Team

Team

The people building Root

A small, senior team of engineers and designers who have shipped web platforms for some of the largest sites on the internet.

Maya Chen

Co-founder, CEO

Previously led web platform at a large media company. Believes editors deserve better tools.
Daniel Okafor

Co-founder, CTO

Built the first version of Root.js on a train. Still writes most of the router.
Sofia Alvarez

Head of Design

Designs the CMS and the design system. Obsessed with hairlines and spacing.
Kenji Watanabe

Staff Engineer

Works on rendering, caching and making builds boringly fast.
Priya Raman

Product Manager

Talks to editors every week and turns their feedback into roadmap.
Lucas Martin

Developer Advocate

Writes the guides, records the videos and answers every GitHub issue.
Amara Nwosu

Customer Success

Helps teams migrate from legacy CMSs without losing a single page.
Tom Becker

Security Engineer

Keeps content, credentials and previews locked down.

Maya Chen

Co-founder, CEO

Previously led web platform at a large media company. Believes editors deserve better tools.
Daniel Okafor

Co-founder, CTO

Built the first version of Root.js on a train. Still writes most of the router.
Sofia Alvarez

Head of Design

Designs the CMS and the design system. Obsessed with hairlines and spacing.

Every Enterprise plan comes with a dedicated team to help you migrate content and train editors.

Priya RamanProduct Manager

Talks to editors every week and turns their feedback into roadmap.
Lucas MartinDeveloper Advocate

Writes the guides, records the videos and answers every GitHub issue.
Amara NwosuCustomer Success

Helps teams migrate from legacy CMSs without losing a single page.