Orkan Telhan is the Chief Information and Data Officer at Ecovative where he leads the use of AI technologies in scaling out mycelium products. He also serves as the president of the Biodesign Challenge to support the next generation of the biodesign workforce. Orkan’s work in contemporary art and design is internationally featured in venues including the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, the Design Museum, London, and Museo Reina Sofia.