We’re here because we believe everyone deserves an equal chance at success.

Board of Directors

StartOut is the champion for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, promoting the successes of our community, and researches the economic impact of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

Mohit Jolly (he/him)

Co-Chair

Wasim Ahmad (he/him)

Co-Chair

Genesis Garcia (she/her)

Vice Chair / Governance

Alexandra Tanner (she/her)

Secretary

Lorine Pendleton (she/her)

Audit Chair

Brent Reinhard (he/him)

Treasurer

JT Batson (he/him)

Chris Fraley (he/him)

Thomas Gaynor (he/him)

Carla Hendra (she/her)

Emily Miller (she/her)

Lorenzo Thione (he/him)

Joseph Varner (he/him)

Former Board Chairs

Chris Young (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

Vivienne Ming (she/her)

Chair Emerita

Chris Sinton (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

Patrick Grosso (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

Staff

We will not rest until every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has the support and the resources they need to fairly compete in today’s business world.

Allison Wright (she/her)

Programs

Andrew Zarro (he/him)

Programs

Brian Richardson (he/him)

CEO

Chris Davidson (he/him)

Growth Lab

Christa Kilday (she/her)

Marketing

Daniel Anzueto (All Pronouns)

Community & Volunteer

Danielle Wiggins (she/her)

Programs

Irene Tang (she/they)

Data and Insights

Jake Hannigan (he/him)

Programs

Jennifer Dawson (they/she)

People

John Kregler (he/him)

Marketing

Kim Tan (she/her)

Admin & Finance

Tarik Perkins (he/him)

Programs

Tony Uceda (he/him)

Development

Yanira Borges (she/her)

Systems

An enormous thank you to all of our members, mentors, programming board members and volunteers who support each other every single day. Without you we couldn’t do our work.

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Almost every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has encountered unequal access to key resources needed to advance their business.