team
newlab staff
We are founders, scientists, engineers, investors, and operators. Now we use our expertise to help critical technology founders go further, faster.

Newlab Co-founder and Chairman. Serial entrepreneur, investor. Board member of St. Ann’s Warehouse and Pioneer Works.

Policy, Strategy & Public-Private Partnerships. Previously: ACME Capital, Silicon Foundry, Sherpa Capital, Harrison & Shriftman.

Engineer, Investor, and Venture Builder. Previously: SOSV, HAX, IDEO, MIT Engineering, and various startups.

Ecosystem Builder, Investor and Operator. Previously: Spiro Devices, AppliedXL, Partnership Fund for NYC, Founder in Residence at Antler.

Strategist, Architect & Builder. Previously: IDEO, Valerio Dewalt Train, Harvard, co-founder at Field Notes Dialogue.

Strategy, Finance, and Startup Advisor. Previously: Head of Sustainability at HSBC, BCG, London Business School.

Engineer & Builder. Previously: General Director of Renewable Energy Policies at the Ministry of Energy in Saudi Arabia, Kearney, MIT.

Chemical Engineer and Strategist. Previously: Low-carbon fuels at Shell, Venture and Innovation at Reckitt, LanzaTech.

Engineer, Entrepreneur and Platform Lead. Previously: Founding Engineer at Wafer, Harvard MSMBA, MIT Engineering.

Sustainability, Policy and Innovation Expert. Previously consultant at Eunomia Research, IBM, Edelman.

Experiential Marketing, Storytelling, and Event Activation. Previously: Brand events and creative production at Nordstrom & Trish McEvoy.

Scientist, Founder, Investor. Harvard and Oxford Alum. Previously: J.P. Morgan, DOD, Firefly Aerospace.

Engineer, Builder, and Mentor. Previously: Hexagon, Fictiv, Markforged, University of Michigan.

Art & Product Realization Manager. Metal fabricator, educator, and artist. Previously founder of an independent metal shop founder & professor at College for Creative Studies.

Chemical Engineer and Innovation Strategist. Advisory Member, Imagine H20. Previously: Research and Technical Program Management.

Commercialization Expert & Engineer. Previously: Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Petra, MIT Innovator Under 35, Stanford Engineering.

Energy Systems and Natural Resources Expert. Board Member, Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems. Previously: Mitsubishi Power.

Energy Policy & Ecosystem Strategist. Previously: Federal Science & Tech Policy at Institute for Defense Analysis; Partnerships & Commercialization at a Nuclear Energy Startup.

Sustainability & Public Policy. Former Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer for the White House, U.S. Department of State, DBL Partners, Bain & Co.

Ecosystem Strategy, Softlanding & Internacionalization. Previously: National Agency of Research and Innovation, Catalizadores de Valor Inter-American Development Bank.

Community Operations Leader and Connector. Previously: Member experience operations at WeWork and lululemon.

Investment Operations & Portfolio Lead. Previously: Kuramo Capital Management, Mirova Sunfunder, TEF Fellow.

Engineer & Strategic Operator. Previously: Partnerships & Advisory at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Corporate Strategy at Aramco, Wharton.

Industry Partnerships, Startup Product & Commercialization. Previously: Global Head at Revolut, Strategic Design & Innovation studies across Europe.

Researcher, Designer and Strategist. Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson & Johnson.

Engineer, Investor, Ecosystem Builder. Previously: PM at Goldman Sachs, investor at TechNexus, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sustainability at Columbia University.

Energy, Technology, and Program Strategist. Previously: EFI Foundation, Schneider Electric. Alum: CMU Energy, Bristol Engineering.

Strategic Growth, Market Development, Partnerships. Previously: Goldman Sachs Alternative Investments.

Go to Market Strategist, Designer, Filmmaker. Previously: Brand and Content Strategy at Accenture, Anomaly, Siegel + Gale.

Pilots, Programs, Infrastructure and Venture activations. Previously: Amazon Freight, fresh and supply chain design.

Creative technologist. Digital Fabrication Specialist. Production manager. Light artist. Intersecting art and technology to design interactive installations. NYU Tisch.

Product Strategist & Chief of Staff. Previously: Customer Engagement at HX Expeditions & Capgemini Invent; Product at Leviton Manufacturing.

Materials Science and Engineering, Innovation Expert. Previously: Ph.D. at EPFL, Research & Innovation Manager at Straumann Group.

People Operations Leader & Employee Advocate. Previously: HR Consulting, global employment compliance, and people ops at various startups.

Technical Program Manager, chemical and material resilience. Previously: defense & sustainability at Noblis. Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Alum.

Senior Manager of Business Operations, streamlining processes and driving cross‑team initiatives. Previously: Project Management and Community Coordination at Newlab.

Engineer, Founder and Investor. Previously: Yamaha Motor Ventures, Amazon, GM Ventures, AutoBike, University of Michigan, Lawrence Tech.

Strategy, Planning, Finance, Reporting & Modeling. Previously: Sabre, Dufry Group, Tenaris, PwC.

Community building, startup and membership operations. Previously NYSERDA, Americorps.

Mechanical engineer and strategist. Previously: McKinsey & Co, Inter-American Development Bank, Abengoa.

Associate Chief of Staff. Strategic Operations. Internal Communications. Board & Investor Relations. Previously: H.I. Executive Consulting.

Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis. Previously: May Mobility, LNW, University of Michigan BBA

Program Director, Founder Fellowship. Strategy Lead, New Climate Futures. Ecosystem Builder. Scaling hardtech climate solutions from lab to market.

Member experience and community building. Cultivating a welcoming and inclusive environment for staff and members.
Advisors
Newlab CEO, Co-founder, Chairman of the Board. Founder of DBI Projects and MACRO-SEA. Board member of St. Ann’s Warehouse and Pioneer Works.
Newlab Co-founder and serial entrepreneur. Investor in frontier technology and impact-driven ventures.
Harvard Business School Professor, Co-founder of Axilor Ventures, and Author. Board member of AES Corporation and SKS Microfinance.
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Green Frontier Capital. Impact investor. Champion of climate innovation in emerging markets.
Vice-Chair of kyu and Executive-Chair of SYPartners. Board member of Paramount Global, IDEO, GDP, Lexington, and Management Leadership of Tomorrow (MLT).
Group Chief Communications and Corporate Affairs Officer at MCH. Former Chief Strategy and Communications Adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Board member at Rincell Corporation, SquareOne Energy, and Green Frontier Capital. Previously Citibank; Goldman Sachs; Lehman Brothers; JPMorgan.
Vice-Chair of Topsoe Holding, Board member of Topsoe, Advisory Board Member at Center for Global Energy Policy, climate tech investor, restaurateur.
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