National Leadership Council

The National Leadership Council is composed of alumni leaders from Society for Science’s science competitions and represents diverse ages, demographic groups, geographic regions, professions, and discipline areas. The Council members serve three-year terms.

Vision Statement:

The vision for the Council is to promote  Society for Science’s goals and its alumni’s achievements to the world at large, and to create a spirit of unity and support among Society constituencies. Accordingly, the Council seeks to:

  • Build engagement among Society constituencies, including: alumni, members, supporters and friends
  • Provide interested volunteers with rewarding opportunities to serve the Society
  • Establish lifelong relationships between constituents and the Society

William J. Bencze
Software Engineering Manager, Apple
Science Talent Search 1985
International Science and Engineering Fair 1983 and 1984

Adam Bly
Founder & CEO, System
International Science and Engineering Fair 1998

Christopher Bouton
CEO of Vyasa Analytics
Science Talent Search 1992

Rob Chang
Founder, Iliotech Software Services
Co-founder & CTO, Gearcloud Labs
Science Talent Search 1980

Michael Colsher
Head of Quantitative Trading, HAP LLC
Science Talent Search 1997

Shantanu Gaur
Co-founder and CEO, Allurion Technologies
International Science and Engineering Fair 2003 and 2004

Felipe Gómez del Campo
CEO of FGC Plasma Solutions Inc.
Visiting Scientist at MIT RGD Lab
International Science and Engineering Fair 2012

Michelle Hackman
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Science Talent Search 2011

Catherine Havasi
Chief Product Officer of Basis Technology Corp.
Co-founder of Luminoso Technologies, Inc.
Science Talent Search 1999
International Science and Engineering Fair 1998, 1999

Kevin Heller
Executive Vice President Research and Development, Jasper Therapeutics
Science Talent Search 1989

David Holz
CTO & Co-Founder, Leap Motion, now Ultraleap
International Science and Engineering Fair 2006

Elyse Hope
Strategic Initiative Manager, Science Philanthropy Alliance
Science Talent Search 2006
International Science and Engineering Fair 2004, 2005 and 2006
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge 2002

Scott Duke Kominers
MBA Class of 1960 Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Science Talent Search 2005
International Science and Engineering Fair 2005

Meredith M. Lee
Chief Technical Advisor, UC Berkeley Computing, Data Science, & Society
International Science and Engineering Fair 2000

Michael Li
Founder and CEO, The Data Incubator
Science Talent Search 2003
International Science and Engineering Fair 2003

Kate Lowry
Science Director, Science Philanthropy Alliance
Science Talent Search 2006

Divya Nag
Director of Health, Apple
Science Talent Search 2009
International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 and 2009

Willie T. Reaves Jr.
Chief of Staff, Cellino
International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 and 2008

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
Founder and CEO, Instrumental
Science Talent Search 2004
International Science and Engineering Fair 2003 and 2004

Rajen Sheth
Education Entrepreneur, Former VP of AI for Google Cloud
Science Talent Search 1994
International Science and Engineering Fair 1992, 1993 and 1994

Nevin Summers
Executive Director, MIT Synthetic Biology Center
Science Talent Search 1967
International Science and Engineering Fair 1965, 1966 and 1967

Sheel Tyle
Founder and CEO, Amplo
International Science and Engineering Fair 2006, 2007 and 2008
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge 2005

Nina Vasan
Founder and Executive Director, Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation
Chief Medical Officer, Real
Science Talent Search 2002
International Science and Engineering Fair 2002

Afton Vechery
Co-Founder, Modern Fertility
Science Talent Search 2007
International Science and Engineering Fair 2005