Our Mission
Our 2026 theme, Ignite, celebrates ideas and founders that set industries alight, drawing on CBS’s long-standing ties to the startup and VC ecosystem to connect our community and fuel transformative change.
2026 Leadership
Brandon Steidley
Co-President
Elliot Thaker
Chief Finance Officer
Maral Mohagheghi
Chief Operating Officer
Amelia Stucke
Co-President
Ana Bonamassa
VP of Sponsorships​​
Demola Andres
VP of Sponsorships
Christina Chao
VP of Keynotes
Shreyata Sharma
Chief Marketing Officer
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Sachet Vijay
VP of Keynote
Priya Gandhi
VP of Speakers
Ella Pravetz
VP of Speakers
Zain Khanna
VP of Speakers
Jarrett Slote
VP of Speakers
Cindy Morand
VP of Speakers
Rhea Nagpal
VP of Speakers
2026 AVPs
Hampton Palmore
Chief of Staff​
Michael LaPasha
AVP of Operations
Maia Hernandez
AVP of Operations
Chief of Staff
Elyssa Ngai
AVP of Marketing
Meghan Gaur
AVP of Marketing
Andrew Oestreicher
AVP of Sponsorships
Navya Prabhushankar
AVP of Sponsorships
Sue Min Shin
AVP of Sponsorships
Brian He
AVP of Sponsorships
Stephanie Noonan
AVP of Sponsorships
Julia Kaczmar
AVP of Sponsorships
Jake Dunn
AVP of Sponsorships
Noa Barzelay
AVP of Sponsorships
Matthew Dripps
AVP of Speakers
Samrath Singh
AVP of Speakers
Tom Cline
AVP of Speakers
Pranav Chunduri
AVP of Speakers
Chloe Levine
AVP of Speakers
Poonam Lal
AVP of Speakers
Amin Ameen
AVP of Speakers
Nilam Patel
AVP of Speakers
10
Student Clubs Partnered
50
Panels Held
100+
Speakers Joined
2k+
People Attended
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Conversations Started