SUSAN DANZIGER

WALLY FARMS | EUTOPIA FOUNDATION | THE SPARK OF HUDSON | HUDSON UP

Susan Danziger is building Eutopia (Greek for a “good place,” not a “perfect place”) through an eponymous venture firm and foundation. Her 100+ investments focus on historically underrepresented founders and funders, and she creates replicable models with pilots in affordable housing (HudsonDots), universal basic income (HudsonUP), and medical debt relief. She also founded Wally Farms, a climate action farm as well as The Spark of Hudson, a community learning hub – and she owns The West Taghkanic Diner. Named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan was listed as one of the “Worthy 100” innovators and was awarded “Eco-Activist” in the Hudson Valley. She serves on the advisory council of Entrepreneurship at Cornell and WE Cornell and is a member of the President’s Council for Cornell Women (PCCW).  She received a B.A. as a College Scholar from Cornell University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.