Enrique Allen is one of the founding members of The Designer Fund, a community of designers that invest in designers through angel funding, mentorship and connections to their network. He's also part of the founding team at 500 Startups, an early stage seed fund and accelerator in Silicon Valley, where he now serves as a venture advisor. Previously he was a designer in residence with Facebook's fbFund & Venrock.

As a Bay Area native and Stanford alum, Enrique continues to teach at the d.school and collaborate with the Persuasive Tech Lab. When away from a computer screen, he enjoys meditating, making public art and playing soccer.

Email Enrique or @twitter.com/enriqueallen