Playa AI Foundation
MMXXVI
A field guide · Edition 01 · 2026

The people building human-centered AI on, and off, the playa

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Leadership and the Playa AI Council radial map
[ 01 / Inner Camp ]

Leadership

001 · Founder

Alex Azzi Founder & Executive Director

Holds the vision.
Tends the flame.
Calls the meeting.
002 · Research
Tina Woods
Head of Research
Research & Science
003 · Community
Rebecca Nelson
Director
Community & Comms
004 · Programs
Raed Marji
CTO
Programs & Operations
[ 02 / Council Fire ]

The Playa AI Council

A·001 · Council Member

Tina Woods

Science & Research Lead

Tina is a social entrepreneur, author, and system architect working at the intersection of longevity science, AI, health policy, and data governance. Founder & CEO of Collider Health and Business for Health, she builds cross-sector ecosystems focused on preventative health, healthy longevity, and responsible innovation — across the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, the International Institute of Longevity, the XPRIZE Global Visioneering Brain Trust, and the Global Exposome Forum.

Her book Live Longer with AI explores how artificial intelligence can extend healthspan and reshape preventative health — directly aligned with Playa AI's focus on human-centered governance. She co-founded Longevity Rave, weaving longevity, music, and intergenerational connection in a way that resonates naturally with Burning Man culture, and leads the JoyScore Experiment, a global open-science project measuring how human connection drives flourishing — using Playa AI's Connect app as its technology layer.

At Playa AI, she anchors the science and research dimension — connecting governance frameworks to health, longevity, data ethics, and the institutional communities needed to turn ideas into real-world adoption.

A·002 · Council Member

Richard Rothenberg

Senior AI Advisor

Richard is an AI, quantitative finance, and systemic-risk strategist working at the intersection of big data, investment research, policy, and sustainable development.

CEO and Co-founder of Global A.I. Corporation, an AI-driven quantitative research company generating investment and policy insights for governments and institutional investors. His earlier work includes advising DARPA and the UN on financial vulnerabilities, curating high-profile events in Davos and across the Ivy League, and research roles at Deutsche Bank and Man Investments.

Richard holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and brings Playa AI a rigorous systems lens on AI, capital markets, global risk, and institutional decision-making.

A·003 · Council Member

Jenna Seiden

Strategic Guardian

Jenna is a senior emerging-technology executive whose career spans interactive entertainment, immersive media, strategic partnerships, publishing, and global business development. She is also an animal-rights activist and leads the Temple Guardians in Black Rock City.

Vice President, Head of Business Development for LEGO GAME at The LEGO Group, with prior senior roles across Skydance Interactive, Niantic Labs, CAA, Xbox, HTC, Maker Studios, NBC, Meta, and the NBA. Her work has centered on building new forms of play, storytelling, IP, and immersive experiences across platforms. She holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

At Playa AI, she brings a rare mix of strategy, culture, play, and emerging-media fluency — translating AI governance into experiences and partnerships people can actually engage with.

A·004 · Council Member

Dr. David Rock

NeuroLeadership Lead

Dr. David Rock is a pioneer in applying neuroscience to leadership, culture, motivation, and organizational change.

Co-founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global consultancy bringing cognitive science into leadership development, he is widely credited with coining the term neuroleadership. His work has helped move neuroscience into practical use across business, education, coaching, and change management — including through his books Your Brain at Work and Coaching with the Brain in Mind. David holds a professional doctorate in the Neuroscience of Leadership from Middlesex University.

At Playa AI, he anchors the neuro and human-systems dimension — ensuring the foundation's work around AI, governance, trust, attention, and collective intelligence is grounded in how humans actually think, relate, and change.

A·005 · Council Member

Alvin Wang Graylin

Senior AI Advisor

Alvin is a global technology strategist, author, and AI pioneer whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, spatial computing, and society-scale transformation.

Co-author of Our Next Reality, as well as publications on Abundanism and A Bill of Rights for the Age of AI. Chairman of the Virtual World Society, and a fellow or senior advisor across institutions including the Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute, the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and the Asia Society Policy Institute. Previously China President and Global VP at HTC, where he led the company's VR and immersive technology strategy.

With graduate degrees from MIT in Computer Science and Business, Alvin brings Playa AI deep expertise in AI, cross-cultural technology strategy, and the future of human-centered digital environments.

A·006 · Council Member

Rob Griffitts

Legal Lead

Rob is a corporate and technology attorney working at the intersection of emerging technology, venture-backed companies, infrastructure, governance, and complex transactions.

Founder of Griffitts LLP — a law firm built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs — and Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of DeepGreenX Group, a global AI-driven infrastructure company focused on green energy, edge computing, and digital finance. His career includes mission-critical corporate work across mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, financings, licensing, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, governance, and stakeholder disputes — with earlier experience at Skadden in New York and Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto.

At Playa AI, Rob brings the legal, governance, and transaction experience needed to shape responsible AI initiatives into durable institutions, partnerships, and operating frameworks.

We meet on the playa, and we meet in the cloud. Same rules apply.
— Founding principle, Playa AI Foundation