Speakers
Graham Brooks T’02
Partner
.406 Ventures
Graham leads data and cloud investing for .406 Ventures, focusing on highly disruptive, deep tech companies in the data stack, AI, and cloud enablement space with a specific focus on healthcare and financial services. Graham has been at .406 Ventures since 2007, and in addition to investing, runs the firm’s college and university outreach program, .406 Student Fellows.
At .406 Graham has led and been involved on the boards for 20+ investments including: Abacus Insights, Bobsled, ChaosSearch, ClosedLoop, Corvus Insurance, Indico, Keebo, Linea, Portrait Analytics, Promethium, Reltio, Simon Data and Telm.ai. Exited companies with previous involvement include: AbleTo (recapitalized by Optum), Iora (acquired by One Medical), AdTuitive (acquired by Etsy), Compass (NYSE: COMP) and Digitalsmiths (acquired by TiVo). Prior to .406 Graham was an engineer and DBA at ALK Technologies, Cofounder and Head of Sales at Accentus and BizDev/Corp Dev for Bose Corporation.
Graham was a Kauffman Fellow, holds an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth where he was a Tuck Scholar, and received an engineering degree from Princeton University where he majored in computer science.
Sviat Dulianinov
Chief Strategy Officer
Bright Machines
Sviat is a seasoned strategy executive with 10 years of strategic management, management consulting, and startup experience across the United States and Europe. Prior to joining Bright Machines, he served as Chief Strategy Officer at Dutch retailer SPAR. Previously, Sviat had a distinct consulting career at Bain & Company and co-founded an airport mobility company.
Sviat holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Foreign Languages from MGIMO University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ian Goodfellow
Research Scientist
DeepMind
Ian Goodfellow is an American computer scientist, engineer, and executive, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. His research interests include most deep learning topics, especially generative models and machine learning security and privacy. He invented generative adversarial networks, was an influential early researcher studying adversarial examples, and is the lead author of the MIT Press textbook Deep Learning. Ian runs the Self-Organizing Conference on Machine Learning, which was founded at OpenAI in 2016.
Ian holds a PhD in Machine Learning from the University of Montreal.
Aura Greenberg T’04
Senior Vice President of Data & Digital
Crown Castle
Aura Greenberg is Senior Vice President of Data and Digital at Crown Castle, a role she’s held since 2020. In this role, she leads data, demand and digital strategies in support of Crown Castle’s digital future. Prior to joining Crown Castle in 2019, Greenberg led Data Analytics and Product Management at General Motors. Before that, she spent 14 years as a leader in Product Management, Technology Strategy and Corporate Development at Google and Qualcomm. Earlier in her career, Greenberg was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to research the privatization of the telecommunications sector and growth of wireless communications in Mexico.
Greenberg holds a BA in Political Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Elisabeth Hartley T’05
Partner
Redswan Ventures
Liz Hartley is a Partner at Red Swan Ventures, a seed stage VC fund investing in consumer, marketplaces and Saas. Previously, Liz was Founding Partner at WeWork’s Creator Fund where she invested in the future of work, proptech and sustainability. Liz has held executive roles at Ginkgo Bioworks (Head of Growth), WeWork (VP, Strategy and Growth), Apple (Head of Strategy and Product), and Beats by Dre. (GM, Global Ecomm) and is a reformed management consultant (Booz & Company Consumer/Media/Tech practice).
Liz holds a BA in Psychology and Neuroscience from Stanford University and an MBA in General Management from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where she currently serves on the board of the MBA Advisory Council. Liz is particularly passionate about partnering with the next generation of founders who are building world-positive technology solutions in the places where we live, work, and thrive.
Betsabeh Madani Hermann T’13
Global Head of Research
Philips
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann is the Global Head of Research at Philips and is the first female head of Research in the company’s 133 history. In this role, Betsabeh is the senior executive responsible for building, managing and funding the breakthrough and exploratory innovations of Philips across all business segments. She joined Philips initially as the Global Head of Strategy and Business Development for Philips’ 6 businesses in Connected Care at 7Billion Euro in Revenue. Previously, Betsabeh has held operating and investing hats in Robotics, Healthcare, and Biotech ranging across $5M-30B market cap.
Betsabeh holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, a Master’s in Bio-Mechanical Engineering and graduate research in proteomics from the University of British Columbia, and holds Bachelors in Physics and in Biochemistry from the University of Victoria. She has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Engineering teaching Tough Tech Innovations and is a Brain Trust at #XPRIZE.
Alexander Huras
Co-Founder
Halcyon AI
Since July 2023, Alexander Huras has worked as a Co-Founder at Halcyon AI. Prior to this, Alexander was a Software Engineer at Twitter from August 2014 to November 2022. With experience in data, machine learning, and systems, Alexander has held various roles such as Product Analyst Intern at Facebook, Data Engineer at Magnetic, and Systems Engineering Intern at SkyGrid. Alexander also has experience as a Trading System Analyst and Compliance Analyst Intern at different companies.
Alexander attended the University of Waterloo and earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering.
Eric Hysen
Chief Information Officer and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Eric Hysen serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Hysen was sworn in as CIO on February 1, 2021. On September 14, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas also named him the Department’s first Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer.
As CIO, Mr. Hysen is responsible for strategically aligning the Department’s Information Technology (IT) personnel resources and assets, including security, infrastructure, and delivery, to support core DHS missions and activities. As Chief AI Officer, Mr. Hysen promotes AI innovation and safety within the Department and advises Secretary Mayorkas and Department leadership on AI issues.
Mr. Hysen most recently served on the Biden-Harris transition’s Technology Strategy & Delivery team, working to develop the administration’s plans to leverage technology and delivery in support of policy priorities. He previously was a Senior Fellow at the National Conference on Citizenship, where he led projects to use technology, data, and design to address pressing public policy challenges. He also worked in state government, helping to launch the California Office of Digital Innovation, and in philanthropy, supporting nonprofits working to advance immigration and criminal justice reform.
Mr. Hysen previously served as the Executive Director of the Department of Homeland Security Digital Service. In that leadership role, his teams worked to transform DHS’ most critical services by bringing top software engineering, product management, and design talent from the private sector to partner with innovators inside government. DHS Digital Service projects included immigration benefits processing, refugee admissions, and international trade.
Prior to joining DHS, Mr. Hysen was a founding member of the U.S. Digital Service in the White House. Before government, he worked as a software engineer and program manager at Google.
Mr. Hysen graduated with honors in Computer Science from Harvard University and has published research in crowdsourcing and workflow design.
Joe Inzerillo
Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer
SiriusXM
Joe Inzerillo is Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer for SiriusXM. Joe sets and leads implementation of SiriusXM’s product roadmap, satellite infrastructure enhancements, and technology vision and strategy to drive innovation and growth across all SiriusXM platforms, and also oversees SiriusXM’s Information Technology and Broadcast Infrastructure.
A renowned media technology trailblazer, Joe previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming businesses, including Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. Prior to that, Joe served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at BAMTech Media, a Major League Baseball company, until its spin-off and subsequent acquisition by Disney.
Joe began his career in 1987 with the Chicago White Sox and also served as Chief Technology Officer of Chicago’s United Center, where he worked on behalf of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.
Alexy Khrabrov
Framework Co-Chair, GenAI Commons
The Linux Foundation
Alexy is an experienced technology community leader. He has founded, organized, and run several techno-social organizations. He builds and runs developer meetups, conferences, industry alliances, and OSS foundations in AI/ML/big data/software engineering space. He created and runs OpenSource Science, Scale By the Bay, Bay Area AI, and cofounded the AI Alliance and GenAI Commons, working in the heart of the GenAI revolution across communities.
Kate Nowak T’09
Principal Applied Scientist
Microsoft
Kate has focused her career on bringing new technologies to market. She has done this in a variety of positions at startup, growth and large public companies. She is currently a member of the Viva Insights team within the Microsoft Data Platform and Growth organization. In this role, she researches and incubates products and features that aim to improve the way we work and positively impact collaboration, productivity, and well-being. Her main focus areas are developing solutions that enable large language models to analyze structured data and creating effective digital behavioral nudges.
Kate is also a member of the leadership team for Microsoft’s New Future of Work Initiative, which brings together researchers from a broad range of organizations and disciplines across Microsoft to focus on the most important technologies shaping how people work, e.g. generative AI. The initiative is working to create the new future of work – one that is equitable, inclusive, meaningful, and productive.
Prior to Microsoft, Kate helped take a cleantech company public, manage a high-growth food technology company, develop one of the world’s largest wind farms, and launch a microbiome startup. She began her career in investment banking after working for the Patriots the year they won Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Kate earned a BA from Harvard, an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a MSc behavioral science from the London School of Economics. Her thesis was on the impact of spatial audio on turn-taking, social presence, and task performance in 2-D video meetings.
Geoff Ralston D’82
Former President and CEO
Y Combinator
Geoff Ralston is the former President of Y Combinator. He was the CEO of La La Media, Inc., developer of Lala, a web browser-based music distribution site. Prior to Lala, Ralston worked for Yahoo!, where he was Vice President of Engineering and Chief Product Officer. In 1997, Ralston created Yahoo! Mail. In 2011 he co-founded Imagine K12, an education technology incubator with Alan Louie and Tim Brady. He joined Y Combinator in January 2012 and transitioned at the end of 2022.
Geoff graduated from Dartmouth College in 1982. He earned his MS CS in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and his MBA from INSEAD.
Brian Raymond T’17
Founder/CEO
unstructured.io
Brian Raymond has a diverse work experience that spans various industries and roles. Brian is currently the Founder/CEO of unstructured.io, a position he has held since July 2022. Prior to that, he worked at Primer.ai as the Vice President, Global Public Sector from June 2018 to March 2022. Brian also has experience in investment banking, having worked at Harris Williams & Co. as an Investment Banker from July 2016 to June 2018. Additionally, Brian worked at prestigious organizations such as The White House and the Central Intelligence Agency. At The White House, he served as the National Security Council Director for Iraq, advising top government officials on foreign policy matters related to Iraq, ISIL, and the Middle East from June 2014 to July 2015. Before that, he worked as an Intelligence Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency from June 2009 to June 2014.
Brian obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Government from the University of California, Davis in 2007. He pursued a Master’s Degree in Political Science and Government from the same institution from 2008 to 2010. He attended the Central Intelligence Agency’s Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis, where he focused on Intelligence Analysis. Brian received his MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2017.
Pablo Stern D’01
SVP of Technology Workflow Products
ServiceNow
Pablo Stern is Senior Vice President and General Manager of ServiceNow’s Technology Workflow Products, which include the Service Management (ITSM), Operations Management (ITOM), Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), Asset Management (ITAM), Security, Risk Management (IRM), and Observability businesses.
Prior to joining ServiceNow he held CTO, engineering and business leadership roles at Microsoft, Symantec, Veritas, and various startups. Pablo holds dual degrees in Engineering and Computer Science with High Honors from Dartmouth and has completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Steve Sullivan
Chief Product Officer
Arcturus
Steve is currently Chief Product Officer at Arcturus, leading design and development of their volumetric product line covering capture, processing, editing, distribution, and viewing. He’s also a Venture Partner at Spatial Capital, investing at the intersection of computer graphics, vision, and AI.
He most recently led the Mixed Reality Capture Studios business at Microsoft. MRCS pioneered and commercialized high-quality volumetric video of real people and performances for Mixed Reality, mobile, web, and traditional 2D media. They built a global production ecosystem with stages/partners in San Francisco, London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Redmond, Seoul, Washington D.C., Tokyo, Zurich, and Vancouver.
From 2002-2012, he was Director of R&D and then Senior Technology Officer at ILM/Lucasfilm, leading R&D and strategic technologies across the Lucas Divisions. He drove strategy and execution to advance the state of the art in computer graphics and production technologies for film, TV, and games.
Steve contributed to over 70 films including the Star Wars prequels, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, Harry Potter, and Minority Report, among many others. He received three Academy Awards for Technology for matchmoving, image-based modeling, and on-set motion capture, and the R&D team earned ten more for work during his tenure. He is an inventor on over 20 patents, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and served 13 years on Academy’s Science and Technology awards committees and Sci Tech Council.
He received a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an emphasis on automatic object modeling, recognition, and surface representations.
Bradley Webb T’16
Head of Product
SurgeAI
Bradley Webb T’16 is part of the core team building Surge AI into a natural language processing power, with use cases from content moderation to artificial general intelligence (AGI). As employee #4 at Surge, he leads growth and product as the company scales to meet a growing range of needs for some of the worlds biggest technology platforms.
Prior to working at Surge AI, Bradley was a Senior Product Manager at Facebook and a Staff Product Manager and Product Lead with AppFolio. Bradley is a Deep Tech Fellow at OnDeck. Bradley is a graduate of San Diego State University and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
