Itbaan Nafi is an entrepreneur passionate about human-centered design and national economic development. He designed his bachelor’s degree at Stanford University, called Software, Policy, and Design Engineering, by combining human-computer interaction, design thinking, and political science, and served as a teaching assistant in the master's departments for Management Science & Engineering and Sustainability. During his time, Itbaan was heavily involved in community initiatives and the research labs, including the Asian American Activities Center, Computer Forum, and HAI Lab. He was previously at Apple on the App Store Product Design Team and Omnicure Health. 

After being selected as an inaugural Obama-Chesky Scholar, Itbaan created Design for Bangladesh, an entrepreneurship accelerator for students in his home village which served as the inspiration for Breakthrough. Itbaan’s ultimate career goal is to create an institution to uplift kids from his home village with STEM and entrepreneurship education.