The Team
Melina Shannon-DiPietro
Executive Director
Magnus Nilsson
MAD Academy Director
Mikkel-Lau Mikkelsen
VILD MAD Director
Alexander Melchior
VILD MAD Project Coordinator
Ana Carvajal
MAD Academy Program Assistant
Ed Romein
MAD Academy Program Manager, Environment & Sustainability
Jack Muirhead
MAD Academy Coordinator
Kate Pemberton
Special Projects Manager
Mona Schauer Fitzpatrick
Development Manager
Roberta Garavano
MAD Academy Hospitality Manager
Anna Küfner
Special Projects Manager (on leave)
Laura Hagel
VILD MAD Project Coordinator (on Leave)
The Board
MAD is advised by two boards of directors, one international and one in Denmark.
Komitéen for MAD Symposium Board (DK)
Peter Kreiner, Chair
CEO, noma
Kelli Hayes
Sr. Director of Global Marketing, Digital and Business Support, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S
Ben Liebmann
COO, noma
René Redzepi
Head Chef/Co-Owner, noma
Founder, MAD
Jakob Schou Midtgaard
Partner, Accura
MAD Foundation Board (US)
William W. Helman IV, Chair
Partner, Greylock
David Barber
Co-Founder/Owner, Blue Hill
Founder, Almanac (Food Industry Investment Vehicle)
Wade Davis
VP of Inclusion for Product, Netflix
Educator and Feminist
Former NFL player
Jessica Koslow
Chef/Owner, Sqirl
Tatiana Levha
Co-Owner/Chef, Le Servan
Co-Owner/Chef, Double Dragon
Mikkel B. Rasmussen
Co-Founder/Partner, ReD Associates
René Redzepi
Head Chef/Co-Owner, noma
Founder, MAD
Roger Stein
Founder, Soho Development Co, LLC
Dwayne Sye
Founder, The Sye Fund
Co-Founder/Former Chief Information Officer, Cvent
