Cathy is a serial founder who’s built & sold companies in education, food and healthcare. She began her career in Product at Google[x], traveled solo as a Bonderman Fellow, and published research for the Gates Foundation. Her focus on economic mobility is inspired by her family of refugees and foster parents.

Pratik is an engineer with over a decade of experience building cloud applications, leading product development teams and scaling startups from 8 employees to over 800.

Sukhita is a designer with a background in engineering. She is passionate about creating simple and elegant solutions to complex problems through human-centered design. She’s led design teams in seed-series C edtech and biotech startups.

Jason has over a decade of experience as a software engineer and manager. He's focused on building interfaces that are intuitive and delightful. Jason is 'the users ally behind the scenes.'

Shannon brings over a decade of experience leading go-to-market strategy at pre-seed to unicorn startups.

Aditya has experience in product, strategy, and investing. He founded and led product at a blockchain startup, with a successful exit after 14 months.

Ali is a learning designer with over 10 years of experience at Coursera, the Gates Foundation, and several Ivy League universities. Ali has a Masters in Education and Business Administration, and began his career as a K12 teacher in Chicago.

Fiona is a product marketing specialist and early career journey influencer.

Sravani is a first year student at George Washington University studying International Business and Finance on the pre-law track. As a previous Folio fellow, she helps current folio students find their dream jobs and future opportunities. She is interested in product management, marketing, and entrepreneurship.