Our People – USA

Barbara Spitzer is the USA Board Chair of Restless Development, where she inspires growth, purpose, and social impact, bringing a wealth of leadership expertise. Thrilled to contribute to the organization’s mission, she passionately mentors and develops young talents, empowering them to forge impactful careers and shape a brighter future.

Barbara is a trailblazer, dedicating her career to transforming organizations into thriving learning, growth, and fulfillment hubs. With a 35-year journey, Barbara’s commitment to global transformation through people has shaped her into a catalyst for positive change. Recently transitioning into a portfolio career, Barbara’s impact resonates across companies, non-profits, academia, and corporate boardrooms. Her mission extends beyond borders, encompassing youth leadership, disability inclusion, mental wellness, and the fight against food insecurity.

Aayush is an investor at Summit Partners, a global growth equity firm based in Boston, where he invests across consumer, financial services, and business services. Outside of work, Aayush serves on the Young Professionals Group of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, where he helps push forward the organization’s mission of defending potential and empowering youth to thrive through mentorship. As part of the Restless Development Board of Directors, Aayush is excited to apply his passion for helping cultivate young leaders on a global scale. Aayush holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering and a BA in Computer Science from Duke University. In his free time, Aayush enjoys cheering for Duke basketball, playing golf, and traveling around the world.

Alex Kent is the interim Co-CEO of Restless Development.  She is a long-term advocate for Youth Power as one of the best ways to achieve a more just and sustainable world.  At Restless Development she has led on the Decent Work Livelihoods, and partnerships with Dubai Cares, ADB, and Cambridge University as well as overseen the development of the Youth Collective.  She has a background in campaigns, education and participatory research. With a Geography degree from Edinburgh University and a Masters from University College London in Education and International Development. Alex has 20 years of experience working for WaterAid, Save the Children, Comic Relief and the Global Campaign for Education.  She lived in Johannesburg for seven years and set up and ran a global education campaign, 1GOAL, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.  She now lives in London with her partner and 3-year-old twins. 

Amina is a trailblazer in the global apparel and textile industry, known for driving the adoption of the Higg Index and tools at more than 24,000 organizations around the world and cultivating an unprecedented level of industry collaboration and change. She earned accolades for her sustainability leadership including a spot on the San Francisco Business Times 2023 list of Influential Women and a feature in British Vogue’s 2020 Women Leaders in Fashion’s Sustainable Revolution. As the CEO of the SAC, Amina redirected its mission to transform business beyond the apparel industry, scaling the organization and orchestrating a strategic spin-oW and rebranding to Cascale. Previously, Amina served as the SAC’s Executive Director and Vice President of Membership, doubling membership and expanding the organization’s industry influence and impact. At Gap Inc., Amina combined her commitment to sustainability and her architectural training, developing the company’s environmental strategy across brands and leading sustainable design practices for over 100 Old Navy stores. Amina holds a Master’s in Architecture from MIT and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Based in Oakland, California, Amina lives with her two daughters and their cat.

Colin Kim has over 25 years experience in banking, fixed income, and financial markets. He currently
works at JP Morgan’s Treasury-Chief Investment Office where he leads the Balance Sheet and Macro
Research team. Prior to JP, he worked for 4 years at the US Treasury Department where he was the
Director of the Debt Management Office, responsible for the $20 trillion marketable Treasury securities
portfolio. He spent the first half of his career as a bond trader at Merrill Lynch, UBS Securities, and
Platinum Grove Asset Management, a $6 billion fixed income relative value hedge fund. Colin holds a
BA from Princeton University in Public Policy and Masters degrees from the University of Chicago, New York University, and Columbia University in computer science, economics, and financial mathematics
respectively. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and son.

Lanre is a Tech Entrepreneur that is solving some of the most difficult issues in the cyber security space. He started his company Prembly which focuses on digital identity verification 4 years ago and has grown it to serve over 1000+ business in 35+ countries earning him recognition on numerous publications as one of the Tech CEOs to watch out for in 2023. He earned an MBA (Leadership, Analytics and Innovation) at Johns Hopkins University and also a Post-Graduate diploma at The London School of International Business after completing his first degree in Computer Science and Education. Lanre serves on the boards of other NGOs and tech companies and also a member of Forbes Business Council. He also have an extensive experience in national policy formation as he has served as a committee member, National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable for the Nigerian government under the E-Business and Intellectual property committee. A positioned he served for over 5 years. When not working, Lanre spends his time playing long tennis or watching his favorite soccer team Chelsea.

Tiffany is an independent development consultant and MPA student at Cornell University, blending business and policy to drive social impact. Tiffany has previously worked on monitoring and evaluation projects in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Indonesia and supported business development for rural agripreneurs in Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Chile. She is most excited about the involvement of youth tackling the world’s largest issues and promoting talent development and empowerment for young populations navigating the workforce. As a member of the Restless Development Board, she is encouraged by the collaboration and passion of young people and the profound impact that technology and social media have to provide a platform for collective action.