Speaker

Trisch Smith

Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Edelman

Trisch Smith is the Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Edelman and works to drive diversity and foster inclusion throughout the company’s global operations. She also leads Edelman’s Multicultural client practice ensuring the development of innovative campaigns and solutions that reach and resonate with Edelman clients’—Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits and associations—diverse audiences.

Hemali Dassani (HBS ’99) is an experienced fundraiser and investor relations professional within the alternative investments space and is currently a placement agent and consultant to multiple Private Equity funds. Hemali was previously Director of Investor Relations for Argand Partners and Castle Harlan, middle market private equity funds. Hemali was also a Managing Director with Old City Investment Partners, a multi-family office dedicated to finding high quality investments for the firm’s clientele of family office investors. Ms. Dassani has an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University. She was President of the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York and currently sits on the Board of the Club and Chair’s its racial equity task force. Previously she sat on the Board of Governors for the Harvard Business School Real Estate Alumni Association and the Steering Committee for the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Association.