Meet the team

Anu Bhardwaj

Founder Anu Bhardwaj is a serial social entrepreneur and philanthropist, listed on the 2020 Inc. Magazine Global Top 100 Female Founders and one of seven female award recipients of the 2020 Transform Fund from the Islamic Development Bank (from a pool of 5,000 applicants worldwide). Anu also co-chaired the second annual Blockchain for Impact Summit at the United Nations in 2019, and is the founder of Women Investing in Women Digital with nearly 1 million followers and The State of Women Institute. To connect with Anu on LinkedIn, click here.

Kimberly hosey

Our editor in chief Kimberly Hosey has been a professional editor and writer for over 15 years, covering everything from presidential debates to chili cookoffs. Driven by a passion for equity, justice, and the freedom for all to thrive; she is especially passionate about women’s issues—and the ways their lives and achievements shape and shake the world. To connect with Kimberly on LinkedIn, click here.

David Poppe

Born and raised in Connecticut (US) David Poppe received his BA from Moravian College in business management. He moved to Chiang Mai in 2009 where he set up his own non-profit which focused on improving the English skills and educational opportunities of rural Thai students and novice monks as well as off the beaten path travel. He later merged that non-profit with a large UK charity where David became the country manager and continued to help grow the projects and local team. In 2017, he worked for a social enterprise, World Volunteer, where he set up and ran community development projects and service learning trips for high school students across SE Asia. David Poppe joined The State of Women in 2020 and resides in Chiang Mai with his wife Nid. To connect with David on LinkedIn, click here.

Patrice Strong-Register

Patrice Strong-Register is the founder and CEO of PLR Services LLC and the former executive director of the State of Women Institute, where she now serves as an active board member. She has served as the co-president of Ellevate (formerly 85 Broads) Arizona Chapter, a board member and director of finance for the National Sales Network organization, a facilitator for World Academy for Future of Women and UPI, and a past board member of the Sisterhood Extravaganza. To connect with Patrice on LinkedIn, click here.