Nancy Bui-Thompson is not only a publicly elected member of the country’s sixth-largest public utility company, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, but she is also an accomplished technology management professional with nearly two decades of experience. She is also a Director of Transformation and Integration, Strategy, and Execution at Health Net and the recipient of recent “Women Who Mean Business,” German Marshall Fund of the United States, and “40 Under 40” awards.
Co-founder and managing partner of Boyd Wealth Management in Sacramento, California, Brian has worked tirelessly since 1996 to help high- net-worth families and business owners achieve true financial independence. He is highly credentialed - ChFC®, CFP - and is a member of the Advisory Council to Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Northeastern California and Northern Nevada. Brian and his wife Susan live in Sacramento and with their two boys, Cameron and Graeme. In his free time, Brian enjoys golf and travel.
A lifelong resident of Sacramento, Michael Abrate is a successful attorney with attention to detail and community success. He is an alumnus of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento State University, and, perhaps most proudly, Jesuit High School. He was a 2017 and 2018 nominee to the California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List and the recipient of the prestigious Witkin Award while in college. He has served as a Deputy District Attorney. Most recently, he partnered with Daniel Olsen to form the Abrate and Olsen Law Group, where he now practices law in the areas of business law, estate planning, and criminal defense.
Uriel Carrazco, CPA, is the founder of Carrazco & Associates Innovative Tax Solutions, an accounting and tax advisory firm with a focus on bringing innovative tax solutions and management strategies to businesses of all kinds. This company has a roster of more than 1,000 clients. Uri is an expert in everything from Federal and State Hiring Credits to Employment Training Panel Incentives (and everything in between!). He is a graduate of Cal Poly University - San Luis Obispo, and has a stellar client retention record within his organization.
Davy Makimian is a graduate of Bond University Australia, where he pursued a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Management and International Relationships. He has experience in the fields of business management, property management, manufacturing, and IT for more than a decade. Davy is the Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Media Group, Mr. Montir, PT. Saputra Global Harvest, and he is also one of the Co-founders of Global Green Energy Solutions Corporation.
Angelo Christie is a Sacramento native who is dedicated to driving profitable ventures that also mutually benefit the local community. He earned a Bachelor of Economics from the University of California, Davis, and a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a Director of Reclamation District 2035, a California organization responsible for managing irrigation water, levees, and drainage facilities for more than 20,000 acres of farmland in Yolo County. Christie also oversees a variety of other real estate investments, land development projects, environmental permitting/mitigation, and farming projects throughout the Sacramento regions for AKT Investments, and its affiliated group of companies.
Steve Budiono is both President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. He studied at the University of Southern California in Business Administration and International Relations. He later earned Business Leadership Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. With over 15 years of experience in the finance industry, Budiono is one of the Co-founders of the Global Green Energy Solutions Corporation.