Alex Gurevich fled Ukraine as a 6-year-old refugee and later raised over $100,000 for HIAS, the organization that helped his family escape, while also supporting Ukrainian refugees through portfolio company initiatives and evacuation efforts. He runs structured performance reviews with his portfolio founders to get systematic feedback on his board effectiveness and advocates for other VCs to adopt this practice, which remains relatively rare in the industry. Alex Gurevich fled Ukraine as a 6-year-old refugee and later raised over $100,000 for HIAS, the organization that helped his family escape, while also supporting Ukrainian refugees through portfolio company initiatives and evacuation efforts. He runs structured performance reviews with his portfolio founders to get systematic feedback on his board effectiveness and advocates for other VCs to adopt this practice, which remains relatively rare in the industry.