Founders
David Hodgson
Founder & CEO
In 2019, David founded the Global Regeneration CoLab, weaving together over 1,200 leaders worldwide working toward ecological regeneration. After years of facilitating the network, he became frustrated by the limitations of existing tools, David built Mycelial: the platform he needed but couldn't find.
Kaushal Chokshi
Co-Founder & CMO
Kaushal is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Kawin Group, with over 40 years orchestrating networks that bring frontier technologies to market. Today, he's orchestrating business ecosystems to develop regenerative communities and wildfire resilience—bridging capital markets, innovation, and communities to transform underutilized assets into regenerative hubs.
Advisors
Jane Wei-Skillern
Network Leadership Advisor
Jane is an internationally recognized pioneer in network leadership and nonprofit collaboration. Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and former faculty at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, and London Business School. Her "Four Principles of Network Leadership" is the most downloaded article in The Foundation Review's history. Jane guides our approach to building trust-based networks that prioritize mission over organizational growth.
Sam Rye
Strategy & Innovation Advisor
Sam has spent 15+ years driving social and environmental change across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, working on biodiversity, youth mental health, climate action, and community resilience. He leads the development of Monash University's Living Lab Infrastructure and contributes to global communities of practice including Social Innovation and Living Labs. A thought leader in systems change and collective action, Sam brings deep expertise in strategic design, innovation ecosystems, and experimentation to guide Mycelial's approach to fostering transformative impact networks.