2025 CGS Faculty & Staff

CGS Faculty

Aanjaneya KumarAanjaneya KumarComplexity Postdoctoral Fellow, Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute
Andrew StierAndrew StierComplexity Postdoctoral Fellow, Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute
Bill RandBill RandMcLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Analytics, NC State University
Brandon OgbunuBrandon OgbunuProfessor at SFI + Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University
Chris KempesChris KempesProfessor + Science Steering Committee Member at SFI
Christa BrelsfordChrista BrelsfordResearch Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Emma ZajdelaEmma ZajdelaIntelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Santa Fe Institute
Hyejin YounHyejin YounExternal Professor
Ignacio Sarmiento-BarbieriIgnacio Sarmiento-BarbieriAssociate Profesor of Economics at Universidad de los Andes
Joseph Bak-ColemanJoseph Bak-ColemanExternal Applied Complexity Fellow, SFI
Juan RestrepoJuan RestrepoProfessor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Justin WeltzJustin WeltzApplied Complexity Fellow, Santa Fe Institute
Lucy Molano RodriguezLucy Molano RodriguezProfessor of Urban Studies, Universidad De Los Andes
Luís BettencourtLuís BettencourtPritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago, and External Professor at SFI
Melanie MosesMelanie MosesProfessor of Computer Science, University of New Mexico; External Professor at SFI
Michael RalphMichael RalphProfessor & Chair Afro-American Studies, Howard University
Pablo Medina SanchezPablo Medina SanchezDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes
Rajiv SethiRajiv SethiProfessor of Economics at Columbia University, and External Professor & Science Steering Committee Member at SFI
Reynaldo Ortiz-MinayaReynaldo Ortiz-MinayaAssistant Professor & Director of Criminology, Howard University
Simon DeDeoSimon DeDeoSFI External Professor & Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Tomas BarraquerTomas BarraquerAssociate Professor of Economics at Universidad de los Andes

CGS Staff

Travis HolmesTravis HolmesEmergent Political Economies Program Manager, Complexity Global School Director
Anthony OgbesorAnthony OgbesorComplexity Associate, CGS Staff
Suzanne KernSuzanne KernDirector of Education, Santa Fe institute
William TracyWilliam TracyVice President for Applied Complexity, SFI
Sodiq MojeedSodiq MojeedResearch Assistant for Project ARCH
Denise WernlyDenise WernlyARCH Project Manager
David BauDavid BauStaff Software Engineer
Joan KimJoan KimDigital Advancement Associate

Peer Mentors

Lavanya KosuriLavanya KosuriCGS Peer Mentor
Shambhobi BhattacharyaShambhobi BhattacharyaCGS Peer Mentor
Andrés ÁngelAndrés ÁngelCGS Peer Mentor
Ariel SalgadoAriel SalgadoCGS Peer Mentor
Pablo Astudillo-ÉstevezPablo Astudillo-ÉstevezCGS Peer Mentor

Universidad de Los Andes Staff

Silvia Elena Mongelos CañeteSilvia Elena Mongelos CañeteCGS Colombia Site Manager, Universidad de Los Andes
Juan Pablo CastillaJuan Pablo CastillaCoordinator of Teaching and Research for Equitable Economics of the Global South, Universidad de Los Andes
Sergio DiazSergio DiazCommunication Researcher and Administrative Assistant, Universidad de Los Andes
Angie Carolina BautistaAngie Carolina BautistaCommunications Officer, Universidad de Los Andes