Babbs has over two decades of experience in the finance and investment industry and is the founder and CEO of Lariat Wealth Management. She spent the bulk of her career in institutional asset management as an equity research analyst for Janus Capital and Denver Investment Advisors. Prior to that, she held positions as a senior associate at investment banking firm Green Manning and Bunch, Ltd. and as an associate in Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.’s debt capital markets group in New York. 

Maia Babbs

Shashwata Prateek Dutta

Dutta, one of five alumni trustees on the board, is a K-12 education leader, serving as the deputy director of K-12 policy and strategic initiatives for Education Reform Now. He previously served as the Colorado policy director for Democrats for Education Reform in Denver where he wrote and helped pass legislation that expanded access to rigorous classes for low-income students, increased funding for school counselors to increase FAFSA completion rates and worked with a wide variety of stakeholders to increase resources for drop-out prevention efforts. Dutta’s experience also includes teaching fifth and sixth grade history, developing and implementing curriculum, and serving fellowships at the New Mexico Department of Education and Bellingham Public Schools in Washington state.