Irene joined Soma in 2024 and focuses on building community of stellar, early builders and founders in the Soma ecosystem.

Irene is at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, focusing on future of work and edtech. Prior to Harvard, she was a product manager at Apollo.io and Twitter. She is the co-founder Product Gals, a 300+ womxn in product community in the Bay Area, and Building Blocks, a global nonprofit across 4 continents.

Irene graduated from Columbia University in economics, and is active in leading Columbia in Tech alumni group. Outside of work, she loves running and cafe hopping.