Silvia Mah

Silvia is a leading advocate for empowering women-owned businesses on a global level.
Her mission is to promote, nurture, and invest in small businesses that allow women to excel around the world.
Dr. Mah serves as Executive Director of Hera-Labs, an SBA-funded accelerator program for women-owned businesses; Founding Partner of Hera Fund, a startup fund; Founding Member of Hera Angels, a female-focused angel investing group; Advisory Board member of Hera Hub, a spa-inspired coworking global enterprise; Curriculum Developer/Lead Mentor at The Basement, a UCSD undergraduate accelerator; and serves on boards of technology companies & university innovation centers.
Dr. Mah holds a Ph.D.
in Marine Molecular Biology from UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, an M.B.A.
from UC San Diego Rady School of Management, and a B.S.
in Biology with Honors from Pepperdine University.
When not working, Dr. Mah enjoys beach days & Disneyland with her husband and 3 children in San Diego.