Sofia Haq is an Investor and Senior Program Manager at Slauson & Co., Founder & CEO of Muslim Women Professionals (MWP) — the fastest-growing organization for Muslim women in the country, and a pitch coach for founders from overlooked communities. Known as Your Hermana/Baji in VC, she is the insider voice bridging the gap between overlooked founders and the venture capital world — demystifying fundraising, reviewing decks, and coaching founders with the kind of access and honesty most people in her position keep to themselves. A daughter of Pakistani and Mexican immigrants raised in Southern California, she has built a career at the intersection of venture capital, community building, and advocacy, becoming one of the most recognized Muslim women working in the VC ecosystem today.

She has been named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Muslims three consecutive years by EqualityX, received the MuslimARC Social Justice Connector Award, and was selected for the Negocios Now Los Angeles Latinos 40 Under 40 list. She is an alumna of the Included VC Fellowship, the Riordan MBA Fellows Program at UCLA Anderson, and studied International Business at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider speaking on the experiences and advancement of Muslim women, and is a sought-after speaker on venture capital, gender equity, and the Muslim community. Her work is grounded in a single conviction: that the founders who will define the next generation of innovation are often the ones who couldn't get in the room. She has spent her career making sure they do.