Meet the Colleague AI Team

Dr. Min Sun headshot

Dr. Min Sun​

Co-Founder,
Product Development and Business

kevin-he-2bdc0282

Kevin He

Co-Founder,
Technology and Operations

eric toms

Eric Toms

Head of Sales

PXL_20250417_022943741_1

Thomas Han

Senior Software Engineer

Chi ShengXing

Senior Software Engineer

Yulia Lápicus

UX/UI Designer

zachary-zhang-d7ab6e45

Zachary Zhang

Software Engineer

Dr. Bridget Chaves

Dr. Bridget Chaves

Education Success Manager

recommend-Hayley_Spohn-dbace2d9

Hayley Spohn

Training and Educator Development

recommend-Tim_Chalberg-95e4d751

Tim Chalberg

Training and Educator Development

In Partnership with the AmplifyLearn.AI Center, University of Washington

esbenshade_headshot

Dr. Lief Esbenshade

Head of Product and Research

alex-liu-11232616

Alex Liu

PhD Candidate AI Education Research; Marketing and Business Strategy

victor-tian-c4e7b25b

Victor Tian

PhD Candidate, AI Education Researcher

Advisors

1571435505549

Chris Crane

Business Advisor

LP and member of Investment Board at the VentureUS

Former Senior Director at Microsoft

stevekessel

Steve Kessel

Business and Technology Advisor

Former Senior VP at Amazon

1689313755245

Telca K. Porras

School Relationship Advisor

Former Gates Foundation Program Officer and Policy Advocate

Affiliated Researchers

Studio portrait of Lorraine Males, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. CEHS Faculty / Staff photo shoot. March 6, 2014, Photo by Orville Friesen, Instructional Design Photographer.

Dr. Lorraine Males

Math Education and Teacher Development
Julie and Henry Bauermeister Associate Professor in Education and Human Sciences

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

melissa-boston-7ed961c2

Dr. Melissa Boston

Math Education and Teacher Development
Professor of Mathematics Education

Duquesne University

josh-e1727194324332

Dr. Joshua Rosenberg

STEM Education
Associate Professor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

wei-ai-f11a5171

Dr. Wei Ai

ML and Data Mining
Assistant Professor of Information Studies

University of Maryland

jing-liu-f3456578

Dr. Jing Liu

AI in Education
Assistant Professor

University of Maryland

Funder Partners

Colleague AI gratefully acknowledges our funding partners who support our research and development initiatives. The opinions expressed are those of the Colleague AI and do not represent views of the funders.

Research-Practice Partners

Colleague AI’s research and development thrives through partnerships with leading schools and districts. Our product innovation and implementation strategies are shaped by the invaluable expertise of dedicated educators, school leaders, and students.