Our Team

Education:
MM | Master of Music, New England Conservatory of Music

BA | Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government

Gabe created Indigo Research in 2019 after finding that students were searching for, but could not find – an accessible way to dig deeply into their academic passions with guidance from experts. Since then, Indigo Research has assisted over 300 students in 25+ disciplines, guided by over 150 mentors from many of the top 30 universities in the world.

Education:
MA | Master's Degree in Writing for Broadcast Media, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

BA | Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology with certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Princeton University

As Product Lead, Fey is responsible for the product offerings at Indigo Research. She oversees all program development. Her previous ethnographic research at Princeton University won the Suzanne M. Huffman Memorial Prize for its groundbreaking research in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She hopes to develop promising programs for all students to make a global impact through research.

Education:
MS | Master of Science in International Development, The University of Birmingham
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BA | Bachelor's Degree in Economics, The University of Manchester

As the Operations Lead at Indigo Research, Mahek ensures the seamless running of day-to-day operations and manages a team of over 170 mentors. With a background in management consulting, CSR and research, Mahek brings a wealth of experience to her role, having conducted fieldwork and primary data collection in Pakistan for her Master's dissertation at the University of Birmingham, where she studied youth voting behaviour.

Education:
MA | Master's Degree in International Management, Business School RANEPA

BA | Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Lomonosov Moscow State University

As a Marketing Lead at Indigo Research Alisa oversees the marketing strategy and communications efforts. With 9+ years of experience in the EdTech industry, she has a deep understanding of both enterprise and startup environments. Driven by her passion for education, Alisa is dedicated to using her expertise to open up the world of learning to students everywhere and improve access to education.

Education:
PhD | Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University

MA | Master's Degree in English
Literature, University of Oxford

MA | Master's Degree in British and European History, University of Oxford
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BA | Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature, Princeton University
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In the 2021-2022 academic year, Joani was recognized for her “distinction in teaching” in Harvard’s iconic “HUM 10” introduction to the humanities, which surveys foundational works of literature, from the Odyssey and The Shanameh through The Tale of Genji, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and Invisible Man.

Education:
BM | Bachelor of Music in Popular Music Performance, The University of Southern California
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Ren Martinez is an Operations Associate for Indigo Research. She is thankful to work in a field where she gets to contribute to greater academic opportunity for high school students across the globe. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied voice and songwriting and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Popular Music Performance. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she lives there still, where she continues to make music as a singer-songwriter, perform on stage, and record as a voice actor. She is an avid reader, a devoted film-goer, and loves to spend time in nature, up in the mountains and down by the sea.