About Us

About us

The Aging Initiative was founded in 2023 at Harvard to bring together students, researchers, and innovators passionate about aging and longevity. Since then, we’ve grown into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has engaged hundreds through symposiums, mixers, speaker events, collaborative projects, etc. Looking ahead, we’re expanding our leadership team and invite students and professionals to join us in shaping the future of aging research and longevity innovation.

General Membership Form

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Team

We are a group of undergraduate and graduate students tackling aging through a holistic perspective, with a focus on translation, validated science, and patient impact.

Leadership Team

Isabelle Agarwal

Assistant Director of Policy

Ezekiel Bajomo

Senior Director
Strategy & Growth

Cristina Baron

Coordinator
Strategy & Growth

Julia Choi

Coordinator
NOVA Operations

Satvik Dasariraju

President

Maks Fedorovskyy

Vice President
Strategy & Growth

Cate Frerichs

Coordinator
NOVA Operations

James Holliday

Coordinator
NOVA Operations

Kyra Jun

Assistant Director of Policy

Nina Khera

Director of Science

Eshan Mehra

Vice President
Partnerships

Ramon Moreno

Director
Partnerships

Avery Mizrahi

NOVA Conference Director

Chancen Law

Director
Technology & Outreach

David Li

R&D Coordinator

Antonino Libarnes

Director of R&D

Nathan Lum

Senior Coordinator
Orthopedics

Maritella Petsa

Coordinator
Institutional Partnerships

Krishna Rajagopal

Director of Platform

Skyler Reading

Senior Coordinator
Events

Gardner Rees

Population Health Coordinator

Sean Simonini

Vice President
Neuroscience & Public Pollicy

Ryan Shin

Public Relations Coordinator

Anne Sun

Events Coordinator

Skye Tanzmann

R&D Senior Coordinator

Arthur Tao

Senior Director
Operations

Yaren Yurt

NOVA Operations Coordinator

Advisory Board

George Church, PhD

Professor, Harvard Medical School
Serial Entrepreneur

Martin Jensen, PhD

CSO and Founder, Gordian Biotechnology
President, Norn Group

Lada Nuzhna

CEO and Founder, General Control
Director, Impetus Grants

Jake Becraft, PhD

CEO and Founder,
Strand Therapeutics

Get involved

Joining our Leadership Team

Our process for joining the Leadership Team for the 2025-2026 year has wrapped up. If you think you'd be a great fit for our team, please reach out to us at info@aging-initiative.org.