Staff

Faisal Lalani is a global community organizer born in Hyderabad, India and residing in New York City. He spent the past decade living and working in over a dozen countries to understand how emerging technologies were affecting the world's most vulnerable populations. Whether it's studying progressive curricula in rural Nepal or building community wireless networks in South African townships, he has worked to reconcile people and power to shape an inclusive and expansive future.

Faisal is now the Head of Global Partnerships at the Collective Intelligence Project, where he actively coordinates with AI labs, governments, and civil society. He is also the Executive Director of We Are One Humanity, a global human rights foundation founded by Rajmohan Gandhi.

Che de los Reyes-Ferrer (she/her) is an investigative and community-focused journalist from Manila now based in New York where she is specializing in engagement journalism at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. She helps newsrooms build and expand communities through data-informed products and deep listening. Dogs and coffee make her happy.

Rund has a Bachelor's in Global Public Health and Global Liberal Studies with a concentration in Critical Creative Production from New York University. Growing up in different countries—such as the United States, Nepal, and Thailand—has brought a multifaceted and diverse perspective to her work as a third-culture individual, driving her to discover her passion for disseminating cultural narratives through artistic expression. Rund's past work explores the intersections of art, research, and advocacy through digital zines, self-designed graphics, critical essays, and most recently, a multimedia thesis produced in the forms of a self-published book, handmade garments, and a fashion show fundraiser.