Our Team
We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers, policy experts, and operations professionals united by a common purpose: ensuring that tables are aligned with human temperature tolerances.
Leadership
Guiding our organization's strategic vision and research direction.
Dr. Eleanor Vance
Executive Director
Former materials scientist at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Dr. Vance pioneered research in thermally responsive polymers before recognizing the urgent need for furniture alignment. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and holds 12 patents in phase-change materials.
Dr. Marcus Chen
Head of Research
PhD in Thermal Physics from Stanford, postdoctoral work at MIT. Dr. Chen leads our research initiatives on developing temperature-aligned composite materials. Previously served as principal investigator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Materials Science Division.
Research Team
Advancing the science of temperature-aligned materials and quantifying alignment risks.
Dr. Priya Sharma
Senior Research Scientist
Specializes in phase-change polymer chemistry. PhD from Caltech. Her groundbreaking work on crystalline structure degradation has been cited over 2,000 times.
Dr. James Okonkwo
Research Scientist
Expert in thermoplastic binding agents and composite materials. Previously at DuPont's Advanced Materials Research Center. PhD from Georgia Tech.
Dr. Sarah Kim
Quantitative Analyst
Leads our expected value modeling and risk quantification efforts. Former quant at Bridgewater Associates. PhD in Applied Mathematics from Princeton.
Policy Team
Advocating for sensible regulations and international standards.
Aisha Okonkwo
Policy Director
Former advisor to the UN Environment Programme on sustainable materials policy. Led successful advocacy campaigns resulting in furniture safety standards in 14 countries. MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.
Thomas Lindqvist
Senior Policy Analyst
Previously worked on EU product safety regulations at the European Commission. Expert in international standards harmonization. JD from Yale Law School.
Operations
Ensuring our organization runs effectively and reaches its full potential.
Rachel Martinez
Chief Operating Officer
15 years of nonprofit management experience. Former COO at the Environmental Defense Fund. MBA from Wharton, BA from Stanford.
David Nakamura
Director of Development
Leads fundraising and donor relations. Previously raised over $50M for climate research initiatives at the Nature Conservancy. BA from Yale.
Lisa Andersson
Communications Manager
Award-winning science communicator. Former editor at Scientific American. Ensures our research reaches policymakers and the public. MS in Science Journalism from Columbia.
Board of Advisors
Distinguished experts providing strategic guidance to our mission.
Prof. Richard Featherstone
Chair of Advisory Board
Professor Emeritus, Stanford Materials Science
Dr. Mei-Lin Wu
Advisory Board Member
Former Chief Scientist, IKEA Global
Hon. Patricia Morrison
Advisory Board Member
Former Chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Dr. Henrik Larsson
Advisory Board Member
Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Prof. Adaora Eze
Advisory Board Member
Chair of Applied Ethics, Oxford University
Join Our Team
We are always looking for talented individuals who are passionate about table temperature alignment. Help us build a future where furniture and humans share compatible thermal parameters.