Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist and writer. He is the CEO and co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs (including universal school breakfast programs) in 21 different states, helping to feed over 12.5 million people. Bradley is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics and Obvious in Hindsight (coming out this November), writes a column for Fast Company, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He recently opened a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan's lower east side. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.

DIRECTOR OF SOLVING HUNGER

Lisa serves as the Director of the anti-hunger efforts for Tusk Philanthropies, working to combat food insecurity through coordinated campaigns across the country and increase the federal commitment to anti-hunger efforts.

Lisa comes to Tusk Philanthropies with over three decades of leadership in politics and policy, most recently in Tennessee. She worked in the US House of Representatives for thirty years, for four members of Congress, including two members of the House leadership.

Lisa is a voting rights expert and has been active for over a decade in efforts to expand Medicaid and combat poverty. She previously founded a program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars that connected US and Mexican officials on issues of bilateral concern. She has advised politicians at all levels of government, including mayors and presidential candidates.

Lisa is a California native and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on various non-profit boards in Nashville.

COO, TUSK HOLDINGS

Bob leads hunger campaigns for Tusk Philanthropies, multi- jurisdictional campaign work at Tusk Strategies and Tusk Ventures, and manages Tusk’s Chicago office. For the past eight years, Bob has run campaigns for Tusk clients across a spectrum of regulatory needs, including engagements

in the energy/climate, gaming, healthcare, technology, education, finance, and policy/political reform sectors. He has led campaigns for large corporate clients like LVMH, Tesla, and Laureate Education; startups like Bird, Arcadia, and Sedera; and not-for-profits like Girls Who Code, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Bob previously served as Deputy Governor of the State of Illinois, as well as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Office of the Governor, and Deputy Director of the Illinois Office of Management and Budget. An attorney by training, Bob also has been affiliated with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and the Quinlan Law Firm, focusing on private equity, securities and public company M&A transactions, and clerked on the 7th Circuit. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and as Corporate Secretary of Energy Foundry, an impact not-for-profit venture fund investing in the smart grid and renewables sector. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. and Ph.D (History of Religions) from the University of Chicago.

VICE PRESIDENT, TUSK STRATEGIES

Dani Frese executes communications strategy for Tusk Strategies companies through initiatives including media relations, content creation, and opposition research. Dani also supports Tusk Philanthropies’ communications efforts — with a focus on Tusk’s anti- hunger work.

Before joining Tusk, Dani worked at the Tory Burch L.L.C. headquarters in New York City — a women- led fashion powerhouse that emphasizes ambition and service. Dani has also held various roles in the legal field, most recently interning at Kellogg Hansen, a leading trial and appellate litigation law firm in Washington, D.C.

MANAGING DIRECTOR, TUSK STRATEGIES

Cristóbal Alex is a senior government, political and advocacy leader. In addition to his role as Managing DIrector of Tusk Strategies, he supports Tusk Philanthropies’ work on mobile voting and anti-hunger efforts. Prior to joining Tusk, Cristóbal served as the White House

Deputy Cabinet Secretary linking the White House and Cabinet, and supporting agency coordination on a portfolio of the President Biden’s top priorities, including the historic American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and a whole-of-government approach to promote equity.

Cristóbal was the founding President of the Latino Victory Fund helping elect more than 70 candidates to office, from the school board to the U.S. Senate. Before his transition into politics, Cristóbal spent five years working with the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation where he managed more than $75M in grants to strengthen and protect our democracy. Cristóbal started his career as a civil rights lawyer with MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, and led the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights. A native of El Paso, Texas, Cristóbal received his J.D. from the University of Washington where he served as student body president.