Our Team

Executive Team

Manu Meel
Chief Executive Officer

Manu Meel is passionate about empowering young people to bridge divides. As CEO of BridgeUSA, Manu is currently building the largest and fastest growing student movement to bridge our differences and change how we talk politics.

He also hosts the weekly podcast, The Hopeful Majority. Manu is a contributor at Forbes and his work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other media platforms. In 2022, Manu was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for leading BridgeUSA.

Ross Irwin
Chief Operations Officer
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Isabel Andrews
Chief Development Officer
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Paul Hubbard
Chief Marketing Officer
Hailie Addison
Chief Programs Officer
Andrew Weinzierl
Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Marketing and Communications

Adam Calder
National Marketing Manager

Chapter Team

Braden Chapman
Chapter Development Lead
Sabrina Nabizada
Chapter Development Lead
Justin Turpan
Chapter Development Lead
Ven Meester
Chapter Fundraising Consultant
Ruthu Josyula
Chapter Development Manager
Alex Weaver
Chapter Development Manager
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Margot Catrini
Chapter Development Consultant
Elizabeth Conley
Chapter Development Consultant
Maddie Gwinner
Chapter Development Consultant
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Jacob Smith
Chapter Development Consultant
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Kate Tandy
Chapter Development Consultant
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Atice Zulfi
Chapter Growth and Development Consultant
Wyatt Hurt
Chapter Growth and Development Consultant

Trainings & Curriculum

Jaya Dayal
Learning and Development Manager

Board of Directors

Patrick McGinnis
Venture
Capitalist

Patrick McGinnis is an American venture capitalist and author. He is best known for coining the term “fear of missing out.”

Kyle Emile
Free Intelligent
Conversation

Kyle is the founder of Free Intelligent Conversation (FreeIC) a nonprofit organization focused on facilitating engaging conversations in public spaces.

Sarah Adolphson
The Artemis Agency

Sarah is an expert in entertainment strategy and engagement with extensive philanthropic experience working with many of the world’s leading global celebrities. Sarah has collaborated with foundations, corporations, NGOs and The White House across many issue areas.