Risha is a native Chicagoan who relocated to the Bay Area 20 years ago by way of Columbia Law in NYC. She is an attorney who focuses on privacy and security. She worked in big tech (Facebook and Stripe) and has also spent years as in-house counsel at non-profits where she gained much board and audit-related experience. She has also served on several non-profit boards including Vice Chair of the Oakland Citizens; Police Review Board and most recently Oakland Feather River Camp, which provides families and Bay Area youth access to community and nature in Plumas National Forest.

She and her spouse Christina are proud mamas of Elias and Ariel (6th and class of 2024) and have been in the EBI family for 9 years. Risha loves the EBI community and looks forward to supporting EBI during its next stages of growth.