Leadership Team
Alix Holder
Co-Founder
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A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Alix has over a decade of experience working in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. He has led product development for a number of organizations including America Online (AOL), Dell-EMC, ValoreBooks (acquired by Follett), Cengage Learning and is an active member of the entrepreneurial community serving as a consultant to several commercial and non-profit organizations. He graduated with honors from Northeastern University, holding two Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Marketing. Outside of STEAM Ahead, Alix is a diehard Boston sports fan and is passionate about positively impacting his hometown.
Passion for S.T.E.A.M:
Alix loves design, architecture, and music (please don’t ask him to sing though).
Loren Murphy Paul
Co-Founder
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Loren has over a decade of experience in leadership, engineering and technology roles. She has held roles as Worldwide Data & AI Sales and Enablement Leader at IBM as well as technical account manager and technical evangelist. Prior to IBM, Loren worked as a design and software engineer for GE Healthcare. A native of Chester, Virginia, Loren received a Masters of Science in Computing from Marquette University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia, where she graduated as a Rodman Scholar. Loren’s passion for exposing girls and underserved communities to S.T.E.M. is what drives her daily and inspires her work at STEAM Ahead.
Passion for S.T.E.A.M:
Since Loren was young she loved building experiments for science fairs and exploring different technologies.
Wesley Davis
Partnerships
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Wesley grew up in Burlington, VT, fostering a lifelong love of learning. After graduating from Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) with a dual major in German Language and Medieval History, Wes started off his career in education teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Recruited from education into tech, Wes has since joined numerous Seed and A-Round startups in foundational and leadership roles responsible for customer success, revenue generation, systems administration and software engineering. Wes first started working with STEAM Ahead as a coding instructor after attending the Launch Academy bootcamp and is now helping to develop valuable and successful partnerships and engagement opportunities.
Passion for S.T.E.A.M:
Wes has always been drawn to games and toys based on mathematics, design, and strategy, and he enjoys learning the science of languages, whether spoken by humans or computers.
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