Our Team
Our team of talented and passionate employees with diverse experiences help XPRIZE cultivate the next great innovations.
Anousheh Ansari
CEO
Krishna Anand
Data Scientist, Data & Innovation Strategy
Anupa Asokan
Project Manager, Prize Operations, Ocean Initiative
Amir Banifatemi
General Manager, Innovation & Growth
Nicole Barboza
Associate, Prize Operations
Nikki Batchelor
Director, Prize Operations
James Burbridge
Senior Associate, Prize Operations
Max Cappellari
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Musil Church, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Global Learning XPRIZE
Chris Classen
Vice President, Events and Experience
Esther Count
Office of the Chairman
Lisa Covington
Product Lead, Impact & Design
Kama Craig
Associate, Post Prize Operations
Neama Dadkhahnikoo
Technical Lead, Prize Operations, IBM Watson AI XPRIZE
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
Senior Director, Brand Partnerships
Marcius Extavour, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Energy & Resources
Jose Fiallos
Director, People & Culture
Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer
Senior Vice President, Prize Operations
John Greisberger
Manager, Rainforest XPRIZE
Monica Groves
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Kathleen Hamrick
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Jade Hardy
Director, Finance & Accounting
Cindy Hemming
Senior Manager, Paralegal, Legal and Corporate Development
Peter Houlihan
Technical Lead, Prize Operations, Rainforest XPRIZE
Samantha Jenkins
Producer, Events and Experience
Shlomy Kattan, PhD
Vice President, Stakeholder Relations
Sevag Kechichian
Research Analyst, Global Impact Strategy, Impact Architecture
Haneen Khalaf
Principal Project Manager, Office of the CEO
Allison Klauer
Project Relations Specialist, Rainforest XPRIZE
Caroline Kolta
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Devin Krotman
Director, Prize Operations, IBM Watson AI XPRIZE & Global Learning XPRIZE
Patrick La Cotera
Senior Producer, Events and Experience
Michael Leitch
Technical Lead, Prize Operations, NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE
Diana Letourneau, PhD
Technical Lead, Prize Operations, Adult Literacy XPRIZE
David Locke
Prize Director, Prize Operations, ANA Avatar XPRIZE & Rainforest XPRIZE
Anna Lucier, JD
Director, Individual Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Leah Lugo
Senior Accounting Manager, Finance
Jon Madjidov
Senior Director, IT Operations and Infrastructure, Technology, Data, & Analytics
Terry Mulligan
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Bryan Namba
Associate Project Manager, Impact & Design
Colin Peartree
Team Coordinator, Prize Operations, ANA Avatar XPRIZE
David Poli
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Boris Rangelov
Sr. Systems Administrator, Technology, Data & Analytics
Rachel Rose
Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO
Nicole Ryan
Public Relations Account Manager, Global Marketing and Communications
Sarah Saenz
Manager, Avatar XPRIZE
Katherine Schelbert
Senior Manager, Public Relations, Global Marketing and Communications
Shah Selbe
Technical Consultant, Rainforest XPRIZE
Dan Selz
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Brionna Simons
Marketing Strategist, Global Marketing and Communications
Rev. Chris Spearman
Senior Director, Individual Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Tammy Stockfish
Director, Account Management, Business Affairs
Elke Stoll
Senior Associate, Accounting
Heather Sutton
Project Specialist, Impact & Design
Samir Syed
Director, Web Development, Technology, Data & Analytics
Zenia Tata
Chief Impact Officer
Andrew Tauhert
Vice President, Partnerships
Marc Terry
Director, Talent Acquisition
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