Nexus Harbor brings together academia, government, and communities to co-create scalable solutions that strengthen equity, public trust, and civic infrastructure. At Johns Hopkins, Nexus Harbor reflects our commitment to translating research and insight into meaningful, real-world impact.

Johns Hopkins Faculty & Staff

Adler Archer, JD
Managing Director
Nexus Harbor

Youseph Yazdi, PhD, MBA
Executive Director
CBID

James Calvin, PhD
Associate Dean of DEI, CBS
Professor, CBS, KSAS

Darlene Saporu, PhD
Associate Dean of Belonging and Outreach, WSE

Harold Lehmann, MD, PhD
Professor, JH SoM

Alicia Sparks, MS
Executive Director, Center for Educational Outreach

Kai Ding, MD
Associate Professor, JH SoM

Suntae Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor, CBS

Clara Fangfang Ma, PhD
Adjunct Professor, CBS

Mac McComas
Sr PM, 21st Century Cities

Tamara Moore, JD
Instructor, JH SoM

Luis Quintero, PhD
Adjunct Professor, CBS
Our Collaborators

Youssef Abubaker, MS
Data Scientist
U.S. Federal Government

Joshua Carter
CEO and Photonics and Optics Engineer
WAIV solutions

Mary Cha, MD
Chief Medical Officer
98 Octane

Anthony Evans
Communications Consultant
Private Practice

Andrew Gelbard, MS
Data Scientist
U.S. Federal Government

Briana Gist
Faculty Research Specialist
UMD ARLIS

Shelby Forbes, PhD
Teaching Professor
UNC School of Medicine

Max Ghenis, MS
Co-Founder & CEO
Policy Engine

Pam Isom, MSIM
CEO
IsAdvice & Consulting

Tonee Lawson, MS
Executive Director
The Be Org 501(c)3

Leigh McCormick, PhD
CEO
Platypus Health

Jonathan Moore
CEO
Rowdy Orbit

Dr Luthfun Nessa
Physcian and Engineer
National Health Service (England)

Neha Verma, PhD
CEO
Intelehealth