Soviet born, Irene Brinker came to the US as a refugee and had the privilege of an early childhood in Chicago’s diverse Rogers Park neighborhood where Devon Avenue was renamed in honor of Golda Meir, Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, (lovingly referred to as immigrant ally.) A serial entrepreneur and 20+ year veteran revenue hacker whose adventures have led her across the globe, she currently lives in Austin, TX and is the CEO and Founder of Devali Inc, a textile-based health and safety innovation startup developing products for the senior, sports, military and medical markets.