Christian Danielle Anderson is an International MBA Candidate at HEC Paris, specializing in Innovation of Services, Sustainability & Business, and Luxury Management, with international study experiences in Paris, Riyadh, and Singapore. A C-Suite Committee Member at Astia, Christian evaluates investments in female-led startups. Previous roles include serving as an Innovation Partnerships Consultant for The De Beers Group, where Christian identified technology partnerships for a CSR initiative in Botswana, and as a Nasdaq Advisory Board Member for the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. Christian co-founded BUILDUP, a nonprofit supporting global innovations, and has experience in venture design, having founded GreenButler, an IoT startup. With a background in securities and client advisory as Vice President at Siebert Brandford Shank Co., Christian also contributed to community sustainability projects as an Advisory Board Member for the City and County of San Francisco. Educational qualifications include degrees in Finance and Sociology from Loyola University Chicago and ongoing studies at HEC Paris.