Marcius Extavour, PHD is the Executive Director of Prize Operations in Energy and Resources at XPRIZE. He has held positions at the U.S. Senate Committee and at the Council of Canadian Academies. In the private sector, he has developed risk management software for North American electric power markets, and designed and fabricated optoelectronic devices at Nortel Networks Research Labs. He loves teaching, and is active in engaging kids in science and engineering, and connecting with young scientists interested in careers inside and outside of academia.

Neama Dadkhahnikoo is the Technical Lead for the IBM Watson XPRIZE. Prior to joining XPRIZE, he was the CTO of CaregiversDirect (AI startup for home care), co-founder and COO of Textpert (AI startup for mental health), and a startup consultant. He started his career as a Software Developer for The Boeing Company. Neama holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson; an MS in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology; and a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, with a minor in Physics, from UC Berkeley.

Devin Krotman serves as the Director of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE and Global Learning XPRIZE. Devin has nearly a decade of experience in management consulting prior to XPRIZE. He holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. He also holds Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Master of Public Administration degrees, both from James Madison University.