Executive Leadership
Executive
Aarav Akella
CEO

Leads the entire organization and sets overall direction.

Executive
Henry Kim
Vice President

Leads the strategic direction and operational architecture of Fund the Future Foundation.

Executive
Neel Kudva
Vice President

Leads external-facing growth across business development, VC relations, grants, outreach, and international expansion.

Directors
Operations
Elliott
Director of Fundraising (Grants)

Manages the grants pipeline, identifying funding opportunities and overseeing application strategy.

Web Development
Akshay
Director of Web Development

Leads all digital efforts - design, development, maintenance, and structural security of digital platforms.

Brand Presence
Sree Kata
Social Media Director

Manages brand presence across social platforms, coordinating cross-channel content strategy.

Social Media
Paras Jain
Social Media Advisor

Advises the social media team on content strategy and audience growth.

Partnerships & X
Ajay
Director of Fundraising (Individuals)

Drives private partner outreach and manages the organization's active presence on Twitter/X.

Investor Networks
Arnan
Director of Fundraising (VC)

Builds strategic linkages with global venture capital networks and angel investment directories.

Outreach
Charlie
Director of Fundraising (Grants)

Oversees external-facing grants strategy, sourcing pipeline opportunities, and institutional submissions.

Business Network
Ajani
Director of Fundraising (Businesses)

Expands corporate partnerships targeting collaborative alliances with commercial and ecological enterprises.

Operational Leads
Grants Department
Rohan G.
Senior Lead, Grants

Reports to Henry Kim. Leads grants research, vetting systems, and operational workflow architecture.

Akshay's Team
Akshaj S.
Lead, Web Dev (Backend)

Drives backend engineering, API pipelines, and system database integrity.

Akshay's Team
Nacho
Associate & Design Lead (Frontend)

Builds visual interface, animations, and typography layouts for user layers.

Ajay's Team
Andy
Lead, Grants

Responsible for strategic research and grants tracking infrastructure.

Elliott's Team
Lewis
Lead, Grants

Handles active identification and research of environmental and scientific grant calls.

Social Media Team
Aaryan V.
Lead, LinkedIn Operations

Curates professional announcements, reports, and network milestones on LinkedIn.

Social Media Team
Udi
Lead, Social Media

Oversees community interactions, media inquiries, and day-to-day audience metrics.

Social Media Team
Aarya
Lead, Social Media

Spearheads creative asset creation and visual layouts for cross-platform publications.

Recruiting Team
Caleb
Lead, Recruiting

Manages prospective candidate pipelines, direct outreach, and initial vetting.

Ajay's Team
Arjun
Lead, Business Development

Spearheads direct industry research and sets up corporate partnership pipelines.

Ajay's Team
Gunwoo
Lead, Business Development

Maintains industry intelligence matrices and compiles cohort performance profiles.

North Carolina, USA
Aarav C.
Lead, VC Relations

Manages regional investor integrations and local venture funding channels.

Charlie's Team
Darshan
Lead, Grants

Drives systematic grant sourcing algorithms and manages submission tracking models.

Ajani's Team
Trilo
Lead, Business Development

Expands external partner databases, securing technical alliances with commercial firms.

Ajani's Team
Tarun
Lead, Business Development

Curates ongoing relationship timelines and optimizes partnership feedback loops.

Washington D.C., USA
Sahiti Reddy
Lead, Business Development

Coordinates public sector, national laboratory, and institutional partner relationships.

Elliott's Team
Dharshan
Lead, Grants

Supports tactical grant writing structures and verifies pipeline eligibility indices.

Sovereign Country Leads
Pacific Region
Gunmay Bhargava
Country Lead, Australia

Directing active grant opportunities, vetting regional hardware startups, and managing physical infrastructure partnerships in Australia.

United Kingdom
Daiwik Khedkar
Country Lead, United Kingdom

Oversees European fundraising linkages, academic integration tracks, and coordinates with key UK-based research foundations.

North Africa
Yahia
Country Lead, Algeria

Drives expansion frameworks, coordinating localized grant strategies and managing partner dialogues in Algeria and the Mediterranean context.

Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Dev
Harvard student

Supports strategy, governance, and mission clarity with a student-led perspective.

Operations Associates
Elliott's Team
Justin
Associate, Grants & VC Relations

Provides administrative support, tracking applications and aggregating prospective VC contact networks.

Akshay's Team
Robert
Senior Associate, Web Development

Assists across digital platform maintenance, running testing routines, and organizing cross-department operations.

Arnan's Team
Ruikang
Associate, VC Development

Supports research portfolios focusing on investor engagement parameters and mapping syndicate opportunities.

Arnan's Team
Sai
Associate, VC Relations (Arizona)

Drives southwest regional research targets, helping expand the organization's investor footprint.

Charlie's Team
Pujit
Associate, Grants

Aggregates research papers, maintains dossier files, and indexes external funding requirements.

Ajani's Team
Ojas
Associate, Business Development

Assists with partner target profiles, organizing databases, and updating commercial opportunity pipelines.