Vera Bowen, Xavier Ginesta and Tony Tabatznik: GPC New Members

Join us in welcoming these three new GPC members!

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Vera Bowen

In her role as Shield-Ayres Foundation president, Vera Bowen cultivates community financial support for the nonprofit family foundation’s mission to support human services, social justice, and environmental conservation. She also serves on the EverGreen Austin board and the advisory council of A ROCHA USA.

As president of the Shield Ranch Foundation, Vera Ayres Bowen’s focus is on outdoor education and outreach programs. She is passionate about providing opportunities for children and adults to experience beauty and mystery in the natural world.

Vera and her family steward three ranches encompassing 37,000 acres of sustainably managed wildlands in Central and West Texas. We are deeply committed to the preservation of the natural world and to the protection of the lands and waters on which all life depends. We are acutely aware that our actions today impact future generations who will inherit the world we leave them. We seek to care for the land in a manner that provides clean water and air, open space, and a mosaic of habitats for native plants and wildlife.

Sanctuary
We know from experience that places of natural beauty awaken our relationship with ourselves, with the land, and with the mystery of spirit. Five generations of our family have experienced Shield Ranch as a sacred space and a refuge, and we desire to share our experience of this place with others.

Community
We are rooted in the natural and human communities to which we belong. We listen closely to the land, and we rely on the knowledge and expertise of others. We are committed to deepening and broadening our collaboration with a diverse array of partners.

Vera finds joy in exploring the natural world and expressing gratitude through artistic expression. She loves playing with her five grandchildren and enjoys sharing the ranches with her grown children and their spouses. Vera earned a Bachelor of Arts in religion from the University of the South and has a certificate in Eco Spirituality from the Seminary of the Wild Earth. Born and raised in San Antonio, she now lives in Austin. 

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Xavier Ginesta

Xavi Ginesta founded Voxel in 1998, a Barcelona-based company that became a global leader in electronic invoicing and payments for the travel industry. Voxel was recognized as the third best workplace in Spain by the Best Workplaces ranking in 2019 and 2020.  

Xavi’s professional journey has always been closely intertwined with a personal commitment to fostering a more conscious worldview.

This dedication led him to become CEO of the Spanish chapter of Conscious Capitalism in 2019 and to co-author the book Humanitas with Sergi Torres in 2022. That same year, he co-founded The Festival of Consciousness, a landmark event that ultimately inspired his decision to sell Voxel in 2024 and fully align his personal and professional paths through the creation of the Humanitas Foundation.

The Humanitas Foundation supports initiatives rooted in transformational philanthropy. Unlike traditional impact philanthropy, which seeks to solve systemic problems without altering the system itself, transformational philanthropy addresses the underlying mindset that gives rise to those problems—aiming for deep inner impact as a catalyst for systemic outer change.

Xavi holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering by La Salle School of Engineering (Ramon Llull University) and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from New York University (NYU).

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Tony Tabatznik

Tony Tabatznik of the Tabatznik family is a world renowned philanthropist for social justice, with an abiding passion for documentary. He is the co-founder of the Bertha Foundation (berthafoundation.org), which dreams of a more just world and supports forms of activism that aim to bring about change. The Foundation champions those using media, law and enterprise as tools to achieve their vision, envisioning a society where stories come from many different voices, where law is used as a tool for justice and where business delivers positive social impact.