Ashish Gadnis
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ashish Gadnis
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
27 years progressive experience in global business solutions, technology deployments, startups (ideation to sale) and social enterprise in extreme poverty / conflict zones. Advocacy of financial empowerment for women globally to eliminate extreme poverty globally. Worked and lived in 5 continents.
Hamse Warfa
Founder & EVP of Business Development
Hamse Warfa
Founder & EVP of Business Development
Philanthropic Leader, Social Entrepreneur and former Program Officer at Margaret A. Cargill Foundation managing the foundation’s global and domestic children & families and health investments. Hamse has 18 years of experience in philanthropy/ nonprofit and global development finance. He’s an author, a part-time Doctoral candidate in Public Admin at Hamline University, M.S. in Management & Leadership from Springfield College, B.A. political Science from San Diego State University.
Jeff Keiser
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Keiser
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Operations and Technology Executive with diverse background in start-up, mid-size, IT solution services and industry leaders; multi-sector experience: retail, distribution/ fulfillment, agriculture, professional services, B2B, eCommerce and manufacturing. MBA, Operations Management from Carlson School and BA, Physics from Hamline University.
Stanislav Natalenko
Chief Technology Officer & VP Engineering
Stanislav Natalenko
Chief Technology Officer & VP Engineering
Software architect with deep experience building highly-scalable cloud-based technology platforms. Product Architect at FinTech startup SpiderSuite and former Software Architect at SPS Commerce. MS, Specialized Computer Systems from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.
Seraina Macia
Board Chairwoman
Seraina Macia
Board Chairwoman
Seraina Macia, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Joyn Insurance. Seraina has a long career in the insurance industry across Europe, the U.S. and Australia. From 2013 to most recently, she held various roles as EVP at AIG including CEO of Blackboard Insurance, CEO of Country Management & Operations and CEO of EMEA based in London. From 2010 to 2013, she was CEO of XL North America.
Seraina joined Zurich Insurance in Switzerland in 2002 where she held a number of senior leadership positions in Switzerland and New York, which included the roles of President of Zurich North America Specialties and Head of Investor Relations & Rating Agencies. She spent her initial 10 years of her career with Swiss Re where she held a number of senior roles based in Australia and Switzerland.
Seraina has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse since 2015 and is currently on the Audit Committee. She is also the Chairwoman of Food Bank for New York City and the Chairwoman of BanQu, a for profit with purpose blockchain company that is focused on lifting 100 million people out of poverty. Recently, Seraina joined the advisory board of WORLD.MINDS.
She holds an MBA from Monash Mt. Eliza Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Seraina is a citizen of Switzerland, Australia and the United States.
Samantha Hanson
Board Member
Samantha Hanson
Board Member
Samantha (Sam) joined North Memorial Health in 2017 as Chief Administrative Officer. She oversees IT, Human Resources, Marketing & Business Development, Customer Experience and Medical Affairs. Prior to joining North Memorial Health, Hanson served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Children’s Minnesota and has held product and people management executive positions at Optum Healthcare, Verifications, Inc. (acquired by First Advantage), Vurv Technology (acquired by Taleo), and Best Buy. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota.
John Belizaire
Board Member
John Belizaire
Board Member
John is a serial entrepreneur who successfully founded, scaled, and sold multiple technology companies, including FirstBest, an insurance software company acquired by Guidewire, and The Theory Center, a software company acquired by BEA Systems. Before becoming an entrepreneur, John was the lead architect for Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group. He has a BS and MS in Computer Science from Cornell University.
Katelyn Thacker
Chief of Staff
Katelyn Thacker
Chief of Staff
Katelyn has a decade of experience spanning non-profits, corporations, and start-ups. She’s skilled in ESG, human rights programming, economic empowerment, and program design and management. She holds an MA in International Affairs from The Elliott School at George Washington University and a BA in History from Brigham Young University.
Chris Schaaf
VP of Platform Management
Chris Schaaf
VP of Platform Management
Chris has nearly a decade of experience in global supply chains, working with start-ups, non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies alike. Chris has held leadership positions in various business areas, including procurement, strategy, professional services, and platform management. He also holds a BS from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Mark Geoghegan
VP of Professional Services
Mark Geoghegan
VP of Professional Services
Mark has over 20 years’ experience across industries and geographies including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting, FMCG and Supply Chain Management. Mark has a multi-disciplinary background with deep expertise and ‘on the ground’ experience in solution architecture, technology deployment, project implementation, and change management.
Jordan Wilson
Director of Digital Marketing
Jordan Wilson
Director of Digital Marketing
Jordan is a passionate marketer, with extensive experience in translating complex tech concepts into impactful customer experiences. Her expertise includes customer research & advocacy, messaging & positioning, go-to-market strategy, and sales enablement. Jordan also holds a joint BA in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic and an MA in Second Language Teaching (Arabic), from Brigham Young University.
