Jamaica 2025
Founder Institute Jamaica Mentors
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 Jamaica program below.
Almando Cox
Founding CEO @ ResolveIT Limited
Althea West Myers
Director @ Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development
Andrea Livingston Prince
Chief Project Manager @ Business Works Collective
Andrea Wray
Arlene Williams
VP Personal and Business Banking @ First Global Bank Limited
Barrington Graham
Beverly Hinds
Bianca Welds
Founder @ L'Attitude Studios
Carey Wallace
Executive Director @ Tourism Enhancement Fund
Cavelle Johnston
Proprietor @ The Law Office of Cavelle Johnston
Chad Cunningham
Managing Director @ Deal Ventures
Cheryll Stewart
Managing Director @ GEN Jamaica
Christopher Reckord
Chief Executive Officer @ tTech Limited
Christopher Brown
Lead Project Manager @ Development Bank of Jamaica
Collin Turner
Damani Thomas
@ Carbon Neutral Initiative
Dave Cameron
Co-Founder & Director @ Caribbean Virtual Hospitality Institute
David Mc Bean
Executive Director @ UWI Mona School of Business & Management
David Mullings
Senior Managing Partner @ Blue Mahoe Partners
David Simpson
Managing Director @ Ashalon Capital
David Walcott
Demetrie Adams
Partner @ Tavares Finson Adams
Deron Wilson
Dmitri Dawkins
Chief Executive Officer @ Graft Ventures
Don Samoil
Managing Partner @ Trusted Scale
Donovan Robertson
Co-Founder @ CCSI Group - Community Capital Social Investment Group
Elise Crooks
CEO @ BlueCode Limited
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop
Cofounder @ Vitamin C&S Coaching
Garth Thompson
Gary Mckenzie
Pitch Coach @ University of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Gordon Foote
Director of Business Development @ bSmarte
Grace Cowan Allen
Gregory Lawrence
Principal @ Banyan Consultants
Harold Davis
Deputy Chief Executive Officer @ Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)
Heneka Watkis Porter
Author/TV Host/Podcast Coach/Producer @ The Entrepreneurial You
Herbert Hall
Chief Executive Officer @ Ambassador Capital Partners Limited
Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Tourism @ Jamaica
Hopeton Nicholson
Business Development Manager @ Exim Bank
Ian Hemming
Ishenkumba Kahwa
Professor @ University of the West Indies, Mona
Jamie Lee Williams
Janordo Patterson
Business Banking Executive @ First Global Bank
Jason Clarke
CEO @ Optimum Trading Limited
Jermaine Henry
CEO/Co-Founder @ FlowFacto
Joelle Smith
@ The Hub Coworking Jamaica
Joshua Alphonse
Julian Robinson
Member of Parliament @ Government of Jamaica
Kadeem Smith
CEO @ https://vasttrips.com/
Kerrie-Ann Vassall-Richards
Founder @ Business Growth Rocket
Khary Sharpe
CEO & Founder @ BAKARI DIGITAL LABS Limited
Kiesha Harriot Harvey
Ms @ Harriott-Harvey
Kyle Lewis
Co-Founder @ eZeePayments.com
Larkland Morley
Cloud Infrastructure Strategy @ Google
Lastarda Lee
Lilyclaire Bellamy
Executive Director @ Jamaica Intellectual Property Office
Marcelle Smart
Manager of Consulting Services @ tTech Limited
Mark Tracey, J.P.
Co-Owner @ First In Line Entertainment
Marlene Street Forrest
Managing Director @ Jamaica Stock Exchange
Matthew Lee
@ Sea Farmer
Melissa Powell
Founder & CEO | Co - Founder, COO & Co-host @ Pocmi, Inc. | InvestHuman LLC
Michael Gordon
Chief Innovation Officer @ University Of The Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) Lim
Michael Gordon
CEO @ Fintechlab
Michele Marius
Founder @ Project Calls
Moniphia Hewling
Independent Consultant @ eMRock Online
Monique Powell
Founder/CEO @ QuickPlate
Nadine Campbell
Founder @ ACE Entrepreneurs
Nicole Pitter Patterson
Paul Chin
Investor Relationships Manager @ Development Bank of Jamaica Limited
Pauline Nelson
Communications Specialist @ Development Bank of Jamaica Limited
Racheal Callaghan
Digital Strategist/Managing Director @ Start Social Ltd
Raquel Seville
CEO @ BI Brainz Caribbean
Reginald Nugent
Chief Financial Officer @ Transcel Inc
Rezworth Burchenson
Chief Executive Officer @ VM Wealth Management
Rhonda Dookwah
Richard Kildare
CEO @ Graphene Rock Capital
Richard Thelwell
Chief Executive Officer @ Richwell Funding
Romario Sterling
Assistant Manager @ VM Wealth Management
Roxette Miranda
Chief Executive Officer @ 305 Works
Sathara Hendrickson
Chief Executive Officer @ Hustle 2 Brand
Sergy DED
Shani Duncan Falconer
Lead Consultant and CEO STF Consulting @ SME Consultant- JMMB
Sharleen Clarke Curah
Motivational speaker @ HR Management DTI
Sheena Taylor
Stacey Ann Wilson
Co-Founder/CEO @ JunkSion X Labs
Stephen Barnes
Cofounder @ One on One Educational Services
Talisa Taylor
Taneallea Feddis
Co-Director Jamaica @ Founder Institute
Tanisha Davis
Tashaine Morrison
Tennille Howell Hussey
Director @ BDCI
Theo Smith
Tyrone Wilson
Founder & CEO @ eMedia Interactive Group Limited
Ugo Ikemba
Founder @ Mscale LLC
Wayne Beecher
Co-Director Jamaica @ Founder Institute
Winston Wilkins
CEO @ StartupRobot
Winston Delahaye
Yentyl Williams
Zachary Harding
CEO @ Delta Capital Partners
Zhan Li
Vice President @ Jamaica Actus SME Fund (JASMEF, www.jasmef.com)
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