Rudy Gadre

Rudy Gadre is a seasoned legal and business professional with extensive experience in technology and finance. As Co-Founder and Chairman of Denkyem Coop since 2018, Rudy is dedicated to providing affordable financing and business education to black-owned enterprises aimed at fostering generational wealth. Rudy holds the position of General Partner for Fund III at Founders Co-op since 2014 and has previously served as VP of Business Operations at Evri and VP & General Counsel at Facebook, Inc. Notably, Rudy was VP & Associate General Counsel at Amazon.com, focusing on business development and intellectual property. Rudy began a legal career as an Associate at Perkins Coie, LLP after earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 1994.