About Us

Ankush Bansal
PresidentAnkush Bansal, MD, FACP, FACPM, SFHM, MRCP (London), CFLC is a physician board-certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He is based in Palm Beach, FL. He is Voluntary Clinical... Read More

Rakesh Bharania
SecretaryRakesh Bharania is President of Tarian Innovation and has spent more than 29 years in the humanitarian sector, focusing on the intersection of emerging technologies and international crisis response. He... Read More

Rupesh Dabbir
DirectorRupesh Dabbir is an accomplished Engineering Leader with over a decade (12+ years) of experience driving technological innovation at leading global organizations, including Google, PayPal, Atlassian, Cisco, and the Indian... Read More

Leslie Gross
DirectorLeslie Gross is a nationally-recognized strategic advisor, deploying 20+ years of expertise in public policy and systems change. During her career, she’s advised cabinet secretaries, C-suite executives, and advocacy campaigns... Read More

Van Ly
DirectorVan Ly is an accomplished leader with 20 + years of marketing experience that spans multiple different industries from automotive to retail to tech. His expertise has been focused on... Read More

Jen Melton
Vice PresidentJen Melton, Director, Experimentation, Instrumentation & Artificial Intelligence at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, manages data science/machine learning, Big Data and data visualization teams to measure and enhance the client... Read More

Cherie Magennis
TreasurerCherie Magennis is a product management leader and entrepreneur with deep technical expertise in AI, data science, and systems engineering. She is passionate about helping people and companies make data-informed... Read More

Ben Smilowitz
Executive DirectorBen Smilowitz witnessed the bungled Hurricane Katrina response while managing a high-volume Red Cross Client Service Center in Gulfport, MS. Soon after, Ben launched Disaster Accountability Project, an independent watchdog,... Read More