About the Hertz Foundation
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The Hertz Foundation staff and advisors are working to create a better future everyday. We are a team of active optimists, built from a unique collection of skills and perspectives and connected by a common vision. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our staff if you have question or would like to learn more about us.
Hertz Foundation Staff
Wendy Connors
President, Hertz Foundation
Andye Daley
Executive Assistant to the President & Office Manager, Hertz Foundation
Derek Haseltine
Senior Director of the Hertz Fellowship Program, Hertz Foundation
Susy Kim
Campaign and Stewardship Operations Manager, Hertz Foundation
Anne Kornahrens Ward
Director of Community, Hertz Foundation
Katie Landolfi
Development Associate, Hertz Foundation
Sarah Montes
Senior Manager of Fellowship Operations, Hertz Foundation
Katie Coggeshall Myers
Senior Director of Development, Hertz Foundation
John Ohab
Senior Director & Chief Strategist, Brand, Collaboration, and Information Technology, Hertz Foundation
Karla Rodebush
Senior Major Gifts Officer, Hertz Foundation
Thomas Roisum
Controller, Hertz Foundation
Amanda Shinholser
Director of the Hertz Fund and Development Operations, Hertz Foundation
Aleza Stein
Community Program Manager, Hertz Foundation
Katie Sullivan
Partnerships Program Manager, Hertz Foundation
Charlie Dog
Chief Napping Officer, Hertz Foundation
Board of directors
Stephen Fantone
Chair of the Board of Directors, Hertz Foundation; President & Chief Executive Officer, Optikos Corporation
Lee Swanger
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Hertz Foundation; Principal Engineer and Director, Exponent Inc.
Carla Newman
Secretary of the Board of Directors, Hertz Foundation; Founder, ThreeThought, LLC
Paul Young
Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Hertz Foundation; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. (retired)
Cheri Ackerman
Cofounder and CEO, Concerto Biosciences
Kimberly Budil
Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Carol Burns
Deputy Director for Research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Elise Cawley
Founding Member, Community Advisory Group, Stanford Online High School
William Evans
Physics Division Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Samuel Fuller
Senior Vice President and CTO Emeritus, Analog Devices
Rosemarie Havranek
Philanthropist; Philanthropist
Steven Lipner
Executive Director, SAFECode.org
Christopher Loose
Chair of the Fellowship and Programs Council, Hertz Foundation; Co-founder and CEO, Progentos Therapeutics
Max Mankin
Chief Operating Officer, Elve
Richard Miles
University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University
Amir Nashat
Entrepreneur Partner, Polaris Partners
Michael Schnall-Levin
Chief Technology Officer, 10x Genomics
Raymond Sidney
Co-owner, The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain
Alfred Spector
Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Philip Welkhoff
Senior Fellowship Interviewer, Hertz Foundation; Director for Malaria, Gates Foundation
fellowship and programs council
Christopher Loose
Chair of the Fellowship and Programs Council, Hertz Foundation; Co-founder and CEO, Progentos Therapeutics
Philip Welkhoff
Senior Fellowship Interviewer, Hertz Foundation; Director for Malaria, Gates Foundation
Ashvin Bashyam
Partner, Checkpoint Capital L.P.
Anna Bershteyn
Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Health
Megan Blewett
Co-founder and President, Iris Medicine
Carol Burns
Deputy Director for Research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gregory Canavan
Senior Fellow and Scientific Advisor, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Brandon DeKosky
Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cameron Geddes
Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the BELLA Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel Goodman
Senior Director of Advanced Technology, ASMPT-NEXX Inc.
Michael Henry
Distinguished Member of the MESA Fab Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Marcia Isakson
Director, Signal and Information Sciences Laboratory at Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin
Lily Kim
General Partner and Chief Scientific Officer, Awaken Capital
Ruby Lai
Founder, Foss Toilets
Derek Lidow
Princeton Professor, Bestselling Author
Po-Shen Loh
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Max Mankin
Chief Operating Officer, Elve
Richard Miles
University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University
Thomas McCann
President and Founder, McTech LLC
Neil McCasland
Director of Technology, Applied Technology Associates
Amir Nashat
Entrepreneur Partner, Polaris Partners
Paul Nielsen
Director and Chief Executive Officer, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
Jonathan Russell
Director of Community Engagement & Science Teacher, The Downtown School
Jessica Seeliger
Professor, Stony Brook University
Daniel Slichter
Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Neal Tanner
Consultant, tntAnalysis
Shannon Yee
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
meet the fellows
From day one, Hertz Fellows are supported by a network that nurtures curiosity, connection, and collaboration. These lifelong bonds drive discoveries and deliver innovations that impact lives—across the nation and the world.
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