team

newlab staff

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

Chief Executive Officer
David Belt

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

Chief Strategy Officer
Liz Keen

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

Chief Product Officer
Garrett Winther

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

Operations & Finance
Dan Connell

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

Managing Director, Detroit
Katie Soven

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

Managing Director, Montevideo
Fernando de la Fuente

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

Managing Director, Riyadh
Muneef Al-Muneef

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

Strategy
Sahil Jain

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

Platform
Brandon Corts

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

Advisory
Sydnee Grushack

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

Global Marketing & Events
Rosa Barney

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

PRODUCT REALIZATION
Mara Zimmerman

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

Strategy
Prad Parthiban

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

Membership
Riley Hall

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

PRODUCT REALIZATION
Caroline Del Giudice

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

Strategy
Mia Lu

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

Strategy
Shivani Torres

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

Advisory
Carlos Trevino

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

Strategy
Michelle Brechtelsbauer

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

ADVISORY
Cam Poole

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

ADVISORY
Guadalupe Moles Poggi

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

PRODUCT REALIZATION
Sophia Wojnovich

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

PRODUCT
Yves Mutanda

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

GROWTH & ADVISORY
Rayed Al Shamekh

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

ADVISORY
Nicolás Slinger

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

Strategy
Jonathan
Meléndez-Davidson

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

FACILITIES
Luis Garcia

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

PRODUCT
Sammie Hasen

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

ADVISORY
Farès Kammourieh

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

STRATEGY
Madeline Shechtman

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

MARKETING
Corey Johnson

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

ADVISORY
Connor McCarthy

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

PRODUCT REALIZATION
Nico Cabalquinto

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

OPERATIONS
Tyeresa Stevenson

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

COMMUNITY
Brian Muldoon

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

PRODUCT
Emily Gonthier

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

ADVISORY
Damiano Salvatori

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

ADVISORY
Maya Rabinowitz

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

Strategy
Madeline Reeves

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

FINANCE
Ignacio Aguerre

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

ADVISORY
Federico Goldenberg Lopez

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

OPERATIONS
Nina Salvatore

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

OPERATIONS
Cristovao Serafim

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

Advisory
Sean Simpson

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

COMMUNITY
Kelsey Richmond

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

FINANCE
Denis Sorel

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

PRODUCT REALIZATION
Thomas Gavrilos

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.

COMMUNITY
Josh Zinn

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

ADVISORY
Lukas Cepkauskas

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

COMMUNITY
Mar Christiano

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

FACILITIES
Brian Cruz

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

Human Resources
Kendra Wilson

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

COMMUNITY
Andrea Hicks

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

BRAND
Xenya Burdo

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

ACCOUNTING
Viv Huang

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

OPERATIONS
Briana Ryan

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

Advisors

David Belt *

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.

Scott Cohen *

Newlab Co-founder and serial entrepreneur. Investor in frontier technology and impact-driven ventures.

Tarun Khanna *

Harvard Business School Professor, Co-founder of Axilor Ventures, and Author. Board member of AES Corporation and SKS Microfinance.

Sandiip Bhammer *

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Green Frontier Capital. Impact investor. Champion of climate innovation in emerging markets.

Susan Schuman *

Vice-Chair of kyu and Executive-Chair of SYPartners. Board member of Paramount Global, IDEO, GDP, Lexington, and Management Leadership of Tomorrow (MLT).

Frederic Michel

Group Chief Communications and Corporate Affairs Officer at MCH. Former Chief Strategy and Communications Adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Roy Salame

Board member at Rincell Corporation, SquareOne Energy, and Green Frontier Capital. Previously Citibank; Goldman Sachs; Lehman Brothers; JPMorgan.

Christina Topsoe

Vice-Chair of Topsoe Holding, Board member of Topsoe, Advisory Board Member at Center for Global Energy Policy, climate tech investor, restaurateur.

*Select Advisors also board members of Newlab.

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