Alex Vesey is the Venture Manager for Ashoka US. She graduated Sarah Lawrence College with a double major in Creative Writing and Latin. At SLC, she founded her campus's Disability Alliance, which grew into a social and activist group for students with disabilities. After graduation, she spent time at a variety of health and disability organizations. One of her favorite things about her work with Ashoka is the opportunity to learn broadly about the exciting work changemakers are doing in so many sectors, from immigration to civic participation to gun violence prevention and beyond. She lives in DC with a sweet little cat and is currently attending graduate school. In her other life, she writes fiction about vampires, robots, and mermaids.
Illai Gescheit Inducted Into Ashoka's Entrepreneur-To-Entrepreneur Network
Illai is an Israeli entrepreneur, investor, and venture advisor living in London, U.K. He is passionate about bringing innovation to large and complex ecosystems, such as corporations or the global energy market. As a former Venture Partner with Siemens Energy Ventures and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at BP and Amazon, Illai excels at combining the power of start-ups and large corporations. He is particularly excited about their potential to jointly create innovative solutions to some of our greatest issues, including climate change.
Illai has also founded multiple start-ups himself, and was part of the early team at Medingo, a medical start-up acquired by Roche. He runs a venture capital fund focused on climate solutions, holds over 20 patents, and is an active start-up mentor for Techstars, Google for Startups, Singularity University, and others.
Each member of the E2 Network is a leading business entrepreneur with a clear vision for social change and the desire and skills to make that vision a reality. Ashoka is excited to welcome another exceptional entrepreneur into our community. Working together, Ashoka and Illai, along with the larger E2 Network, will unlock powerful potential for social good and further the vision of an Everyone a Changemaker world. We look forward to working together with Illai and jointly catalyzing significant impact!
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