Organizers


  • Heather Gilchrist Heather Gilchrist


    gilchristh

    Bio: Heather is the Managing Director of RAK Tech Fund, an early stage technology fund in the Soho neighborhood of New York City.


  • Sharon LaDay Sharon LaDay


    Bio: Director, Corporate Strategy at College Board and Co-organizer for #NYEdTech Meetup


  • Farbood Nivi Farbood Nivi


    farbood

    Bio: Founder, Grockit


  • Frank Denbow Frank Denbow


    FrankDenbow

    Bio: Startup Weekend Organizer


  • Khalid Smith Khalid Smith


    khalidrudo

    Bio: Former engineer, brand manager, management consultant and community organizer - Khalid leads education programming and strategy at Startup Weekend, the premier experiential education organization teaching entrepreneurship. He helps hackers, entrepreneurs and education experts build teams, start companies and acquire the resources to make meaningful advances in the way people teach and learn. Khalid is geeked and profoundly grateful that everyday he gets to meet great people, promote innovation, and continue his own education via osmosis. He practices what he preaches as Co-Founder and Chief Executive of LessonCast Learning Inc., a professional development platform for leaders of professional learning communities. More short ramblings can be found @KhalidRudo and longer ones at KhalidRudo.com.