Adriana Pentz (BOS '07), Chief Executive Officer

Adriana Pentz became the CEO of StartingBloc in June of 2009. Since then, she has focused on the strategic direction of the organization. She successfully led the expansion of the StartingBloc brand to Los Angeles and builds relationships with values aligned companies and graduate schools. For over seven years, StartingBloc has helped social innovators address the most pressing global challenges of our time by giving them the skills and the tools they need to create lasting change. The StartingBloc Fellowship is a leadership program that exposes young emerging leaders to innovative methods of increasing their social impact. Prior to joining StartingBloc, Adriana was the Senior Director of Operations for Vision Education & Media and a founding member of the Board of Directors for Vision Ed Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing low income students with academic enrichment programs in science, technology, engineering and math. Adriana holds a bachelors' degree in English and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania, and she is a Boston 2007 StartingBloc Fellow.

Sarah Bishop (LON '08), Fellowship Director

Sarah manages the entire lifecycle of StartingBloc Fellows, including programs for the current community of 1500 Fellows around the world. Sarah works on recruitment, curriculum design, and programming so that Fellows can get the resources they need to dramatically increase their impact. She is looking forward to facilitating many happy connections during and after the Institutes. Prior to joining StartingBloc, Sarah spent two years coordinating countrywide education programs in El Salvador, Jordan, and Peru. She graduated with a B.A. in International Marketing from American University, where she founded and led the gymnastics team. Sarah is a proud London 2008 StartingBloc Fellow!

Rithesh Menon (NY '09), Director of Partnerships

Rithesh handles strategy and partnerships for StartingBloc. Prior to joining StartingBloc, Rithesh worked in Corporate & Investments Tax Advisory at Deloitte LLP and KPMG LLP. He has also been involved with grassroots marketing and fund raising efforts for various organizations in the non-profit sector. When he isn't thinking of more ways in which StartingBloc can change the world, he enjoys traveling and reading. Rithesh graduated from Temple University, Philadelphia with a degree in Economics and is a New York 2009 StartingBloc Fellow.