Close the Gap Fundraiser

Margaret’s professional activities as a lecturer, investor, advisor and board member reflect her active interests in machine learning, data science and inclusive finance. Recently, at Princeton and Columbia Universities, Margaret launched a novel course on FinTech that integrates technical machine learning and finance topics with critical perspectives on fairness and inclusion. She also currently serves as a board member of RelationalAI and Square Financial Services, as an advisor to Stratyfy and ThinkNum, and is an active investor in inclusive lender FundingU. Previously, Margaret led data and analytics efforts as a partner at Goldman Sachs. She initiated and scaled diverse technical teams that delivered quantitative models and application tools to drive revenue and manage risk in business units across Goldman's trading, sales, principal investing and investment banking units. Margaret's non-profit activities include serving as a trustee for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), as a Vice-Chair for the Riverside Park Conservancy, and on the Goldman Sachs Foundation Investment Committee. She earned a BS in math from the University of Chicago, an MS in math from Oxford, where she was a Fulbright, and a PhD in math from Princeton.

Immigrating from Vietnam to the U.S. at the age of six, Tai learned firsthand the hardship that first-generation and low-income communities face to belong and thrive. He started Close the Gap Foundation to bridge today’s widening social mobility gap. Since 2017, Close the Gap has distributed over $10,000 in school supplies and college-bound scholarships while mentoring thousands of low-income students across the U.S.

Tai is an experienced product operator and marketing leader with prior experience leading social and content operations at Apple. Through his work at Apple, Tai was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Marketing & Advertising. He was also recognized as the youngest LinkedIn Top Voice, alongside Bill Gates and Richard Branson. In his TEDx, Tai shared how professionals from historically marginalized communities can close the network gap by cultivating a personal brand. His TEDx has been viewed by over a quarter-million people worldwide.

Gregory Ugwi is the cofounder & CEO of Thinknum, KGBase and The Business of Business. Thinknum Inc has raised $12.6 million to date. Prior to founding Thinknum, Greg graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and worked at Goldman Sachs as a mortgage strat.

Greg was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Greg enjoys playing soccer and is an investor in New Amsterdam FC.