Simons Foundation chevron-down--small Science, Society & Culture What We DoGrantmakingMediaNational InitiativesEventsResearcher EngagementWho We SupportNewsStories of ImpactWho We AreAboutStaffAdvisory Board Staff We’re a small but mighty team of dedicated science enthusiasts. Learn more about the Science, Society & Culture staff. All StaffAdvisors Maria Adler Director, Autism in the Workplace Maria Adler joined the Simons Foundation in 2202 as the foundation’s Chief Financial Officer. She built and managed the foundation’s finance, human resources, operations, and information technology functions. Read more Chandni Ashra Administrative Coordinator, Science, Society & Culture Chandni Ashra joined the Science, Society and Culture team toward the end of 2023 as its administrative coordinator. Read more Anne Holmes Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff, Exploratorium Anne Holmes joined the Exploratorium in 2012 as chief strategy officer and chief of staff. Read more Imran Khan Imran Khan is an irredeemable nerd who’s passionate about science, social change, and psychedelics. Read more Peri Lund Program Coordinator, Science, Society & Culture Peri Lund is the program coordinator for Science, Society & Culture. Peri works on the strategic planning and execution of the division’s Presidential Lecture series, which aims to foster discourse, discovery, and a sense of belonging within the broader New York research… Read more Ivvet Modinou, M.Sc. Senior Vice President, Science, Society & Culture Ivvet Modinou has been working in public engagement with science for over two decades. In her role as Senior Vice President of Science, Society & Culture, she leads public engagement for the Simons Foundation, including strategic oversight of Science Sandbox, a flagship… Read more Rajul Pandya Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeExecutive Director, Global Futures Education Lab Raj Pandya is a professor of practice in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and the executive director of the Global Futures Education Lab at Arizona State University. Read more Previous Page Viewing Page 1 of 2 Page 2 of 2 Page 1 of 2 Page 2 of 2 Next Page
Maria Adler Director, Autism in the Workplace Maria Adler joined the Simons Foundation in 2202 as the foundation’s Chief Financial Officer. She built and managed the foundation’s finance, human resources, operations, and information technology functions. Read more
Chandni Ashra Administrative Coordinator, Science, Society & Culture Chandni Ashra joined the Science, Society and Culture team toward the end of 2023 as its administrative coordinator. Read more
Anne Holmes Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff, Exploratorium Anne Holmes joined the Exploratorium in 2012 as chief strategy officer and chief of staff. Read more
Imran Khan Imran Khan is an irredeemable nerd who’s passionate about science, social change, and psychedelics. Read more
Peri Lund Program Coordinator, Science, Society & Culture Peri Lund is the program coordinator for Science, Society & Culture. Peri works on the strategic planning and execution of the division’s Presidential Lecture series, which aims to foster discourse, discovery, and a sense of belonging within the broader New York research… Read more
Ivvet Modinou, M.Sc. Senior Vice President, Science, Society & Culture Ivvet Modinou has been working in public engagement with science for over two decades. In her role as Senior Vice President of Science, Society & Culture, she leads public engagement for the Simons Foundation, including strategic oversight of Science Sandbox, a flagship… Read more
Rajul Pandya Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeExecutive Director, Global Futures Education Lab Raj Pandya is a professor of practice in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and the executive director of the Global Futures Education Lab at Arizona State University. Read more
