We’re thrilled to welcome the 2026–27 class of JOURNEY Fellows. These 30 visionary innovators are driving solutions to society’s most critical challenges. We’re honored to equip these leaders to scale.
- Iké Gbadegesin Adeyemi – SVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Eastman
- Asima Ahmad – Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Carrot
- Utaukwa Allen – Global Head of Economic and Community Development, Data Centers, Google
- Theonie Anastassiadis – Origination Partner, Flagship Pioneering
- Aarti Borkar – Corporate VP, Customer Success and Incident Response (DART), Microsoft
- Katie D’Amico – VP, Growth and Innovation, CareQuest Innovation Partners
- Britt Danneman – Partner, Alpha Edison
- Erika Seth Davies – CEO, Rhia Ventures
- Nisha Dua – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, BBG Ventures
- Tatiana Fofanova – Co-Founder and CEO, Koda Health
- Olivia Goldstein – CEO, Upstate Venture Connect
- Anu Gupta – SVP, Strategic Planning and Finance, Starbucks
- Jessica Huang – ESG Lead, Private Equity and Secondaries, Ares Management Corporation
- Nicole Isaac – VP, Global Public Policy, Cisco
- Erica Khalili – Chief Legal Officer and Risk Officer, Lead Bank
- Emily McMahan – Co-Founder and General Partner, AIN Ventures
- Diana Murakhovskaya – Co-Founder and General Partner, The Artemis Fund
- Sofia Noori – Co-Founder and CEO, Nema Health
- Oriana Papin-Zoghbi – Co-Founder and CEO, AOA Dx
- Alicia Parker – Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer, Tishman Speyer
- Vanita Patel – Worldwide Industries and Partnerships Leader, Apple
- Jenny Podewils – Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Leapsome
- Melanie Preisser – EVP, York Space Systems
- Laura Silvester – Co-Founder and COO, Anthill
- Parinaz Sobhani – Managing Director and Head of AI, Sagard
- Shashi Srikantan – Managing Director and Head of Level Up Venture, Hearst
- Diana Tsai – Co-Founder and CEO, Upwage
- Michelle Volz – Founder and Managing Partner, Pax Ventures
- Rebecca Waite – Head of Strategy and Operations, OpenAI
- Tenika Versey Walker – Global Head of Sustainable Futures, NVIDIA