Meet our board.
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Founder and Chair
After an illustrious 13-season career — which included a US Open Championship, Davis Cup title, three Wimbledon finals and a world number 1 ranking — Andy retired from tennis in 2012. Andy was nine years old when he realized what he was born to do. These days, he’s devoted his life to recreating that moment, over and over again — but not for himself. It turns out that one of the greatest tennis players of all time was born not just to pursue his own passion, but to help others discover theirs.
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Mansoor is the chief executive officer, co-founder and managing director of Petros, which is a national private investment and structured finance firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Before Petros, he was the president and CEO of Accent Capital and was responsible for the investment and administrative activities of the firm. He was also a managing director at Transamerica Technology Finance Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by GE Capital, and a principal at Sternhill Partners, a $100 million venture capital firm based in Houston. Before joining Sternhill, he was the founder and SVP/regional manager of Imperial Bank’s Southwest Region of the Emerging Growth Industries Group (acquired by Comerica Bank). He was also a VP in the National Accounts Division of Silicon Valley Bank, focusing on investments in high-technology and biotech companies in Texas. In addition to the Foundation, Mansoor also currently serves on the boards of Petros, STG Design, PACENation and C-PACE Alliance. In addition, he is also an Executive Committee Member of Petros, PACENation and C-PACE Alliance. Mansoor is a graduate of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston.
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As a co-founder of The Geyser Group, Julie brings her civil engineering and real estate experience to lead the team in finding unique commercial opportunities and ensures the execution of these projects. Julie has an extensive network of local Austinites she helps with their commercial real estate needs. Prior to Geyser, Julie was the founder and CEO of the engineering firm Avery Environmental Services, and founder and CIO of the successful health and wellness startup UpSpring Baby, which sold to Reckitt Benckiser in 2019. She holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Southern Methodist University, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M. In her spare time, Julie can be found playing pickleball or surfing with her family on Lake Austin and volunteering in Costa Rica. Julie currently also serves on the Austin Monitor Board, Alchemy Theatre Board, Waterloo Greenway Board, and is a 2022 ABJ Women in Business Finalist.
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Matthew is a partner at KRW Lawyers. Matthew concentrates his practice on helping individuals who have been diagnosed with an Asbestos-related disease because of their occupational exposure to Asbestos. Over the years, Matthew has successfully represented thousands of clients who have fallen victim to Asbestos and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on their behalf. Matthew is extremely knowledgeable on how to properly navigate through this complicated area of law, ensuring that his clients receive the maximum recovery possible for their injuries.
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Courtney is the owner of The Dowry, a jewelry company based in Austin. Prior to moving to Austin, she worked for seven years in Los Angeles for Fifteen Group Investment Fund, specializing in real estate entitlement and development operations for the Boyle Heights Mixed Use Community Project. Courtney also volunteered in nonprofits throughout East LA and was a former member of Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council. She holds a bachelor's degree from University of Southern California in Public Policy, Planning & Management and was a member of Women’s Varsity Rowing team.
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Governance Committee Chair
Al is the Chief Legal Officer of Owlet, Inc., a leading provider of digital wearables, products and parenting platforms for parents seeking real-time data and insights about their young children. His interests in the health, education and well-being of children in all walks of life has led Al to organizations like Owlet and ARF. An Austinite since 1998, Al has been a legal and compliance executive at Abbott Laboratories, Zimmer Biomet and Ottobock North America and a law firm partner at DLA Piper, where he has been recognized for corporate law, M&A, compliance and diversity leadership. Al enjoys mentoring and building community, especially through coaching youth athletics and service in nonprofit organizations. Al obtained his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
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Development Committee Chair
Jon has lived in Austin since July 2000 when he began his career at Trilogy Software. He's been an engineering leader at a number of standout Austin tech companies where positions have included CTO at Thinktiv, VP of Engineering at Bazaarvoice and VP of Engineering at HomeAway.com. Currently, Jon is Chief Product Officer and co-founder at data.world, a public benefit corporation whose mission is to build the world's most collaborative and abundant data resource. Jon is very active in the entrepreneurial community in Austin, mentoring and advising many founders and startups. In his spare time, Jon is an avid tennis player and can be caught on weekends playing guitar in his band, The Midgetmen.
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Sly is the Chief Service Officer for the Office of the Mayor, City of Austin. He is responsible for developing city-wide service and engagement plans to increase volunteerism, philanthropy, non-profit support, and education about civic engagement opportunities. Prior to this, Sly was the Executive Director of Eastside Community Connection where he managed operations of direct service programs that provided emergency food assistance and adult education to over 15,000 East Austin residents annually. Sly received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Texas in Austin.
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Alice is a partner, a member of the executive team and serves as chief strategic advisory officer at Brown Advisory. In this role, she works with clients as a strategic advisor, providing advice to families, family offices and institutions, while also serving as a thought leader in strategic advisory research, publications and market development. Before joining the firm, she worked as an advisor in the Wealth Management Group at Bernstein Global Wealth Management in Washington and in the private bank of J.P. Morgan. Alice earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a law degree from St. Johns University.
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CEO of Brain+Trust, Tim Hayden has a decade of experience in empowering brands to grow revenue by leveraging first-party data and artificial intelligence. Before Brain+Trust, he headed marketing at Zignal Labs, a real-time media intelligence platform used by Facebook, Google, Uber, IBM, and others to measure trends and manage their brand reputation. Tim is also the former head of the Mobile program at Edelman Digital in North America, generating $20 million in billing over 14 months. He has catalyzed transformational change within some of the world’s leading brands, including Dell Technologies, Bacardi USA, McDonald's, Shell Oil, Hilton Worldwide, Kraft Foods, and Walmart. And, Tim has 20 years of non-profit board service, including Meals on Wheels of Central Texas, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin Technology Council, American Red Cross Serving Central and South Texas, and I Live Here I Give Here. Author of "The Mobile Commerce Revolution" (Pearson, October 2014), Tim lives with his wife and son in Austin, and hasn't owned a personal car since 2003.
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Program and External Affairs Committee Co-Chair
Lisa has lived in and around Austin for over 30 years, running 1,000s of laps around town lake and appreciating the live music scene. She's now passing her love of Austin onto her two young boys. She's spent the majority of her career growing and leading Product and Marketing organizations at numerous early and growth stage startups in Austin, including Bazaarvoice, Adlucent, Starmount, and most recently, Civitas Learning. She realized soon after graduating from Texas A&M that she was drawn to the entrepreneurial spirit, work and groups of people unafraid to drive change and make their mark in the world. She's thankful to be a part of the Andy Roddick Foundation, which is bringing people together to do just that!
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Adria is president and co-founder of the Sheth Sangreal Foundation, established ion 2012 and partners with various groups to bring a unique approach to philanthropy. The Foundation identifies the most urgent issues in specific priority impact areas (environment and youth) and identify the partners who are most poised to solve the underlying problems if provided the right resources, people and processes for scale and impact. She is also an avid runner – she was a member of University of Pennsylvania’s school record 4×400 — meter relay foursome — and tennis player. Adria graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Psychology.
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Finance Committee Chair
Steve is the Austin Market President for Truist, the nation’s 7th largest bank. Steve joined Truist in 2005 as a member of the bank’s Management Development Program in Winston-Salem, NC. He has worked in the Baltimore and Houston markets before relocating to Austin in December 2020. During his tenure with Truist, Steve has worked in both commercial and corporate banking capacities.
Steve earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Tampa with a BS in Business Marketing, and a graduate degree from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania. Steve lives in Austin with his wife Jessica and their two children, Olivia and Owen.
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Dr. Choquette Hamilton is a social entrepreneur who is committed to social justice and racial equity. She is the Founder and CEO of The RISE Center for Liberation in Early Childhood Education, created to dismantle oppressive systems for children under the age of eight. In addition, she is the Founder of the Liberation Studio, a coaching and consulting firm created to help leaders of color in mission driven work to thrive.
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Program and External Affairs Committee Co-Chair
Charles fell in love teaching while an undergrad at Stanford, and was naive enough to buy an education company (for debt) upon graduating. He's since spent the last 20 years building educational technology businesses, as both entrepreneur and intrapreneur, with a focus on using technology and data to expand access to, and better understand the efficacy of, educational experiences at scale. Charles is currently building Kinjo, his 6th education technology company. Kinjo is reimagining the way we approach education and screen time, by unleashing the learning potential of the world’s most engaging online experiences. In 2011 Charles moved to Austin to found Civitas Learning, a VC-backed, growth-stage SaaS company bringing predictive analytics and design thinking to bear on solving the post-secondary completion problem in the US. Charles's wife Natalee, and their 10 and 12 year old sons, love living in Austin's Travis Heights, even if dad is on the road a little more than they'd like.
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Elsa has held a variety of positions in human resources throughout her career, thanks in part to her bachelor’s degree in business management from San Jose State University and a master’s degree in organizational development from the University of San Francisco. She worked at Applied Materials in head recruitment strategies for fifteen years and was executive director of human resources at Dell. She is current working as SVP for NXP Semiconductors. Zambrano is also proud of her Latino heritage. Both her parents are of Mexican origin. She was born in Texas, like all her brothers and sisters. After studying and working for many years in California, she returned to her native state and now lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her husband and two children.
Ex Officio Members
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Leadership Council ChairShannon was raised in San Antonio, but has been in Austin since 2015. She is continuously impressed with the culinary scene and loves nothing more than trying a new restaurant or a new chef with close friends. She’s spent the entirety of her career in media and communications, from in-house public relations, broadcasting, campaign management and now as the editor of The Scout Guide, a publication that is dedicated to highlighting and furthering the idea of shopping locally. She’s honored to support ARF and the furthering of its programs. She is most proud of her role as mom to her two boys.
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Opportunity Matters Circle ChairDaisy is an Austin transplant from San Francisco, CA, where she spent 8 years as an auditor with Armanino LLP, the largest independent accounting and consulting firm in California, advising public companies, investment firms, non-profits, and educational institutions. Prior to that, she worked in Finance at Washington Mutual (now Chase). She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2003 with a degree in Business Administration (B.S.). In addition to being an active supporter of the Andy Roddick Foundation, Daisy also serves on the Finance Committee at The Contemporary Austin, the Leadership Council of the Dell Children’s Foundation, and as a Board Member of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Fund. As an enthusiastic tennis player and fan, Daisy hopes to one day be wearing all white, watching at least one of her two boys on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
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Community Partners ChairKeith makes things out of porcelain. He works in the studio, splitting his time between made-to-order dinnerware and one-of-a-kind pieces that are released in small batches. He has been making pots almost every day since he first took a pottery class at Skidmore College in 1994. Keith grew up on the East Coast, beginning his professional life in clay with his first studio on Cape Cod.
He and his family moved to Austin in 2009, and he’s been doing his work in this incredibly supportive city ever since.
Keith is trying to make work by hand that is full of life. He wants his work to be clean, polished and also find a home within the long traditions of handmade ceramics. He loves that you are able to bring his work home to help finish its job.
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General CounselPatrick is the General Counsel of goMoxie. He leads the company’s legal department and manages all aspects of the company’s worldwide legal affairs, including corporate, commercial, intellectual property, litigation and compliance matters. Patrick previously worked as a corporate and securities attorney at DLA Piper LLP. He earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.
Board Members Emeritus
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Paul Bell
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Andy Esparza
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Steve Kuhn
