Anand founded Halo to help people get around more conveniently, reduce the number of cars on the road (therefore reducing carbon emissions), and to accelerate humanity's shift from gasoline-powered vehicles towards electric vehicles! Prior to founding Halo, Anand led the perception team at Uber’s self-driving division where he oversaw the deep learning imaging research teams. Anand has led trailblazing technology divisions at Sony, Disney, Vodafone, and others.

Cass Mao is the Chief Strategy Officer of Halo where she leads growth and go-to-market. Her background includes executive leadership in NGOs, leading growth and marketing in a number of startups and venture investing. She was a founding Venture Partner at Tenacious Ventures, a seed stage agtech fund, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Main Sequence Ventures, a $500m research commercialization fund. Cass is a trained Climate Reality Leader, the Vice Chair of the Las Vegas Global Shapers, and was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020. Fun fact: Cass is a certified freediving instructor and on a good day can hold her breath for four and a half minutes.

Mithun graduated from UIUC in 2015 and worked in SF as a software engineer before moving to Georgia where he led Opendoor’s Atlanta engineering office. Mithun is motivated by the opportunity to change the way people rent cars, and to wrest control of cities back from parking lots! Fun Fact: Mithun has two pet rabbits, Odie and Moo Moo, who collectively weigh 12 pounds.

My most recent background is in automotive testing, I’ve designed, built and staffed test sites in Germany, Korea, Brazil and several locations in the U.S. My time in Europe helped strengthen my position on the importance of empathy and mentoring when working with employees and building large teams of test drivers. Prior to my automotive testing work I owned my own data management company for building web based, highly secure document delivery. Helping large employers such as Kmart, Sears and Home Depot move from paper to web during the very early years of the internet. My passion for motorcycles, scuba diving and history has taken me to the far corners of the planet challenging myself to never stop learning. Fun Fact: I’ve been married to Kathryn, the most creative person I know, for over 30 years, no kids and one very spoiled dog named Hanna we rescued while in Spain.

Mike graduated from University of Delaware in 2017, and worked in ground robotics and lidar processing for a few years before finding Halo. He’s motivated by the opportunity to change the way people think about renting cars, and to help push the world toward a greener tomorrow!

Akshay is an autonomy software developer specializing in control systems, sensor fusion, developing safety critical autopilot systems and the automated risk analysis systems for Unmanned Vehicles. When not developing, you can find him brainstorming new ideas, working with teams, and extinguishing daily fires to move the projects forward. ‍ Fun Fact: When not tinkering with his drones, he can be found doing local modeling gigs.

Ryan joined Halo one month after graduating with his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from UNLV. He is responsible for testing and designing the car's electronic systems. Fun Fact: Ryan has only had one cup of coffee in his life.

Jumping from an industrial electronics background to pursue a dream of working on cars. I believe that it’s relatively easy to make something, the challenge is to make it better than everybody else making the same thing.

Background: Nabeel is an autonomy engineer specializing in verifiable reinforcement learning for safety critical applications. He also does just a little bit of everything else. Fun Fact: When not asleep with his printout of ARP4754A, he can be found at local poetry slams, listening, or trying to teach someone how to make the perfect omelet.

Background: Rishabh is originally from Mumbai, India but currently pursuing his graduate studies at the University at Buffalo, New York. He currently lives in Las Vegas and works closely with the Halo team. He completed his BTech in Mechatronics which led him to pursue a Master’s of Science in Robotics. He’s excited about working at Halo because he believes that EV’s are undoubtedly the future, and there is nothing more enjoyable than being part of building the future. At Halo he gets to work on his true passion. It is an awesome work environment and it constantly presents me with brand new challenges. It is incredible when your hobbies and passions become your work. Fun Fact: I’m a big foodie, and have tried over 20 cuisines!

Electronics and Telecom Engineer pursuing a graduate degree in Robotics at The University at Buffalo. Prior experience in hands-on design and manufacturing along with working with embedded systems drove me towards pursuing Robotics as a career. I have always advocated the principle of solutioning the most simple paths to a problem in engineering and Halo has been the same with their lean processes in this competitive startup environment resonating with me. Fun Fact: I always have some interesting t-shirts on!

Lauren, a born and raised Las Vegas local, found her Marketing Coordinator position via her love for the environment. As early as 4 she has expressed a deep interest in any part of nature and wildlife, including the unique desert ecosystem she was raised in. Starting in high school, she led Earth Club and, moving into adulthood, joined the Climate Reality Project, where she led the Las Vegas Chapter Events team. Her most recent achievement includes organizing a TEDx event for 300+ people in Downtown Las Vegas for the community. This event focused on climate themes and included local voices, artists, and community leaders. Through this work, she found Halo.car and applies her individual creativity and passion for climate solutions to her daily work. Many of Lauren’s previous roles focused on service or retail, where she managed CRMs for both digital and in-person clientele. Most recently, she held the role of Lead Generation Specialist, where she managed 100 average new leads weekly for international projects. Additionally, she has worked with small businesses and corporations in marketing, content, and operations. For a local plant shop, she on-boarded and managed a staff of 10, purchased inventory, and merchandised two locations. During the COVID pandemic, she moved operations to an order and delivery process where 20 orders were processed daily, and 100 were delivered weekly. This led to the shop’s highest-grossing days since opening. When not in the office, she studies for a BAS in Environmental Conservation from the College of Southern Nevada or completes non-profit work. Fun fact: Despite being raised in a landlocked state, Lauren intends to pursue a Master’s in Marine Biology!