Our Team
Our team of talented and passionate employees with diverse experiences help XPRIZE cultivate the next great innovations.
Anousheh Ansari
CEO
JoJo Bahnam
Vice President, Strategic Relations
Amir Banifatemi
General Manager, Innovation & Growth
Nikki Batchelor
Senior Manager, Prize Development and Execution
Sam Blake
Senior Research Associate
Jessica Brown
Director of Visioneering, Strategic Relations
Grant Campany
Senior Director, Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, Prize Development and Execution
Max Cappellari
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Musil Church
Director of Strategy and Impact, Prize Development and Execution
Esther Count
Office of the Chairman
Lisa Covington
Senior Associate, Prize Development and Execution
Kama Craig
Senior Associate, Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, Prize Development and Execution
Neama Dadkhahnikoo
Technical Lead, AI XPRIZE
Roopa Dandamudi
Senior Associate, Prize Development and Execution
Zach David
Data and Reporting Specialist, Strategic Relations
Peter H. Diamandis M.D.
Founder and Executive Chairman
Jennine Dwyer
Senior Director, Relationship Management, Strategic Relations
Maxx Echt
Senior Associate, Project Coordination, Prize Development and Execution
Susan Emmer
Senior Director, Impact Partnerships, Strategic Relations
Marcius Extavour
Senior Director, Energy & Resources, Impact Architecture
Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer
Vice President, Prize Development and Execution
John Greisberger
Manager, Global Impact Strategy
JC Griffith
Senior Graphic Designer, Global Marketing and Communications
Monica Groves
Senior Associate, Adult Literacy XPRIZE, Prize Development and Execution
Brian Guayante
Help Desk Associate, Technology, Data & Analytics
Jade Hardy
Senior Associate, Visioneers, Impact Design
Cindy Hemming
Senior Manager, Paralegal, Legal and Corporate Development
Shay Hershkovitz, PhD
Director of Research, Global Impact Strategy, Impact Architecture
Samantha Jenkins
Producer, Event Production, Global Marketing and Communications
Shlomy Kattan
Senior Director, Learning and Human Potential, Impact Architecture
Dave Kebo
Manager, Video Production, Global Marketing and Communications
Matt Keller
Senior Director, Civil Society, Impact Architecture
Suzanne Kelly
Senior Manager, Technical Operations, Prize Development and Execution
Halisha Kessee
Senior Manager, Finance, Finance Strategy, Operations, & Accounting
Haneen Khalaf
Associate, Adult Literacy XPRIZE, Prize Development and Execution
Allison Klauer
Associate, Human Resources & Administration, People & Talent Impact
Caroline Kolta
Research Associate
Devin Krotman
Director, Prize Development and Execution
Patrick La Cotera
Senior Producer, Event Production, Global Marketing and Communications
Michael Leitch
Technical Manager, Prize Development and Execution
Diana Letourneau, PhD
Senior Manager, Technical Operations, Prize Development and Execution
Anna Lewis
Chief Strategy Officer
Andrew Ley
Manager, Technology Strategy and Operations, Technology, Data, & Analytics
David Locke
Director, Prize Development and Execution
Jon Madjidov
Senior Director, IT Operations and Infrastructure, Technology, Data, & Analytics
Malia Mailes
Senior Associate, Visioneering, Strategic Relations
Jennifer Masaoay
Associate, Digital Asset Management and Production, Global Marketing and Communications
Sean McGregor
Technical Lead
Allyson McKinney-Bader
Manager, Events, Innovation Partnership Program
Daniel Miller
Senior Associate, Project Coordination, Prize Development and Execution
Matthew Mulrennan
Director, Ocean Initiative, Impact Architecture
Jeffrey Nerdin
Vice President, General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Development
Boris Rangelov
Sr. Systems Administrator, Technology, Data & Analytics
Salima Ranmal
Senior Director, Operational Excellence, Prize Development and Execution
Andrew Remsen
Technical Manager, Prize Competitions, Prize Operations
Nicole Ryan
Public Relations Account Manager, Global Marketing and Communications
Sarah Saenz
Manager, Prize Operations
Katherine Schelbert
Senior Manager, Public Relations, Global Marketing and Communications
Erika Scoby
Director of Operations, Strategic Relations
Dan Selz
External Engagement, Visioneering, Strategic Relations
Tim Silman
Senior Manager & Operations Lead, Visioneering, Strategic Relations
Tammy Stockfish
Director, Relationship Management, Strategic Relations
Elke Stoll
Senior Associate, HR Operations
Samir Syed
Web Developer, Lead, Technology, Data & Analytics
Zenia Tata
Chief Impact Officer
Jamese Tatum
Coordinator, Strategic Relations & Global Marketing
Ose Ugochukwu, JD
Senior Director, Legal Counsel, Legal and Corporate Development
Jorge Villacinda
Administrator, HR Operations, People & Talent Impact
Jyotika Virmani
Senior Director, Planet and Environment, Impact Architecture
Jessica Yoon
Associate, Project Coordination, Prize Operations