Officers and Directors
Melissa L. Bradley, CEO
Melissa L. Bradley has a strong track record of creative and innovative leadership and a background as a social entrepreneur. Prior to Tides, Melissa founded and served as managing director of New Capitalist, an organization that leverages human, financial and social capital to create economically profitable and sustainable individuals, businesses, and communities. In this role, she facilitated over $20 million in venture capital transactions for seed stage companies. Melissa is the founder and former President of Reentry Strategies Institute – the only national criminal justice intermediary explicitly focused on reentry. She founded The Entrepreneurial Development Institute, an international, non-governmental organization, serving youth and their families; and she founded Positive Impact – a collaborative initiative to promote diverse voices and visions within independent media. She has served as a Senior Adviser to the Center for American Progress, as a regular consultant to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Family Economic Security and Civic Engagement, and as a Senior Strategist for Green For All. Her prior work experience also includes serving as Vice President at UBS in the Private Client Group and as a Financial Regulatory Affairs Fellow with the US Department of Treasury.
Joel Solomon, Director
Joel Solomon is CEO of Renewal, a collection of Vancouver based organizations which use business and philanthropy together to work towards creating a triple-bottom-line economy. Renewal has invested in over seventy-five companies that share its commitment to socially responsible growth, including some of the best-known social purpose companies in Canada. He is also Chairman for Renewal2, a social venture investment fund for both private and charitable mission-based investors. Solomon is a founding member of Social Venture Network, Business for Social Responsibility, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, Tides Canada Foundation, and the Sage Centre. He serves on a number of business and charitable boards in the USA and Canada.
Joseph Mouzon, Board Secretary
Joseph Mouzon is the Principal of JAM Consulting; a firm that works with foundations, nonprofits and donors to optimize philanthropy. Previously, as Executive Director of Nonprofit Services for Network for Good powered by Groundspring, Joseph was responsible for the overall leadership of the West coast division. He directed all sales, service and business development, operations, strategic planning, and financial management activities. He also initiated and completed the merger of Network for Good and Groundspring to form the largest nonprofit Technology Service Provider in the U.S. - helping over 31,000 nonprofit organizations generate over $202 million in online donations since the merger. His board and advisory board experience includes: the Council on Foundations Technology Task Force, the Unified School District of San Francisco - School to Career, Craigslist Foundation, Jewish Vocational Services, and The Antonio Pizzigati Prize Prize for Software in the Public Interest.