Our Team.
Bridging the technology gap requires the collaboration of top experts, leaders, and doers to collectively tackle some of our biggest issues.
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Meet the people of PollyLabs
Core Team
Ariel Goldner
Incubation Summer Associate
Board of Directors
Our board comprises a unique blend of experts and thought-leaders from diverse sectors, collaborating to creatively harness technology for global impact
Kurt Dassel
Partner at Deloitte with 20+ years in int’l development, social innovation, and emerging markets; former prof. at Harvard and Wellesley
Jessica Golden
Former Deloitte & Bain Partner; advisor at Ownership Works; board member NY Theatre Ballet
Adam Wolfensohn
Managing Partner at Encourage Capital, serving as a trustee of Yad Hanadiv, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Bang on a Can
Michele Kaliaki
President of Kaliski Fund; MIT Angels leader; advisor and board member for early-stage startups
Shani Rokman
Product Lead at Waze (Google); former startup CTO and Intel engineer; ex–Air Force simulator instructor
Elad Shapira
Ops & supply chain expert with leadership roles at Walmart & Petco; led public-private projects in energy & infrastructure
Advisory Team
A remarkable team of impact, tech, and business experts from diverse sectors, geographies, and backgrounds will offer valuable support and insights to PollyLabs and its portfolio organizations.
Featured in no particular order
Tal Shapira (PhD)
AI / ML, Cyber security, tech assessment
Yehuda Elram
Venture build, tech transfer, strategy &, leadership
Ariel Beery
Innovation, policy, climate action, venture building and financing
Carter Cox
Nonprofit management, philanthropy, leadership development
Ariel Toli Gadilov
Venture finance, legal,
and regulation
Alexis Bonell
Innovation, International development, B2G business models
Ella Steimatzky
Venture building, venture capital, product mgmt.
Adva Rudis
Data science, predictive analytics & visualization
Thelet Ramot
Local governance, public private partnerships
Mehemed Bougsea
Climate tech, health tech, Future of work
Steve Watkins
Financial inclusion, blended finance, emerging markets
Pilar Carvajo
Emerging markets, blended
finance, climate action
Keren Kay
Marketing, creative, venture
capital, partnership
Gal Shargil-Yaari
ESG strategy and reporting, social responsibility specialist
Will Edman
Food & agriculture, Sub Saharan Africa
Kate Collins
Emerging markets, blended finance, food & ag
Carly Chase
Venture building, workforce & education
Ariella Friedman
Impact Strategy, operations, trustee relations
Gal Antonovsky
Generative AI, Product Strategy, Future of Work
Dimitry Shvartsman
Cyber Security, product management, corporate VC
Daniela Kandel
Climate-tech, strategy, innovation, financial models, emerging markets
Matan Rudis
Cyber security, climate, enterprise software
Lissy Alden
Well being, people & culture , workforce development,
Galit Jacobovitz
Strategy, operations, ecosystem building
Elad Shapira
eCommerce, logistics, last-mile distribution
Bar Peled
Strategy and operations,
Product, growth ventures
Asaf Gilboa
Venture building, Blockchain, future of work
Jackie Atlas
Global marketing, Innovations and ventures
Hagay Carmi
Cyber security, tech assessment
Jeremy Katz
GTM strategy, operations, customer Success
Alumni
Vincent Yang
Founding Investment & Research Fellow
Martin Clark
Strategy Summer Associate, Summer 2023
Anat Sery
Founding People &
Operations Fellow
Ellie Naider
Research & Comms Intern
Summer 2023
Tzlil Rubinstein
Investment & Comms,
Spring 2023
Noy Pereg
People Operations
Summer 2024
Shivaditya Sinha
Strategy & Venture Associate, Spring 2023
Guillermo Campos
Venture Summer Associate, Summer 2023
