Genefer Baxter
Founder, Chief Marketing Officer
Genefer is professionally trained in Design, Business, and Marketing. After graduating from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, she continued her self-directed studies in biodesign, speculative design, industrial design, and graphic design, an experience that has given her a firsthand look into design education and business. Genefer has also earned several certificates for her training in regenerative design, systems thinking, and design thinking, and continues to broaden her philosophy and approach to design and sustainability.
Marco Locatelli
Founder, Chief Product Officer
Marco Locatelli is an Italian designer based in Berlin. Marco received formal training in product design, material engineering, and nanotechnology at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Since then, he has become a Biodesign Champion Instructor and furthered his education as a software developer. Marco is passionate about and is motivated to tackle the issue of sustainable innovation.
Marina Muñoz
Software Developer
Marina is a Spanish developer based in Berlin, who initially pursued a degree in languages at the University of Aberdeen. Later, she transitioned to a tech career by enrolling in a boot camp program to become a proficient full-stack developer. Continuously dedicated to advancing her technical expertise, Marina is actively engaged in refining her skills. In her free time, she loves playing chess!
João (Althis) Lucas Mendes
CTO
"Technology is only worth anything if it is used for the good of people" has always been the mantra of Althis. Graduating with a Computer Science degree from UFPE in 2020, he moved to Germany to get his Master's in Cognitive Systems by TU Berlin. In the meantime he has held leading positions in many projects, such as in leading digital transformation for corporations and developing state of the art conversational agents for research institutes. Now Althis sets his sights on a way to use tech for good in a different way, by facilitating companies transition to the Green Economy with Aula Future.