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

    Maya Chen

    Co-founder, CEO

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

  • Daniel Okafor

    Daniel Okafor

    Co-founder, CTO

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

  • Sofia Alvarez

    Sofia Alvarez

    Head of Design

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

  • Kenji Watanabe

    Kenji Watanabe

    Staff Engineer

    Works on rendering, caching and making builds boringly fast.

  • Priya Raman

    Priya Raman

    Product Manager

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

  • Lucas Martin

    Lucas Martin

    Developer Advocate

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

  • Amara Nwosu

    Amara Nwosu

    Customer Success

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

  • Tom Becker

    Tom Becker

    Security Engineer

    Keeps content, credentials and previews locked down.