About Angaza

Angaza is combining human-centered design with innovative technology to reshape the global energy market.

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Management Team

Lesley Silverthorn Marincola, CEO

Lesley’s background blends human-centered design with a mechanical engineering skillset. She received her B.S. in product design and her M.S. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, and has extensive product experience, including work on the first three generations of the Amazon Kindle. She thrives in the challenge of integrating engineering solutions with first-hand field experience. Contact Lesley at lesleys@angazadesign.com.

Bryan Silverthorn, CTO

Bryan’s interests broadly encompass the application of intelligent technology to unconventional problems. He earned his B.S. in computer science from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin. His academic research has bridged statistics, natural language processing, and combinatorial optimization, and his industry work has spanned the spectrum from pure software engineering to robotics. In both academia and industry, his focus has been on the difficult problems that lie at the intersections of disciplines. Contact Bryan at bcs@angazadesign.com.

Victoria Arch, Director of Strategy

Victoria is a life science and sustainability specialist with multidisciplinary expertise ranging from systems ecology to biomedicine. She learned the intricacies of environmental science and policy while pursuing a B.S. in earth systems at Stanford University. Following her undergraduate degree, she received a Ph.D. in biology from UCLA and undertook extensive field work in rural Southeast Asia. She now applies her systems science background toward projects with global impact. Contact Victoria at victoriaa@angazadesign.com.

Fiona Mati, East African Project Manager

Fiona joins Angaza with extensive experience in East Africa working in social enterprises to introduce game-changing products to the bottom of the pyramid segment. She holds a graduate diploma in Entrepreneurship Development and, prior to joining Angaza, founded a web portal that provides business skills information to youth entrepreneurs. Fiona manages Angaza’s East African sales and Pay-As-You-Go scale-up from Nairobi, Kenya. Contact Fiona at FionaM@angazadesign.com.