Meet the Team
We help build world-class sustainable businesses that contribute to a healthy, happy, and equitable planet
Expertise
Team
Suraj Kripalani
Co-Founder and CEO, BonBillo; Mentor at Startupbootcamp; Previously Strategy Consultant & Portfolio Manager
Dan Thiffault
Co-Founder and Tech Advisor, BonBillo; Senior Software Engineer, BookBub
Julia Turnbull
Program Advisor, BonBillo; Fellowship Program Associate, MIT Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship
Vandana Goyal
Advisor, BonBillo; Board Member and Ex-CEO, Akanksha; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Mentors and Advisors
Entrepreneurship
Patricia Cotter
Associate Managing Director, MIT Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship
Balaji Srinivasan
Vice President and Senior Associate Provost, The University of Chicago
Blake Sims
Program Director, Social Innovation at Innovate@BU, Boston University & Founder, Epiic Solutions
Darby Hobbs
Founder and CEO, Social3 & Co-Founder and Chairperson, Conscious Capitalism Boston Chapter
Ameet Parikh
Director, Tranzmute Capital & Management; Previously Partner and Head of Risk & Business Advisory Solutions, E&Y India
Suraj Kripalani
Co-Founder and CEO, BonBillo; Mentor at Startupbootcamp; Previously Strategy Consultant & Portfolio Manager
Julia Turnbull
Program Advisor, BonBillo; Fellowship Program Associate, MIT Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship
Investing
Jacqui D'Angelo Smith
Vice President, Private Client Associate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Suraj Kripalani
Co-Founder and CEO, BonBillo; Mentor at Startupbootcamp; Previously Strategy Consultant & Portfolio Manager
Design
Engineering and Data Science
Garud Iyengar
Department Chair and Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University
Karthik Durvasula
Assistant Professor, Linguistics & Data Analysis, Michigan State University
Dan Thiffault
Co-Founder and Tech Advisor, BonBillo; Senior Software Engineer, BookBub
Leadership, Teamwork and Culture
Sales & Marketing
Shruti Rya Ganguly
Filmmaker & Founder, Honto88; Board Member, Center for Social Innovation New York City
Marc Blackmer
Product Marketing Manager, Threat Intelligence, Cisco; Founder, 1nterrupt
Darby Hobbs
Founder and CEO, Social3 & Co-Founder and Chairperson, Conscious Capitalism Boston Chapter
Lubna Maria Elia
Senior Director, Root Capital & Founder, New England Impact Investing Initiative
Strategy & Operations
Patricia Cotter
Associate Managing Director, MIT Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship
Balaji Srinivasan
Vice President and Senior Associate Provost, The University of Chicago
Lubna Maria Elia
Senior Director, Root Capital & Founder, New England Impact Investing Initiative
Ameet Parikh
Director, Tranzmute Capital & Management; Previously Partner and Head of Risk & Business Advisory Solutions, E&Y India
Swami Swaminathan
Ex-Chairman, Manipal Health Enterprises; Previously MD & CEO, Infosys BPO
Suraj Kripalani
Co-Founder and CEO, BonBillo; Mentor at Startupbootcamp; Previously Strategy Consultant & Portfolio Manager
Social Impact
Zoe Schlag
Managing Director, Techstars
Blake Sims
Program Director, Social Innovation at Innovate@BU, Boston University & Founder, Epiic Solutions
Jalal Ghiasi-Razavi
Director, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
Andy Kaufman
Senior Portfolio Manager, Community Capital Management
Maya Chandrasekharan
Principal, Menterra Venture Advisors
KL Mukesh
Mentor, Villgro & Founder, Akeso Healthcare
Sachin Rudra
Chief Investment Officer, Acumen Fund
Rahil Rangwala
Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Arun Nair
Treasury & Investment Professional, UNICEF
Katia Ostrovsky
Associate Director, The William and Flora Hewitt Foundation
Brian Waldner
Vice President, Natixis Global Asset Management
Jess Brooks
Senior Vice President, Boston Community Capital
Jacqui D'Angelo Smith
Vice President, Private Client Associate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Anuj Shah
Managing Director, Rally Assets
Darby Hobbs
Founder and CEO, Social3 & Co-Founder and Chairperson, Conscious Capitalism Boston Chapter
Cheryl Kiser
Executive Director, Lewis Institute & Babson Social Innovation Lab
Lubna Maria Elia
Senior Director, Root Capital & Founder, New England Impact Investing Initiative
Yaquta Fatehi
Impact Assessment Professional, William Davidson Institute at The University of Michigan
Suraj Kripalani
Co-Founder and CEO, BonBillo; Mentor at Startupbootcamp; Previously Strategy Consultant & Portfolio Manager
Julia Turnbull
Program Advisor, BonBillo; Fellowship Program Associate, MIT Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship
Vandana Goyal
Advisor, BonBillo; Board Member and Ex-CEO, Akanksha; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum