Our Team

The core team and advisors behind Sephira.

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Roberto Foa

Co-Founder

Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. He has two decades of expertise in research methods and global opinion research, including on the Executive Committee of the World Values Survey, Director of the YouGov-Cambridge Centre, and on-the-ground survey fieldwork experience in countries as diverse as Russia, Rwanda, Indonesia and Bangladesh. His work on data science and public opinion trends has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Economist, as well as leading international journals such as PLoS One, Foreign Affairs and the Harvard Business Review.

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Jaden Braves

Co-Founder

Canadian political strategist and institutional designer focused on data, online governance, and global democratic infrastructure. He serves as Chairman of the Canadian Defence Coalition, where he leads national security strategy and multilateral engagement. Jaden is also the Founder and CEO of Young Politicians of Canada. He Chairs the National Security Task Force, a White House Delegation on Canada-US affairs. His leadership has contributed to national reforms in sustainability, electoral law, and digital governance. He holds senior roles within NATO Canada and the International Standards Organization.

Advisors

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Carolina Rodriguez

CEO, Dilucidar; Partner at African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC).

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Oleksii Reznikov

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2021).

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Bobby Duffy

Director, The Policy Institute at King’s College London; former Director, Ipsos Social Research Institute.

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Jacobo Roa

Director of Artificial Intelligence, JPMorgan; Head of AI Business Development.

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Miguel Basáñez

Mexican Ambassador to the United States (2015–2016).

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Aric Whitewood

CEO, XAI Asset Management; CEO, Cognisca.

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Richard Wike

Director, Global Attitudes Research, Pew Research Center.

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Marta Lagos

Founder of Latinobarómetro.