Founderz teachers: experts in AI, Microsoft and industry leaders

Meet the Founderz teachers: artificial intelligence experts, Microsoft executives and specialists from leading organizations who teach in our programs.

Founderz teachers and experts: connected to technological and business innovation

At Founderz, we don’t teach artificial intelligence from theory. We teach it through the practice of people who apply it every day at Microsoft, hospitals, financial firms, newsrooms, creative studios and research centers. More than 150 active instructors make up an international team of teachers designed to bring what is happening in the market straight into the classroom.

Unlike traditional education models, Founderz teachers are organized as an open network of professionals who are transforming their industries with AI. This structure allows each program to combine four types of profile:

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Professionals from global technology companies
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Specialists in applied AI and digital transformation
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Academics from universities and business schools
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Industry experts in healthcare, sports, finance, media and the creative industries

Students don’t analyze old case studies: they discuss them with the people who are living them.

The founders, leading the academic design

Among the professionals connected to Founderz are its founders and regular contributors to our educational programs:

Anna Cejudo

Co-founder and co-CEO of Founderz. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 35 Women in Tech, and by ASU+GSV and the University of Arizona as one of the Women Leading AI in Education.
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Pau Garcia-Milà

Co-founder and co-CEO of Founderz. A tech entrepreneur since the age of 17, winner of the Princess of Girona Foundation Award (FPdGI) and recognized as one of the leading Spanish-speaking voices on innovation and AI.
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Both lead the academic direction and take an active part in programs focused on innovation, AI adoption and business transformation.

Teachers from the Microsoft ecosystem

As a Microsoft Worldwide Training Partner, Founderz brings professionals from the company's global team directly into its classrooms. Among them:

Jeana Jorgensen

Corporate Vice President, Global Skilling

She is part of the Microsoft team behind AI Skills 4 Women and AI Skills 4 All, one of the most ambitious global initiatives in free artificial intelligence training. Her work connects directly with the growing need for AI literacy in companies, teams and professionals who want to understand the technology before applying it at scale.

Mark Ghazai

Managing Director of Security, Microsoft Elevate

Usman Afzal

Solution Architect and Productivity Coach

Stuart Ridout

Director, AI Business Solutions Enablement & GTM, EMEA

Harry Morgan

Global Education Partnerships Lead

Andrea Fogel

Senior Global Solution Architect | AI Business Solutions | AI Workforce

David Rhew

Global Chief Medical Officer y VP Global de Healthcare

Xiaopeng Li

AI Lead in Western Europe

All of them bring a first-hand view of applied AI, product development, user experience in intelligent systems and technology adoption strategies in large organizations.

Professionals from companies transforming their industries

Our teachers include founders and executives from companies that are redefining their industries with artificial intelligence. Among them:

Benny Lee

Senior Manager of AI Design, Newell Brands

Nina Rapp

Regional Copilot Business Lead

She leads AI transformation across the Nordic countries. Her profile combines commercial strategy, technology partner management and go-to-market execution, with a focus on AI adoption at enterprise scale. She spent almost 13 years at Microsoft, where she held key roles in Modern Work and Security for European markets.

Helen Wall

Business Intelligence

Ricard Blanch

Global Compliance · Disney

Charles Harty

Senior Director

Anna Ogan

US AI Product Lead

Ilham Bazi

AI Product Manager

Responsible AI experts

AI adoption only works when it's done right. This group brings together people working on the ethics, regulation and responsible use of artificial intelligence:

Mihaela Vorvoreanu

Principal Applied Scientist

Researcher in human-AI interaction and an international reference in Responsible AI. She leads RAI education within Aether, Microsoft’s initiative on AI ethics and effects, and is one of the authors of the company’s Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction.

Gabriela Gradden

EMEA Security Sales Director | SMB

Melissa Aarskaug

EVP of Strategy and Growth

Mara-Elsa Montoya

Futurist at MNTY Zurich & Swiss Technology Strategy

Leading voices in their industries

Creators, communicators and professionals who explain AI and apply it every day in their own fields. Among them:

Elizabeth Strickler

Director, Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Creative Media Industries Institute

Gerardo Kerik

Principal, AI Strategy and Business Transformation

Deanna Leonard

AI Consultant

Jeff Frey

Founder & CEO

Together with dozens of other professionals, they take part in specialized sessions, industry-specific programs and academic activities on the platform.

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Collaboration with industry organizations

When AI transforms an industry, the best teacher is inside it. That’s why Founderz builds industry-specific programs with organizations that are already applying AI in their fields.

The same industry focus also extends to business functions such as purchasing, procurement and operations, where AI training for Procurement and Supply Chain helps connect artificial intelligence, operational efficiency and decision-making.

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Hospital Universitario La Paz

The teachers of the AI in Healthcare Program are practicing physicians from Hospital Universitario La Paz, an international benchmark in healthcare innovation, who already integrate AI into their daily clinical practice. Among them:

  • Dr. José Luis Cebrián Carretero · Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz.
  • Dr. Javier de Castro · Head of the Medical Oncology Section, Hospital Universitario La Paz.
  • Dr. María Alonso de Leciñana · Head of the Neurosonology and Computational Neurology Section, Hospital Universitario La Paz.
  • Dr. Federico Gutiérrez-Larraya · Head of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz.
  • Dr. Antonio Pérez Martínez · Head of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz.
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Barcelona Finance School

The Master’s in AI in Finance, jointly certified with Microsoft, is academically directed by Spanish leaders in fintech and financial innovation:

  • Eloi Noya · Academic Director of the Master’s. Director of Innovation at the Institut d’Estudis Financers (IEF), Managing Director at Altria Corpo and co-founder of the fintech LoanBook Capital. More than 20 years in banking, consulting and financial education.
  • Carlos de Fuenmayor · Investment analyst and expert in AI applied to the financial sector.
  • Pep Martorell · Partner at InvivoAI, specialist in applying AI to regulated industries.
  • Mario Sans · General Manager of Integra Capital SCR.

Added to this are real-world cases from leading organizations such as LaLiga, Real Madrid, ONE and Cricket Australia, along with Microsoft experts who teach how to apply Copilot, Azure, Power Platform and other tools to sports.