Women Leading Change: Justice Through Innovation

Join The Authentic Asian community in Silicon Valley with two trailblazing women who are reshaping the future of justice, advocacy, and technology.

Misa Chien, Founder and CEO of The Authentic Asian will moderate a powerful conversation with our two incredible speakers who are both members of The Authentic Asian. We will learn more about domestic violence issues and the resources needed to support survivors, and be more informed about what we can do to help them seek justice.

Girija Gaur, Ph.D., J.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Deep-Skin
Girija brings over a decade of experience across complex semiconductor technologies, photonics, and high-energy radiation effects. She is also a patent-holding inventor and legal scholar. At Deep-Skin, she leads the development of AI-powered medical imaging tools that detect and document deep tissue injuries—especially for survivors of physical abuse with no visible surface injuries.

By turning invisible trauma into scientifically validated evidence, Deep-Skin empowers survivors—regardless of skin tone, body type, or underlying conditions—to acquire, authenticate, and manage their medical records and significantly improve access-to-justice outcomes.

Deborah Son, MSW (she/her)
CEO & Executive Director, Family Violence Appellate Project
Deborah is an experienced nonprofit executive and public health leader, focused on advancing organizational strategies that innovate, strengthen impact, and deepen social and political reach. Her work spans movement building in prevention, health advocacy, anti-violence, and equity. As CEO of the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP), the only nonprofit in California providing free legal assistance to domestic violence survivors who need to appeal trial court decisions that put them or their children at risk of ongoing abuse. FVAP empowers abuse survivors across California, helping them get the safety and justice they deserve. Deborah is dedicated to transforming outcomes for survivors and shifting legal systems toward justice and safety.

A special thank you to our sponsor for making this event possible.

Sponsor – Deep-Skin
Deep-Skin is developing AI-powered medical imaging tools for making invisible deep tissue injuries—for victims of assault—visible. With scientifically proven evidence of physical abuse, Deep-Skin is committed to assisting victims acquire, authenticate, and manage evidentiary records – irrespective of skin tone, obesity, and other underlying conditions—and significantly improve access-to-justice outcomes.

The Need:

• 10 million survivors of domestic violence (DV) every year – however, in 50% of the cases, there are no visible injuries. This leads to survivors fail to realize the severity of their injuries.

• In one study, only 1% sought medical care.

The Team:
Co-Founders: Girija Gaur, Ph.D., J.D. (CEO) and Ali Khan (COO)