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Ben Docksteader

Principal Product Manager
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Affinity

Ben Docksteader is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in product management and engineering, currently serving as Principal Product Manager at Affinity overseeing our API and Developer Platforms. Ben has previously founded start-ups and participated in a number of acquisitions including Influitive, where he worked as Director of Product & Engineering from 2016 to 2024. His early career included participation in The Next 36, a program aimed at fostering high-impact entrepreneurship in Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Prince Edward Island.

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Bailey Dickey

SVP Networks
Notable Capital

Bailey Dickey

SVP Networks
Notable Capital

Bailey Dickey is the SVP Networks at Notable Capital, where she leads strategy and execution for business development, network expansion, and portfolio community engagement. To support founders and their companies as they scale, Bailey co-created Founders + Leaders, a leadership development platform for portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Notable, Bailey built sales, marketing, and professional services teams at Medallia and worked with SPMB, a tech-focused search firm, on executive-level placements in venture-backed companies. Bailey holds a B.A. from Colgate University.

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Clifford Cohn

Principal
World Innovation Lab

Clifford Cohn

Principal
World Innovation Lab
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Keshia Theobald-Van Gent

Partner
BDev Ventures

Keshia Theobald-Van Gent

Partner
BDev Ventures

Keshia is one of BDev Ventures' Partners. Previously, she served as the VP of Investment, leading BDev Ventures in backing more than 50 startups globally, including high-growth Silicon Valley companies such as Pinata Rent, MGT Insurance, and Pipo Health. Under her leadership, 25% of the firm’s portfolio companies achieved markups. Her strategic vision and hands-on support have helped founders scale quickly and responsibly.

Keshia was recently named a 2025 Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. This annual award honors women who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and community impact across Silicon Valley.

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Udai Chopra

Private Equity Partner
FoW Partners

Udai Chopra

Private Equity Partner
FoW Partners

Udai joined FoW Partners as a legacy member of the Two Sigma Impact team. Prior to Two Sigma Impact, he served as an investment manager at Potentia Capital in Sydney, Australia. In this role, he was actively involved in transaction sourcing, due diligence, deal execution and portfolio management across software, technology and technology-enabled services businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

Udai previously worked at UBS AG in Sydney, Australia, as a director in the Investment Banking Division. He also has experience with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in international development, as well as with SGI Frontier Capital, in frontier markets investing.

Udai earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and both a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

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