Board of Directors

PLATON | Founder & Executive Director

KARAN GARTNER | Board Chair

CAROL BECKER | Board Secretary

MARSHALL SOLLENDER | Board Treasurer

SCOTT DADICH | Board Member

LAURA ROBERSON-FISCH | Board Member

GREG HOFFMAN | Board Member

SHARON PRINCE | Board Member

SHARMEEN OBAID CHINOY | Board Member

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO | Board Member

ENRIQUE ACEVEDO | Board Member

Council of Leaders

The Council of Leaders is a dynamic group of students and young professionals dedicated to volunteering their time, skills and energy to raise critical funds for The People's Portfolio. Members have the unique opportunity to serve as advocates for The People's Portfolio and its mission of giving a voice to the voiceless.

ANNA SINGH is a Strategy Presidential Management Associate at The Estee Lauder Companies on the Becca brand. Anna received her MBA in Strategy & Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and her BA in Art History from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a native New Yorker, avid reader and amateur equestrian.

EDUARDO GOMEZ was born and raised in the South Bronx by a strong single mother. He has been a passionate advocate for upward mobility in his native borough, motivating neighborhood children to apply themselves and look beyond their current circumstances. He currently studies economics at Syracuse University, where he recently spoke out in response to racial discrimination on his own campus.

JUAN SEBASTIAN MERCADO is a native of Bogotá, Colombia. He currently serves as the campaign advisor for Juan Carlos Pinzón, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States and former Minister of Defense. Prior to this role, Juan worked as the Assistant to Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. He is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, MA where he studied political science and international business.

MARCOS DE FORTUNY was born and raised in the province of Malaga, Spain, and has been actively involved in learning both primary and post production methods in both Spain and New York City since a young age. Currently he works for Hogarth Worldwide on Bose and Volvo production and content. He is a graduate of Northeastern University where he majored in marketing and management.

MAYA CODE-WILLIAMS graduated from Brown University in 2016 with a double concentration in Art History and Economics. She moved to New York after graduation and currently works for the Friedrich Petzel Gallery. Her interest in The People’s Portfolio stems from a desire to understand more about the intersection between visual culture and activism.