Shooting Stars Foundation Creates Inaugural Governing Board of Directors to Increase Program Growth and Student Impact

Shooting Stars Foundation (SSF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that empowers youth to break the cycle of generational poverty through STEM education. Founded in 2015, SSF has since grown to serve over 2,000 US students with STEM educational programs and sponsored over 600 eligible university students pursuing STEM majors in India and Kenya. SSF is funded by generous personal donors, corporate sponsors, and educational grants.

The SSF Governing Board has been expanded from five to nine members that will help the organization further scale for greater impact across many more programs and scholars – with a particular focus on underserved youth in the United States and eligible university students in India. The four additional Independent Directors bring a wealth of additional experience:

• Nancy Brady Boyle, CAMS, CISA, ABCP: Currently Managing Director – Banking & BSA/AML Internal Audit, Controls Advisory, and Technology GRC at Grant Thornton LLP and 25+ years of experience in technology and IT consulting and audit.
• Chris Gaebler: Currently Chief Marketing Officer at Logz.io with 10+ year career in IT cybersecurity and 20+ years of experience in technology marketing for Guardicore (purchased by Akamai), Netscout, Arbor Networks, Kaspersky Labs and Sony Electronics.
• Dr. Soraya Matthews: Chief Equity Officer for the Fayette County Public School System in Kentucky. She has 20+ years experience in education with a passion for technology and innovation to help create more equitable opportunities.
• Annamalai Muthu, CPA, CA, MFin: Currently Vice President, Finance and Treasury at a large single-family office and 15+ years of finance and accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Allied Properties REIT, and Yamana Gold.

These new Directors join existing board members Latha Narayannan, Brian McCann, Uma Meyyappan, Kevin Lee, and Dawna Taylor. The Board members are collectively responsible to provide process and accountability to all stakeholders, add professional ideas to help run and scale the foundation effectively, and leverage relationships to grow impact. The Board is seeking to expand up to 15 members next year to further broaden the experience, build special committees, and support new growth opportunities.