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Sheri Sobrato Brisson

Founder, Resonance Philanthropies

Sheri Sobrato has made it her life’s mission to empower children and teens facing serious or chronic illnesses. Leveraging personal experience as a survivor of brain cancer as a young adult, Sheri has lead patient support programs and developed Shadow’s Edge, a mobile game for young people faced with health or other challenges. She is an early-stage impact investor in promising healthcare companies focused on unmet medical needs. Sheri’s personal philanthropy contributes to pediatric cancer research, adolescent mental health, and impact media, among other causes. Sheri is a Trustee of The Sobrato Family Foundation and holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and A.B. from Stanford University. She lives near San Francisco with her husband, Eric Brisson. Together with their two teen children, they are passionate about discovering the world and saving the oceans.