Impact Strategy, Economic Innovation Group (EIG)

Rachel leads the organizations work to support communities, policymakers and investors in their efforts to catalyze sustainable economic growth across the country through Opportunity Zones and other forward-thinking initiatives.

Adam Northrup, Financial Strategist, LOCUS

Adam leads product innovation & development, strategy formulation, and capability advancement efforts at LOCUS Impact Investing and the parent Virginia Community Capital, CDFI. At LOCUS, he provides advisory and investment management services to philanthropic institutions wanting to unlock and deploy financial assets locally.