Leadership consists of a cross functional group of Ariadne Labs leaders who collectively provide input on organizational strategic issues. The Management Team is composed of five members (including the Executive Director) who develop and execute on the organization’s strategy.
Management Team

Asaf Bitton
Executive Director

Kit Nichols
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

Katherine Semrau
Deputy Director, Ariadne Labs & Director, BetterBirth Program

Selam Woldeselassie
Senior Director of Administration
Leadership Team

Margaret Ben-Or
Assistant Director of Strategic Projects

Evan Benjamin
Director of Community Innovation

Mary Brindle
Director of Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program

Stacey Irwin Downey
Associate Director for Program Management, Serious Illness Care Program

Nic Encina
Precision Population Health Initiative, Director of Strategy

Caroline Grogan
Associate Director of Ariadne Labs Project Management & Associate Director of Project Management, Primary Health Care

June-Ho Kim
Interim Director, Primary Health Care

Francine Maloney
Director, Implementation Platform

Julie Rosenberg
Associate Director, Better Evidence

Joey Ross
Assistant Director of Project Management, Primary Health Care

Robbie Singal
Director, Science and Technology Platform

Yves Sonnay
Assistant Director of Project Management, Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program

Brigid Tsai
Director of Communications

Danielle Tuller
Associate Director of Project Management, BetterBirth Program

Rebecca Weintraub
Director, Better Evidence

Amber Weiseth
Director, Delivery Decisions Initiative

Liz Wilson
Assistant Director, Research Finance and Administration