Institute Staff

Institute Staff

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Russell Hancock

President

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Rachel Massaro

Director of Research

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Heidi Young

Senior Researcher

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Stephen Levy

Affiliated Researcher and Senior Advisor to the Silicon Valley Index

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Margaret O’Mara

Distinguished Fellow

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Drew Starbird

Senior Fellow

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Karen Trapenberg Frick

Distinguished Fellow

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Jon Haveman

Affiliated Researcher

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Issi Romem

Affiliated Researcher

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Philip Jordan

Affiliated Researcher

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Josh Williams

Affiliated Researcher

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Ryan Young

Affiliated Researcher

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Ricky Manago

Affiliated Researcher

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Kelly Costa

Affiliated Researcher

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Kyla Ronellenfitsch

Affiliated Researcher

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Lukas Lopez-Jensen

Research Associate

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Annette Nellen

Institute Fellow

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Academic Research Partners

Academic research groups working with the Institute on various regional health topics.

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Community Researcher Partners

Partner organizations working on critical data-driven projects and programs affecting our region’s health and quality of life.

unBox Project

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Isabelle Foster

Affiliated Researcher

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Charlie Hoffs

Affiliated Researcher

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About the Institute

The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies is the research arm of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and is housed within the organization. For more information on the Institute, please visit the Joint Venture website Institute page.