Company
About Omdena
AI by the people, for the people
![banner image](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Omdena-Team.png)
History
Since its founding in May 2019, the platform has grown to more than 30,000 collaborators in over 120 countries, established over 250 local chapters in over 80 countries, and doesn’t stop growing.
In late 2018, after more than 10 years in AI and entrepreneurship, Omdena Founder Rudradeb Mitra had the opportunity to work with a cleantech startup company. The mission was to build an AI-powered solution that could identify houses that are most suitable for solar panels.Within a couple of weeks 50 AI engineers came together in an online environment to build a solution to a problem they deeply cared about: clean energy. Collaboration among the diverse group of motivated people proved to be very powerful.Inspired by the project’s success, Rudradeb founded Omdena on May 22nd, 2019. Michael Burkhardt joined as a Founding Member and Chief Marketing Officer to help bring Collaborative AI to many more organizations and communities around the world.Since then, the Omdena platform has grown to more than 30,000 collaborators in over 120 countries and established over 250 local chapters. Each month brings new solutions to yet another troubling challenge and the team behind Omdena constantly tries to support the community that shapes Omdena.![section image](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1634017839464-5c339ebe3cb4?q=80&w=1470&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D)
The Mission.
Since its founding in May 2019, the platform has grown to more than 30,000 collaborators in over 120 countries, established over 250 local chapters in over 80 countries, and doesn’t stop growing.
During this period, Omdena has worked with 300+ organizations on over 780 projects. Detecting wildfires in Brazil, fighting malaria outbreaks in Africa, and improving solar adoption in Singapore are just a tiny part of them.We empower the strength of the worldwide AI community and we work to bring all the talents together to develop and deploy solutions to real problems.![section image](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/omdena-community.png)
The Vision 2030 of Omdena.
To become the biggest impact platform in the world.
“The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.” – Dalai Lama.Omdena is a community-first organization that is making this world a better place for everyone and giving opportunities to individuals, communities, and impact organizations to grow and make a positive impact in the world.By 2030, we want:• 1 million people upskilled with 200,000 got jobs through Omdena• Additional 1 billion people were positively impacted through executed projects![section image](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Omdena-Career-Paths.jpg)
Leadership Team
![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rudradeb-e1638095105897-300x300.jpg)
Rudradeb Mitra
Founder & CEO![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rasha-e1638095731976-300x300.jpg)
Rasha G. Salim
CPO![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mohanad-Ayman-300x300.jpg)
Mohanad Ayman
CTO![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Fabio-Fulci-Profile-300x300.jpg)
Fabio Fulci
Chief Sales Officer![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Guillermo-Orta.jpeg)
Guillermo Orta
Chief Business Development Officer![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Maria-Haugen.jpeg)
Maria Haugen
Chief Marketing Officer![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jay-Fife.jpeg)
Jay Fife
CFOCore Team
![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Weronika-Dorocka-e1639119520240-300x300.png)
Weronika Dorocka
VP of Business Hub![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Erum-Afzal-300x300.jpg)
Erum Afzal
VP of Omdena Academy![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Emmanuel-Joseph.jpg)
Emmanuel Joseph
VP of Partnerships - Academy![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Moath-Awawdeh-Ph.D.jpeg)
Moath Awawdeh
Dean Omdena Academy![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/James-Elieta-scaled-e1649742146766-300x300.jpg)
James Elieta
VP of Partnerships - Africa![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BrentPhillips.png)
Brent Phillips
VP of Partnerships![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Utkarsha.jpeg)
Utkarsha Khanal
Partnership Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Avnish-Choudhary.jpg)
Avnish Choudhary
Sales Representative![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sakshi-Baishakhiyar.jpeg)
Sakshi Baishakhiyar
Sales Representative![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Anushree-Khubele.jpeg)
Anushree Khubele
Sales Representative![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Hanshika-Gupta-e1709006837550.png)
Hanshika Gupta
Grassroots Program Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tushar-Aggarwal.jpg)
Tushar Aggarwal
Head of Community![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Srimonti-Dutta.jpeg)
Srimonti Dutta
Community Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Victor_Ashioya.jpg)
Victor Ashioya
Local Chapter Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Priyank-Singh-1.jpg)
Priyank Singh
Marketing Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chethan.png)
Chethan Machakanur
Social Media Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Wallace-Ferreira.jpeg)
Wallace Ferreira
Tech Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tra-Do-e1639120982863-300x300.jpg)
Tra Do
Website Manager![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bartosz-Staszczak-300x300.jpg)
Bartosz Staszczak
Graphics Designer![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sherif-Ahmed.jpeg)
Sherif Ahmed
Software Engineer![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Myat-Kaung-Tester.png)
Myat Kaung
Tester![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Christiano-Raphael.png)
Christiano Raphael
Program Manager, Tanzania![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cristhian-Tejada.jpeg)
Cristhian Tejada
Country Manager, El Salvador![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tsogtsaikhan-Batdelger.png)
Tsogtsaikhan Batdelger
Country Manager, Mongolia![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lahiru-K.jpeg)
Lahiru Kannangara
Country Manager, Sri Lanka![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Habibou-Diaou.jpeg)
Habibou Diaou
Country Manager, Mali![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kuenzang-Tobgay.jpg)
Kuenzang Tobgay
Country Manager, Bhutan![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vidura-Wijekoon-2-300x285.png)
Vidura Wijekoon
Tech Mentor![Omdena Team Member](https://cmsnew.omdena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Zoran-Radovanovic.jpg)
Zoran Radovanovic
Tech Mentor