EF Alumni

Jordan McRae

CEO, Mobilus Labs

Founded:

Interests / background:

Astrophysics, Hardware, Media and Gaming, Robotics

Location:

London

Cohort:

Jordan McRae has a BSc and an MSc in space and ocean robotics from MIT and Stanford University respectively and has built complex hardware/software systems for companies including Lockheed Martin. He also brings entrepreneurial experience focussed on new innovations in voice communication in extreme environments.

Company:

MOBILUS

A hands-free, ear-free voice platform.

Jacqueline Good

Launched 4 data apps, <$10M in tech sales. Ex-OMERS, TIBCO, Avid.ly. Sponsored by ESA.

Shehroz I. Hussain

Creative leader with first-principles approach. Ex-Tesla, SpaceX, & Kepler Communications.

Reza Larimi

Background in design, control systems & automation. Multiple international patents & publications

Gideon Farrell

Astrophysicist with software experience

Hira Virdee

PhD in astrodynamics with the US Air Force, worked on satellite tracking and laser ranging

Han Lai

Co-founder and Director, Open Cosmos

Led industrial projects, degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Rafel Jorda

CEO, Open Cosmos

Master's in aerospace engineering with space technology specialisation

Dr Thomas Clayson

PhD in plasma astrophysics, built fusion reactors and the largest pulsed power machine in Europe

Greg Lawton

CEO, Nodes & Links

Astrophysicist with experience managing defence programmes and in BAE systems

Sasha Haco

Astrophysicist, previously Cambridge and Harvard

Rohit Jha

CEO, Transcelestial

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering NTU, previously RBS

Mohammad Danesh

CTO, Transcelestial

PhD in Nanophotics from NUS, designed and built photonic systems

Naveen Vedula

Artificial Intelligence PhD with expertise in computer vision and hardware

Mohammad Reza Vedady

Award-winning engineer and pioneer researcher

Taras Iakymchuk

Industry experience in hardware design, PhD in Electronics

Roeland Nusselder

Master’s in Mathematics, researched Efficient Deep Learning algorithms

James Kent

Inventor, ex-Google and set up one of the earliest cloud computing companies

Jesse Lozano

Co-Founder, Pi-Top

World-class salesman, named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018

Ryan Dunwoody

MEng from University of Oxford

Haïkel Balti

Trained mechanical engineer and material scientist

Ben Lakey

CEO, Syndi Health

Impact-driven Bioengineer, specialised in Medical Device regulatory navigation and commercialisation

Dr Stefan Glatzel

CTO, CheMastery

Experience in building software and hardware technologies

Chong Chieh Tseng

CTO, Energy Lite

Experience in tech companies in software and hardware sectors

Rohit Jha

CEO, Transcelestial

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering NTU, previously RBS

Mohammad Danesh

CTO, Transcelestial

PhD in Nanophotics from NUS, designed and built photonic systems

Theo Saville

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing

Chris Emery

Engineer programming since age 12, expert in 3D graphics and high-performance computing

Elton Soares

3x founder w/ expertise in infrastructure product. Built last venture to 45 employees & R$120 M GMV.

Gian Luigi D’Alessandro

Physics PhD, ML expert at CERN. Indie Game Developer. Leading author of 3D modelling papers.

Oliver Markham

Second-time founder. Scaled previous company to 100+ employees, $MMs in ARR and raised $15MM in VC.

Michael Martin

Grown social media accounts with millions of followers & billions of views. Self-taught app dev.

Hevar Abrihem

Exp tech lead; founded game server startup, acquired B2C venture, dev web3 interoperability solution

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

Jan Mundin

Ex-Stanford & WHU, experience building profitable organisations

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

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.