GBR4 · 2026–27

Meet the Team

Golden Bear Racing is entirely student-run, with an executive board leading the program and sub-team leads owning every system on the car, supported by manufacturing and business.

Leadership

Executive Board

Program Manager
Kaede Wood
Chief Engineer
Charles Henriques
President
Ahmed Elbakri
Vice President
Nicola Dimatteo
Treasurer
Sebastian Matis
Director of Outreach
Kaylee Martinez
Secretary
Nathaniel Riviere

Systems

Sub-Team Leads

Drivetrain
Nicola Dimatteo
Suspension
Nathaniel Riviere
Chassis
Michael Lamb
Steering
Sebastian Matis
Brakes & Throttle
Shadiel Marte Rivera
Ergonomics
Logan Keenan
Data Acquisition
Logan Keenan
Manufacturing
Jack Williamson
Business
Theryn Pelletier

Beyond The Track

Where Our Alumni Are Today

SponsorCummins SponsorSmith & Wesson SponsorOMG Roofing Products SpaceX Thermo Fisher Scientific RTX General Dynamics General Motors Ford Motor Company BAE Systems Otis Corning Ansys GlobalFoundries Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company RBC Bearings Lenox Yale New Haven Health United States Navy Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Consumer Reports True Anomaly Pursuit Aerospace

Sponsor marks a company that also backs the team directly; see Team Sponsors.

Want to Join?

Open to all majors and experience levels. Get in touch or find us on campus to get involved with the next build.

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