The Innovation Scout Program

Every year, Equal Innovation employs Innovation Scouts from around the world. Our Scouts are graduate students, and some amazing undergraduates, from the best universities in the world, including the Ivy League, IIT’s and other renowned institutions. Using tools provided by Equal Innovation, the Innovation Scouts identify new startups, scientific research breakthroughs or social programs, interview startup founders and evaluate the potential of innovators and entrepreneurs for our partners in the foundation, impact investing and government sectors.

Class of 2022

Reese Alpher

Reese Alpher

University of Virginia
Yingqiu Huang

Yingqiu (Cici) Huang

Mount Holyoke College
Krista Austras

Krista Austras

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amanda Larson

Amanda Larson

University of San Diego
Margo Stanton

Margo Stanton

Boston University
Louisa Purinton

Louisa Purinton

Tufts University
Quinlan Kelly

Quinlan Kelly

University of Kentucky
Zachary Brower

Zachary Brower

Fordham University
Juliana Barbosa

Juliana Barbosa

Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil)
Nuray Nurkhojayeva

Nuray Nurkhojayeva

Minerva University
Emilie Rennie

Emilie Rennie

Northeastern University
Anna Sennott

Anna Sennott

Boston College
Joseph Hopkinson

Joseph Hopkinson

University of Chicago
Lara Crochik

Lara Crochik

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Paige Higginson Rollins

Paige Higginson -Rollins

University of Kentucky

Class of 2021

Arya Anandkumar

Arya Anandkumar

University of California, Berkeley
Morgan McMinn

Morgan McMinn

Syracuse University
Katherine Furey

Katherine Furey

Tufts University
Avanthika Singh

Avanthika Singh

University of Virginia
Hanson Xia

Hanson Xia

Washington University, St. Louis
Connor Fahey

Connor Fahey

Grinnell College
Daevan Mangalmurti

Daevan Mangalmurti

Yale University
Charlie Peck

Charlie Peck

Lehigh University
Jacob Lipeles

Jacob Lipeles

Northeastern University
Fei Fei

Fei Fei

Northeastern University
Madeline Harris

Madeline Harris

Boston College
Mallory Schiff

Mallory Schiff

Hunter College
Bryn Galumbeck

Bryn Galumbeck

University of Virginia
Aekansh Goel

Aekansh Goel

Georgia Tech
Niha Gottiparthy

Niha Gottiparthy

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Mehak Modi

Mehak Modi

Lady Sriram College (India)
Miran Shah

Miran Shah

Boston University
Angela Xie

Angela Xie

Northeastern University
Yazuka Shibata

Yazuka Shibata

Macalester College
Hanna Zhu

Hanna Zhu

MIT, University of Chicago
Cecelia DeSimone

Cecelia DeSimone

Georgetown University
Mitale Gupte

Mitale Gupte

Georgia Tech
Alejandra Yeaza

Alejandra Yeaza

IE Business School (Spain)
John Hollick

John Hollick

University of North Florida
Cameron Williams

Cameron Williams

Miami University (Ohio)
Eric Johnsen

Eric Johnsen

University of Notre Dame
Ryan Cramer

Ryan Cramer

University of Texas (Austin)
Rafat Solaiman

Rafat Solaiman

University of Minnesota
Vincent Chang

Vincent Chang

Vanderbilt University
Anthony DiPreta

Anthony DiPreta

Sewanee: The University of the South
Dieu Huong Do

Dieu Huong Do

Suffolk University
Yash Shukla

Yash Shukla

University of Goa (India)

Class of 2020

Lydia Hill

Lydia Hill

Yale University
Moitse Moatshe

Moitse Moatshe

Smith College
Sophie Oestergaard

Sophie Oestergaard

Yale University
Arya Patel

Arya Patel

Duke University
Ariel Rockman

Ariel Rockman

Princeton University
Courtney Larson

Courtney Larson

Northwestern University
Sydney Wang

Sydney Wang

Georgetown University
Sophia Tran

Sophia Tran

University of Pennsylvania
Kathryn Hanly

Kathryn Hanly

Franklin and Marshall College
Caitlin Delaney

Caitlin Delaney

Boston College
Kyla Denwood

Kyla Denwood

Tulane University
Malia Burden

Malia Burden

Boston College
Eva Nelson

Eva Nelson

Boston University MPH
Caroline Sheehan

Caroline Sheehan

Boston College
Anushi Shah

Anushi Shah

Yale University
Marissa Spletter

Marissa Spletter

Boston College
Claire Wang

Claire Wang

Boston College
Andrew Mandel

Andrew Mandel

Georgia Tech
Nicole Carter

Nicole Carter

University of Wisconsin
Ben Ross

Ben Ross

Bowdoin College
Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson

University of St. Thomas
Odinaka Okolo

Odinaka Okolo

University of Kassel (Germany)
Megan Hirsch

Megan Hirsch

Stanford University
Maggie Blake

Maggie Blake

Colby College
Pippa Cronin

Pippa Cronin

Wellesley College