Shaiza Rizavi

Shaiza Rizavi is growth investor and a partner at Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co., a brokerage firm committed to giving the individual investor who possesses long-term patience and fortitude an opportunity to create wealth. Her philosophy for aggressive growth involves investing in companies creating a new class of products and services that look to change people’s lives while building capital. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Columbia Business School, Rizavi sits on Columbia Business School’s Board of Overseers, the Advisory Board of Columbia's Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and on the Investment Board of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. In addition, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History, the Calhoun School, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and Acumen. Rizavi is also a member of the Economic Club of New York and the NationSwell Council.

Evaluating the effectiveness of non-profits, Fundraising, Securities & Finance