MEET THE TEAM

Program Manager

Brenda is the Program Manager at Decoded Futures. She leads the day-to-day operations of the program.

Brenda brings deep experience in program operations, social impact, and data strategy, having previously led mission-aligned initiatives supporting BIPOC communities at Mosaic America and advancing racial equity through educator training at the Institute for Racial Equity & Excellence. 

She is passionate about democratizing emerging technologies and creating inclusive, data-informed systems that center community voice. Brenda earned her Master of Arts in Human Rights from Columbia University and holds a dual B.A. in International Studies and History from the University of South Florida.

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Director of the Tech:NYC Foundation

Bryan is the Director of the Tech:NYC Foundation. Bryan is leading the foundation to scale the organization’s K-12 computer science education and workforce development initiatives and deepen the sector’s support of other local economic development and social impact issues.

Bryan has extensive experience working with nonprofit and tech sector that include an experience with Per Scholas building the satellite program, a scaling model used by the organization to expand nationwide. He’s passionate about expanding economic equity and believes in the opportunity of AI to empower New Yorkers and the organization’s working hard to serve them everyday.

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Entrepreneur in Residence

Jake Porway loves seeing the good values in bad data. As a frustrated corporate AI scientist, Porway co-founded DataKind, a nonprofit that harnesses the power of Data Science and AI in the service of humanity by providing pro bono technology services to mission-driven organizations. In his decade there he experienced the trials and tribulations for non-profits, governments, and even corporations in using data and algorithms well. He has taken those learning lessons to the field-level, supporting philanthropy and governments to create healthier AI-for-impact ecosystems.

He is excited to build Decoded Futures with Tech:NYC because he knows the power of the NYC tech-for-good community and is eager to build a program that accelerates everyone’s work.

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Program Director

Jenni Warren is the Program Director of Decoded Futures at Tech:NYC, where she leads efforts to empower nonprofits with the transformative potential of AI. With over 15 years of experience in learning and development, she has designed and implemented innovative education and training strategies across diverse contexts, both domestically and internationally.

Throughout her career, Jenni has held leadership roles driving professional growth, operational efficiency, and creating strategic frameworks that enable organizations to adopt cutting-edge solutions. She brings a wealth of experience in program management, curriculum development, and building impactful initiatives.

Jenni holds an M.S. in Early Childhood Education and a B.S. in Human Development from The Ohio State University.

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Sr Manager of Communications and Fundraising

Michelle Koufopoulos is a writer focused on storytelling and community building to advance social impact. As Senior Manager of Communications and Fundraising at Tech:NYC’s Decoded Futures, she leads efforts to elevate the voices of the nonprofits we support and the community members we partner with, share our lessons and learnings on AI-for-good, and drive program growth and development.

Previously, Michelle led employee engagement and CSR programming for Grubhub’s Tech and Product org. She began her career in the editorial departments of Oxford University Press, Guernica Magazine, and Riverhead Books.

Michelle holds an MFA in Nonfiction from Bennington and a BA from Sarah Lawrence. She lives in Brooklyn with her very sweet, very needy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Charlotte.