About Us
Our Team
Our team of talented and passionate employees with diverse experiences help XPRIZE cultivate the next great innovations.
Anousheh Ansari
CEO
Amir Banifatemi
Chief Innovation and Growth Officer
Nicole Barboza
Associate, Prize Operations
Nikki Batchelor
Director, Prize Operations
Max Cappellari
Chief Technology Officer
Esther Count
Office of the Chairman
Lisa Covington
Program Director, Impact & Design
Kama Craig
Associate, Post Prize Operations
Neama Dadkhahnikoo
Director of AI and Data Operations
Roopa Dandamudi
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Zach David
Specialist, Programmatic Giving
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Peter H. Diamandis M.D.
Founder and Executive Chairman
Tommy Dierkes
Senior Specialist, Sponsorships, Stakeholder Relations
Maxx Echt
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Susan Emmer
Vice President, Alliances Sponsor Relations
Marcius Extavour, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Energy & Resources
Jose Fiallos
Director, People & Culture
Jordan Giali
Community Lead, XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion
Monique Golden
Social Science Lead, Rapid Reskilling XPRIZE
Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer
Chief Prize Operations Officer
John Greisberger
Manager, XPRIZE Rainforest
Monica Groves
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Jade Hardy
Director, Finance & Accounting
Cindy Hemming
Senior Manager, Paralegal, Legal and Corporate Development
Sofia Hernandez-Tapia
Executive Assistant, CMO
Peter Houlihan
Vice President, Biodiversity & Conservation
Allison Klauer
Community Lead, XPRIZE Rainforest
Caroline Kolta
Program Lead, XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion
Jay Kossifos
Chief Marketing Officer
Devin Krotman
Director, Prize Operations, IBM Watson AI XPRIZE & Global Learning XPRIZE
Michael Leitch
Technical Lead, Prize Operations, NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE
David Locke
Executive Director, Prize Operations, ANA Avatar XPRIZE
Anna Lucier, JD
Director, Individual Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Jon Madjidov
Senior Director, IT Operations and Infrastructure, Technology, Data, & Analytics
Terry Mulligan
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Christian Muñoz
Front End Developer, Technology, Data & Analytics
Bryan Namba
Project Manager, Racial Equity Alliance
Colin Peartree
Team Coordinator, Prize Operations, ANA Avatar XPRIZE
David Poli
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Boris Rangelov
Sr. Systems Administrator, Technology, Data & Analytics
John Rash
Vice President, Entertainment & Culture Engagement
Rachel Rose
Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO
Sarah Saenz
Manager, Prize Operations
Shah Selbe
Technical Consultant, XPRIZE Rainforest
Dan Selz
Impact Director
John Sperry
Web Systems Analyst
Tammy Stockfish
Director, Account Management
Elke Stoll
Senior Associate, Accounting
Zenia Tata
Chief Impact Officer
Andrew Tauhert
Chief Advancement Officer
Ose Ugochukwu, JD
General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Development
Meredith Walker
Global Economist and Head of Prize Advancement
Brianne Ward
Project Specialist, XPRIZE Connect
Candice Wu
Strategist, Programmatic Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Jessica Yoon
Senior Associate, Impact & Design