The People Behind Abroad
At Abroad, our team is a diverse and dedicated group united by a shared purpose. Each member brings unique experience and perspective, and together we are building a global community where experiential learning, coaching, and human connection create lasting, positive change.
Board of Directors
Justin Milano
Founder & CEO of Abroad, Executive Coach, Edmund Hillary Fellow, University of Chicago ExecEd.
Dr. Rob Wolcott
Chairman & Co-Founder of The World Innovation Network (TWIN) and a five-time award-winning professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Kellogg and Booth.
Dr. Jacinta Jimenez
Award-winning psychologist, executive coach, former VP of Coach Innovation at BetterUp, and author of The Burnout Fix.
Mark Levy
Former Head of Employee Experience at Airbnb, public speaker, and social impact advocate. A pioneer in transforming HR into Employee Experience (EX).
Mike Vandiver
SVP of Portfolio Performance at BIP Ventures, former CFO of Tricentis (an Insight Portfolio Company) and SecureWorks, where he led growth and M&A strategy.
Jennifer Richardson
Veteran family-office consultant and executive coach dedicated to leadership, community building, and stewarding wealth for impact.
Team
At Abroad, our leaders and team work diligently to bring our vision to life. With enduring commitment, they create transformative experiences, lead our global coaching team, and develop our proprietary technology and media.
Justin Milano
Founder & CEO
Renee Chevrier
General Manager
Tyche Smith
VP Coaching
Ridham Tarpara
VP Engineering
Stacy Lambatos
Director of Events
Valerie Thompson
Back Office Manager
Alexander Pflaum
Brand & Experience Design
Bhavesh Radadiya
Full-Stack Developer
Nilesh Dobariya
Testing & QA
Dr. Dorji Wangchuk
Lead Faculty, Bhutan
Kinley Dorji
Lead Guide, Bhutan
Wangchuk
Lead Driver, Bhutan
Antonella Velasquez
Lead Faculty, Peru
Robert Ziganzhin
Composer & Editor
Michael Cramarossa
General Counsel
Aaron Boker
CPA
Wisdom Counsil
Our Wisdom Council is a unique feature of Abroad. The role of this council is to work in collaboration with our indigenous partners to support their communities and preserve wisdom for future generations.
Bhutan
Her Eminence Dorje Phagmo Rimpoche
Ngajur Pemachopheling Dharma Center, Zhemgang, Bhutan
Venerable Sonam Tobgye
Abbot of Dodeydra Monastery, Thimphu, Bhutan
Dr. Dorji Wanghcuk
Former Press Secretary of Bhutan
Peru
Justino
Qero Shaman, Incan Medicine School
Raul
Qero Shaman, Incan Medicine School
Dr. Alberto Villoldo
Founder, 4 Winds Society
Worldwide
Tuihana Ohia
Social Entrepreneur, Te Ao Māori Wellbeing Expert & Facilitator Abroad New Zealand
Iván Eskildsen
The Former Minister of Tourism in Panama, Abroad Wisdom Board Member
Ken Wilcox
Former CIO, Genentech
Justin Milano
Founder & CEO of Abroad
Faculty, Advisors & Senior Coaches
Our faculty, advisors, and senior coaches comprise luminary leaders, award-winning professors, and exceptional coaches who balance transformational leadership development with experience-driven insights.
Product & Technology
Innovation & AI
Co-founder and CTO of Chegg, previous CTO of Travelocity & Paypal, and product & technology consultant to extraordinary founders and executives.
Chairman & Co-Founder of The World Innovation Network (TWIN)
Media & Storytelling
Exployee Experience
Employee Experience
HR Executive
Dean Carter
Former CHRO, Patagonia. 25 years of experience leading global people and culture functions
Tracy Layney
Forward-thinking HR executive with a 25+ year track record of success in leading large-scale transformations s for global companies.
Experiential Learning
Corporate Strategy
Kaarina Koskenalusta
Former Director, The Executives’ Club, Chicago, and champion of innovation on a global scale with focus on Finland.
Scott Mordell
Executive coach and former CEO YPO, a network of 30,000 global CEOS. Scott was the longest tenured CEO in YPO’s history.
Simon Moyes
Mindful leadership expert and coach. Lead trainer for Google’s Search Inside Yourself where he’s trained 2,000+ mindfulness trainers.
Mindful Leadership
Leadership & Community
Joshua Steinfeldt
Former Head of Community, BetterUp, Leadership Coach, Meditation Teacher, Podcast Host - The Courageous Life
Leadership & Community
Information Security
Dr. Anetta Alexandriti
ead faculty at the Four Winds Society and a licensed therapist specializing in meditation, mindful movement, therapy, and wisdom-based leadership.
Tim O'Neill
Chief Information Security Officer and Product Security VP for Hitachi Vantara, focused on the proactive management and mitigation of cybersecurity risks.
Executive Coaching
Executive Presence
Purpose & Transitions
Research & Impact
Dr. Robert Wolcott
Chuck Geiger
Mark Levy
Christopher Gebhart
Co-Founder and President of Random Good, former EVP & General Manager at Participant Media who teaches storytelling at UCLA.
Purpose
Former Head of Employee Experience at Airbnb, public speaker, and social impact advocate. A pioneer in transforming HR into Employee Experience (EX).
Brian Collins
Co-Founder, COLLINS: D&AD Design Company of the Year, AdAge Business Transformation Agency of The Year, Design Agency of the Year 5x.
Seth Streeter
Seth Streeter is the founder and Chief Impact Officer of Mission Wealth, a nationally recognized wealth management company with an award-winning culture.
Creativity & Design
Spencer Lake
Craig Lucas
Founder of Authenica, leader in innovative corporate programming, experiential learning, personal & professional development.
Experienced former investment banker with demonstrated track record in building advisory, financing, sales, trading and risk management capabilities globally.
Leadership
University Partnerships
Marshall Davis-Jones
Founder and CEO of MindBodySpeak, a company that helps leaders and organizations communicate effectively and authentically in high-stakes situations.
Anna Sagalova
Former Investment Banker, Chief Risk Officer. Executive and career coach of 15+ years
Dr. John Boudreau
Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization and a Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations, at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.
Tamra Fleming
Former Director of Learning, Starbucks, 25+ years Executive Coaching & Organizational Change Consulting
Belonging at Abroad
As an international company with team members and clients all over the world, we are proud of the way we hire team members, contractors, and faculty from all generations, identities, and cultures. We also acknowledge that we’re learning and growing, and thus are continually becoming aware of the things we can do to create environments where everyone feels like they can bring their full self to our work and purpose.
Interested in a Career at Abroad?
Abroad thrives on diverse talents unified by a common mission. If you're ready to contribute to this global vision and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.