Will Sanchez

Will Sanchez is the COO of TalkingHeads Wireless, a position he has held since 2021.1 He is based in Somerville, Massachusetts, and has an extensive background in entrepreneurship, technology, and venture capital. Sanchez holds B.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.1

Career Highlights

• Entrepreneurship: Co-founded and served as CEO of CoolChip Technologies, Inc. for 9 years.1
• Venture Capital: Currently a Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital, focusing on early-stage deep-tech startups.1
• Academia: Served as a Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and an Entrepreneur In Residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.1
• Government: Worked as an Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency for 2 years.1

Awards and Achievements

• Winner of the MIT Clean Energy Prize Grand Prize in 2011 with CoolChip.1
• Recipient of the Gates Millennium Fellowship and New York Times Scholar award.1

Skills and Interests

Sanchez describes himself as a "Servant-Leader, Husband, Father, and Entrepreneur" with an interest in deep space.1 He is bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish.1