Zach Goldman is a policy advocate and labor organizer with two decades of experience working for unions and local government. He is currently the Political & Legislative Director of SEIU Local 1021, a union of 60,000 public sector and non-profit workers. Prior to SEIU, Zach served…

Jenny Berg graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her JD from the Catholic University in Washington, DC. and an Executive MBA Certificate in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School. After a successful legal career focusing on toxic tort litigation, she followed her…

EJ Cire is a proud member of Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104, where he has spent almost six years. His current role is the Political and Public Relations Representative, which essentially means that he focuses on policies for working families and building political relationships in areas from local school boards…

Peter Wasserman lives in Oakland, CA, with his wife, toddler, and fierce Chihuahua, and is currently the Senior Director of Innovation and Partnerships at healthcare technology company Aledade. Peter first became involved in Rising Sun as an Accenture strategy consultant working with its leadership team to develop its strategic plan…

Tommy has been a member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades for 22 years. As a Drywall Finisher by trade, he spent over 20 years in the field before becoming a Business Representative for the Union. Through the years he not only learned how to be a…

Delrisha White is a dynamic social impact leader who confronts educational inequity, racial, and socioeconomic injustice through education and storytelling. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Equity Erudition, an online anti-racism education firm focused on designing racial-equity learning experiences for organizations and families. She’s also a proud alum…

Janaya is a Senior Program Officer at Pacific Foundation Services (PFS), a philanthropic management and advising firm. She is passionate about enhancing the capacity of the nonprofit sector and helping foundations to create strong partnerships and unlock more resources for social impact. Prior to her work at PFS, Janaya has…

Paul is a Strategic Account Executive at Schneider Electric working with utilities in California on deploying energy and smart grid technologies. Previously, he led a Business Development team focused on fleets at EVgo, the nation’s fast charging EV infrastructure company, and Business Development for Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz), an Oakland-based…

Jane is a longtime social sector leader with a deep commitment to dismantling systems perpetuating poverty. From 2009-2020 she served as the President and CEO of Rubicon Programs.  Under her leadership, Rubicon evolved into a high performing organization well regarded for its whole-person approach,…

Phel is a Director in the Alliances and Channels team at Salesforce. In this role, he manages Salesforce’s sustainability partnership with Accenture, bringing the best of Salesforce’s sustainability technologies and Accenture’s sustainability solutions jointly to market. Previously, Phel spent 10 years at Accenture, most recently as a Senior Manager in…