Shervin Pishevar

Shervin is the co-founder of Sherpa Capital ($650 million under management); the former managing director at Menlo Ventures ($4+ billion under management); and co-founder and first executive chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One. A four-time Forbes "Midas List" honoree (ranking the world's top 100 venture capitalists), Shervin has averaged more than a 73x return on his investments. He also takes an active role in his investments, including having served on the Board of Directors for Uber, Wag, Pillpack, Machine Zone, Cue Health, and Munchery. Shervin is a devoted and influential philanthropist, active in charitable pursuits that include: Charity Water, Malala Fund, UNICEF, 1% of Nothing, Build.org, Cyrus Prize and Invisible Children. In addition, he was one of 10 members of the UN Foundation Global Entrepreneurs Council; a 2016 Ellis Island Medal of Honor award winner; and the keynote speaker at President Obama's Summit on Entrepreneurship in Algeria.