Pelumi Odimayo

Hometown: Augusta, ME

Product area: Careers Growth

Ask me about: Tennis, Soccer, Comic Books, Credit Cards, and Travel

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I run an e-commerce brand selling pillows and weighted blankets

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwapelumi-odimayo/

Kristina Ryan

Hometown: Urunga, Australia

Product area: LinkedIn Talent Insights

Ask me about: Where to eat, house plants, coffee, puppies

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I once competed in a 90km bike race on a cruiser

LinkedIn profile link: linkedin.com/in/ryankristina

Sara Shmueli

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Product area: Trust

Ask me about: Making smoothies, volleyball, the best food and views in SF

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I co-founded, ran, and sold a meme Instagram page about the musical Hamilton

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarashmueli/

Joseph Akoni

Hometown: Miami, FL

Product area: Identity

Ask me about: Cuban salsa dancing, baking, the MBA journey

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I travel worldwide to cuban salsa conferences

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephakoni/

Tai Bendit

Hometown: New York, NY

Product area: LinkedIn Sales Insights

Ask me about: Meditation, digital health, data storytelling, baking and grilling

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I’ve played the drums for 15 yrs and have toured across the US

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taibendit/

Grant Empey

Hometown: Coto de Caza, CA

Product area: Premium Growth

Ask me about: Sous vide, philosophy, kickboxing, startups

Not on my LinkedIn profile: Spent a year as a music artist manager

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-empey-3a4b48a6/

Ritvik Kar

Hometown: Dehradun, India

Product area: Firstline Workers

Ask me about: Movies (watching and creating), cooking, mindfulness, Taylor Swift, India

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I’m currently learning how to play the piano! 

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritvik-kar/

Daniel Tweed-Kent

Hometown: Pittsfield, MA

Product area: Underconnected Youth and Equity

Ask me about: Soccer, Coffee Milkshakes, Hiking, Being a Twin

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I collect street art when I visit a new city

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-tweed-kent-27700240/

Shaun Simba Mataire

Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe

Product area: Enterprise Platform 

Ask me about: Best pizza in NY, Zimbabwe, house music

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I used to be a college radio DJ

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunmataire/

Carlos Reyes Stoneham

Hometown: Shutesbury, MA

Product area: LinkedIn Learning

Ask me about: Latin pop music, folk guitar, developer productivity

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I used to be a competitive cross country skier.

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosreyes1/

Catherine Xu

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Product area: Ads Relevance & Optimization

Ask me about: Design thinking, meditation, podcasting, Chinese songs

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I learned how to sing the alphabet backwards in kindergarten and it’s been my go-to special talent ever since.

LinkedIn profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-xu-231272a3/

Ian Brooks

Class: 2017

Hometown: Mexico, NY

Product: Profile

Ask me about: mountain biking, eating lots of food, sax

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I grew up on a farm.

Eric Brownrout

Class: 2016

Hometown: Calabasas, CA

Product: Groups

Ask me about: running, music, gadgets, college football

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've placed in a sushi eating competition.

Emily Carrolo

Class: 2017

Hometown: Andover, MA

Product: Network Growth

Ask me about: making homemade pasta, women in tech, board games, Patriots football

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I have an irrational fear of down escalators.

Cissy Chen

Class: 2016

Hometown: Boulder, CO

Product: Premium

Ask me about: poetry, mixing science & art, travel spreadsheets, access to education

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've been to Vegas 4 times...all for math competitions.

Lucy Cheng

Class: 2016

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Product: Feed – Content Creation

Ask me about: ceramics, cooking, early childhood education

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I run a supper club and am an avid carrot pickler. 

Hannah Cutler

Class: 2017

Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA

Product: Campaign Manager

Ask me about: yoga, farmer's markets, civic tech, drawing, Paula Scher

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I wrote and illustrated a children's book. I also love to cook.

Logan Dirkx

Class: 2017

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Product: Payments

Ask me about: rock climbing, photography, fintech, saunas

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I weigh my backpacking equipment in ounces.

Guillaume Dufour

Class: 2018

Hometown: Paris, France

Product: Sales Navigator, SNAP

Ask me about: Poker, France, your next trip

Not on my LinkedIn profile: How much time I spent in casinos…

Elise Georis

Class: 2017

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA

Product: Ad Insights

Ask me about: skiing, classic rock, running, women in tech

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've played violin for 20 years.

Lachlan Green

Class: 2017

Hometown: Wellesley, MA

Product: Jobs Relevance

Ask me about: movies, ethics, the Fermi Paradox

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I walked 300+ miles across Spain last summer on the Camino de Santiago, a historic Christian pilgrimage.

Erika Hairston

Class: 2018

Hometown: Summit, NJ

Product: Salary Careers

Ask me about: coding, my family, Beyoncé, diversity in tech, puppies

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I was stranded at sea in a boat accident on my way to Antarctica

Camilla Han-He

Class: 2018

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Product: Identity

Ask me about: music education, architecture, vintage watches, backpacks, sketchnotes

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I love building things and almost became a taskrabbit so I could assemble IKEA furniture for kicks, but stopped myself out of fear that it might kill the fun.

Wei Ling Heng

Class: 2018

Hometown: Penang, Malaysia

Product: Career Pages

Ask me about: thrifting for vintage clothes, what I'm cooking in my Instant Pot

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I used to canoe to school every day

Aklil Ibssa

Class: 2017

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Product: Notifications

Ask me about: tech history, basketball, startups, VC

Not on my LinkedIn profile: My full name is 12 words long (ask me about it!)

Charu Jangid

Class: 2014

Hometown: Canada, UAE, India, Oman

Product: Profile

Ask me about: reading, travel, magic, conferences, existentialism, costumes, Taco Bell

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I played competitive Quidditch.

Thogori Karago

Class: 2014

Mitchell Kim

Class: 2018

Hometown: Seoul, Korea

Product: Ads Transparency, LMS

Ask me about: Books, Sports, Music, Surfing, Interesting Things to Do & Interesting People to Meet

Not on my LinkedIn profile: Recovering from a two-time ACL injuries on the same left knee, which ironically fortunately made me exempt from the Korean mandatory military service (avg. 2 years).

Sneha Keshwani

Class: 2015

Hometown: Dubai, UAE

Product: Video

Ask me about: traveling, hiking, food in SF, spin classes

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I didn't have a last name until I was 16.

Bryce Lewis

Class: 2016

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Product: Jobs Home

Ask me about: sci-fi & cog-sci books, biking, the singularity

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I was once in an Ikea commercial.

Sam Lewis

Class: 2017

Hometown: New Canan, CT

Product: Sales Navigator

Ask me about: sports, music, video games

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've been to 43 states... Aiming for all of them.

Dan Li

Class: 2015

Hometown: Deep River, Ontario

Product: Careers

Ask me about: NBA basketball, swimming, skiing, fake sneakers

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I once was a bartender and had a drink with Skrillex.

Cherie Luo

Class: 2017

Hometown: Long Island, NY

Product: Notifications Ecosystem

Ask me about: hiking, restaurant week, podcasts, arts and crafts

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've seen 11 Broadway musicals and I want to see Hamilton next!

Vasudha Mithal

Class: 2014

Hometown: Meerut, India

Product: Sponsored Messaging

Ask me about: travels, Indian food

Not on my LinkedIn profile: Join me for some Bollywood dancing!

Kylan Nieh

Class: 2014

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Product: Careers & Resume Assistant

Ask me about: food, cooking, traveling, yoga, gymnastics, volleyball

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I used to be a nationally competitive gymnast.

Harini Nunduri

Class: 2018

Hometown: Hyderabad, India

Product: App UX

Ask me about: Photoshop, Real estate, Cooking, Travel, Fashion, Bollywood.

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I play an Indian musical instrument (Veena).

Dhrumil Patel

Class: 2017

Hometown: Houston, TX

Product: Sales Navigator

Ask me about: Texas, blending smoothies, fitness, finding online deals, hip-hop

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I'm a huge sneakerhead and have over 50 pairs of shoes. My favorite kicks are Harden Vol.2s, Jordan Retro 4s, and Air Max 95s.

Isha Patel

Class: 2017

Hometown: Simi Valley, CA

Product: Video

Ask me about: camping, national parks, live music, edtech

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I have a pet elephant named Sunyei, who I adopted from a wildlife reserve in Kenya.

Nico Perdomo

Class: 2016

Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala

Product: Content Creation - Publishing

Ask me about: airplanes and mileage reward programs, credit cards, politics

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I can draw a pretty legit map of the world from memory. Once got extra credit in a history class in college for doing so.

Chloe Rosen

Class: 2018

Hometown: Concord, MA

Product: Premium Careers

Ask me about: travel, cake decorating, Game of Thrones, painting

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I used to be a competitive synchronized swimmer.

Clarisse Siu

Class: 2017

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Product: Feed Revenue

Ask me about: classical music, what investment banking was like, whether to get an MBA

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I was a World Series lucky charm (2005-2013).

Lakshman Somasundaram

Class: 2018

Hometown: Kennett Square, PA

Product: Frontline & Hourly Workers

Ask me about: photography, gummy bears, running, development consulting, my hotel key card collection, venture capital, The Office

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I’m from the mushroom capital of the world…but hate mushrooms.

Kristine Song

Class: 2016

Hometown: Shenzhen, Montreal

Product: China Growth

Ask me about: dance, badminton, piano

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I went to a music middle school and high school with the intention of pursuing a career in music... but failed.

Emily Tang

Class: 2017

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

Product: Growth - Onboarding

Ask me about: traveling, volunteering, edtech, learning calligraphy

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I've performed Chinese Opera before (yes, with all the crazy makeup).

Heidi Wang

Class: 2014

Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Product: Content Experience

Ask me about: traveling, hiking, remodeling a house, Girls Teaching Girls to Code

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I officiated my best friend's wedding.

Andrew Wu

Class: 2018

Hometown: Cerritos, California

Product: My Network

Ask me about: what I’m reading, men’s tailoring and casual wear, working abroad in Ireland

Not on my LinkedIn profile: I like making pizza from scratch and have a recipe for homemade Papa John’s pizza.