Data Advisor

Amit has spent the past 11+ years working in data science and data strategy for advertising agencies and design consultancies helping clients make the most out of the information they are collecting. In a previous life he was both pre-med and on track to work in banking, but in the end he realized that he loved nothing more than noodling through large data sets to find patterns, similar to when he was a child parsing through baseball cards. Amit has previously been active with the ACLU and is currently a mentor with Innovate for Africa, a non-profit that helps students (especially women of color) get more opportunities in data science.

He holds a BS in Molecular Biology from Tulane University and an MBA in Finance from The University of Rochester.

After a few years away, Amit and his wife settled back in Brooklyn, NY in April 2021. They love nothing more than biking through NYC neighborhoods, going on food adventures throughout the city, and planning their next road trip in their recently purchased 20-year-old SUV.

Anti-trafficking Advisor

Ashley is a fourth-year student at Humber College, completing a Bachelor's Degree in Child and Youth Care with a prior diploma in Community Justice. Growing up in Northern Ontario she relocated to Toronto 9 years ago. She currently works full time as an infant teacher and is passionate about helping shape the lives of many individuals. As a Metis survivor of domestic sex trafficking, she knows first hand the vulnerabilities young people face and has participated in trafficking awareness and prevention work. Ashley's commitment to the cause, her skills in social media, technology, and design make her a passionate and dedicated member of our team.

Co-Founder - Seoul

Michelle is driven to create impact that is measurable and sustainable through her work of design. From fintech to non-profit, she focuses on challenging existing approaches to solve complex and difficult problems, and building products that are disruptive and innovative.

With her experience of developing UX and building design teams at unicorn startups such as Coupang and Toss (Viva Republica,) Michelle has expertise in both digital and traditional design disciplines. Prior to receiving her Master’s degree of Fine Arts from her alma mater, the School of Visual Arts, she worked as a graphic designer at companies including Penguin Random House, Versace, and O, the Oprah Magazine.  

After 12 years of developing her design career and receiving two design diplomas in New York City, Michelle relocated and currently lives in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. In her free time, Michelle can be found in a dance studio landing a double pirouette or practicing her golf swing in a course. She loves to learn new languages, for both humans and computers, and to cook for her family and friends.

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Game Design Advisor

Nick Fortugno is an entrepreneur, interactive narrative designer and game designer based in New York City.  He is a founder and principal of Playmatics (www.playmatics.com), a interactive development company. Playmatics has created a variety of digital and real-world experiences for organizations including Pro Publica, Red Bull, AMC (such as the CableFAX award winning Breaking Bad: The Interrogation), Disney, American Museum of Natural History, the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Red Cross/Red Crescent. For the past twenty years, Fortugno has been a designer, writer and project manager on dozens of commercial and serious games, and served as lead designer on the downloadable blockbuster Diner Dash and the award-winning serious game Ayiti: The Cost of Life. Nick is a Lead Artist on the Frankenstein A.I. project (featured at the Sundance New Frontier Festival in 2018), and has worked extensively on interactive narrative projects in a variety of formats. Nick is also a co-founder of the Come Out and Play street games festival (www.comeoutandplay.org), winner of the Indiecade's 2019 Bernie DeKoven Big Fun Award and hosted in New York City and Amsterdam since 2006, and is co-creator of the Big Urban Game for Minneapolis/St. Paul in 2003. Nick is also an assistant professor and program director of the Digital Game Design program at Long Island University, has taught game design and interactive narrative design for 15 years at institutions such as Columbia University and the Parsons School of Design, and has participated in the construction of game design and immersive storytelling curriculum. Nick holds an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design. Some of Nick's writing about interactive narrative can be found in the anthology Well-Played 1.0: Video Game, Value, and Meaning, published by ETC-Press.

Product Advisor

Rhea is the Director of Product at Sourcemap, a software company dedicated to supply chain transparency and traceability. Sourcemap is a 2011 MIT spinoff used by manufacturers and brands globally to account for the end-to-end supply chain, and measure performance and risk every step of the way. Sourcemap's network includes over half a million farms, factories and mines, and its software is used by brands like Hershey's and Timberland to tell the story of where their products come from, and manage some of today's most challenging supply chain issues including deforestation and labor compliance. Originally from Mumbai, Rhea is currently based in Brooklyn and has over 10 years of experience working in communications, product management, and product design with social businesses in India and the United States. She holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College, an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and an MFA in Design for Social Innovation from the School of Visual Arts.