
Covariant
Executives
8Board of Directors
1Covariant Management Team
8 Team Members
Covariant has 8 executives. Covariant's current Founder, Chief Executive Officer is Peter Xi Chen.
Covariant Board of Director
1 Board of directors
Covariant has 1 board of directors, including Michelangelo Volpi.
Name | Firm | Work History | Other Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
Michelangelo Volpi | Mike is a General Partner at Hanabi Capital, with a background that spans senior operating roles and nearly two decades of investing. Mike currently sits on the boards of several innovative companies, including Scale AI, ClickHouse, Ferrari, and Confluent, where he is known as a thoughtful sounding board and a steady presence through the highs and lows of startup life. Mike is a retired partner at Index Ventures, where he led investments in category-defining companies across AI, software, and infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Cisco, including as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP/GM of Cisco’s routing business, giving him firsthand experience in building products and teams at scale. Mike holds Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from the Stanford GSB. | Covariant |
Name | Michelangelo Volpi |
|---|---|
Firm | |
Work History | Mike is a General Partner at Hanabi Capital, with a background that spans senior operating roles and nearly two decades of investing. Mike currently sits on the boards of several innovative companies, including Scale AI, ClickHouse, Ferrari, and Confluent, where he is known as a thoughtful sounding board and a steady presence through the highs and lows of startup life. Mike is a retired partner at Index Ventures, where he led investments in category-defining companies across AI, software, and infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Cisco, including as Chief Strategy Officer and SVP/GM of Cisco’s routing business, giving him firsthand experience in building products and teams at scale. Mike holds Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from the Stanford GSB. |
Other Seats | Covariant |
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