Anita Darden Gardyne
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"I think the reason why I've been drawn to mentoring youth is that I know firsthand what it takes to overcome hardship. Doors certainly will close. But when a door closes, look for a window. When the window is closed, look for a vent." ~ Anita Darden Gardyne
Anita Darden Gardyne is Chief Development Officer at Global Strategies, leveraging her 25+ years' experience as a Silicon Valley executive. As CDO she is responsible for overseeing grantor donor and foundation relations, as well as scaling NoviGuide, a clinical decision support system, and exploring strategies for creating self-sustaining cash streams to sustain the nonprofit over time.
Before joining Global Strategies, she served as CEO at Oneva, Inc., a Microsoft Co-branded partner, which uses its patent to create AI-crafted services matching employees and patients to trusted Elder Care, Mental Health Care, Infant, Child, and Special Needs Care, Massage, and Financial Care Services. Her other past professional roles include Director at AT&T, Seagate, and UC Berkeley, overseeing up to $3.5B in revenue, and Finance Manager at Oakland's Public Health Institute, working with its Asthma program. Past volunteer roles include serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Center for Aids Services and Bay Area Girl Scouts.
A double University of California, Berkeley graduate, Anita holds a BA with Double Majors in Economics and "Economics in the Black Community" and an MBA from its Haas School of Business. She remains passionate about solving for disparities since early in her life and career and is thrilled to join forces with the team at Aspire2Steam.org to create better personal and professional outcomes for girls in STEAM by making quality education more accessible through scholarship and recognition.
Anita Darden Gardyne is Chief Development Officer at Global Strategies, leveraging her 25+ years' experience as a Silicon Valley executive. As CDO she is responsible for overseeing grantor donor and foundation relations, as well as scaling NoviGuide, a clinical decision support system, and exploring strategies for creating self-sustaining cash streams to sustain the nonprofit over time.
Before joining Global Strategies, she served as CEO at Oneva, Inc., a Microsoft Co-branded partner, which uses its patent to create AI-crafted services matching employees and patients to trusted Elder Care, Mental Health Care, Infant, Child, and Special Needs Care, Massage, and Financial Care Services. Her other past professional roles include Director at AT&T, Seagate, and UC Berkeley, overseeing up to $3.5B in revenue, and Finance Manager at Oakland's Public Health Institute, working with its Asthma program. Past volunteer roles include serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Center for Aids Services and Bay Area Girl Scouts.
A double University of California, Berkeley graduate, Anita holds a BA with Double Majors in Economics and "Economics in the Black Community" and an MBA from its Haas School of Business. She remains passionate about solving for disparities since early in her life and career and is thrilled to join forces with the team at Aspire2Steam.org to create better personal and professional outcomes for girls in STEAM by making quality education more accessible through scholarship and recognition.
