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
Alex Atallah
Co-Founder of OpenRouter and OpenSea
Adam Belanich
Co-founder & President of Joyride Coffee Distributors. Pursuit Board Treasurer
Jukay Hsu
Co-founder of Pursuit
Chris Kellen
Director at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
Soo Kim
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Standard General
Katy Knight
Executive Director and President of the Siegel Family Endowment. Pursuit Governance Chair
Elias Roman
Senior Director of Product Management at Google Labs
Zachary (Zac) Smith
Founder and CEO, Datum
Dan Teran
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Gutter Capital
Paul Vizcarrondo
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
David Yang
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Pursuit
Ritambhara Kumar
Managing Director at J.P. Morgan
Pursuit Operating Board, Chair
Jumi Barnes Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking Division (IBD) Digital Platform Engineering, and Technology Fellow at Goldman Sachs
Sameer Gupta Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Apollo Global Management
Kanan Kapadia Partner at Abstract Group
Chris Maddern Chief Technology Officer at OpenSea
Rich Siu Chief Investment Officer at F&T Group
Sarah Walker SVP Engineering, Digital Marketing Programs at Mastercard
Zohar Yardeni Product Executive
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.
