Jason is a Partner and founding member at new early stage venture capital firm Aksara Ventures. Before Aksara Ventures he held growth and product roles at various startups and was at VC firm Monk’s Hill Ventures before starting Aksara Ventures. He graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Aksara Ventures is on a mission to discover startups with the potential to change the way we function in the future. They look to back the bold ideas and resolute operators at the edge of breaking out.

Welcome to Ivy Podcast! On this Executive Leadership Podcast we interview top executives from Fortune 500 with a focus on strategy, innovation, negotiation and everything about leadership.Our Podcast for Executives features Thought Leaders who share practical insights for effective leadership, continuous innovation and strategy execution.Ivy Podcast is a rapidly growing Executive Podcast, which covers topics like Hiring and Retention Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Innovation, Digital Transformation and much more.On this Leadership Podcast, you will find conversations with the most accomplished executives from Fortune 100 companies. We aim to cover a broad range of industries and create a learning platform for the most ambitious and high potential professionals who are looking to learn from the most accomplished Executives on this Business Leadership Podcast.

Rajeeva is the Senior Director of Accounting and Finance at Blink Charging.  Blink Charging is a leader in developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure.  At Blink Charging, his responsibilities include corporate financial reporting, internal controls, banking, mergers & acquisitions, global financial integration of newly acquired entities, and developing people and processes for the finance team. 

Rajeeva started his career as a public accountant at Deloitte & Touche, where he performed external financial audits for large national international corporations for 15 years.  Rajeeva is a Certified Public Accountant.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from University of Charleston and a Master of Business Administration from University of Maryland.

Topics:

Reasons for growth in the adoption of EVs

Transitioning from a global accounting firm to a young company in an emerging industry

Challenges facing the accounting profession in today’s changing society

Maria Pope is based in Washington, DC and runs the Venture Partner Program at Republic, a global equity crowdfunding platform. Previously, she was at Black Girl Ventures. She also serves on the steering committee of the AllRaise DC chapter, is an associate at Potomac Angel Capital, and sits on the Advisory Board for  Village Capital’s Capital Diagnostic, a tool to help founders assess what types of alternative funding are a fit for their business needs.

Kirk-Anthony Hamilton is an architectural designer turned entrepreneur, investor, community curator and founder of the Infiniti Partnership Inc., Tech Beach Retreat and The Destination Experience. He is also a Principal and Founding Partner of Novamed Health, a healthcare operator with assets across the Caribbean. Kirk is on a mission to build a new global business ecosystem for the Caribbean with platforms designed to attract investment, innovation, influence and big media to the region with an aim to catalyze new enterprise and wealth creation opportunities. Participants in his knowledge and opportunity exchange platforms collectively control in excess of US$140 billion in equity and investment capital and to date they have seeded over US$300 million in investments across various sectors. In May of 2015 he was celebrated as one of 75 Emerging Global Entrepreneurs by President Obama at the White House and in January of 2016 serving as curator of the Global Shapers Kingston Hub he was selected as one of 50 Global Shapers to participate in the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. His work and profile have been featured in publications including Forbes, the Wallstreet Journal, Essence and the New York Times. Kirk-Anthony possesses a Professional Master of Architecture Degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

James Bara is currently the head of development at Curity focusing on using software to fundamentally change the healthcare industry. Having started as a developer, he has worked his way up the leadership ladder and now focuses on creating and growing hyper performing development teams in both the North American and LATAM regions. Having been at some of the biggest companies in the industry (Google, Amazon, Carrier, etc), James is no stranger to complex projects impacting on a global or industry wide scale. James brings a culture and value driven west-cost methodology and blends it east-coast style delivery utilizing global resourcing to drive value and continously push for more difficult challenges.

Jose is the CTO of Automation for IBM Expert labs, and a Certified Executive Architect with over 30 years of experience in IT roles ranging from CTO IBM Automation Expert Labs, Americas Delivery Lead for Garage Expert Labs, Chief Architect for IBM Software Adoption, Cloud Expert & Certification Lead, Senior Software Engineer, Business Integration Specialist, and Robotics Specialist.

He is a Thought Leader responsible for defining the technical landscape that leaders across IBM Expert Labs use to guide clients in automation, from business automation, to integration, AIOps, and network automation. Jose is responsible for designing IBM Expert Labs’ overall automation mission and strategic goals, as well as overseeing the development and dissemination of technologies and reusable assets that can help clients reach straight-through processing. He has a specialization in cloud architecture, design, adoption, and deployment, as well as digital transformation and automation.

Stanley Mak has almost 18 years of experience in the financial services/capital markets industry building high performing technical operations teams. He has successfully navigated these teams through various financial crises and the most recent global pandemic. His passion lies within his ability to get the most out of teams, ability to connect with people, and vision to build things from scratch.

Vanessa Miller, VP of Talent Technology, is a dynamic and innovative leader. Joining Atrium in 2014, Vanessa blazed a path of innovation based on extensive experience in RPO & MSP Programs and related technology platforms. Vanessa and her team are responsible for Client technology strategies, system analysis/consultation, sales support, and product recommendations. Atrium operates as a tech-agnostic partner to clients to optimize their existing HR Tech or introduce market trends and new product options, where appropriate. Her passion is selecting and implementing the best fitting platforms via strong channel tech partnerships to transform client external workforce strategies and processes.

Todd has been in HIT for over 17 years serving in a myriad of roles, from Management Consulting Dir, Dir of IT, VP of Provider Services, all while working for three large consulting firms. Post leaving the consulting world 6 years ago to spend more time with his family, Todd accepted a FT position with Envision Physician Services, to provide Program Management services within the Radiology service line. During his career he has had the privilege to work with some of the  finest people and teams, all while working with upper echelon healthcare systems such as MD Anderson, Texas Heart, Yale New Haven, City of Hope/Cancer Treatment Centers of America, NY Presbyterian as well as, over 30 more during my consulting career.  In hiscurrent role of Dir of Portfolio Management of 3 services lines at Envision, Todd has been honored to serve a large team of PM’s, BA’s and many technical stakeholders, and truly enjoys his work family.

LaShaun is an industry expert committed to promoting DEI in the staffing industry. For the past 14 years, she has developed and implemented DEI strategies for Fortune 50 companies.

As the Head of DE&I Partnership Development & Strategy for Pyramid Consulting, LaShaun oversees Pyramid’s intentionally inclusive efforts around recruitment and engagement. As an extension to her role, she serves as the Chair of the Technology Association of Georgia DEI Society.