Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors partners closely with the student management team to foster sound governance and to support the organization's long-term strategic development. The management team is composed of Columbia Business School graduate students. Teams span Operations, Finance, Fundraising, External Relations, Marketing, Education, Impact Measurement, and Investments, which is segmented by region. The team is led by two Co-Presidents as well as a CIO, CFO, and COO, who liaise with the Board of Directors.

Courtney Thompson, Board Co-Chair

Reid Spearin, Board Co-Chair

Charlton Hook, Fundraising Co-Chair

David del Ser, Fundraising Co-Chair

Everett Allen, Fundraising Member

Jason Navarino, Investment Advisor & Development Member

John Plaisted, Audit/Finance Co-Chair

Jon Sagal, Investments Chair

Kate Whitelaw, Audit/Finance, Investments Member

Katie Leonberger, Board Development Co-Chair

Maya Zamir, Audit/Finance

Pranav Shanbhag

Vikas Raj, Board Development Co-Chair

Wineeta Paul, Audit/Finance Co-Chair

Shirin Jamshidi

Advisory Board

Jesús Salas, Principal, Slauson & Co.

Philip Bowers, Managing Director, Bentley Associates L.P.

Michael Rauenhorst, Founder and Managing Partner, Social Investment Managers and Advisors, LLC

2023-24 Student Leadership Team

The Microlumbia Student Leadership team consists of two Co-Presidents, the CIO / COO / CFO, and all VP positions. These functions cover all operational aspects of running an impact investing fund, nonprofit, and student organization.

In addition to our student leadership team, Microlumbia also leans on its Investment Associate Pool which makes up the core team of investors to support VPs across all geographies. They can be leveraged across teams but are encouraged to align to their areas of interest. Additional eneral members have all the access and exposure to Microlumbia programming as any other member, but without explicit functional roles. They are, however, encouraged to getinvolved in any aspect of the fund by reaching out to VPs to support ongoing initiatives.