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Vision Circle members contribute a minimum of $500,000 per year.</p></div></div></p> </header> <section class="people__section"> <div class="grid grid--sm"> <a href="/about/people/the-ansari-family" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/a65b7306-7c44-4db8-89cf-502d926383de/ansari_family.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="The Ansari Family"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">The Ansari Family</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/carl-barney" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/1c0173a2-4706-485f-8024-80f6239c0f8f/Carl-Barney%5B80%5D.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Carl Barney"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Carl Barney</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/sergey-brin" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/9e6e824e-9b60-4d7f-802b-7af6e8179fa6/Sergey_Brin.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Sergey Brin"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Sergey Brin</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/clark-cheng" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/9b53af27-31d1-4615-8f5c-dfdda4ba775b/Clark%20Cheng.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Clark Cheng"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Clark Cheng</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/gil-and-elyssa-elbaz" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/4ea98074-abb6-4801-8c72-c83635bc9801/NEW_%20Gil%20and%20Elyssa%20Elbaz.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Gil and Elyssa Elbaz"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Gil and Elyssa Elbaz</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/paresh-ghelani" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/51732a60-e7ad-4a57-b419-3154a9e05a7d/paresh_ghelani.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Paresh Ghelani"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Paresh Ghelani</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/naveen-and-anu-jain" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/e79387f9-d7d2-4e00-b700-60a9fed1f26f/anu_naveen%20750x872.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Naveen and Anu Jain"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Naveen and Anu Jain</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/george-m-marcus" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/3a9645bd-1ca5-4f4a-8359-006d2b4683e8/George_Marcus.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="George M. Marcus"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">George M. Marcus</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/rob-mcewen" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/c5e7d019-2eaa-4392-9d16-006f136f82f5/RobMcEwen_1.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Rob McEwen"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Rob McEwen</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/richard-merkin-md" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/d1277b06-3778-40f2-818e-79952aaf2671/RichardMerkin.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Richard Merkin M.D."> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Richard Merkin M.D.</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/dustin-moskovitz" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/3790cb1e-29d8-4431-91a3-9c9f29c5a1fb/Dustin_Moskovitz.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Dustin Moskovitz"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Dustin Moskovitz</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/larry-page" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/9da25564-a085-4df4-853e-963ecc6051cd/Larry_Page.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Larry Page"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Larry Page</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/sidd-pagidipati" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/dffda6b6-92ec-49c6-a818-d2f2a3f3bb18/Sidd%20Pagidipati.jpeg" alt="Sidd Pagidipati"> </div> <figcaption> <p class="bio-card__name">Sidd Pagidipati</p> <p class="bio-card__title"></p> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/about/people/ricardo-b-salinas" class="bio-card"> <figure> <div class="bio-card__image"> <img src="https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/5cb25086-82d2-4c89-94f0-8450813a0fd3/ffd55c3b-bc5b-4fce-a084-cbdf7ee1c334/Ricardo_Salinas_2.jpg?fm=jpg&auto=format" alt="Ricardo B. 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