Sachi Bajaj has been involved with Home of Hope for over a decade, beginning in the Youth Chapter and now serving as a founding member of the Young Professionals group. With experience in Corporate Finance at Apple and currently pursuing her MBA at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, she is committed to driving meaningful...
Jyoti Arora is a private chef with 20 years of experience, blending her background in food science (UC Davis) and pastry arts (CCSF) to create holistic, food-as-medicine solutions for families. A passionate mental health advocate and abundance coach, she has spent the last decade promoting medication-free wellness, writing on suicide prevention, she is passionate about...
Surabhi Talwar is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon, bringing extensive strategy and go-to-market expertise from her prior roles at Meta and Ericsson. As a founding member of the Young Professionals group, she is actively helping shape and grow our mentoring program. Surabhi is deeply passionate about mental health and career counseling, with a strong...
Saba Merchant brings over two decades of experience in strategy, leadership, and operations across academia, edtech, and consulting—with over 12 years dedicated to the nonprofit sector. She has worked with institutions like Harvard Business School and Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and has designed scalable programs for Meta, Microsoft, Adobe, and Google. Saba is...
Bandana Chimni is the President of Sukhi’s Gourmet Indian Foods and a UC Berkeley alumna, with prior experience at Target in strategy and retail operations. She is passionate about community empowerment and brings her leadership expertise to support sustainable, youth-driven impact at Home of Hope. ...