Access Plus Capital VP Ushan Samarakone Dies at 32, Mourned Across Fresno Business Community
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Updated · The Business Journal · Sep 17
Access Plus Capital VP Ushan Samarakone Dies at 32, Mourned Across Fresno Business Community
1 articles · Updated · The Business Journal · Sep 17
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Ushan Samarakone, 32, vice president of impact at Access Plus Capital, died Sept. 10, prompting tributes across Fresno’s small-business community; his cause of death was not disclosed.
Access Plus Capital said Samarakone had been a deeply valued colleague and community leader whose work touched the firm, SCALE Fresno and the wider region.
Thursday’s inaugural SCALE Success Summit observed a moment of silence, and CEO Tate Hill said much of the event’s programming had already been designed by Samarakone.
SCALE Fresno aims to raise small-business ownership in Fresno County by 30% by 2030, a goal Samarakone had supported from the initiative’s start.
Colleagues said the Sri Lanka-born leader helped elevate Southeast Asian voices and was instrumental to regional partnership programs, underscoring his broader impact on Central Valley business development.