Ajay Jain Bhutoria is a Silicon Valley technology executive, national community leader, and author with over 25 years of experience in driving organizational transformations and change management. He has played a pivotal role in advancing the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community through his service as a former member of the President’s Advisory Commission on AANHPIs under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ajay has contributed significantly to immigration policy reform, including efforts to improve H-1B visa stamping processes and green card processing times. 

Sophie Alcorn is the founder and CEO of Alcorn Immigration Law, a leading immigration law firm based in Silicon Valley that specializes in supporting tech startups and founders. Recognized as a top attorney and awarded the title of Top Immigration Law Firm for Startups in California, she leverages over a decade of experience to help entrepreneurs and global talent secure visas and green cards necessary to live and work in the U.S. Sophie is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California and authors the popular weekly “Ask Sophie” immigration column for TechCrunch.

Shama Merchant Poonja is the CEO and Managing Attorney of Naya Law Group, PC, where she represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of business and family immigration matters. With over a decade of experience, Shama advises Fortune 500 companies, startups, and professionals on temporary and permanent visa solutions. She is deeply committed to supporting immigrants and their families, drawing on her background as a first-generation American and her extensive legal experience at leading advocacy organizations. Shama holds both her Bachelor of Commerce and Juris Doctor degrees from Santa Clara University.