Two leaders. Thirteen organizations. One diagnosis.

Juliet Buder has spent over a dozen years building deep roots across the philanthropic sector, with direct experience at every level — from frontline fundraising to executive leadership.

After earning a degree in Public Policy from Duke University and a Master's in Social Work, she began her career at Equal Justice Works in Washington, D.C., before moving into strategic partnerships across public, private, and community-based organizations focused on closing the opportunity gap.

She currently serves as Executive Director of the Bellevue Schools Foundation, where she has overseen more than $36 million in contributions toward educational investments spanning equity, computer science, mental health, and early learning. Her work has given her firsthand insight into the structural governance challenges nonprofit leaders face daily — insight that anchors Optivention's research and practitioner framework.

Mina Velamoor spent 15 years at Microsoft leading global product management teams, building data-driven technology solutions for big-data needs across major product lines. Her work in data-driven decision management shaped product strategy and drove revenue growth across some of Microsoft's largest businesses, combining technical rigor with collaborative leadership.

Beyond her product career, Mina has spent over a decade serving on nonprofit boards, giving her a dual vantage point most governance practitioners lack: the operational discipline of enterprise product management and the lived reality of nonprofit board service.

She served as an advisor to Optio3, an AI-powered IoT management technology startup, and as Director of BoardReady, an organization focused on advancing board diversity through data and thought leadership, and as a speaker for the Women Board Directors Development Program at the University of Washington Foster School of Business.