Anjula Acharia is a strategic investor and advisor to leading consumer and tech brands, including ClassPass, Bumble, Vital Proteins, Phia, SpaceX, Health-Ade, Skinny Dipped, Olipop, and others, with multiple early-stage investments scaling into category-defining companies.

She co-founded DesiHits!, a pioneering platform that introduced Western artists to Indian audiences years before global crossover became mainstream. She is also the long-time manager of Priyanka Chopra Jonas, playing a pivotal role in launching her U.S. career and global ascent.

Rashmi Badwe is the Chief Operating Officer for Wealth Management at TIAA, a Fortune 500 financial services organization. Ms. Badwe has been included in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, recognized as a Woman to Watch by Investment News (2025) and the Asian American Business Development Center’s “Outstanding 50” Asian-American Leaders (2025). Ms. Badwe regularly speaks at global and industry events, including at Fortune COO Summit and the IWF (International Women’s Forum) Global Summit.

Prior to TIAA, she held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and began her career in Deloitte Consulting’s financial services strategy practice. Originally from Mumbai, she holds BE and MS degrees from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India. Rashmi earned her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business in 1999.

Pooja Bavishi is the Founder and CEO of Malai, an acclaimed ice cream company that infuses traditional South Asian ingredients into its innovative flavors. Inspired by the spices of her childhood — ginger, rose petals, saffron, and cardamom — Pooja founded Malai to offer a unique ice cream experience that blends rich cultural heritage with a delightful treat.

Pooja earned the title of “Champion” on Food Network’s Chopped Sweets in March 2020. She holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business. Pooja was also named a 2018 Tory Burch Foundation Fellow and recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s Female Founders 100 in October 2020.

Jassimran Singh was born in New Delhi, India. After graduating, Jassimran spent time in the kitchens at Maze by Gordon Ramsay and No. 8 by John Lawson at Crown. In 2014, Jassimran moved to New York where he was hired as Sous Chef at The NoMad working under then Executive Chef Jamal James Kent.

In 2018, Kent tapped Jassimran to lead the kitchen at Crown Shy as Chef de Cuisine. Subsequently, Jassimran oversaw the kitchens at both Crown Shy and Saga as the culinary director of the restaurants at 70 Pine before being elevated to the role of chef partner at Crown Shy.

Sid Thacker has been the Chief Financial Officer of Rent the Runway since May 2023. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, FP&A from July 2022 to May 2023.

Mr. Thacker spent 20 years as a public market investor, including as Founder and CIO of Signpost Capital Advisors. Prior to Signpost, Mr. Thacker was a Portfolio Manager at Citadel and a Sector Head at Ziff Brothers Investments. He began his career at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Thacker has a BA with Highest Honors in Economics from Oberlin College and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Jessel Taank is a British-Indian television personality, entrepreneur, and cultural commentator best known for her breakout role on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. Joining the series in 2023 during its highly anticipated reboot, she quickly became a fan favorite, offering sharp wit, viral one-liners, emotional depth, and a fresh perspective to one of television’s most iconic franchises.

As RHONY's first South Asian cast member, Jessel is reshaping the narrative with a blend of humor and authenticity. With a keen focus on identity, motherhood, and ambition, she provides a thoughtful and refreshing perspective on the complexities of modern womanhood.

In 2024, she launched OUSHQ, a curated retail platform that merges the elegance of Indian and Middle Eastern fashion with a modern, global sensibility. The brand embodies her passion for expression through style, bringing diverse cultural influences to a fashion-forward, international audience.

Varun Rana is a New York-based creator and former tech worker who turns the emotional rollercoaster of corporate life into clever, relatable storytelling. His sketches, which blend satire and social commentary, have garnered nearly 5 million likes on TikTok.

By capturing everything from corporate jargon to remote-work fatigue with an eye for the uncomfortable (and hilarious) truth. Varun has built a loyal community of more than 170,000 followers. His work bridges entertainment and real-world work culture, making him a valuable partner for brands that want to genuinely speak to the professionals powering today’s tech and business landscape.

Maneet Ahuja is an award-winning journalist, author and Editor-at-Large at Forbes, where she covers the intersection of Wall Street, billionaires & entrepreneurial capitalism. She is also the Founder of ICONOCLAST, Forbes' premier global investor summit convening the world’s most iconic titans, visionaries, philanthropists, and changemakers.

She holds the unique distinction of being the only journalist at Forbes to also be an alumnus of the celebrated Forbes Under 30 list for media and began her career on Wall Street at the age of seventeen working at Citigroup—which is where she earned the nickname “Wall Street Maneet.”

Baiju Bhatt founded the industry disrupting platform Robinhood alongside his Stanford University classmate Vlad Tenev in 2013 and served as its co-chief executive until 2020.

Intended to "democratize finance for all," Robinhood's no-fee, gamified approach to investing made capital markets more accessible than ever. The company currently has a market capitalization of approximately $105 billion, serves 26.9 million funded customers, and reports $325 billion in total platform assets.

Bhatt launched Aetherflux, space-based solar power firm that could revolutionize the energy industry, in 2024.