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Noosheen Hashemi is a philanthropist with a passion for entrepreneurship and economic development. Since 2003, she has led HAND Foundation's efforts to prevent child sexual abuse, strengthen the global middle class and advance the philanthropic sector through educational and research grants.  

Between 1997 and 2003, Ms. Hashemi was an independent investor and advisor in the software industry.  In 1996, she joined Quote.com, a profitable personal finance pioneer, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Between 1985 and 1995, Ms. Hashemi held various management positions at Oracle Corporation where she took active part in software’s meteoric rise as an industry. She was appointed Director of Finance and Administration in 1988 and named Vice President in 1990. In 1991, she won Oracle's "Against All Odds Award" for her role in the company's financial turnaround. In 1993, she led expansion of Oracle services as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Oracle’s Worldwide Education.

Ms. Hashemi is a trustee of the India Community Center in Milpitas, Calif. She was the co-founder and former chair of PARSA Community Foundation and previously served on the board of MIT’s Iranian Studies Program as well as the advisory board of Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives. She has been awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and CEDAW Human Rights Award for Philanthropy. She holds a B.S. in Economics from San Jose State University and an M.S. in Management from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business where she became a Sloan Fellow.