May Bites & Big Minds with H. Puentes

Join us Friday, May 20th for our next Bites & Bid Minds event with H. Puentes of San Diego Squared! H. is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of SD Squared, about increasing representation in STEM, his professional journey, and what his organization is all about. Puentes has run for City Council, developed the region’s first diversity-focused business accelerator and resource center, is an experienced consultant, and a former director of a nonprofit organization spanning more than 44,000 members across 70 universities. If you are interested in increasing DEIJ within the green workforce, this talk is for you! H. will speak from 12:00pm-1:00pm and lunch will be provided from 1-1:30pm.

Join us as we learn more about H.'s path, how he co-founded San Diego Squared and representation in STEM! This event will be held in person at the Community Room - City Heights/Weingart at City Heights/Weingart Public Library.

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About H.:

H. recently ran for San Diego City Council and served as an executive at CONNECT. CONNECT is the oldest business accelerator in San Diego, focusing on early stage tech and life science startups. In an effort to bridge the diversity gap in the innovation economy, H. founded the CONNECT ALL program in early 2016 where he organized and led government, business, community, and innovation leaders to bring high-growth early-stage startup resources to traditionally underserved communities of San Diego. In less than three years, H. took CONNECT ALL from concept to nearly $4M in funding to build CONNECT ALL at the Jacobs Center – the region’s first diversity focused accelerator and resource center.

Prior to working at CONNECT, H. drove marketing at venture-backed Bay area startup Grantoo (now Fuel), where his team designed and implemented campaigns that increased user acquisition and retention to drive traction in preparation for a $3.5M Series A round that would eventually close, worked as a consultant for corporations, venture capitalists, and a private equity firm in London, and served as regional director to a large non-profit member organization in the US and Canada, responsible for a membership of 44,000+ members across nearly 70 universities. H. holds a master’s degree from The London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University.

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