Aisling (æʃlɪŋ - ASH-ling). Australian/Irish, by way of Hong Kong and Paris.

Interests: cycling, the ocean, sci-fi novels, ethics, and pistachio gelato. In a previous life, Aisling worked for a VC and advisory firm in London and a hardware startup in LA. Aisling is the co-founder of Faura.co - a community for the intellectually curious.

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Sarah is the President of Diversity VC US, a non-profit organization focused on increasing representation, equity, and inclusion in venture capital. She joined the Diversity VC team in 2018 to spearhead their first international chapter in the US. She currently serves as the Director of Virtual Power Plant Operations at OhmConnect, and previously spent five years with City Light Capital, a venture capital firm that invests early in impactful companies. She is also a Venture Partner with Republic, a platform providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investments.

Willis joined Diversity VC US in January 2022 to manage the development of Diversity VC and SIEO’s upcoming report on diversity in venture capital and serves as the Director of Investment & Portfolio Management at ICA, an impact investing fund based in Oakland, CA. Previously, he served as the Investment and Growth Strategist at Alpine Software Group (ASG) and a Consultant within Paradigm (ASG’s LegalTech vertical). Willis earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley where he was a quantitative researcher and active member of the UC Berkeley entrepreneurship and technology community. Both domestically and abroad, Willis has advised early stage startups on building strong business models, go-to-market strategies, accessing capital and exit opportunities.