Nicolaas Drapanas

Nicolaas Drapanas has worked in a variety of roles since 2014. Nicolaas founded NicolaasKnives in 2014, a small business selling handcrafted fixed blade outdoor knives. From 2018 to 2022, they worked at Cambridge Associates in various roles, including Senior Investment Associate, Co-Investments, Investment Associate, Co-Investments, Investment Analyst, Co-Investments, and Investment Analyst. In 2022, they began working at Agtonomy as a Systems Test Engineer and at Kittyhawk as a Propulsion Test and Data Engineer and Propulsion Test Technician.

Nicolaas Drapanas began their education at Franklin & Marshall College in 2014 and continued until 2015. Nicolaas then attended the University of Virginia from 2015 to 2018, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. In 2020, they took part in Continuing Studies at Stanford University, studying Computer Science. In 2021, they obtained an Open Water Diver certification from PADI. Nicolaas is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, which they are expected to complete in 2025.