The Yale Club of San Francisco will host an evening discussion with Ann Miura-Ko YC ‘98, Co-Founding Partner, Floodgate, and Member of the Board of Yale Trustees, and Elizabeth Pontikes YC '98, Professor, University of California, Davis Graduate Management School (GSM) regarding venture capital, tech innovation, AI and implementation in business and education.

Dr. Ann Muira-Ko '98 is a venture capitalist with experience funding tech innovation in a broad array of spheres. A repeat member of the Forbes Midas List of top venture investors and The New York Times Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide, she was also named the "Most Powerful Woman in Startups" by Forbes. She has made early investments in Lyft as well as newer companies like SmarterDX, TerraDot, Roo, and Hebbia.

Dr. Elizabeth Pontikes '98 is an expert in strategy, strategic disruption, and leadership. She currently studies AI use in constructing structured data sets for research. Dr. Pontikes serves on two committees: one focuses on tactical and strategic implementation of AI in the GSM; the other examines efficiencies in administration across the University of California, Davis. She also studies market categorization, innovation, and technological change with a “big data” approach using computational text analytics.

We welcome your questions; please send them to president@yalesf.org by May 8th.

Co-sponsored by YaleWomen and the YANA SF/Bay Area Chapter.

In-person event: REGISTER HERE

Ticket Price: $35

YCSF sustaining members will receive a promo code for a $10 discount.

Location: 

Davis Wright Tremain LLC

50 California Street - 23rd Floor

San Franciso, CA 94111

Virtual event (FREE): REGISTER HERE