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 and CEO 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
Partner at Humans of the Internet
Dan Teran
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Gutter Capital
Paul Vizcarrondo
Of Counsel, Litigation & Former Partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
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
Partner at Humans of the Internet
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 and Principal of Charney Companies
Margot Edelman
GM at Edelman NYC
Kanan Kapadia
Partner at Abstract Group
Ritambhara Kumar
Managing Director at J.P. Morgan
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.
