Millennium Magazine_18th Ed_ Laurie Urbancik

173 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition ENTREPRENEURS related conditions, and she is responsible for the creation of a second chair of neurotechnology at the University of California, San Francisco and an endowment fund supporting the continued research of Dr. Geoffrey Manley, an expert in neurotrauma. Outside her primary vocation, Ms. Collins is a published author whose works include “Tien Oung Liu: A 20th Century Chinese Profile,” a 2023 memoir of the businessman and scholar, and “God is Good,” a spiritual memoir focusing on the transformative power of faith. She anticipates beginning work on a film adaptation of “God is Good” in late 2024 and hopes to use her reach to empower others through stories of her faith journey. Ms. Collins is active in her church community, where she attends three Bible studies each week, and credits her success to the inspiration that she takes from her spiritual practice. firm offering a full suite of asset management services focused on stocks, private equities and real estate holdings, since 1982. In recognition of her impact as an investor and executive, Ms. Collins has been included in the San Francisco Business Times’ list of the 150 most influential women in Bay Area business. For decades, she has used her role in the community to make an impact through philanthropy, serving on the board of the San Francisco Symphony and as a trustee of organizations including the University of California Berkeley Foundation, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, Grace Cathedral, and the 1990 Foundation. Ms. Collins is also the chief executive officer of the Margaret Liu Foundation and has lent her business expertise to numerous startup ventures as a board member and investor. She is particularly dedicated to advancing research in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries and “Ms.Collins hopes to use her reach to empower others through stories of her faith journey.”

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