ABOUT US

Our mission

TechEquity Ai is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to democratizing AI knowledge and applications by making AI education and opportunities accessible to everyone.

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AI for everyone

Open to every role and background
In-person in Silicon Valley, California, or online

A community with a summit

15K+ members and growing
100+ volunteers and interns contributed to our programs

Depth where it matters

Ongoing forums, workshops, hackathons, and summits
Themes and topics guided by advisors and community insights

Open by design

Free to join, year-round
Membership unlocks full access to program materials and recordings

AUDIENCE SECTORS

Our community

Five sectors, one new community, where we learn, share, and build together, year-round.

Based on aggregated audience data from our 2026 programs.

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People

Leadership

TechEquity Ai is brought to life by a coalition of seasoned professionals, each lending their unique expertise to ensure the summit’s unprecedented success.

Board of Directors

Mahan Soltanzadeh

Chairman and CEO

Sheena Tu

COO and Managing Principal

Board of Advisors

Walter Greenleaf, PhD

Researcher at Stanford

Dave Nielsen

Director of Community at IBM AI Alliance

Abhijeet Joshi

Technical Program Manager at Nvidia

Amjad Shaikh

Vice President, Platform & AI at ServiceNow

Manisha Gupta

Co-Founder at WearVedic, Former VP at Oracle

Philip Rathle

CTO at Neo4j

Ivan Lee

Founder and CEO at Datasaur

Sadid Hasan

AI Lead at Microsoft

Deepak Pai

Principal Scientist and Director at Adobe

Olivia Tam

AI/ML Enablement at Google

Impact

Our commitment

Free and discounted passes

Free, discounted, and scholarship passes have supported 2,000+ students, career changers, and community members, alongside career transition programs with partners such as NOVAworks.

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Community programs

We have launched workshops, hackathons, and open-source initiatives in partnership with organizations such as the AI Alliance, offering them for free to the public.

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Volunteer opportunities

Our 100+ volunteers contributed to the organization of the event. We provide career and skills training to students, entry-level job seekers, and professionals in career transition.

New openings coming soon

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collaborators

Made possible by our partners

Sponsors, partners, and donors keep our programs free or low cost.

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Sponsors & partners

Donors

Includes in-kind support, grants, and contributions.