We have a team of entrepreneurs, connectors and investors in each of our locations and a board of trustees that helps us to reach our mission. In every region, we've also built strong networks of exceptional advisors, who coach the co-founding teams and help them succeed. We have all joined Astia because we're truly passionate about supporting female founders to build amazing companies.
Meet the team that's moving mindsets.
Astia Team
Ceyda Celik Conroy
Executive in Residence
Omar Ali
CFO and Managing Partner, Astia Fund
Victoria Pettibone
CIO and Managing Partner, Astia Fund
Evie Mulberry
Managing Partner, Astia Fund
Sharon Vosmek
CEO and Managing Partner, Astia Fund
Yashwant Chunduru
Investment Director
Karina Ratra
Intern
Silvia Restelli
CTO in Residence
Zoë Mariotti
Development Associate
Board of Trustees
Larry Bettino
Director, TD Ameritrade
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Margaret H. Kavalaris
Founder & Chief Legal Officer, TerViva
Jeanne Sullivan
Founder, StarVest Partners
Karen Clark
Managing Director, Union Square Investments
Maria Sofia Kourti
Kappa Financial
Sharon Vosmek
CEO & Managing Partner, Astia
Aitua Ekhaese
Managing Partner, North Hill Advisory Partners
Priya Mathur
Past President of the Board of California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) 2003-2019
Anula Jayasuriya, MD, PhD, MBA
Astia Board Member
EXXclaim Capital
Surbhi Sarna
Founder & CEO, nVision Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific)
Board Advisors
Catherine Muther
Founder, Astia
Three Guineas Fund
Rob Kornegay
Legal Counsel
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Astia Fund Advisory Comittee
Asmau Ahmed
Senior Leadership, Google X
Karen Edwards
Past CEO, SoapAI; co-founder, Common Sense Media; former Head of Marketing, Yahoo
Karin Rotem-Wildeman, PhD
Chief R+D Officer, Keurig Dr Pepper; Formerly CSO LIVEKINDLY Collective Head of R&D, Godiva and Senior VP, PepsiCo
Jerl Purcell
Executive Director at Cummins Inc. since 2005
Past Interns
"Interning at Astia, I had the opportunity to speak with entrepreneurs, attend pitches, complete investment memos and meet Astia's investor members. Astia was a fantastic introduction to venture capital for me, and a unique opportunity to combine that with my passion for elevating women founders. "
Dominique Keefe
"Interning at Astia, I had the opportunity to speak with entrepreneurs, attend pitches, complete investment memos and meet Astia's investor members. Astia was a fantastic introduction to venture capital for me, and a unique opportunity to combine that with my passion for elevating women founders. "
Chi Achebe
"Astia is not just an angel network and fund. It's a community with a values-driven culture, which is the foundation of any organization that is built to last. The group is very invested, both monetarily and in a concerted effort, in increasing the diversity of their portfolio and the ecosystem as a whole. Astia is an organization that truly walks the walk."
Dylan Berkenfeld
"My time with Astia Angels was incredibly rewarding. As my first exposure to the venture and investing world, Astia Angels offered me a holistic viewpoint into the way to run an organization. From due diligence to investment decisions and everything in between, Victoria and team were efficient, effective and successful."