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StartupBus is run by our Alumni community, consisting of Buspreneurs that had previously participated in our annual competition.

Alumni can volunteer to run all that is StartupBus. When an volunteer of a bus crew successfully fundraise and produce a StartupBus, they will be appointed the legendary title of a "Conductor", who will be the captain and leader of their bus crew and their Buspreneurs.

The best Conductors progress to become Directors of a continental region, with the focus of running the next competition and leading all conductors to success. Senior Directors and Board Members drive strategic development of our organization on the global level.

The Directors.

Current Leadership

A stunning photo of Elias Bizannes

Elias Bizannes

North America Conductor 2010
Europe Conductor 2011
Australia Conductor 2014
Executive Director 2010 - present

Elias Bizannes is the founder of StartupBus.

A stunning photo of Danna Kiedis

Danna Kiedis

North America Senior National Director 2022
Mexico Lead Conductor 2019
Mexico Mentor 2018
Core Team 2021

Product Manager with 7+ years in the industry of technology and entrepreneurship, with passion for defining and developing products of great value.

A stunning photo of Brian Davis

Brian Davis

North America National Director 2022
Texas Buspreneur 2018
Core Team 2021

Brian has created software for some of the country’s largest companies over the past 20 years. He has the unique ability to code awesome applications and to also lead software teams on an executive level. He has a passion for inspiring others through the worlds of programming and entrepreneurship.

A stunning photo of Madelena Mak

Madelena Mak

North America Senior Director 2019 - 2021
North America National Director 2018
New York Lead Conductor 2017
New York Buspreneur 2014
Digital Director 2022 - present

Madelena is a user experience designer and creative director. She had previously designed Trillian, a chart-topping instant messenger, as well as ZocDoc and FindDoc. Her team was a finalist in StartupBus North America 2014. She is also currently a board member of StartOut New York, and an advocate for LGBTQ entrepreneurs.

A stunning photo of Laura Horak

Laura Horak

North America National Director 2016
United Kingdom Conductor 2015
International Expansion Director 2021 - present

Past Directors

A stunning photo of Mitch Neff

Mitch Neff

Executive Director 2014 - 2017
Stanford Conductor 2012
AU Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Colleen Wong

Colleen Wong

NA National Director 2019
WB Lead Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Will Yaworsky

Will Yaworsky

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2017
OH Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2017
OH Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Carl Shotwell

Carl Shotwell

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2016
CH Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Keit Kollo

Keit Kollo

WB Conductor 2018
SV Mentor 2016
EU Regional Director 2016
UK Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Cole Worley

Cole Worley

NA National Director 2015
KS Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Ricky Robinett

Ricky Robinett

NA National Director 2015
KS Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Jonathan Gottfried

Jonathan Gottfried

NA Judge 2018
NA National Director 2014
NY Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Andrew Pinzler

Andrew Pinzler

NA Judge 2018
NA Director of Operations 2014
NY Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Derina Man

Derina Man

NA Director of Operations 2013
DC Conductor 2012

A stunning photo of Steven Beeckman

Steven Beeckman

Board Member 2016
EU Regional Director 2016
BE Conductor 2015
EU Regional Director 2015
GR Conductor 2014
FR Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Rait Arro

Rait Arro

EU Regional Director 2015
ET Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Hans van Gent

Hans van Gent

EU Regional Director 2014
NL Conductor 2013
VK Buspreneur 2012

A stunning photo of Rose Jeantet

Rose Jeantet

NA StartupBus.TV Host 2014
EU Regional Director 2014
FR Conductor 2013
DE Buspreneur 2012

A stunning photo of Marko Müller

Marko Müller

EU Regional Director 2014
EU Regional Director 2013
DE Conductor 2012

A stunning photo of Sebastian Sielmann

Sebastian Sielmann

EU Director and Founder of FounderBus 2012

A stunning photo of Eoin McMillan

Eoin McMillan

NA Director of Operations 2012

The Conductors.

Current Conductors and Organizers

A stunning photo of Joey DeVilla

Joey DeVilla

FL Conductor 2022

A stunning photo of Mandy Minor

Mandy Minor

NA Communications Manager 2022
FL Lead Conductor 2022
Core Team 2021
FL Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Annel García

Annel García

NA Project Manager 2022
MX Conductor 2022
MX Buspreneur 2019

A stunning photo of Meagan Turner

Meagan Turner

ABE Lead Conductor 2022
NY Buspreneur 2019

A stunning photo of Tatiana Becker

Tatiana Becker

CA Conductor 2022
CA Buspreneur 2014

A stunning photo of Evan Thacker

Evan Thacker

FL Conductor 2022

A stunning photo of Eric Aguilar

Eric Aguilar

LIT Conductor 2022
MX Buspreneur 2013

A stunning photo of Sebastian González

Sebastian González

MX Conductor 2022
MX Buspreneur 2018

A stunning photo of David Zonana

David Zonana

LIT Conductor 2022
MX Buspreneur 2015

A stunning photo of Jose Ceredo

Jose Ceredo

TX Conductor 2022
TX Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of David Ip

David Ip

CA Conductor 2022
SV Conductor 2019
CH Buspreneur 2013

A stunning photo of Corey Weathers

Corey Weathers

ABE Conductor 2022
NY Mentor 2019
SV Mentor 2018

A stunning photo of Rohan Brown

Rohan Brown

ABE Conductor 2022

Past Conductors

A stunning photo of Ajay Desai

Ajay Desai

NA Head of Strategic Partnerships 2019
ABE Conductor 2019
TX Conductor 2018
NY Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Raúl González García

Raúl González García

NA 11 Star Experience Manager 2022
MX Conductor 2019
MX Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Monica Santos

Monica Santos

NY Conductor 2019
WB Producer 2018

A stunning photo of Zach Moore

Zach Moore

SV Conductor 2019
SV Buspreneur 2018
SV Buspreneur 2016

A stunning photo of Dick Rowan

Dick Rowan

DC Conductor 2019
OH Buspreneur 2018

A stunning photo of Jay Oldaker

Jay Oldaker

OH Conductor 2019
NE Buspreneur 2012

A stunning photo of Nick Price

Nick Price

FL Conductor 2019

A stunning photo of Alice Ng

Alice Ng

NA Head of Event Production 2018
NY Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Theresa Hines

Theresa Hines

SL Conductor 2018
SL Conductor 2017
VC Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Jalil Alchy

Jalil Alchy

DT Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Robert Blacklidge

Robert Blacklidge

FL Lead Conductor 2018
FL Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Chris McElveen

Chris McElveen

FL Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Luis Raymundo Perea Kuri

Luis Raymundo Perea Kuri

MX Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Colleen Lavin

Colleen Lavin

NY Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Kristine Jennings

Kristine Jennings

SL Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2014

A stunning photo of Priya Jhingan

Priya Jhingan

SV Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Benjamin James Linville

Benjamin James Linville

OH Conductor 2018

A stunning photo of Max Gaudin

Max Gaudin

NO Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Alyson Kilday

Alyson Kilday

NO Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Kyle McKee

Kyle McKee

OH Lead Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Ian Schwarber

Ian Schwarber

OH Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Katherine Martin

Katherine Martin

SV Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Kevin Mircovich

Kevin Mircovich

FL Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Brent Henderson

Brent Henderson

FL Conductor 2017

A stunning photo of Akira Mitchell

Akira Mitchell

FL Conductor 2019
NA Production Manager 2018

A stunning photo of Chris Bue

Chris Bue

OH Mentor 2016
CH Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Arianna Pacheco

Arianna Pacheco

MX Conductor 2017
MX Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Daniel Yubi

Daniel Yubi

MX Conductor 2017
MX Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Rui Da Costa

Rui Da Costa

VC Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Giovanni Barbieri

Giovanni Barbieri

SV Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Prateek Gupta

Prateek Gupta

FL Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017
SV Conductor 2016
Board Member 2016
SV Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Bill Brister

Bill Brister

SV Mentor 2016
SV Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Justin Davis

Justin Davis

FL Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Ashley Mooney

Ashley Mooney

FL Conductor 2016
FL Buspreneur 2014

A stunning photo of Donald Whyte

Donald Whyte

NY Conductor 2016
UK Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Laura Cartagena

Laura Cartagena

NY Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Jennifer Shaw

Jennifer Shaw

NY Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Edwin Rogers

Edwin Rogers

NY Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Benjamin Hernandez

Benjamin Hernandez

MX Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Paulina Arreola

Paulina Arreola

MX Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Shane Needham

Shane Needham

FL Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Ryan Sorfe

Ryan Sorfe

FL Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Tedd Fox

Tedd Fox

SV Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Marcello Schermer

Marcello Schermer

SV Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Lindsey Nickel-de la O

Lindsey Nickel-de la O

FL Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Taylor Wallace

Taylor Wallace

FL Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Will Mitchell

Will Mitchell

FL Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Steve Repetti

Steve Repetti

Board Member 2015
NS Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Nate Cooper

Nate Cooper

NY Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Eme Morato

Eme Morato

MX Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Jamie Roth

Jamie Roth

TO Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Adam Ritenauer

Adam Ritenauer

TO Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Dom Pham

Dom Pham

TO Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Ray Land

Ray Land

MB Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Roberto Dries

Roberto Dries

SZ Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Greg Nielsen

Greg Nielsen

SZ Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Ivan Collombet

Ivan Collombet

FR Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Louis Henault

Louis Henault

FR Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Ann Glorieus

Ann Glorieus

BE Conductor 2016
BE Producer 2015

A stunning photo of Lien van den Steen

Lien van den Steen

BE Conductor 2016

A stunning photo of Riccardo Momigliano

Riccardo Momigliano

IT Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Chiara Adam

Chiara Adam

IT Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Kostadin Kolev

Kostadin Kolev

UK Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of River Tamoor Baig

River Tamoor Baig

UK Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Alejandro Saucedo

Alejandro Saucedo

UK Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Henry Ludlam

Henry Ludlam

UK Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Olivier Gassner

Olivier Gassner

DE Conductor 2015
DE Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Hugo Sedouramane

Hugo Sedouramane

FR Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Romain Dausset

Romain Dausset

FR Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Majdi Toumi

Majdi Toumi

FR Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Carlos De Ory

Carlos De Ory

ES Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Ignacio Hojas

Ignacio Hojas

ES Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Pascual Aparicio

Pascual Aparicio

ES Conductor 2015
ES Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Iryna Olshanska

Iryna Olshanska

ET Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Ainar Ahusalu

Ainar Ahusalu

ET Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Jaan Kontkar

Jaan Kontkar

ET Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Lucas Wagner

Lucas Wagner

DE Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Max Kleinedler

Max Kleinedler

DE Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Florian Hirschmann

Florian Hirschmann

DE Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Evandro Pollono

Evandro Pollono

IT Conductor 2015

A stunning photo of Eugenia Brini

Eugenia Brini

IT Conductor 2015
IT Conductor 2014

A stunning photo of Samantha Álvarez

Samantha Álvarez

ES Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of César Mariel

César Mariel

ES Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Alejandro López-Esteras

Alejandro López-Esteras

ES Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Ana Santamaría

Ana Santamaría

ES Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Mike van Hoenselaar

Mike van Hoenselaar

NL Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Magnus Petersen-Paaske

Magnus Petersen-Paaske

NL Conductor 2013
VK Conductor 2012

A stunning photo of Vidar Andersen

Vidar Andersen

NL Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Connie Crawford

Connie Crawford

UK Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Jan Rejeski

Jan Rejeski

UK Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Matthias Meier

Matthias Meier

UK Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Martin Engelcke

Martin Engelcke

UK Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Philipp Reineke

Philipp Reineke

UK Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Giovanni Natella

Giovanni Natella

IT Conductor 2013

A stunning photo of Brandon Leonardo

Brandon Leonardo

SV Conductor 2012

A stunning photo of Justin Isaf

Justin Isaf

NY Conductor 2011
AU Mentor 2014

A stunning photo of Mike Caprio

Mike Caprio

NY Conductor 2012

A stunning photo of Imteaz Ahamed

Imteaz Ahamed

BE Mentor 2016
AU Conductor 2015
AU Buspreneur 2014

The Crew.

Current Crew Members

A stunning photo of Julio López

Julio López

NA Senior Creative 2022
MX Buspreneur 2019

A stunning photo of Claudia Godoy Alexander

Claudia Godoy Alexander

NA Copywriter 2022
MX Buspreneur 2022

A stunning photo of Carlos Salomon

Carlos Salomon

NA Core Team 2022
MX Buspreneur 2022

A stunning photo of Ernesto Tejeda

Ernesto Tejeda

NA Sponsorship & Partners Manager 2022

A stunning photo of Hans Marshalleck

Hans Marshalleck

ABE Producer 2022
NY Buspreneur 2019
Core Team 2021

A stunning photo of Abril Garibay

Abril Garibay

NA Designer 2022
LIT Producer 2022
MX Buspreneur 2019

Past Crew Members

A stunning photo of Daniel Alejandro Arenas Aguinaga

Daniel Alejandro Arenas Aguinaga

MX Producer 2019
MX Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Ruben Cuadra

Ruben Cuadra

MX Producer 2019
OH Buspreneur 2017
MX Buspreneur 2016
MX Buspreneur 2015

A stunning photo of Anne-Gail Moreland

Anne-Gail Moreland

NY Producer 2019
NY Buspreneur 2017

A stunning photo of Carrianne Tuckley

Carrianne Tuckley

OH Producer 2019

A stunning photo of Nick Persico

Nick Persico

DT Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017

A stunning photo of Christopher Laco

Christopher Laco

OH Mentor 2016

A stunning photo of Gordon Schorr

Gordon Schorr

OH Mentor 2016

A stunning photo of Andrew Noonan

Andrew Noonan

SV Mentor 2016

A stunning photo of Dan Porter

Dan Porter

Board Member 2016

A stunning photo of Greg Ross-Munro

Greg Ross-Munro

Board Member 2016

A stunning photo of Yanique DaCosta

Yanique DaCosta

Board Member 2016

A stunning photo of Christoph Richter

Christoph Richter

Board Member 2015

A stunning photo of Jorge Rios

Jorge Rios

Board Member 2015

A stunning photo of Mahoney Turnbull

Mahoney Turnbull

Board Member 2015

A stunning photo of Bianca Furtuna

Bianca Furtuna

UK Producer 2016

A stunning photo of Tina Gogna

Tina Gogna

UK Producer 2016

A stunning photo of Lander van Breda

Lander van Breda

SZ Producer 2016

A stunning photo of Haris Ninios

Haris Ninios

GR Mentor 2014

A stunning photo of Brandi Kinard

Brandi Kinard

ABE Creative Tech Entrepreneur, Producer 2019
WB Buspreneur 2018

A stunning photo of Mouminatou Barry

Mouminatou Barry

ABE Creative Tech Entrepreneur, Producer 2019
WB Buspreneur 2018

About StartupBus.

StartupBus is a tech entrepreneurship boot camp and global championship on wheels.

We disrupt the status quo by fostering the next generation of leaders in tech and bridging the tech gap across worlds.

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