Nikhil Kalathil
Innovation Strategy
Nikhil Kalathil is a Research Assistant at the Hoover Institution and has been working with Professors Edward Lazear (former Chief Economic Advisor to the President) and Kathryn Shaw at Stanford University. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2014 with a triple major in Economics, Mathematics, and Politics. He earned high honors in economics for his research about technological competition and the process of disruption. He presented his research at the Carrol Round at Georgetown University, a premier conference for undergraduate economics research. His research was also accepted for presentation at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He also consults for OpenStudy, an online education community, applying statistical models and economic theories to study questions about user incentives.
J. Garrett Sibinga
Strategic Design
J. Garrett Sibinga is a Designer, Developer and Serial Entrepreneur. After founding his first company at 21, he has been involved in three startups, focusing on UI / UX, product design, and cutting edge web technologies. He studied Art History and Print Design at Oberlin College, and spent a year at Columbia University GSAPP studying Architecture and Visual Programming. Garrett’s infographics have been featured in the New York Times, his product designs are for sale on top of the new World Trade Center, and he designed and built congressman Charlie Rangel’s 2014 winning reelection campaign website. He currently runs a small web design studio, and lives in Brooklyn.