Our Team

A truly global team

We speak multiple languages, come from all over the world and have the expertise to help you build a great company. We’re on a mission to uplift people and economies through entrepreneurship.

Officers and Managing Partners

Chief Executive Officer, Founding Partner

Chief Operating Officer, Managing Partner (LP Trust + Regional Investments + Platform)

Courtney Powell

Managing Partner (Education + Programs)

Chief Financial Officer (Finance + Data)

General Counsel (Legal)

Managing Partner (Brand + 500 Access)

Managing Partner (Portfolio Value + Product)

Santiago Zavala

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Group Strategy

Senior Director, Group Strategy

Global Investment

United States

Chief of Staff

CJ Lee

Head of Accelerator Operations

Programs

Executive Director, Global Programs

Head of Global Startup Programs

Fadwa Kingsbury

Program Director

Nicholas Davison

Practice Director - Training & Development

Program Director

Caitlin Glazebrook

Program Director

Program Director

Regional Director, Startup Programs - Americas

Regional Director, Startup Programs - EMEA

Regional Director, Startup Programs - APAC

Program Manager

Portfolio Value

Head of Portfolio Value

Vijay Rajendran

Director, Portfolio Value

Director, Portfolio Value

Danielle Sosnick

Fullstack Developer

Luis Collantes

Project Manager

Events & Community Associate

Miranda Gahagan

ESG

Executive Director, Global Head of ESG & Stakeholder Engagement

Market Strategy

Associate Director, East Europe

Natalia Fedulova

Lead, South Asia

United Arab Emirates

Policy Lead

Stephanie Richards

Investor Relations

Head of Investor Relations

Philippe Schenk

Alexandra Boffa-Taylor

Education

Head of Global Education

Paulina Szyrmer

Director, Education

Nathalie Trutmann

Senior Operations Manager

Vanessa Samaniego

Senior Strategist

Chandini Ammineni

Specialist, Education

Legal

Funds and Compliance Counsel

United States

Legal Ops Associate

Liane Kivela

Legal Operations Associate

Nicole Jeong

Associate Counsel, Accelerator and Portfolio Operations

Malaysia

Associate Counsel - Portfolio Operations

Lee Ann Kong

United States

Associate Counsel, Programs and Market Strategy

Shadia Ayoub

Corporate Counsel, Investments

Olivier Sinoncelli

Associate Counsel - MENA

Legal Operations Associate

Malaysia

Associate Counsel

Christine Chan

Finance

United States

Controller

Bo Sangosanya

Fund Controller

United States

Fund Accounting Manager

Nico Gamboa

Controller - Global Operations

Malaysia

Controller - APAC

Ai Lin Ng

Senior Accountant

Daniela Malagon Alonso

Senior Accountant

Finance Director

Finance Manager

United States

Global Payroll Manager

Monique Tucker

Fund Controller

People and HR

Senior Director of People Operations

Rebecca Lundquist

USA

HR Specialist

Karen Villanueva

HR Employment Contract Lead

Elissa Baharudin

United Arab Emirates

Talent Acquisition Lead

Head of Global Platforms

Aaron Blumenthal

Brand and Marketing

Senior Director of Global Communications

Zina Moukheiber

Regional Head of Events & Community - MENA

Senior Content Marketing Coordinator

Manager, Global Brand

Manager, Program Campaigns

Inbound Specialist

Data and Insights

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Harrison Hao Shian Chong

Malaysia

Data Strategist

Jamie Soo

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Juin Shern Tong

Executive Operations

Executive Assistant

Saudi Arabia

Executive Assistant

Alaa Ibrahim

500 Latin America

Regina Zurutuza

Regional Director, Startup Programs - Latin America

Guillermo Guadarrama

Operations Coordinator

Daniela Pérez Barrón

Cecilia Ezquerro

Head of Community

Mexico

Associate

Patricia Desentis

Investor Relations

Damaris Mendoza

Investor Relations Analyst

Mauricio Gudiño

Content Producer

500 Istanbul

General Partner

General Partner

Rina Onur Sirinoglu

General Partner

Turkey

Investment Manager

Kaan Eren

500 MENA

Saudi Arabia

Portfolio Manager

Ahmed Eid

General Partner

Venture Partner

Group CEO of SHUAA Capital

Jassim Alseddiqi

500 Southeast Asia

Associate,Capital Formation

Executive Assistant

Manager,Business Administration

Executive Assistant

Vikneshwaran Ganesan

Manager,Strategic Development

Analyst,Strategic Development

Arief bin Johan Alimin

Associate,Strategic Operations

Strategic Development Analyst

Rachel Teow Hui Jeng

Strategic Development Analyst

500 Thailand

Thailand

General Partner

Krating Poonpol

Thailand

General Partner

Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Mameaw Sapprasert

Thailand

Senior Investment Manager

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

500 Korea

Director of Investor Relations

Program Manager

500 Japan

Legal Operations Associate

500 Vietnam

General Partner

General Partner

Portfolio Manager

Adrian Latortue

Disclaimer

Note that this is not a complete list of staff. The title “Partner” is used in accordance with customary business practice in the venture capital industry and does not indicate a legal status as a “partner” in a partnership.