Meet the Team

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to the Silicon Foundry team, Farzin Shadpour, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role as a Partner focused on the Supply Chain sector. With over 18 years of diverse experience in investment, operations management, consulting, and business development,

Over the summer, Andrea Wong joined Silicon Foundry as Associate and Chief of Staff after a six-year career in professional golf. She is a San Francisco native and has spent most of her time in California, outside of her travel on tour. Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts from the

Doug Kilponen joins Silicon Foundry as a Partner, focused on strategic operations and guiding its continued integration with Kearney. Doug is an entrepreneur and technology executive whose nearly three decades of experience bridges early-stage startups and Fortune 500 boardrooms. He is a three-time Chief Operating Officer for early-to-growth stage startups

Over the summer, Marc Basilla, joined Silicon Foundry as the Head of Operations. A leader with experience in implementing strategic, operational, and transformational initiatives, Marc has immersed himself in this role working closely across our internal team, as well as supporting all members operationally. Read on for a Q&A with

Silicon Foundry is excited to announce the addition of Julie Phillips Baker to the executive team. Julie serves as a Partner, bringing her extensive experience in the media, consumer and technology industries to the firm, further fueling organizational and member growth.    Julie is a 20-year Silicon Valley native who

Melvin Lai is a San Franciscan Bay Area native and joined Silicon Foundry in March 2022 as an analyst. Previously, he worked at PwC in their M&A consulting practice and was actively involved while at university as executive administrator of the UCSB Undergraduate Accounting Society, finance officer at Associated Students