The Surgo Foundation Team brings together a unique talent mix to approach development challenges in novel ways
Our multidisciplinary team includes development experts, data scientists, behavioral scientists, and technologists who are skilled in collecting and interpreting data on why people behave the way they do and how complex systems work, and in developing scalable tools.

Sema Sgaier
Co-Founder and Executive Director

Hannah Kemp
Director of Programs

Danielle Schmutz
Chief of Staff

Bethany Hardy
Director of Communications

Vincent Huang
Director of Data Science and AI

Peter Smittenaar
Director of Data Science and AI

Mokshada Jain
Program Manager

Grace Charles
Research Scientist

Nicholas Stewart
Research Scientist

Anubhuti Mishra
Research Scientist

Henry Fung
Research Scientist

Valerie Valerio
Research Scientist

Tich Mangono
Program Manager

Rahul Joseph
Program Manager

Christine Campigotto
Program Manager

Haley Brightman
Analyst

Sofia Braunstein
Analyst

Yael Caplan
Analyst

Staci Sutermaster
Research Fellow

Bettina Hammer
Emmanuel Roman Fellow

Rohan Kumar
Emmanuel Roman Fellow

James Baer
Knowledge and Documentation Consultant
