One Big Team
We are tackling one of the most pressing socio-economic challenges of our time. That’s why we need the knowledge and efforts of everyone across our One Big Team of staff, volunteers, companies, community partners, and industry leaders—all of whom are committed not only to our Fellows' dreams but their ability to reach them.
Leading
employer partners
Our Fellows have been employed at over 200+ leading companies. From fast-growing startups to large public corporations, Pursuit Fellows are now writing code and enabling innovation across all industries.
Through our deep relationships with community organizations, we recruit potential future Fellows and build trust on-the-ground. We work with our partners to host info sessions, offer application workshops, and provide other resources to prioritize access to career opportunities for underserved, underrepresented communities.
Jennifer Hensley
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Con Edison. Pursuit Board Chair
Adam Belanich
Co-founder & CEO of Joyride Coffee Distributors. Pursuit Board Treasurer
Katy Knight
Executive Director and President of the Siegel Family Endowment. Pursuit Governance Chair
Michael Borofsky
General Counsel at Gryphon Investors
Jukay Hsu
Co-founder and CEO of Pursuit
Alan Jones
Senior Managing Director at Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
Soo Kim
Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Standard General
Elias Roman
Managing Partner of Area 120 at Google
Stuart Spodek
Managing Director at BlackRock
Dan Teran
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Gutter Capital. Former co-founder & CEO of Managed by Q
Amy Wang
Head of Private Credit, Managing Director at Blue Earth Capital AG. Board Observer
David Yang
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Pursuit
Zachary Smith
Former Managing Director at Equinix
Pursuit Operating Board, Chair
Jumi Barnes
Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking Division (IBD) Digital Platform Engineering, and Technology Fellow at Goldman Sachs
Jessie Cai
Vice President at General Atlantic
Sam Charney
Founder of Charney Construction and Development
Margot Edelman
GM at Edelman NYC
Ritambhara Kumar
Former Partner at Bridgewater
Chris Maddern
Co-Founder & CEO at Floor NFTs
Rich Siu
Chief Investment Officer at F&T Group
Sarah Walker
Co-Founder & CEO at Picky Penguin
Zohar Yardeni
Chief Product Officer at The Knot Worldwide
Pursuit is proud to partner with best-in-class funders and investors across business, impact, philanthropy, and technology. By leveraging a spectrum of funding, we're able to deliver real social and capital returns for everyone.
Pursuit began as an entirely volunteer-run organization, and that foundation persists today. We rely on our volunteer community to share their time, professional insights, and technical knowledge to help us create lasting change.
