February 11, 2018
City & State New York
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DESIREE GRUBER
CLAYTON BANKS
NICK BEIM
JOHN BORTHWICK
ANDY SALDAÑA
MIGUEL GAMIÑO JR.
CEO FULL PICTURE HAVING ACHIEVED
unparalleled success as head of brand management company Full Picture – she helped create both the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and the television show “Project Runway” – Desiree Gruber recently turned her attention to venture capital investing. Her fund, DGNL Ventures, invests in consumer products like Icelandic Provisions, which sells the popular Icelandic dairy product skyr. In addition, Gruber has a hand in civic involvement, as a member of the Tech:NYC board.
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO SILICON HARLEM ONE OF the biggest
criticisms of the startup world is that it is built by and for wealthy white people, the very group that ultimately benefits from it. Clayton Banks is working to make the industry more inclusive, and he partnered with WeWork and New York City to launch several programs aiming to bring the tech world uptown. Earlier in his career, he worked with former President Bill Clinton on a college guide for underserved communities.
PARTNER VENROCK
FOUNDER AND CEO BETAWORKS
NICK BEIM stands at the entrance to the most iconic and storied fortune in New York City: that of the Rockefeller family. In 2017, Venrock announced it had raised $450 million for its latest fund focused on health care and technology investments. Beim, whose investments have included Dataminr and global online marketplace Care.com, is leveraging his voice and platform to build momentum for New York’s tech industry. He started investing here in 2003, years before the recent tech boom.
IN THE decade that he has run the startup studio and venture capital fund betaworks, John Borthwick helped change New York City from an also-ran in the tech world to the industry’s second-largest hub. During this time, betaworks made some impressive early investments, including in Giphy and Twitter. Taking a stand on policy issues, Borthwick (along with No. 39 Andrew Rasiej and No. 47 Anil Dash) has called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support campaign finance reform.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK TECH ALLIANCE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL CITIES MASTERCARD
ANDY SALDAÑA
IN HIS recent role as
heads the New York Tech Alliance, a 60,000-member nonprofit organization that has transformed the New York tech scene. What started in 2004 as a meetup of early-stage startup founders has turned into a major gatekeeper to the city’s tech sector, where entrepreneurs clamor to be seen by investors. Saldaña, who previously managed the organization’s monthly meetup events, wants to foster even greater community engagement among its members.
New York City’s chief technology officer, Miguel Gamiño Jr. spearheaded initiatives to upgrade the city’s connectivity and fight for net neutrality. His novel approach to public-private partnerships took intractable city programs directly to startups – a strategy he plans to continue at Mastercard as he forges partnerships to solve challenges like transit and internet access. Before moving to New York, Gamiño was the chief information officer in San Francisco.
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