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Finance Leaders Fellowship — Class 1

The Stand

The founding cohort — where it all began.

22 Fellows·6 Launched·13,190 Total XP

Cohort Score

27

% launched

6-month avg streak

6

Launched

8

Active

5

Planning

3

Drifting

0

Stalled

Archetype Composition

How this cohort's impact styles break down

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Not Defined Yet22 fellows

The Fellows

22 finance leaders shaping the future

Shivani Siroya

Shivani Siroya

CEO + Founder

Tala

Tala

Tala provides instant credit and financial services to underserved consumers in emerging markets through mobile-first technology.

United States
11mo
1,120
Sarah Friar

Sarah Friar

CEO

Nextdoor

Nextdoor Community Finance

Building local economic resilience through neighborhood-level financial networks and community investment.

United States
10mo
1,050
Eric Savage

Eric Savage

Co-Founder & CEO

Unitus Capital

Unitus Capital Inclusive Credit

An innovative finance company providing creative lending solutions to impactful businesses in emerging markets.

India
9mo
940
Salah Goss

Salah Goss

Senior Vice President

Mastercard

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Leveraging Mastercard's global network to advance equitable and sustainable economic growth for all.

United States
8mo
870
Samuel Hodges

Samuel Hodges

Co-founder and CEO

Vouch Insurance

Vouch Insurance

Business insurance built for startups — protecting founders and their companies from day one.

United States
8mo
860
Tokunboh Ishmael

Tokunboh Ishmael

Managing Partner

Alitheia Capital Limited

Yellow Cowries

Yellow Cowries enables income-security for the young and unbanked in Africa through a game-based savings and investment platform.

United States
8mo
820
D.T. Ignacio Jayanti

D.T. Ignacio Jayanti

Chief Executive Officer

Corsair Capital

Supporting Responsible Leadership in Finance

Aims to secure the future of responsible leadership in finance by creating a network of purpose-driven executives.

United States
7mo
760
Noor Sweid

Noor Sweid

Managing Partner

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MEVCA

Middle East Venture Capital Association — building the ecosystem infrastructure for venture capital in the MENA region.

United Arab Emirates
7mo
730
Keith Mestrich

Keith Mestrich

Founder and Managing Director

Percapita

Percapita

A financial wellness platform providing equitable access to banking, credit, and savings tools for underserved communities.

United States
6mo
670
Marang Denalane

Marang Denalane

Director

Sphere Holdings

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South Africa
6mo
620
Sara Aviel

Sara Aviel

Senior Advisor

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Finance & Security Initiative

Bridging the gap between the finance sector and national security community to address emerging economic threats.

United States
5mo
590
Hoi Tung

Hoi Tung

Chairman & CEO

China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

Micro Loan Venture

Making interest-free micro loans to farmers in China. The loans are intended to fund the purchase of seeds and fertilizer to increase crop yields.

Hong Kong
5mo
540
Jantoon Reigersman

Jantoon Reigersman

Chief Executive Officer

TrueCar

The Executioners

Help entrepreneurs obtain the financial and operational tools they need to succeed.

United States
5mo
510
Bryan Lewis

Bryan Lewis

Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

United States Steel

Solvency — A Pathway to Prosperity

Solvency strives to strengthen the financial security of individuals and communities in the United States by providing student debt elimination solutions.

United States
4mo
440
Kim Sargent

Kim Sargent

Chief Investment Officer

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation

Mission-Aligned Endowment Initiative

Aligning endowment investment strategies with philanthropic mission across major foundations.

United States
4mo
480
Brian Kreiter

Brian Kreiter

Chief Executive Officer

Braidwell

Integrated Institutional Impact Investing

The unrealized hope of Social and/or Environmental oriented investing is to create meaningful impact without meaningfully trading off financial return or increasing financial risk.

United States
4mo
410
Jennifer Li

Jennifer Li

Managing Partner

Changcheng Investment Partners

Changcheng Impact Fund

Channeling institutional capital into high-impact ventures across Greater China and Southeast Asia.

China
3mo
380
Stacy Grant

Stacy Grant

SVP Corporate Strategy and Finance

Curemark

Impact Capital Connector

Connecting mission-driven companies with impact investors to accelerate the flow of capital to purpose-driven businesses.

United States
3mo
340
Brendan Hanley

Brendan Hanley

Head of Emerging Growth and Regional Coverage

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Elder Bridge

Elder Bridge aims to incentivize individuals and families to increase savings specifically for healthcare costs in their elder years.

United States
3mo
320
Shirl Penney

Shirl Penney

CEO

Dynasty Financial Partners

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United States
2mo
290
Katherine Tweedie

Katherine Tweedie

Co-Head North America Institutional

Ninety One

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Canada
2mo
270
Rick Calero

Rick Calero

Head of Banking and Lending

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

[Venture name — placeholder]

United States
1mo
180

The The Stand Story

The Stand represents Class 1 of the Finance Leaders Fellowship — a cohort of 22 senior finance executives who came together to explore the intersection of their professional expertise and their deepest convictions about how finance can serve society.

Through the Impact Archetype process, each fellow discovered their unique mode of change-making — whether as an Intrapreneur reshaping institutions from within, an Entrepreneur building new vehicles for impact, a Catalyst accelerating others' work, or a System Changer rewriting the rules entirely.

The ventures born from this cohort span financial inclusion, sustainable investment, community capital, and professional development — each one a direct expression of the fellow's True North and their commitment to using finance as a force for good.

6

Ventures Launched

8

Actively Building

13,190

Total XP Earned

6

Avg Month Streak

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