Our Team
Our team of talented and passionate employees with diverse experiences help XPRIZE cultivate the next great innovations.
Krishna Anand
Data Scientist, Data & Innovation Strategy
Anousheh Ansari
CEO
Anupa Asokan
Project Manager, Prize Operations, Ocean Initiative
JoJo Bahnam
Vice President, Partnerships
Amir Banifatemi
General Manager, Innovation & Growth
Nicole Barboza
Associate, Prize Operations
Nikki Batchelor
Director, Prize Operations
James Burbridge
Senior Associate, Prize Operations
Grant Campany
Senior Director, Prize Operations, Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE
Max Cappellari
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Musil Church, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Global Learning XPRIZE
Chris Classen
Vice President, Events and Experience
Courtney Colman, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer
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
Data and Reporting Specialist, Strategic Relations
Peter H. Diamandis M.D.
Founder and Executive Chairman
Maxx Echt
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Susan Emmer
Senior Director, Brand Partnerships
Marcius Extavour, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Energy & Resources
Jose Fiallos
Director, Organizational Development and Talent Strategy, People & Culture
Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer
Vice President, Prize Operations
John Greisberger
Manager, Rainforest XPRIZE
JC Griffith
Manager, Graphic Design, Global Marketing and Communications
Monica Groves
Project Manager, Prize Operations
Brian Guayante
Help Desk Associate, Technology, Data & Analytics
Kathleen Hamrick
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Jade Hardy
Director, Finance & Accounting
Cindy Hemming
Senior Manager, Paralegal, Legal and Corporate Development
Shay Hershkovitz, PhD
Director of Research, Global Impact Strategy, Impact Architecture
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
People & Culture Guru (HR Generalist)
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
Director, Prize Management
Anna Lucier
Director, Individual Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Jon Madjidov
Senior Director, IT Operations and Infrastructure, Technology, Data, & Analytics
Malia Mailes
External Relations and Project Manager, Events and Experience
Jennifer Masaoay
Associate, Digital Asset Management and Production, Global Marketing and Communications
Terry Mulligan
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Bryan Namba
Associate Project Manager, Impact & Design
David Poli
Senior Associate, Research, Impact & Design
Boris Rangelov
Sr. Systems Administrator, Technology, Data & Analytics
Salima Ranmal
Senior Director of Operations, Strategic Relations
Rachel Rose
Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO
Nicole Ryan
Public Relations Account Manager, Global Marketing and Communications
Sarah Saenz
Manager, Avatar XPRIZE
Nicolas Sanchez
Manager, Project Management and Development, Information Technology
Katherine Schelbert
Senior Manager, Public Relations, Global Marketing and Communications
Dan Selz
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Tim Silman
Product Manager, Impact & Design
Rev. Chris Spearman
Senior Director, Individual Giving, Stakeholder Relations
Tammy Stockfish
Director, Account Management, Business Affairs
Elke Stoll
Senior Associate, Accounting
Samir Syed
Director, Web Development, Technology, Data & Analytics
Zenia Tata
Chief Impact Officer
Marc Terry
Director, Talent Acquisition
Renee Topper
Senior Copywriter, Marketing
Andrea Trowbridge
Vice President, People and Culture
Ose Ugochukwu, JD
General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Development
Jyotika Virmani, PhD
Executive Director, Prize Operations, Planet & Environment
Jessica Yoon
Senior Associate, Impact & Design