Category Archives: Stephen Ibaraki

Insights from Rini Greenfield, Founding Managing Partner of Rethink Food

Acceptance to Stuyvesant, a specialized science high school in NYC, which inspired her to believe in limitless possibilities.
The pivotal switch from biology to economics during her time at Berkeley illuminated her passion for development economics.

Yanni Ching on Revolutionizing Waste Management at Entomal Biotech

Yanni’s journey into sustainability was sparked at 16 by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”
Early eco-consciousness focused on energy and resource use.

Yann LeCun, VP and Chief AI Scientist at Meta

Yann LeCun, VP and Chief AI Scientist at Meta Yann is the Chief AI Scientist for Facebook AI Research (FAIR). He is also a Silver Professor at New York University on a part-time basis, mainly affiliated with the NYU Center for Data Science, and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/101052860/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-9%2F398094503-44100-2-9ee437a46a5a9.mp3Podcast: Play in new [...]

Jacqueline Henle, Vice Dept Manager, Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering

Jacqueline has been working in the Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering department since 2019 and is the vice department manager of the Automotive Systems Engineering department since 2023.
Jacqueline studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Ali Khademhosseini, CEO & Founding Director, Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

He is the CEO and Director of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles which is continuing the legacy of the transplant pioneer Paul Terasaki.

Thippaporn Ahriyavraromp, Founder & Chairman, Dhanin Tawee Chearavanont Foundation

She is the founder and Chairperson of the Buddharaksa Foundation and Dhanin Tawee Chearavanont Foundation.
She is also the Founder of MQDC (Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited) and the Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee of DTGO, its parent group.

Bronson Messer, Director of Science, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)

Bronson Messer is a Distinguished Staff Scientist and Director of Science for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at ORNL.