Our Team

We are entrepreneurs, data scientists, mathematicians, and operators.

Core Team

Colin Beirne

Partner

Dan Abelon

Partner

Dusan Perovic

Partner

Frances Schwiep

Partner

Sidney Costabile

Head of Business Development

Lauren Chiluiza

Project Manager

Kyra Durko

Principal

Madeline Dewalt

Founder Experience

Lucy Ke

Finance

Elianna Knight

Investor

Alessandra Massa

Marketing Manager

Patrick McCarthy

Engineer

Nikhil Namburi

Investor

Sophie Ng

Executive Assistant

Glenys Otero

Administrative Assistant

Adam Paschke

Vice President - Engineering

Rohit Rao

Investor

Vin Sachidananda

Principal

Riz Thakir

Vice President - Finance

Nic Wong

Engineer

Venture Partners & Advisors

Villi Iltchev

Michael Abbott

Advisor

Matt Jacobus

Venture Partner

Boris Sofman

Advisor

Tom Hill

Advisor

Ann Ruble

Advisor

Marc Weill

Venture Partner

Claudia Perlich

Advisor

Matt Greenwood

Advisor

Jeff Wecker

Advisor
Vice President - Finance

Riz Thakir

Riz is responsible for portfolio company valuations, financial and investor reporting, performance analytics, and fund operations at Two Sigma Ventures. He joined Two Sigma in 2013 and has worked in several Finance roles over his tenure along with various technology projects that brought enhanced capabilities to illiquid investment businesses of the firm.

Riz began his career at Ernst & Young, LLP in the Financial Services Division where he provided assurance and business advisory services for hedge funds and private equity funds. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New York. Riz earned a BS in Business Administration with concentration in Financial Analysis & Accounting from the University at Albany.