BRAVO! CLUB Council

Omar leads an engineering team at Amazon Music, where he combines his passion for music and machine learning to help people search for their favorite music, and to make new discoveries. Omar earned his Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Outside of the opera, Omar enjoys dancing Argentine tango, playing classical guitar, and re-watching The Sopranos.

Martha is the Director of Development at Stanford Law School. She earned a BA from Princeton University in religion and theater. When not enjoying an opera or ballet at the War Memorial Opera House, she enjoys CrossFit, cooking, traveling, seeing plays and musicals, and spending time with her wife and their dog.

Gaurav leads the detection infrastructure team at Google, working to detect information security threats. He received an M.Eng. and S.B. from MIT, studying computer science and mathematics. Outside of opera, he enjoys puzzle hunts, traveling, and reading.

Philipp is the Global Head of Technology & Innovation at Tenthpin Management Consultants spearheading the transformation of the Life Science Industry into the next generation. He is German and was a Fulbright Scholar to the US from 2007-2010 in New York City. When not at the opera, he can be found traveling around the world collecting magnets, scuba diving, skiing, or just at home cooking for friends and family.

Abi is a Product Manager at Netflix. She studied engineering at Cornell and earned an MBA at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Abi grew up playing the violin, and performed with the Orange County Junior Orchestra at festivals across North America and Europe. In her spare time, you can find Abi playing USTA team tennis, cooking Sri Lankan curries, and streaming Netflix with her husband.

John is a professional voice actor who also works freelance on Bay Area events (mostly for nonprofits). He was previously on staff with San Francisco Opera Guild, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, and SFMOMA. He earned a BA in Theater Arts from UCLA and a MA in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. When not enjoying an opera or ballet at the stunning War Memorial Opera House, he enjoys yoga, nature, watching films, crafting, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Ben is a professor of accounting at San José State University. An award-winning educator and academic innovator, Ben received his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas and leads empirical research at the intersection of corporate financial disclosure and artificial intelligence. Ben is a longtime opera-lover and enjoys travel, cooking, playing jazz saxophone, and loves spending time with his wife, pets, and child.

Yobo is an investor at San Francisco-based activist hedge fund, ValueAct Capital. Prior to joining ValueAct, she lived in New York and worked in infrastructure private equity at EQT and healthcare investment banking at Morgan Stanley following her graduation from Columbia University with a double B.A. in Economics-Philosophy and Hispanic Studies with honors. She currently serves on the executive board of Columbia College Women and is a Tipping Point Ambassador. Music is the great love of her life and she is a proud member of the San Francisco Choral Society.

Nick is the Head of People at Atomic Machines, where he leads the development and implementation of impactful people programs to build a high-performing team. He holds dual degrees in finance and sociology from Santa Clara University. Nick grew up performing in musicals and singing. When not at the opera, Nick enjoys vinyasa yoga (he is a certified RYT200), hosting dinner parties, and hiking.

Andrew is a scientist and lecturer at UC Berkeley, and leads a research team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he produces radioactive elements for personalized cancer therapy, detection of cancer metastases and other disease​, and clinical trials for novel radiopharmaceuticals. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Nuclear Engineering. When not at the opera, Andrew spends time teaching in Norway, running D&D campaigns, cooking, brewing mead and cider, sailing, skiing, fencing, cultivating carnivorous plants, and cuddling up with his two comically fluffy cats.

MaryJo is an Associate at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. She is a business litigator, with a focus on wine industry clients. She earned a B.A. in French and Philosophy from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. In addition to opera, MaryJo enjoys wine tasting, hiking in the Marin Headlands, and discussing the philosophy of time.