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.

Industrial Designer. Design Researcher. Product Design studio cofounder. Fabrication and carpentry expert focused on alternate material-based research.

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 and professor at the 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.

Strategic Partnerships & Energy Policy. Previously: Innovation lead at GNO, Inc., H2theFuture & Louisiana Future Energy collaboratives.

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

Experimental Designer and Maker, Product Solver, Production Optimization. Previously: Fabricator of bespoke products, Cranbrook Academy of Art, RIT.

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.

Building Operations and Maintenance Director. Compliance and optimization. Building whisperer. Previously: Facilities Manager, Google NYC.

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.

Operator and financial leader. Builder of systems, connector of people, driver of growth.

Member experience and community building. Cultivating a welcoming and inclusive environment for staff and members.

Product Strategist & Chief of Staff. Previously: Product Management & Customer Engagement Consulting.

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

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

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

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

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.

Data-driven strategist driving operational excellence and scalable data systems across Newlab's global platform.

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

Cultivating Connection & Managing Purpose-Driven Events for Innovation. Previously: Member experience operations at Nordstrom

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

Product Designer and Maker. Combines design thinking with hands-on fabrication to bring ideas to life. Previously: product development in exhibits, defense, and motorsport. CCS alum.

Brooklyn Food and Beverage Manager. Member experience, events operations, and experience curation.

Chemical Engineer, Technical Program Manager. Previously: Manufacturing at ExxonMobil.

Communications Operations Ambassador. Focused on member empowerment, community development, and collaboration.

Building operations and compliance Expertise in utilities and shipping/receiving management systems.

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

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

Strategy and production for brand activations, events, and exhibits. Previously: investigative journalism, social research.

CPA and Director of Accounting. Heading financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls processes.

Senior Manager of Business Operations, streamlining processes and driving cross‑team initiatives.
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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