Founder Institute Mentors

Las Vegas - Southern California Fall 2024

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Las Vegas program below.

Mentors

Abi Wright

Entrepreneur & Startup Leader, Cannabis Passport, Sensi Mag, The Cannastrologer

Akshat Pipersenia

Senior Director, Unilever

Alan Lwetabe

Co-Director , Founder Institute Kampala

Alberto Levy

Global Chief Marketing Officer, Grupo Bimbo

Aliyah Desautels

CEO/Founder, Meditrina Tech + Founder in Residence

Aljan De Boer

Head of Inspiration, TrendsActive

Andy White

Startup Operations, Keshif Ventures

Aviv Shalgi

CEO, Solar Simplified

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Beth Bond

Managing Director, Bosch + Founder, Good Idea Plant

Bethany Niebauer

CEO, Axial Compliance Consulting

Brandon Burr

Founder & CEO, JetWebinar

Brent Payne

CEO, Loud.us

Charles Warner

Editor-in-Chief, Innovation & Tech Today

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents

Cindy Tervoort

CEO, Beerwulf.com

Damian Canning

Global Head of Sell Side Strategy, AccessFintech + Futurist + Investor + Creator

Damien Patton

CEO, Banjo

Dan Lopez

Chief Strategy Officer, Arkisys

Daniel Corliss

VC Partner, Angel, Health Plan Executive, DC Advisory LLC

Dina Tasiou

CEO & Founder, beelocl

Don Samoil

COO, Blacksite Solutions

Dr. Angela Meyers Cotellessa

Scholar, Author, Consultant, & Co-Founder, Polymath's Place

Dr. Justin Lancaster

Inventor, Kwikbio & FastScience!

Dr. Lisa Palleson

Managing Director, Equcapital Fund & Founder, Lotuswear

Fabian Barahona

Founder , StripMall Inc. + Founder in Residence

Federico Salvitti

CMRO, Stateset.io, NYU Faculty, & United Nations Global Compact Advisor

Frederick Cook

Founder/CEO, Moveline

George Moncrief

Entrepreneur in Residence, Keshif Ventures

Greg Jelden

Co-Founder, Canna Management Group

Jacqueline Jensen

Growth Hacker, Originate

Jay Purcell

Partner (Corporate) , Clark Howell LLP

Jeff Tatarchuk

Angel Investor + CMO, VMAccel & VaultMiner Technologies Corp

Jeni Chang

Founder | Investor | Mentor, .

John Scannell

Inventor & Founder, Sustainable Publications LLC.

Jonathan Jenkins

Founder & CEO, OrderWithMe

Jonathan Patterson

Creative Director, Museum-Agency.com

Joshua Leavitt

Founder & CEO, IONnovate, LLC

Julie Yufe

Head of Growth Markets - Europe, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Justin Williams

CEO, Next Tucson

Kane Clamage

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Polymath's Place

Karen Hartline

Founder, Reinventing Events

Kate Mackie

Global Marketing Director, EY

Kevin Tighe

Management Consultant, Tighe Consulting

Kimberly Wiefling

Founding Member, Silicon Valley Alliances

Konstantinos Delialis

Vice President Marketing, Kraft Heinz International B.V.

Kuo-Hi Lee

Head of Project House, Volkswagen Passenger Cars - China

Lex Bradshaw Zanger

CMO, UK & Ireland, L'Oréal - Marketing Week Top 100

Lito Villanueva

Founder / CTO, Litocorp

Luca Zerbini

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Peak Point Partners GmbH

Marc J. Lane

President/Attorney, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane & Pioneer in Social Enterprise Policy

Marcus Kirsch

Founder, The Wicked Company

Maren Kate Donovan

Founder & CEO, Zirtual.com

Mario Mitchell

Ecosystem Developer / Scout Fund Developer, Dear Mama Fund

Mark Rowland

The Red Pill, ROCETEER INC

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC

Matthew Wemple (He/Him)

FI Mentor

Michael Zaytsev

Founder, High NY

Mykel Hawke

Special Forces Officer & Enlisted, Combat Vet, Retired, Media Personality, Author, Teacher, Advisor, Entrepreneur , Co-Star of Discovery Channel's "Man, Women, Wild"

Nancy Birnbaum

Founding Publisher, Market Director, Sensi Media Group

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS

Patrick Olson

Co-Founder, SHIFT by Project100

Richard Guerra

Director of Global Reach, Sensi Magazine

Rick Duggan

CEO, Concierge Software Design

Robert Wolf

Dentist/Entrepreneur, Pioneer in Oral Care Products

Ron Gentile

Founder, Moodfit

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Ryan Smith

Co-Host & Producer, Las Vegas Review-Journal's "LAN Parties: A Video Gaming and Esports Podcast"

Saidat Shonoiki

Founder & Executive Director, Greenskill Acquisition Centre LTD + Commonwealth Scholar

Sedrik Newbern

Entrepreneur In Residence, Western Kentucky University

Thomas Knoll

Mentor/ Advisor, 500 Startups, LaunchRock

Tom Ellingson

Founder & CEO, Fandeavor.com

Toni L. Carter, Mshrm, Cdp, Ccf, Pdc

Chief Inclusion and Collaboration Officer, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Whitney Reynolds

Host, The Whitney Reynold's Show on PBS + Media Entrepreneur

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