Christina Abdelshahid

I am driven by the exploration of curiosity - a curiosity that has led me from Ohio State into the world of VC, from VC into the world around me. For the past 1.5 years, I have found a quench to my thirst of curiosity by stepping out of the world of professional experiences and into the world around me. I have taken time to learn of all the lessons that can't be taught, rather experienced, through solo backpacking through Latino America (Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica). These experiences have given me invaluable insight on how I want to impact the world during this space in time. What I have learned is that we all have an immense ability to impact those around us through all of the things we bring our attention to. We live in an era where business has this cascading effect - small/local, venture-backed, corporate, or nonprofit - to be a force of positivity and progression towards our chosen ideals, in an age where our survival depends on our ability to work together. Our ability to adapt and change for the purpose of sustainability and treating the human race as a whole organism is absolutely crucial and inevitable. We all have the ability to be a part of this force of good, and, through this, we best position ourselves and businesses for the future.