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.

Born and raised in Berkeley, Dan moved back to the Bay Area five years ago after living for several years in New York City.  Currently on sabbatical, he has spent his career in corporate finance, most recently initiating and managing relationships with clients and investors, identifying transaction opportunities, and providing strategic and joint venture advisory services as an investment banker.  Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he has worked and volunteered throughout the Americas.  He welcomes the chance to contribute his passion for classical music and experience forming partnerships to BRAVO! and the San Francisco Opera’s efforts to build future audiences.  

Lilian negotiates commercial deals and advises global business units as an in-house corporate attorney at Oracle. She studied communications and political science at UC Berkeley and earned a JD at American University’s Washington College of Law. Lilian grew up playing violin, piano and flute, and credits her paternal aunt and uncle, who were subscribers at SFO for 30+ years, for her love of SF Opera. Lilian also serves as the board secretary for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Historical Society and a court appointed special advocate (CASA) for foster youth. 

Caitlin works at the intersection of technology and innovation, designing new product experiences and building the future of brand engagement. Currently, Caitlin is the Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development at Creativity Incorporated, a product design and development studio specializing in consumer products such as animatronic toys, connected home devices, and immersive voice experiences.

Gaurav is a software engineer 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.

Hannah is an attending physician at UCSF in the Department of Psychiatry where she specializes in Reproductive Psychiatry and Graduate Medical Education. She received her MD from University of Texas, Medical Branch and completed her Psychiatry Residency training at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Her Bachelors Degree in Neuroscience is from Colorado College. When not attending the opera or ballet, Hannah can be found up in the air practicing her circus skills or curled up with book and her fur babies.  

Ken is a Chatbot Conversation Designer at Intuit. His first exposure to opera was as a kid, when he happened across a broadcast of Così fan tutte on PBS. In addition to this Advisory Council, he sits on the boards of Congregation Am Tikvah and the Slavyanka Chorus. Musically, he sings with the Slavyanka Chorus and is learning the viola. Having lived, worked, and studied on three continents, he is multilingual and an avid traveler. Other free-time engagements include volunteering at St. Anthony’s in the Tenderloin, multiple chorus and synagogue committees, and hobbies such as bowling, trivia, and learning French.

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. Yobo holds numerous nonprofit leadership positions and currently serves on the board of Synergist Network and Columbia College Women. Music is the great love of her life and she is a proud member of the San Francisco Choral Society.

Yonadav is a Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll and Manager of a Los Angeles-based alt-rock musician. Previously, he worked at Google, and a lifetime ago he opened a southern-style biscuit restaurant in downtown New York. His passion for opera started with a chance outing to the Met as a freshman at NYU and– after Tristan– he was hooked. Depending on the day, his favorites are The Ring Cycle, Don Giovanni, Rosenkav, or Don Carlo (though it’s probably the Ring). When he’s not at the opera, Yonadav is off finding new places to bike or run around California and watching as many films as possible (preferably at a festival).