Our Team
Leadership & Board of Directors
Executive Board
Samuel Lacote
Founder, Board Chair
Colton Leonard
Co-Founder, Co-President
Uzaïr Ali
Co-Founder, Co-President
Asher Ingley
Co-Vice-President
Rafael Portella
Co-Vice-President
Amina Mavlyankul
Director of Initiatives & Sponsorships
Arinav Kutty
Director of Operations
Gokul Ram
Director of Partnerships
James Brennan
Director of Curriculum
Lukas Weigelt
Director of Marketing
Our role
RootED Futures bring together accomplished leaders to guide its mission, strategy, and operations. After concluding their tenure, members transition to Advisory roles, continuing to provide strategic insight.
Chapter Leadership Committee
Reach chapter presidents at presidents@root-edfutures.com.
Ainslie Burr
Chicago President
Adrián Ortiz
Guatemala City President
Grant Byer
Minneapolis President
Shoken Tsurumaru
Singapore President
Cyrus Chen
Beijing President
Oliver Bagchi
London President
Carlota Campos
Miami President
Rafael Portella
Rio de Janeiro President
David Benatar
Geneva President
Jamaal Ghauri
Philadelphia President
Yasine Fedogan
Istanbul President
Former Board Directors
Mathilde Ridet
Director of Outreach
Charlotte Rubrich
Treasurer
Lily Spiliotis
Director of Marketing
Board applications
Apply to Join the Board
We are looking for exceptional talents in entrepreneurship and beyond to help guide our global, youth-led nonprofit
