Meet the Interns

Meet the Interns

This summer we are fortunate to have three energetic, hard working, and downright cool class of interns. Sami Mooney comes to us from a great referral from Partner Laura Franco-French at Greater Phoenix Leadership, where Sami’s been interning. Sami is also super...
SVPAZ || An Exploration of our Roots

SVPAZ || An Exploration of our Roots

Did you know SVPAZ was the very first affiliate to form from the SVP Seattle vision? Trying to affiliate was met with some resistance, believe it or not, but Jerry Hirsch had a vision and inspiration and knew the SVP model would work in the Valley. He persisted. Last...
Catching Up with Partner David Paul

Catching Up with Partner David Paul

Hailing from New Orleans, David Paul has been a SVPAZ Partner for a year. He joined at the recommendation of an associate who knew SVP would be a good way for David to plug into the community since he’s a new Phoenician. He moved here from Florida in 2015. David...
Meet SVPAZ Staffer Steve Smiley

Meet SVPAZ Staffer Steve Smiley

We are fortunate to have an Encore Fellow in our midst. Steve Smiley joins us after a 30+ career in software engineering at Intel. Steve on-boarded last summer and has served as the In honor of Strategic Project Manager, launching programs like the Next Gen Partners,...
Catching Up With … Partner Ed Zito

Catching Up With … Partner Ed Zito

As a longstanding, tireless supporter of the venture philanthropy movement, you will not find anyone more passionate about SVPAZ than Ed Zito.  He is a founding Partner, who served on the Board of Directors twice for two, six-year terms and also on the SVP...