Benjamin BarrowsFounder, Chief Executive OfficerBen is an accomplished professional with domestic and international experience in the corporate, public, and non-profit sectors. He is specialized in working with governments, multi-laterals and civil society on resilience, technical assistance and economic development, as well as disaster risk reduction and food security. Ben co-founded a management consulting company and a UAV analytics startup that went through Techstars, which was his transition to the tech startup world. Cabot7 is a vehicle for collaborating with inspiring individuals and organizations to explore and create ideas, products and processes that thrive in the marketplace and make a positive impact on people and the environment. Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from American University, a certificate in Mediation from the University of Southern Maine, and a Master of Arts in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Juri Worms
Co-Founder, Chief Technology OfficerJuri has held a number of high tech senior R&D engineering management positions cross a wide range of industries in the USA, Australia and Canada.
A veteran with more than 20 years of professional experience, he has worked with customers in aviation, military and industrial design industries. He is specialized in guiding products from conceptual design through to prototype and delivery to market. With the apprenticeship training to become a industrial design model-maker and a degree in engineering from the FH- Münster in Germany, Juri is a hands-on creative developer. His track record of building noteworthy products stands out, as does his focus on innovation, creativity and design-thinking. Juri leads the development of state of the art technology with the accompanying products in the areas of sensors, UAVs and UUVs. |
Dustin Sysko
Co-Founder, Data ArchitectDustin is a data, software and systems expert with 15 years of experience. His specialties are operational automation, PHP, dynamic process refactoring, data engineering and life-cycle, inter-system communication, and open source solutions. A systems thinker and a software and design journeyman, Dustin is Cabot7's lead on designing and building the critical software and data architecture that powers the company's core business.
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Aleef MahmudAdvisor
Award winning leader with a successful history of driving innovation and product-market growth through Agile Development. Recipient of the Maritime Heroes Award from US Sailing and featured in international articles. Aleef has led product development in AI, robotics, SaaS, and autonomous vehicles.
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Jesus Melendez
Advisor
A senior Information Communications Technology (ICT) expert specialized in Telecom vertical, with 15 years of experience in strategic consulting and solution implementation across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Jesus is passionate for delivery, with a proven international history of advancement and achievement of high profile, business-critical initiatives, often working in complex and volatile environments such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Yemen and Iran. An expert in the latest technology and market trends, including communication and data services; cloud, digital and IoT, user universe and enablers, intelligent networks and systems, with a focus on Crisis Mapping and ICT4D/D4D/M4D solutions, his drive is to leverage ICTs to help turn global challenges and disasters into opportunities for a better and more sustainable future. Jesus has a Master of Arts in International relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and recently relocated from Dubai to settle with his family in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York.
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