Dave Hanson
Dr. Hanson is Assistant Vice President for Research at the University of New Mexico where he leads research initiatives related to sustainable energy and water management and biotechnologies. Dr. Hanson founded a biotech company in 2018 and is Lead PI for an NSF Engine grant focused on Native communities and natural resource management, as well […]
Valerie Redhorse-Mohl
Valerie, Cherokee, is Co-Founder and President of Known, a financial services platform led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian American leaders. She is the former CFO of East Bay Community Foundation, and previously founded the first Native American owned investment bank. She currently holds seven FINRA registrations. She regularly lectures at Stanford University on topics […]
Kelly Holmes
At the age of 20, Kelly, Mnicoujou Lakota, founded the world’s first and now longest-running Indigenous fashion magazine. Having grown up on the Cheyenne River Reservation, Kelly intimately understand the challenges rural Native founders face in building growth companies. In 2023 she launched Skoden Ventures to connect impact venture capital to Native entrepreneurs. She is […]
Dean Newton
Dean is Co-founder and General Partner with Relevance Ventures, the largest Native-led venture firm based in the USA. A serial tech entrepreneur, Dean serves on numerous corporate boards. He co-founded NACIA to address the gap in resources for Native entrepreneurs and connect founders to capital asset managers. Dean graduated Harvard Law School in 1995 and […]