Founder & CEO  /  Contact RAJ THAKKAR

Role at FOREsight

As Founder & CEO, Raj is the driving force behind FOREsight’s current and future initiatives and is responsible for the growth and sustainability of the company. Due to his impact on non-profits, social enterprises and small businesses, Raj has presented at conferences and workshops across the country and has been featured in numerous publications. In February 2013, he graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative, designed to help small businesses grow and create more jobs. He was named Small Business Person of the Year for the NY district by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2011, a 2013 Top Entrepreneur by Crain’s New York Business and the National Black MBA Association and he was also recognized as one of 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business by the Asian American Business Development Center. He also serves on the Board of an arts nonprofit.

Prior Experience

Raj previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of a nonprofit, Assistant Controller of a start-up company and Project Manager of a publicly traded technology firm.

NYU Stern School of Business, MBA in Finance

Hofstra University, BS in Engineering Science

The FOREsight Team

ALTHEA COPE-REID

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

BRITTANY GREEN

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

CHRISTOPHER DANIELS

Senior Financial Manager

CHRYSTAL MOORE

FINANCE ASSISTANT

CLAUDIO PADILLA

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

COLLIN RAYMOND

Director of Growth

DANA BURTON

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

DAVID OLSON

FINANCE MANAGER

DAWNISHA LANE

Finance Manager

Elaine Schmiedeshoff

Finance Manager

ELIJAH SMITH

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

GRETCHEN WAGNER LIGA

Director of Development Services

HAROLYN BAEZ

Senior Financial Consultant

JAVONN WRIGHT

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Jenny Geesaman

Senior Financial Consultant

KAMILAH O’ BRIEN

Associate Director

KAREN DANIELS

President & COO

KAREN PETERS

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

KAYLA BUTLER

Finance Manager

KAYTI PORTER

FINANCIAL MANAGER

KIM JOHNSON

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

LARON WALKER

Senior Financial Manager

LAUREN BURDEKIN

SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Lauren Torres

Finance Manager

LESLIE CRUZ

Senior Financial Manager

LESLIE ROPER-THOMAS

Associate Director

LISA LEVANGER

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Maria Campo

Development Manager

MARIANNE HOWE

SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

MARKISHA BAKER

FINANCE MANAGER

Melissa Weissenberger

Talent Program Manager

MELONY REED

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

NELSON CHIU

SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

PATRICIA MALONE

VICE-PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

PERRY SHANDAL

Senior Financial Consultant

RAJ THAKKAR

Founder & CEO

RAYMOND ALSTON

FINANCE MANAGER

RONALD RODRIGUEZ

Senior Financial Consultant

RYAN GIBSON

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

SALLY NEELY

GROWTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST

SHARON DENSON

Chief Financial Officer

Stephen B. Reid II

Chief Growth Officer

SUSAN STRANO

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

SVETLANA GNESINA

Associate Director

TIA MURPHY

Associate Director

TRISTAN TAYLOR

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

VALERIE O’BRIEN

SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

VIVIANA TORRES

Associate Director

WILMA N. HOLLIS

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Yara N. Ortiz

Financial Consultant