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A community of ingenuity
Our founders
![Eric Schmidt headshot](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Profile_Img.jpg)
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As Google’s Chief Executive Officer, he pioneered Google’s transformation from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman...
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Wendy Schmidt
Wendy Schmidt is a philanthropist and investor who has spent the past 17 years creating innovative non-profit organizations to work with communities around the world for clean, renewable energy, healthy food systems, healthy oceans and the protection of human rights.
Our team
![Mikey Abela](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-2373-300x200.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Myeashea Alexander](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MyeasheaPhoto-e1689602379116-225x300.jpg)
Director, Network and Community Building
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Director, Talent Ventures
![Siddhartha Bose](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_6466-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Thalia Charles](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-10-at-5.12.47-PM-300x235.png)
Human Resource Business Partner, Manager
![Kareen Fares](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Kareen-Headshot-200x300.jpeg)
Analyst
![Alanna Flores](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC_6340-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Mark German](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC_4159-300x300.jpg)
Executive Director, Rise
![Elias Hanno](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Image-5-18-23-at-5.23-PM-300x257.jpeg)
Manager, Research and Impact
![Lorena Huang Liu](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Headshot-1-300x300.jpg)
Manager
![Mia Jackson](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_6349-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Karalyn Johnson](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kara-Johnson-Headshot-scaled-e1686003293213-254x300.jpg)
Program Delivery Associate
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Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
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Senior Manager, Selection and Global Outreach
![Madison McCormick](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC_3832-300x300.jpg)
Associate
![Swathi Ramprasad](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_6508-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Lauren Ratto](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lauren-Ratto-Headshot-300x298.jpg)
Associate
![Meher Rehman](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_0383-scaled-e1657114697248-246x300.jpg)
Senior Manager
![Sabrina Roshan](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Sabrina-headshot-300x300.png)
Senior Director
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Senior Product Manager
![Sahana Srinivasan](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_6403-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
![Eiko Tsukamoto headshot](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Eiko-T-Photo-300x300.png)
Senior Manager, Student Experience, Rise
![Catherine Zhang](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_6300-300x300.jpg)
Product Manager, Technologists for Global Transformation
Advisors
![James Manyika headshot](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Manyika-James-3-300x237.jpg)
Senior Advisor
![Fareed Zakaria headshot](https://www.schmidtfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fareed-Zakaria-photo-300x200.jpg)
Senior Advisor