Meet the Team

Jim is a serial tech and social entrepreneur, who has already proven how technology can change entire fields in the social sector. He was the founder and CEO of Benetech for nearly 30 years, delivering large-scale change in partnership with hundreds of organizations as part of social enterprises addressing education, disability, human rights, and the environment. Jim has been widely recognized for his social change work, including being selected as a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Schwab Social Entrepreneur Award, and the Caltech Distinguished Alumni award.

Steve is a senior executive and gifted product strategist with a 30-year career ranging from hands-on software engineer to public company CEO. He has substantial experience in organizing teams and attacking new opportunities and markets while ensuring a balance between specific tasks and the “bigger picture” of a successful outcome.

Celine centers at the intersection of data, technology, law, and policy, developing cross-sector solutions for positive social impact. She’s founded and led startup teams and strategic initiatives in ecommerce and marketing; caregiving and digital health; and privacy, identity, and open source. She delights in stewarding bold ideas and communities from vision into practice, and learning along the way.

Katy is a data scientist, linguist, and researcher with over a decade of experience in research development, data analysis, and machine learning / natural language processing. She has worked with a range of collaborators, and takes a systems approach to engaging in research and technology development.

Courtney is a Senior User Experience Designer with more than 15 years experience working with mission-driven organizations to make complex systems intuitive, efficient, and user-centric. Leveraging interdisciplinary research and technical opportunity, she leads global digital product design with data-driven insight.

Derek Caelin is a Senior Product Manager who has spent years training activists and civil society organizations in developing countries and conflict zones on how to use digital tools to communicate, mobilize, and organize. Derek is particularly focused on creating, researching, and sharing open source technology so that all people can benefit from free, collectively produced software.