Yvonne funds the future. As CEO of SanPete Financial Group,
she heads a venture capital firm that deploys $5 billion plus annually
across infrastructure, real estate, software, energy, water, and space
technology, with project funding ranging from $50 million to $120
billion. She brings 35 years of multi-million-dollar finance experience,
including roles with American National Bank Chicago, LaSalle National
Bank, and Bank of America, where she led syndicated lending for credit
lines of $25 million and above. She was also certified by Goldman
Sachs Bank as a Commercial and Residential Loan Underwriter.
A four-time international bestselling author and serial entrepreneur,
Yvonne heads six corporations including T-Minus Space Dev, MOBIMED,
and EliVonn Publishing Haus. She serves as a Judge for NASA’s
Entrepreneurs Challenge, reviewing next-generation technology for
missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, and sits on the Mars Exploration
Program Analysis Group and the Planetary Society Off-World Policy
Committee. Her guiding philosophy draws on the African concept of
Ubuntu — “I am because of all of you” — a view
of trust from the boardroom, the launchpad, and the community hall at
once.