Our Team Based at the University of California, our multidisciplinary team works with partners across the country to produce rigorous research that advances data-driven innovation for the public good. Meet Our Team Amy E. Lerman Executive Director & Principal Investigator Kemet Azubuike Postdoctoral Scholar Randy Clopton Research Associate Ben Fils Affiliated Researcher Ryan Hall Innovation Fellow Richard Koci Hernandez Visiting Professor Stephanie Hom Director of Operations Jacki Kingkade California 100 Operations Arvind Krishnamurthy Postdoctoral Scholar Naomi Levy Visiting Professor Lindsay Maple Senior Research Associate Jesse Melgar Senior Advisor for Strategy and Public Affairs Rohit Naimpally Director of Innovation Meredith Sadin Faculty Affiliate and Senior Researcher Kate Sadowsky Director of Communications Emily Swide Chief of Staff Sam Trachtman Senior Researcher Students Pia Deshpande Graduate Student Researcher Rebekah Jones Graduate Student Researcher Chan Lam Undergraduate Research Fellow Julia Leitner Graduate Student Researcher Project Affiliates Mia Bird Faculty Affiliate Carolyn Coles Graduate Student Affiliate Peter Dixon Faculty Affiliate Jessie Harney Faculty Affiliate Emily Owens Faculty Affiliate Carolina Reid Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Skeem Faculty Affiliate Senior Advisors Matthias Jaime Deputy Secretary of Technology & Innovation, California Government Operations Agency Carla Javits Senior Advisor and Board Member, REDF Jody Lewen President, Mount Tamalpais College David C. Wilson Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy Contributors Spencer Bowen Joaquin Carbonell Sara Castro Andre Chapman Kyle Dill Emily Estus Alejandra Fajardo Sam Glaser-Nolan Julian Hayes Charlotte Hill Christian Hosam Grace Huang Karalyn Lacey Jessica Lasky-Fink Maura Liévano Elizabeth Linos Mark Lipkin David Maldonado Alyssa Mooney Ian Mulholland Liliane Niensted Lisa Quan Antonio Raphael Audrey Sayer Jessica Spero Li Casey St. Claire