Rekha Pai Kamath is an angel investor and managing director at Kamath Family Foundation. Prior to this, she led New Business Incubation at Juniper Networks. She has 20+ years in various product management, marketing, and product development positions at companies such as Symantec Corp, Applied Materials, Sun Microsystems, and ProcketNetworks (acquired by Cisco). Rekha also serves on the board of Fast Forward, an Accelerator for Tech Non-profits based in San Francisco and Intelehealth, a tech nonprofit building Intelligent tech for Last mile health. Rekha also currently serves on the Alumni Council for Techwomen and has been a Foreign speaker for the US Department of State to several countries. She is also an investor, mentor, and advisor to several start-ups at Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs (SA&E) and previously at StartX. She holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Kelly spent 25 years as a software executive developing interactive media and educational technology products for teachers and students. Since transitioning into the non-profit sector, Kelly’s focus has been in education, with specific interest on early learning, out of school time, and personalized learning. At SV2, Kelly has participated as a Grant Round Leader and Partner Champion, and is primarily focused on education and impact investing. Outside of SV2, Kelly serves on several education focused non-profit boards and advises numerous early ed-tech start-ups.

Earlier this year, Tanja left a 30+ year career in Biotech / Life Sciences where she led small and large teams and initiatives designed to transform organizations. Tanja’s diverse experiences included sales, marketing, account and product management. She loved the complexity of the business and the U.S. healthcare system, and being a part of the collaborative teams creating strategy to ensure patient access. The opportunities that excited her the most throughout all of her experiences were working with individuals and teams to support them in identifying and maximizing  their own inherent strengths so they could achieve both their personal and professional goals. The importance of honoring an individual’s whole self and well-being in the workplace is essential. With all of this in mind, Tanja is embarking on a year of redesigning her career with a few experiments, including pursuing her executive coaching certification, serving on a non-profit board, becoming an Encore Fellow and intern with LifeMoves. Helping to lead the Fall 2023 Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant Round allows Tanja to tap into her passion and interest in healthcare and wellbeing, while learning more about social venture space. Tanja joined SV2 last fall and is very much enjoying the experience!

After a 20+ year career in Silicon Valley managing and advising in high growth situations, Tony Stayner is now actively involved in the social sector. He has participated in The Philanthropy Workshop, currently sits on the boards at the Pacific Institute and Water.org, and is a member of TONIIC and a Venture Partner at Draper Richards Kaplan. Tony graduated with an A.B. in Economics and Mathematics from UC Davis, and later received his MBA from Stanford and JD from UC Berkeley. He lives in San Mateo with his wife, Beth, and three children when home from college. Tony joined SV2 in 2013 and serves as Co-Lead of SV2’s Impact Investment Round.