CEO / CO-FOUNDER · Dzana Homan
(Bosnia/Los Angeles)

Uniquely experienced international C-Level leader with a background that includes:

· CEO · School of Rock (200 franchises)
· CEO · FutureKids Computer Training (850 franchises, 60 nations)
· CEO · Huntington Learning Centers (300 franchises, 39 states)
· COO · Goddard Systems, Inc. (500 franchises, 35 states)
· Executive Board · Partnership for 21st Century Skills
· Board of Directors · Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation
· Advisory Board · Image Navigation

With fluency in multiple European languages and mastery in both particle physics and piano, Dzana is uniquely qualified to lead our NeuroEdTech play into the Metaverse.

See what Forbes and Cosmopolitan wrote about Dzana as she took the helm of her last gig, School of Rock.

Forbes: “From Bosnia to Broadway”

Cosmopolitan: “Get That Life”

 CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER / CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER/FOUNDER
· Dr. Rich Melheim (Minneapolis)

Described as this generation’s “Da Vinci” by Dr. Jinhoon Ahn of MSCBrain (Seoul), Dr. Rich has spoken in 1000 cities on five continents, authored 39 books, produced 24 music albums, created 7 musical comedy stage plays, and written thousands of songs, skits, curriculum pieces, comedy sketches and cartoons.

He is the founder and creative energy behind:

· RICH Learning Global
· RICH Learning International Foundation
· The NFT Revolution Documentary
· The US/Chinese Arts Exchange
· FAITH5.org

· The Preschool Incubators Project
· FAITHINK.com
· Faith Inkubators Foundation

Enjoy these short clips

Meet Dr. Rich
A Great Teacher
What is the Mind?

Music Albums

CTO · Janakan Arulkumarasan
(Hong Kong/Singapore)

Successful serial entrepreneur in social media and edtech sectors with a background that includes:

· CO-Founder· Underlings (A stealth AI startup creating human-friendly 'AI workers')
· Founder/CEO · C-Suite Circle (38K C-level members, 800+ cities, 41 countries, 38 networks)
· Founder/CEO · Leaders.org (New start-up with 13 networks in 11 cities)
· Founder/CEO · Efficient Cloud (Helping dev teams reduce cloud waste)
· Founder/CEO · Onoko Apps (100M+ users), SocialInterview (40M users), FanCheck (18M users), Yes/No Game (11M users), Friend Pairs (1M users)
· Former Investment Analyst · Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Africa

In October 2022, Janakan’s Efficient Cloud was listed as Seagate LiveLabs “Top 8 Innovators of the Year”. As the father of two young and curious daughters who love learning, Janakan is more than motivated to lead RICH Learning Global into the creation and curation of careful and thoughtful approaches to Metaversal edtech and child-safe AI Chatbots.

CHIEF VIRTUE OFFICER · Wintley Phipps
(Vero Beach, FL)

Internationally renowned singer, philanthropist, inspiration of Presidents, non-profit leader, advocate for prison rights and reforms, literacy luminary and minister. Wintley’s global impact includes:

· Founder · US Dream Academy (Inspiring and investing in the lives of children of incarcerated parents and families in communities harmed by systemic inequities)
· Inspiration to Millions · Including Inaugurals for Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, National Prayer Breakfast for Bill Clinton, and invitational performances for Mother Theresa’s Congressional Medal, and Nelson Mandela’s Release.
·
Mentor to Oprah Windfrey
· Encourager in Media · Leading With Integrity
· Literacy Advocate

Wintley is currently working on new technologies to restore deep literacy into the lives of millions. His project with RICH Learning Global will include teaching 30 themes on Virtue (love, kindness, peace, honesty, integrity, etc) disguised as a cartoon alien professor in the City of Six Towers in future the RICH Metaverse.

CHIEF FINANCE STRATEGIST
· Ken Greatbatch (London)

 Seasoned international corporate and private equity executive with merger, structure, acquisition expertise in multiple fields from education to chemicals to tech and philanthropy including most recently:

· Chair · Pestalozzi World, enabling education for 10,000 disadvantaged children in Asia and Africa. Teaching practical skills, technical knowledge and ethics

· CEO · GEMS Education, bringing out the Genius in 100,000 Children in 40 schools in the Middle East

· Founding Director/CFO · AZ Electronic Materials selling specialty chemical materials used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays. Ken took $450m private equity acquisition to $2bn FTSE 250 IPO.

Previously at Board level, Ken managed and restructured international chemical and industrial companies in the Asia Pacific region.

STRATEGY
· Kathy Tunheim
(Minneapolis)

Public relations. Public Affairs. Digital + Content. Management Consulting. GSA Professional Services. No one between Chicago and Seattle does it better than Kathy Tunheim and the team she assembled at Tunheim Partners, Inc. Along with building the mid-west’s premier PR and Public Affairs agency, Kathy’s work includes:

· Former President · IPREX Global Communications
· Co-Founder · Manova Global Health Summit
· Board of Directors · McKnight Foundation
· Board of Directors · Hennepin County Medical Center
· Board of Directors · Landscape Structures

Kathy is Dr. Rich’s most-trusted and longest-serving advisor since 1993 in both his businesses and non-profits. She served as 1st Chair of the predecessor body of RICH Learning, the Preschool Incubators Project (PIP). Kathy has accompanied Dr. Rich and Dr. Bill Nelsen on multiple trips, including serving as spokes person for the US/Ethiopian delegation to meet President Mulatu Teshome and government agencies to obtain their blessings on our pilot project there.

CHIEF AI VIRTUAL TUTOR STRATEGIST
· Arun Makhija
(Toronto)

Successful C-Level leader with extensive experience in operational tech and business expansion across APAC:

· CO-Founder· Underlings (A stealth AI startup creating human-friendly 'AI workers')
· CEO, CFO, COO · FoodPanda (Powered by tech and operational excellence, Arun helped foodpanda grow its quick-commerce footprint in more than 400 cities across 11 markets in Asia))
· Associate · Ernst & Young (Worked with distressed companies to provide corporate advisory)
· Regional Manager · Opportunity International (Initiated and administered the start-up of the Hong Kong office)
· MBA · IESE Business School

Arun will translate knowledge gained at Underlings to the task of creating human-friendly Virtual Alien Tutors in the City of Six Towers. The father of young children, Arun is committed to creating careful child-safe environments and interaction between children and AI Virtual Tutors.

COO · David Mark Peters (Mumbai/Dubai/Toronto/Calgary)

Uniquely experienced international C-Level leader with 35 years of experience in Asia, Middle East and North America. David’s experience includes:

·
Manager, Rashideen International
17 years in Dubai where he led projects for:
· Phillip Morris
·
Borden
·
EverReady
·
Pfizer
·
Kodak
· CEO · Cephas International
· CEO · Cephas Media Group
·
CEO/President · Galilean International Films & Television Services
* MovieGuide International Board (48M monthly social network engagements)

With fluency in multiple Indian and Middle Eastern languages and mastery in marketing and distribution, David is an accomplished, high-achieving professional with management, analytical and technical expertise.

He has strong experience and orientation in launching products, producing corporate growth, and cultivating profitable partnerships.

CHIEF GAMING STRATEGIST
· Arron Goolsbey (Seattle)

Seasoned executive with 25+ years of experience in the digital gaming, consumer products, and big tech industries.

· President & CO) · Mythical Games, leading the strategy, vision, and execution of games-first studio and marketplace platforms that leverage Web3 technologies to create immersive and engaging AAA game experiences across all devices.

· Global Head of Developer Partnerships & Operations (Reality Labs)· Meta, building the metaverse for billions of players. Leading a multi-disciplinary global team to grow the impact of interactive games inside the world's largest social networking platform.

· Vice President - Head of Platform - Battle.net & Online Products · Blizzard Entertainment, leading a world-class engineering, operations, and product management organization that supports one of the biggest online game platforms with 10+ published AAA titles serving hundreds of millions of players globally.