Napa Valley Cal Alumni Club

Pedro ’23, Olga ’24, and Angelica ’19, J.D. ’24 grew up as children of Mexican immigrant farmworkers in Delano. At Berkeley, they found voice, purpose, and community. Today, they channel that foundation into student support, education equity, and community-centered legal advocacy.

At 20, Helen Tombropoulos left Berkeley with a degree in public law and a hunger for the world, what followed was a life few could imagine.

At Berkeley’s VC and Startup Summit, four insiders drop the usual advice and focus on what actually determines who makes it—and who doesn’t.