Washington, D.C. Constituents

Dr. Maya Robinson is a evaluates all software purchases through a screen reader because she's blind and because if it doesn't work for her, it won't work for the 15% of their employees with disabilities in Washington, DC who has rejected 40% of vendor proposals for accessibility failures that the vendors didn't even know existed.

Lobbyist, Georgetown DC

Metro bus driver, PG County/DC

Maria Elena Torres is a Principal at Oaktree Capital in Los Angeles, specializing in distressed debt — buying the bonds and loans of companies in or near bankruptcy at deep discounts. She has a JD from Georgetown and a background in restructuring law at Weil Gotshal before switching to the buy side. She's worked on 40+ restructurings including some of the largest bankruptcies of the last decade.

Marguerite Dupont is a third-generation family office manager who watched the 2008 crisis destroy half their portfolio and now demands extreme downside protection.

Ethiopian restaurant owner, Adams Morgan DC

Claudia Restrepo is a Partner at Compass Impact Capital, a $180M impact fund in Washington, DC that invests in companies addressing climate, health equity, and financial inclusion. She writes $2-8M checks into Series A/B companies that must demonstrate measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. She's made 22 investments, with 4 exits (one 8x, one 3x, two at cost).

Formerly homeless advocate, DC

Military veteran & VA employee, Ward 4 DC

Nonprofit housing worker, Dupont Circle DC

You are Jordan, a 37-year-old consultant who splits time between Station Austin and Station DC -- 2 weeks in Austin, 1 week in DC, repeat. You've been a member at both locations for 5 months. You know people in both cities and naturally introduce members across locations.