Mark Atkinson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mark Atkinson is responsible for Mursion’s long-term strategic plan, capital requirements and key leadership positions. Mark has spent the last twenty years building technology ventures that support human capital development in K-12 education and corporate learning. Mark founded TeachForward, LLC a full service educational consulting firm with a proprietary web platform that delivers custom-developed, performance assessments to K-12 educators. Before working in education, Mark served as Senior Producer and Manager of New Markets for CBS News Productions, and was an Emmy award winning Producer for Peter Jennings Reporting, ABC News, where he produced a series of network specials on U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Atkinson is a graduate of Yale College.

Arjun Nagendran

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Arjun Nagendran is the founding visionary behind Mursion’s extraordinary simulation platform. He overseas all aspects of Mursion’s technology, product strategy, and it’s overall vision. Arjun completed his Ph.D. in Robotics from the University of Manchester, UK, specializing in landing mechanisms for Unmanned Air Vehicles. Prior to Mursion, he worked for several years as an academic researcher leading the ground vehicle robotic systems for Team Tumbleweed, which was one of the six-finalists at the Ministry of Defense (UK) Grand Challenge. During his academic career, he contributed to several projects and manuscripts including the development of a robot to explore the Great Egyptian Pyramid.

Dovid Gurevich

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Dovid leads Mursion’s finance and administrative operations. Before Mursion, Dovid Gurevich spent 8 years at NexGen Investments placing and monitoring operating investments. There, he was also was running $15M/yr advisory services, with a focus on educational technology and health technology. Prior to NexGen, Gurevich spent 4 years at the Knowledge Universe private equity fund, where he was responsible for $250 million in strategic investments in K-12 and post-secondary segments. Gurevich holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from DeVry University and an MBA from the Keller School of Management.

Dennis McQuillan

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Dennis leads the operational functions of Mursion, is responsible for the long-term global operating plan of the business, and ensures Mursion can consistently deliver exceptional service to clients. Prior to joining Mursion in 2020, Dennis was the operations leader of General Assembly’s Enterprise business. During his time there, he managed the business through three years of double-digit revenue and profit growth, which led to a successful acquisition by the Adecco Group. Earlier in his career, Dennis spent five years at Deloitte Consulting in their Strategy & Operations group, and worked in Finance for the Related Companies and Boston Scientific. Dennis holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS from Bentley University.

Sara Bokhari

HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
As Head of People & Culture, Sara Bokhari champions Mursion’s culture and leads efforts in finding, developing, motivating, and retaining Mursion’s talented workforce. She transitioned to this role after serving as Mursion’s Director of Education Services, where she worked with her team to build out robust simulation offerings for Higher Education and K-12 Districts. Prior to joining Mursion, Sara was a Director of Academic Strategy at TNTP. In her role she worked alongside central office staff, school administrators, and teachers in developing leaders to be advocates for equitable systems and student achievement. Sara holds an MBA from The George Washington University, an MA in Education from Bank Street College of Education, and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Illinois.

Christina Yu

VP, MARKETING

Christina Yu overseas all aspects of Mursion’s brand identity and growth across verticals and is committed to unlocking human potential through emerging learning technologies. Prior to her current role, she was on the founding team of a new PaaS adaptive learning division at McGraw-Hill Education, working to open and license technology to enterprise learning partners. The role leveraged her experience managing a portfolio of adaptive products in the Higher-Ed division and guiding strategic communications. Earlier in her career, she worked at the edtech startup Knewton in a variety of product, learning, and business roles, and as a professor of English at Kean University and Southern Connecticut State University. Christina holds an AB in English and Creative Writing from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Brentt Brown

VP, SALES

As Mursion’s Director of Business Strategy, Brentt is responsible for expanding Mursion’s ground-breaking training platform to new verticals, securing partnerships to fund R&D efforts, and raising awareness about the power of virtual simulation for occupations that require complex interpersonal skills. Prior to joining Mursion, Brentt was the Director of Innovation at Pivot Learning Partners, a large professional learning and coaching organization in California. In this role Brentt was responsible for leading teams of experienced subject matter experts in designing, piloting and scaling new professional learning programs. Brentt has a Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) from the University of California Berkeley, and has published numerous articles and research reports.

Carrie Straub

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Dr. Carrie Straub, Executive Director of Education Programs and Research: Dr. Straub is responsible for leading the design and implementation of virtual reality immersive learning among Mursion’s 100+ partners. Dr. Straub provides guidance and consultation to leaders, researchers, and educators about how to best leverage virtual reality simulation to elevate communication skills for high-stakes professions. Previously, she was the Research Director for TeachLivE, the project at UCF that originally developed and tested the core technology utilized by Mursion. In that capacity, she planned, directed, and coordinated activities for a $1.5M national research project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sheryl Linsky Adam

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Sheryl Linsky Adam is passionate about empowering professionals to build skills and become leaders. After a career leading complex teams and projects in K12 education, she now focuses on delivering measurable outcomes to learners and organizations. Every day she aims to delight clients with authentic simulations that blend the best in live human interaction with artificial intelligence. Sheryl is a Bay Area native, a graduate of Yale School of Management, and currently lives in Oakland with her family of mischief-makers.

Alex Zelenin

ART DIRECTOR

Alex Zelenin is responsible for all 2D and 3D art development at Mursion. Driving the content development branch of the business, Alex oversees production of Mursion’s virtual emotive avatars, animation systems and VR environments. Leveraging game development experience, he has built scalable production pipelines, streamlined project execution and contributed key features to Mursion’s proprietary technology platform. Working with clients in the corporate, education, healthcare and defense industries, Alex is passionate about building real-time simulation technology that empowers people unlock their empathic potential. He holds an MS in Interactive Systems and Computer Animation from the University of Central Florida.

Robin Van Horn

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICES

Robin Van Horn is passionate about enriching the client experience at Mursion. Her work experience includes over 20 years of roles in the Professional and Client Services for software companies in the Education sector. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas Austin in French and a licensure in Elementary Education with a Reading Specialist endorsement also from UT.

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