EF Alumni

Jan Mundin

CEO, Character

Founded:

Cofounder:

Interests / background:

Media and Gaming

Location:

Berlin

Cohort:

Jan has studied at WHU and Stanford. Together with leading professors he has built a psychometrics-based hiring tool and a dating app.

As an interim manager he has also built up two profitable organizations. One of them, Disrupt Network, sells Community-as-a-Service products to clients including Microsoft and BMW.

Company:

Character

The friend-finding app based on thought-provoking questions

Lucien Maman

Ph.D. holder in Affective Computing / AI, with a background in software and video engineering.

Lorenzo d’Auria

Financial analyst turned product manager. Scaled B2B products processing billions of euros.

Dan Swygart

Experienced founder. Consumer addictiveness & networking effects. Worked with Celebrities & Creators

Sophia Parvizi-Wayne

CEO, Kanjo Health

Mental health expert. Tech founder. Pioneered the largest education campaign of its time as a teen.

Agrim Singh

CS graduate, SUTD Singapore, Former web3 founder, worked with Pitbull.

Michael Baumgartner

2x founder, extensive experience with sales and product, Master’s from CBS

Reza Zolfaghari

Deep Learning/Computer Vision PhD, expert scientist in video creation

Pamela Carvallo

Machine learning specialist (PhD) & 2nd time technical founder.

Svend Court-Payen

Co-founded a video-first website builder. Expert in video, growth and social media.

Sean Kortschot

Co-founder, UpBeing

ML & Human Factors engineer advancing cutting edge research in behavioural-based emotion detection

Srivar Harlalka

MSc in Finance and Strategy, founded 3 consumer facing startups

Srinidhi Moodalagiri

Computer scientist, built risk models for multi-billion dollar consumer portfolios

Mansoor Rahimat Khan

CEO, Beatoven.ai

Engineer combining classical music training and a background in live and recording industry

Siddharth Bhardwaj

CTO, Beatoven.ai

Solved problems in audio signal processing, machine learning, deep learning & generative music

Daan Zeeuwe

Experienced software architect and published researcher, worked on multiple AI-related projects

Andrew Ologunebi

Strong knowledge of design processes and tools, and experience leading fast-growing Saas products

Alistair Thomson

Expert software development skills in building graphically-intense & high-traffic products and games

Rob Minford

Built metric driven, high growth end user products, where focusing on the user has been paramount

Jack Cantillon

Named by Sport for Business in their 30 under 30 as a young leader of the sports industry

Bradian Muliadi

CEO, Hawksight.co

Built and sold Indonesia's largest creator platform, scaled leading social SaaS startup

Sharon Reid

Deep experience in the entertainment industry

Davy Smith

AI researcher with post-doc in interactive and adaptive broadcasting technologies

Raja Srivastav Chirravuri

Master's in Engineering, experience building and scaling natural language processing products

Jiameng Gao

Engineer, Master's in Machine Learning, Speech and Language Technology

Jesse Shemen

Graduate of Stearn Business School, previously Deloitte Ventures and Octopus Investments

Rose Haft

Studied Biomedical Optics at some of the world's leading engineering schools

Majdi Rabia

CTO, Fairphonic

Two Master's in Applied Probability and Statistics

Tang Heng Yang

CEO, Fairphonic

Expertise in music licensing, audio engineering and creative production

Jordan McRae

CEO, Mobilus Labs

MSc in space and ocean robotics, built complex hardware/software systems

Jatin Shah

Expert in distributed systems with a PhD in Computer Science

Swayam Narain

Award-winning computer scientist and software engineer

Nisarg Shah

Spearheaded software automation and big data projects, launched a social learning platform

Animesh Anand

Experience in developing groundbreaking VR/AR applications

Shivlal Viknesh

Founder of profitable firms in the events space, experienced in strategy and deployment

Dr Emilia Molimpakis

Expert in language use as cognitive biomarker (12 years), Neuroscience PhD, Innovation Award Winner

Dr Yousef Amar

PhD in distributed networks and edge computing, avid marathoner

Jose Martin Quesada

Experience in digital, consumer growth and data, CrossFit competitor

Alice Pelton

CEO, The Lowdown

Built and monetised digital products, passionate about contraceptive healthcare

Vasileios Katranidis

PhD in Digital Manufacturing, developed first predictive software tool for thermal spray coatings

Andre Lorenceau

Experienced in scaling and raising from VCs

Anil Chandra Naidu Matcha

Engineer, previously IIT, Samsung and Cisco

Zeena Qureshi

Speech and language therapy expert

John Flynn

MSc Sound Computing, film industry

Sasha Haco

Astrophysicist, previously Cambridge and Harvard

James Thewlis

Computer vision expert, previously Facebook and AdTech

Hazel Savage

Experienced music industry professional, previously Shazam, Pandora and Universal Music

Aron Pettersson

Data science specialist, degree in Physics and Master's in Molecular Biology

Yassine Emile Tahi

AI project leader, previously HEC Paris & Sciences Po

Henri Mirande

Deep learning expert, graduated from CentraleSupélec aged 20

Ankur Singh

Built and sold products for video companies

Carl Robinson

CEO, Rumble Studio

Experienced podcaster and AI data scientist.

Joris Guerry

CTO, Rumble Studio

Machine learning and AI expert, previously built full-stack applications for industry giants.