We’re always so delighted when our community expands to include folks who are going to help us continue to do what we love in the best way that we possibly can. To that end, we’d like to introduce two outstanding individuals who have just joined our Board of Directors! We’re so excited about all of the ideas and commitment that they’re bringing to our organization, so without further ado, we’d like to introduce Osvaldo Marquez and Ambar Bhattacharyya.
Osvaldo Marquez has been part of the 826 Valencia community for over 15 years. He started as a student in our After-School Tutoring program, and soon r joined other programs at 826 Valencia. He received a scholarship in 2010 from 826 Valencia to attend Pitzer College, where he majored in Sociology and Spanish. In 2014, he became the first in his family to graduate from college. He now works in the financial industry and lives in San Francisco. He believes that organizations like 826 Valencia make a significant and impactful difference in student’s educational goals and accomplishments.
Ambar Bhattacharyya is a Managing Director at Maverick Ventures, a $400m venture capital fund based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Maverick, he was a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners. Ambar began his career at Bain & Company. He also served as assistant to the CEO at MinuteClinic, where helped the company grow its national footprint prior to its acquisition by CVS. Ambar holds an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Ambar previously served as a board member for the Bay Area Board of Generation Citizen and UP Academy in Boston and Dorchester. Ambar has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Global Shaper and as one of the top 50 individuals in digital health by Rock Health in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was also selected to be an advisor to the California Healthcare Foundation Innovation Fund.