Team¶
The team powering open specifications, decentralized infrastructure, research, and global adoption for Project NANDA and the Foundation for Agentic Networks.
Leadership Team¶
The experienced leaders who guide our strategy, governance, and long-term direction across Project NANDA and the Foundation for Agentic Networks.
Prof. Ramesh Raskar
Chairman & Founder
MIT & Project NANDA
Chris Pease
President and CEO
Foundation for Agentic Networks
Gunjan Sinha
Board Member
Project NANDA & MetricStream
Jennifer Jordan
Board Member
Venture & Growth Advisor
Paul Baier
Board Member
GAI Insights & HBS Fellow
The Humans Powering Growth¶
The team focused on expanding our reach, strengthening partnerships, and accelerating global adoption of open agentic infrastructure.
Alex Stanton
Director of Strategy
Project NANDA
Ashutosh Iwale
Technical Program Manager
Project NANDA
Emeric Chang
Student Chapter Lead
Columbia University & NANDA
Shrikant Kshirsagar
Director of Education
Project NANDA
Ankur Shinde
Head of Media
Project NANDA
Blake Mauri
Small Business Program Lead
Project NANDA
Daniel Windham
Civic Agents Program Lead
Project NANDA
Ana Machuca
Digital Trailblazer
Project NANDA
The Humans Powering Technology¶
The innovators and engineers who design, build, and maintain the open specifications, reference implementations, and agent networks.
Aditya Sharma
Open Source Lead
IIIT-Delhi & Project NANDA
Maria Gorskikh
Open Source Lead
Project NANDA
Mihir Sheth
Engineer
Project NANDA
Umamaheswar Edara
Engineer
Project NANDA
Karan Bharadwaj
Contributing Engineer
Project NANDA
Rohan Khanna
Research Collaborator
McGill University & NANDA
Meet The Advisors¶
Trusted domain experts providing strategic insight, industry expertise, and governance guidance.
Sam Rosen
Enterprise Advisory Council Member
Project NANDA
Heather Fraser
Strategy Advisor
Project NANDA
Brendan McSheffrey
Education Programs Advisor
Project NANDA
Nikolay Vyahhi
Education Programs Advisor
Project NANDA
Mahesh Lambe
Scientific Advisor
Project NANDA