The Bay area community leaders who participate in our cohorts are the heart of Kaleidoscope.  Jessica Budnitz and Roger M. Low are Co-Directors and Co-Founders of Kscope.

 

JESSICA BUDNITZ

Co-Founder, Co-Director, and Executive Director, Kaleidoscope​

With Roger, Jessica co-founded and co-directs Kaleidoscope. Before moving to San Francisco, for 10 years Jessica served as a Lecturer on Law and Managing Director of the Harvard Law School Child Advocacy Program, which she co-founded.  She was awarded an Echoing Green Fellowship to create Juvenile Justice Partners, a child-focused legal clinic which was a catalyst for the Child Advocacy Program.  For many years, she was a Residential Tutor in Leverett House at Harvard College, where she provided professional, academic and personal counseling to undergraduates and alums.

 

​ROGER M. LOW

Co-Founder and Co-Director, Kaleidoscope
 
Roger co-founded and co-directs Kaleidoscope.  He is active in the Bay area nonprofit community, including Camp Tawonga (former Board member and Chair of the Governance Committee), Temple Emanu-El (former Board member), The Imagine Bus Project (currently on the Finance Committee), and Larkin Street.  Roger is President of the RMLow Foundation. For over 20 years, Roger ran Parallax Fund, an investment fund.  Roger enjoys bringing people together and facilitating worthwhile sharing and connections.