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A PhD student in theoretical physics at Harvard University, Alex Atanasov is fascinated by phenomena existing at vastly different scales while also adhering to common scientific principles. For example, the branches of certain plants exhibit the same splitting angles as river networks. Atanasov studies the interrelationship of these fractal-like patterns and the underlying property that … Read more
Dana Andrews was the author of, “Chasing the Dream.” In his book, Dana provided an insider’s description of what really went on in the United States space program from the early 1960’s to the present and what to expect in the future. Andrews worked at Boeing for 34 years and was known for his contributions … Read more
Michael Anshelevich is a professor at Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics. Michael’s research interests include: functional analysis, operator algebras, free probability theory; probability theory, stochastic processes; and combinatorics, orthogonal polynomials, and umbral calculus. He previously taught at University of California, Riverside (2002–2005). Prior to that, he was at University of California, Berkeley as an … Read more
Michael Ansour was the Managing Partner of March Partners LLC, an event driven investment firm, and a director of The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, where he also had served as chairman of the Foundation’s Investment Committee. He was also a member of the boards of Servco Pacific Inc., one of the largest private companies … Read more
Dario Amodei is co-founder and chief executive officer at Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research company working to build reliable, interpretable and steerable AI systems. Previously Dario was vice president of research at OpenAI, during which he set the overall research direction at the organization, led the efforts to build GPT-2 and GPT-3, … Read more
Eric Altschuler, MD, PhD, is associate chief and residency program director at Metropolitan Hospital. Previously, he was an associate professor at Temple University School of Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University Hospital. Before that, he was an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and microbiology and molecular genetics … Read more
Luis Alvarez is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Theradaptive and developed the concept for targeted regeneration platform during and following a combat tour in Iraq where several of his soldiers suffered severe extremity injuries. Previously, Luis was the co-founding Deputy Director of the Department of Defense Regenerative Medicine Program and led the department’s … Read more
Amy Alving serves on the Board of Directors for Howmet Aerospace, Fannie Mae and DXC Technology, and serves on the Board of Trustees for Princeton University. Amy received her Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and her PhD in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. Her career took her from academia … Read more
William “Will” Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Will was previously an independent Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows where he collaborated with Xiaowei Zhuang, Jonathan Weissman, Catherine Dulac, and Feng Zhang at Harvard and MIT to map brain aging and … Read more
Gleb Akselrod is CTO and Founder at Lumotive. Originally from Yekaterinburg, Russia, Gleb came to the United States with his family at the age of nine and grew up in the small college town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Gleb got an early exposure to scientific research while still in high school by working in his father’s … Read more
Kathleen Alexander is co-founder and chief executive officer at Savor, which creates transformational technology to produce high-quality, healthy, and affordable food without negative climate impact. Before Savor, Kathleen was project director at Orca Sciences, a philanthropist-backed research and development organization focused on the energy and climate spaces. Kathleen received her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute … Read more
Rebecca Alford is Principal Scientist – In Silico Discovery at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Rebecca was formerly a postdoctoral research fellow at D. E. Shaw Research. With an overall interest in developing tools to improve the drug discovery and testing pipeline, Rebecca focused her PhD research on computational tools to study … Read more
Heather Allen is the Dow Professor and Ohio State Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Ohio State University. Heather’s research areas include interfacial phenomena, molecular organization at aqueous surfaces and buried interfaces, lung surfactant biophysics, atmospheric aerosol chemistry, nonlinear optics, and surface vibrational spectroscopy. Awards include: 2003 Beckman Young Investigator, … Read more
Cheri Ackerman Araromi is a co-founder and the CEO of Concerto Biosciences. Cheri is passionate about studying and harnessing complexity and heterogeneity in biological systems. She founded Concerto Bio to create products that take advantage of the complexity of the microbiome. Using a novel screening platform that Cheri worked on during her postdoc, Concerto Biosciences … Read more
Peter Adams is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Department Head of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. His research largely focuses on the development of chemical transport models (CTMs) and their application to decision-making, especially related to PM2.5. A current research area is the development and evaluation of … Read more
Dan Adkins is a programmer at Google. He plans to pursue industrial computer science research. Dan’s thesis developed provably good algorithms for inferring evolutionary history from DNA and gene-order data. In his free time, Dan rides and sometimes races bicycles.
As Senior Major Gifts Officer at the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, Karla is responsible for building relationships with our donor community in the Midwest and West Coast regions, by providing opportunities for donors to engage more deeply with the Hertz community and make transformational gifts to support the foundation and its fellows. Karla joined … Read more
Kate Abel is a Research Scientist at Tokyo Electron. Kate’s work focuses on developing new processes and applications for inkjet printing of functional materials. Kate’s thesis focused on understanding the limitations and failure mechanisms of lithium-alloying anode materials and developing new chemical strategies to overcome these limitations. Her interests include looking at how material structure … Read more
As Senior Manager of Fellowship Operations at the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, Sarah Montes provides support to Hertz Fellows during the application process, in-school experience, and their early careers.
Carla Newman is an active entrepreneur and investor and a secretary of the board of directors at the Hertz Foundation. Carla is the founder of ThreeThought, LLC, which is focused on working with start-ups and early stage companies in an advisory capacity to help grow their organizations and position them for eventual sale. She has … Read more
Harold J. Newman was co-founder and partner of HJ Newman Capital, LLC and a former director of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. He was previously partner and managing director at Neuberger Berman for more than 33 years. Harold was also a trustee and chair of the Investment Committee of the Asia Society and an … Read more
John Ohab is senior director and chief strategist at the Hertz Foundation. John joined the Hertz Foundation after 12 years leading communications strategy and policy in the federal government. He was chief of communications at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, where he led the institute’s corporate communications, … Read more
Robbee Kosak is President Emeritus of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. The first woman and non-scientist chosen to lead this prestigious organization, Kosak oversaw unprecedented growth and transformation for nearly 10 years — from fundraising and programming to volunteer governance. A recognized leader in the field of global educational philanthropy and volunteer engagement, Kosak … Read more
Rosemarie B. Havranek is a philanthropist and a director of The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. She has served on various charitable committees and boards in the Seattle area, including the Lakeside School Board, the Woodland Park Zoo Safari Club board, and volunteered for the Red Cross WIC program. Rosemarie was a Princeton-in-Asia teaching fellow … Read more
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