Our Team

Leadership

David Kebo Houngninou

David Kebo Houngninou, Ph.D.

President and Founder
Steven Asher

Steven Asher

Board Member
Marie Paule Guiton

Marie Paule Guiton

Board Treasurer
Ange Kakpo

Ange Kakpo, Ph.D.

Board Secretary
Gonca Hepekiz

Gonca Hepekiz

UX Designer
Didier Alia

Didier Alia, Ph.D.

Programs Evaluation Committee Chair
Florencia Mangini

Florencia Mangini

Lead Product Manager
Catherine Bradley

Catherine Bradley

Grant Writing Consultant
Chloe Cooper

Chloe Cooper

Brand Strategy and Advertising Lead
Member

Wes Deviers

Director of Cloud Infrastructure
Member

Ernie Torralba

Marketing strategist

Technical Mentors and Advisors

Valentina Kroshilina

Valentina Kroshilina

Software Engineering Mentor
Andy Marchese

Andrew Marchese

Advisor in AI/ML
Dhruv Nandakumar

Dhruv Nandakumar

Advisor in AI/ML
Pushkar Mehendale

Pushkar Mehendale

Advisor in AI/ML
Irtiza Kaleem

Irtiza Kaleem

Advisor in AI/ML
Bogdan Tesileanu

Bogdan Tesileanu

Advisor in AI/ML