The people who pick up.
Four students run Ignite. We are close enough to remember what it felt like to want this and not know where to start. Bring us anything. Tell us early when it is going wrong.

Alex Laraia
FacilitatorBabson ’27. Runs the student side of The Generator and started Ignite. Co-founder of Crafting Tomorrow, which teaches AI to high school students who would not otherwise get it.
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Ben Shamah
FacilitatorWrote the Founding Charter and the Founder Agreement. Builds the tools the cohort uses.
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Spencer Kleinman
FacilitatorBabson ’29. Builds at the intersection of world creation and AI. Two Generator build-a-thons in.
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Maia Samaha
FacilitatorBabson ’29. President of Scholars of Finance. Keeps the cohort honest about whether the week actually moved.
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