Leticia Britos Cavagnaro
Leticia co-directs the University Innovation Fellows Program. She is an adjunct professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school), where she teaches Stanford students of all disciplines how to build their creative confidence to become engines of innovation in their own lives, and as members of teams and organizations.
She has a Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from Stanford and is a former member of the Research in Education & Design Lab (REDlab). Having witnessed the journey of students who are transformed by their experience at the d.school, bringing design thinking to people beyond Stanford has become a priority for Leticia. In Summer 2013, Leticia engaged thousands of people from over 130 countries via an experiential design thinking MOOC.
Leticia was the Deputy Director of the NSF-funded National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), which operated from 2011 to 2016.
email: leticia@universityinnovation.org
phone: (650) 275 – 3248
Humera Fasihuddin
Humera co-directs the University Innovation Fellows Program. She trains students to create lasting institutional impact that enhances the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus.
Prior to the University Innovation Fellows program, she worked for nonprofit VentureWell and led the creation of numerous programs including the organization’s first foray in advanced venture training workshops, which today account for over half of the 501c(3)’s income. Before that, she created innovation networks between industry and the University of Massachusetts Amherst under an NSF Partnership for Innovation grant.
Humera began her career at the publicly-traded UK firm Rexam, serving as product manager in their precision coated materials subsidiary. Humera holds an M.B.A. from UMass Amherst and a B.S. from Smith College.
email: humera@universityinnovation.org
cell: (413) 222 – 5400
Lupe Makasyuk
Lupe expertly tailors the UIF program’s events and experiences to inspire and delight the students and faculty in our community. Originally from Mexico City, Lupe received Bachelor degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Latin American Studies at UC Santa Barbara and a degree in Anthropology from Mexico City’s UNAM. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Counseling Psychology (Wellness) at Santa Clara University.
Before coming to Stanford she worked as an archaeologist in Mesoamerica. She has held several administrative leadership positions over her 10 years at Stanford working at various departments such as Stanford Libraries, SLAC, Office of Graduate Education at the School of Medicine and VPSA-Schwab Learning Center. She has received SLAC’s GLOBI award and was one of the top finalists for the Amy J. Blue award. She is passionate about student services, volunteer work and community involvement.
Laurie Moore
Laurie directs the communications strategy for the University Innovation Fellows program and shares the stories of the students and faculty who exemplify the spirit and drive that define the program’s mission. She likes to say that she works on anything that has words or images, from the website to publications to branded gear design.
Laurie has worked for fifteen years as a writer and editor for web and print, with experience in website management and graphic design. Prior to the University Innovation Fellows program, she was the communications director for the NSF-funded National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). She has also worked for the University of Southern California as the web editor for the USC Dornsife College, and as the web editor for restaurant and lifestyle website Gayot.com. Laurie is a graduate of Susquehanna University with a B.A. in creative writing.
email: laurie@universityinnovation.org
phone: (650) 561 – 6113
Catherine Randle
Catherine Randle manages the UIF program’s HBCU initiative. Catherine has spent the last 10 years at Stanford, experiencing design as both a student and a lecturer.
Ghanashyam S
Ghanashyam is a Program Manager for the University Innovation Fellows program. He supports our global operations and assists with training of new community members. He also works with Beahead Private Limited, a company based out of Bengaluru as the Head for Technology Enablement and primarily focuses on Academia related programs.
Ghanashyam has over 12 years of experience spanning a variety of areas, including technology evangelism, tech audience marketing, project management, and in-the-trenches design and development. He has lead more than 15 design sprints in India & MENA region working with 70+ startups.
A former Microsoft Ambassador and a current Intel Software Innovator & Google Expert for UI/UX, Ghanashyam is always in the lookout for opportunities to come up with innovative solutions to address our day-to-day problems, as well as mentoring the next generation of innovators. He is very passionate about driving change in the education system to adopt new technologies and ensure students graduating from institutions in India have better chances of getting employment. He is actively working toward the same.
email: g@universityinnovation.org
