John Gingrich
John Gingrich ’91 is the office managing director for Accenture in Northern California, leading more than 5,000 people who work out of the company’s San Francisco Innovation Hub and San Jose offices. He is responsible for Accenture’s talent development and recruiting as well as growing the business and maintaining strong client relationships. He also works to deepen relationships with local community organizations, nonprofits, higher education institutions and government entities. Gingrich returned to Accenture in 2020 from Bay Area startup Humu, where he held the position of chief revenue officer. Earlier in his career he spent nearly three decades at Accenture. Gingrich is a board member and past board chair of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He also is a director for the Elizabeth V. Sanderson Foundation, which provides animal rescue resources and land preservation grants to help protect the environment. Born in Pomona and raised in Claremont, Gingrich majored in international relations at Pomona. His wife, Christine Currie ’91, is a Pomona alumna. Their son Gus Gingrich ’24 is a current student.
Wei Hopeman
Wei Hopeman ’92 is a co-founder and managing partner of Arbor Ventures, a leading Asia-based fintech-focused venture capital firm founded in 2013. Arbor uses its global vantage point, extensive network and deep sector knowledge to identify key trends and partner closely with leading entrepreneurs to build transformational companies. Hopeman previously was managing director and head of Asia for Citi Ventures, chief China representative for Jefferies & Co. and a technology investment banker at Goldman Sachs in Silicon Valley. She currently serves on the board of directors of Booking Holdings and numerous private technology firms. After graduating from Pomona College with a major in international relations, Hopeman earned an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Jim Valone
Jim Valone ’85 is a retired emerging markets investment professional who is actively involved in nonprofit work. From 1999 to 2021, he worked at Wellington Management, where he founded and led the firm’s emerging markets debt (EMD) effort. During his tenure, he built out a suite of EMD products, led a team of 35 professionals and grew assets under management to over $35 billion. Prior to joining Wellington, Valone was a portfolio manager at Baring Asset Management and an analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Management. In retirement he continues to invest in emerging markets through his private investment fund, 4747 LLC. Valone’s nonprofit work is concentrated in youth education and sustainability causes. He serves on the boards of the Wellington Foundation and Empower. Valone also is a board member of the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance, which promotes good governance and sustainable development in emerging markets. After majoring in economics at Pomona, he went on to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He and his wife, Lisa Valone ’96, live in Wayland, Massachusetts, and have two grown children.