BOB LEET, USN Bob Leet is Vice Chair of Presidio Bank, located in San Francisco. Beginning at Wells Fargo Bank in 1964, his commercial banking career spans over 50 years. Bob has served in numerous domestic and international capacities in his banking career, including as CEO for two San Francisco-headquartered community banks. Before beginning his…
JIM H. KEFFER, USAF Since his retirement, Major General Jim H. Keffer has started his own small business consultancy. He brings his tremendous leadership, small business experience and desire to help veterans to Veteran Program. General Keffer retired in November 2015 as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) where he served as the…
KAREN DROSKY Karen Drosky is VP of Human Resources at SoFi. She has 20 years of broad experience in human resources, including talent acquisition, organization development, business partnership and executive coaching. She joined SoFi in July 2015. Prior to joining SoFi, she held human resources management positions at Logitech, Yahoo, Intuit and the University of…
TERESA DAVIES, USN Spanning both public and private sectors, Ms. Davies has a depth of experience in business development, sales strategy, client advocacy, and operations management, driving results and strengthening customer loyalty. Teresa served most recently as Head of Department, Program Development & Implementation for DNV GL, a global energy and sustainability consultancy. As Senior…
CLAUDE BURNS, USN Claude Burns is an Oakland-based serial food and beverage entrepreneur whose companies have been featured in Fortune, Food and Wine, Urban Daddy, and Liquid Bread. Now as CEO of Office Libations, a corporate refreshment service, and Ale Tales, a specialty bottle shop with multiple locations, Claude currently employs 15 people who have…
STEPHANIE BROWN, MSP Founder and CEO of The Rosie Network, Stephanie is a member of the DoD Office of the Assistant Secretary, Spouse Ambassador Network and a founding affiliate partner of the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business (CVOB) with other founding companies Disney, USAA, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon and American Express, among others. CVOB’s…
MEMBER Tiffany Short is an experienced human resources professional with a strong history of working in the healthcare industry. As HR Business Partner at Kaiser Permanente, Tiffany manages HR client relations and consults on employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, organizational development, and more. Before joining Kaiser’s team in 2008, Tiffany worked with Robert Half…
MEMBER Born in Guangzhou, China, Jim served as an enlisted U.S. Marine later becoming a presidentially decorated Marine officer. Educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jim’s corporate experience includes GM’s Packard Electric Division and PepsiCo. Since 1988, Jim has worked in entrepreneurial ventures in management consulting and technology exploration and application. Jim and his…
Matt Ching MEMBER Matt Ching is a second generation banker. He chose his career after seeing how much his banker father was able to help the community where he worked, enabling people to raise families and create jobs in their neighborhoods. Matt currently serves as Vice President & Manager at City National Bank. Before that…
As Accounting and Administrative Specialist, Shay supports the day-to-day financial operations, with focus on accounts receivables and invoicing for the company. Shay holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, and has held roles from Accounting to Marketing in a variety of industries. Outside of work, Shay is proudly known as the ‘cool auntie,” always up…