
The Neo4j Ninjas Program
The Neo4j Ninjas program recognizes community experts who are shaping the future of graph databases. Neo4j Ninjas are technical experts and graph enthusiasts who are committed to sharing their knowledge and love for graph databases with their communities and our larger, global network.
They are active community members, writing blogs, presenting at top conferences and community meetups, leading GitHub projects, giving interviews in podcasts and livestreams, and helping their peers with practical solutions on forums. Read about their work in the developer newsletter: This Week in Neo4j
Being a Neo4j Ninja Comes With Benefits and Perks
- Exclusive monthly calls with experts
- Provide feedback on products and community
- VIP experience at Neo4j events
- Invitation to Ninja gatherings
- Exclusive Ninja giveaways
- Featured on the community website
Nominate a Ninja
You can nominate anyone to become a Ninja- including yourself! Your submission should mention the candidate’s past contributions and their contribution plan for the coming year. Submit a nomination
Eligibility criteria
- Solid expertise in Graph, including any additional experience in applications, data science, data-related subjects, Cloud and more.
- Contributions to the Neo4j community: speaking at events, publishing content, mentoring peers and more.
- A knack for helping others with compassion, humility and clear communication.
Meet the Neo4j Ninjas
Identify them in the community with the Ninja icon

Maxime Guery
France

Elena Kohlwey
Cologne, Germany

Arthur Namias de Crasto
Curaçao

Michael McKenzie
Virginia, United States

Estelle Scifo
France

Eric Solender
Pittsburg, United States

Ghlen Nagels
Belgium

Gabriel Tardif
Canada

Robert Piombino
Minnesota, United States

Michael Black
Salt Lake City, United States

Niklas Saers
Denmark

Luis Eduardo Almazan
Mexico

Gal Engelberg
Israel

Grant Beasley
United Kingdom

Ashleigh Faith
Boston, United States

Sixing Huang
China

Philipp Brunenberg
Bavaria, Germany

David Hughes
Seattle, United States

Siraj Munir
Marches, Italy

Gary Lilienfield
Virginia, United States

Sebastian Daschner
Munich, Germany

Astrid Mochtarram
Berlin, Germany

Jan Žák
Prague, Czech Republic

Mehul Gupta
Hyderabad, India

Konrad Kaliciński
Wroclaw, Poland

Alejandro Puerto
Mérida, Mexico

Sean Robinson
Chicago, United States

Tawanda Ewing
South Africa

Justin Napolitano
Houston, United States

Djordje Benn Maksimovic
Berlin, Germany

Fatjan Lala
Basel, Switzerland

Ido Faran
Israel

Nikita Wootten
Baltimore, United States

Ron van Weverwijk
Utrecht, Netherlands

Mark Heckler
Illinois, United States

Olga Kogan
Israel

Donovan Bergin
Arkansas, United States

Filippo Minutella
Venice, Italy

Koji Annoura
Japan

Trinette Brownhill
Houston, United States

Zihao Zhang
China

Mananai Saengsuwan
Thailand

Frank Zhao
China

Jamie Gaskins
Baltimore, United States

Drabo Constantin
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Sefik Ilkin Serengil
London, United Kingdom

Cüneyt Tyler
Istambul, Turkey

Roei Levi
Israel

John Dag Addy
Accra, Republic of Ghana

John Maiden
New Jersey, United States

Antonio Origlia
Naples, Italy

Vlad Batushkov
Thailand

Tomaz Bratanic
Slovenia

Alexandre Podar
São Paulo, Brazil

Dairon Perez
Cuba

Neylson Crepalde
São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Haro
Mexico

Agung Raka Wibawa
Indonesia

Charchit Kapoor
India

Yogesh Kulkarni
India

Thomas Larsen
North Carolina, United States

Irsyad Adam
Los Angeles, United States

Joel_Duerksen
Orlando, Florida

Gabriel Matei Toma
Belgium

Christophe Willemsen
Lecce, Italy

Luanne Misquitta
Lisbon, Portugal

Bhavesh Bhatt
Mumbai, India

Tom Nijhof
Netherlands

Jose Bacoy
Virginia, US

Adrien Sales
Nouméa, New Caledonia

Soren-Klein
Dresden, Germany

Piotr Blaszczyk
Wrocław, Pologne

Vincent Rupp
Boston, US

Benjamin Chu
Singapore

Chintan Desai
Maharashtra, India

Isaac Ruiz Guerra
Mexico City, Mexico

Adityendra Kumar Singh
Gurugram, India

Henock Tshibanda
Democratic Republic of Congo

Sanjay Singh
Jhansi, India

Cong Liu
New York, United States