Meet Our Mentors
Named mentors drawn from the world's top universities and from industry.
Every D-LABS student is guided by senior mentors who are named from the start, never by an anonymous pool of tutors. Below you will find the researchers and industry leaders who stand behind our research and leadership programs.
Dr. Sergio Navarro
Engineering, Healthcare, Business
Dr. Sergio M. Navarro is a graduate of three distinguished institutions, MIT, the University of Oxford and Baylor College of Medicine, and brings that breadth of training to his work with students.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of OxfordBaylor College of MedicineRead bio →
Matthew Morgan, MBA
Financial Consulting
Matthew Alexander Morgan is a strategy consultant and business leader with global experience, whose more than 12 years of expertise span business strategy, consulting, financial services and innovatio…
Boston Consulting GroupUniversity of OxfordArizona State UniversityRead bio →
Daniela B. Breinbauer, MSc
Environmental Economics
Daniela Baeza Breinbauer is a distinguished environmental economist and researcher whose extensive experience covers climate risk, food systems and international development, three areas that closely…
London School of Economics and Political ScienceEckerd CollegeRead bio →
Dr. Julia Schoonover
Sociology
Dr. Julia Schoonover is an accomplished sociologist whose work has taken her across many countries, giving her a broad international perspective.
University at BuffaloRead bio →
Dr. Andrew Salisbury
Computer Science
Andrew has worked as a professional university lecturer for more than 20 years. He studied at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, where he earned a first class honours degree and went on to co…
Lancaster UniversityRead bio →
Hans Steen
Interior Designer
Originally from Northern Germany and now based in Bavaria, Hans N. Steen brings with him more than a decade of experience in automotive interior design and digital design, all of it gained at BMW.
BMWRead bio →