Pittsburgh - Philadelphia Spring 2026
Pittsburgh Mentors
Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.
See the list of current and past mentors for the Pittsburgh program below.
Abdellah Aouf
Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Albert Whale
Founder & CEO @ IT Security Solutions
Alfred Poor
Keynote speaker and virtual event expert @ The Health Tech Futurist
Arcui Usoara
Global Board Advisor and Brand Strategist, Founder @ Iaculus
Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, MSEL, PCC, CPQC®, CELC
Founder & Owner @ Purpose-Filled Solutions & Evolutions®
Ben Stacey
CEO @ Pitchverk
Bill Rivkin
Virtual Relationship Manager |non-dilutive funding @ Citizens Bank
Bobbi Muscara
CEO - Director of Education @ Ledger Academy
Chris Morris
Christian Behl
International Business Development @ Cognition IP
Daniel Ritterman
CEO & Founder @ MainLineDelivery (acquired by Square)
Daria Duda
Product Marketing Strategy Consultant @ Outside In Marketing Strategy
David Lasus
CEO @ Heart + Paw
David Stengle
CEO & Founder @ Board++
Deana Graffeo Weeks
Deka Dike
Founder & CEO @ Omatochi
Don Pancoe
Chief Blinker @ Blinkenlights Technologies
Dustin Betz
Director of Operations @ White Rose Ventures
Elena Mlotok
General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand @ Amazon
Frank Jacquette
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop
Co-Founder @ Vitamin CS Coaching
Geoffrey Kent
Founder and CEO @ I left corporate America 24 years ago, and launched my current venture (Think Big with Geoffrey Kent) 4 years ago.
Greg Mester
President @ Idea Communication Networks, Inc.
Heather Lawver
Founder & CEO @ Ceemo
Helen De La Rosa
FI Mentor @ Founders Institute
Ike Nwabufo
Jeffrey Garwood
VP Architecture Financial Services and Healthcare @ Salesforce.com
Jerah Siegal
Joel Ginsparg
Managing Partner @ Firelight Partners, LLC
Karen Robinson
Pitch Deck & Data Room Advisor @ Karen Robinson Consulting
Lawrence Rich
Mac Goswami
Senior Technical Program Manager @ Fiserv Inc
Mario Casabona
Angel Investor @ Casabona Ventures
Martina Truche
Healthcare Innovator @ Space Medicine Enthusiast
Melissa Li
Managing Partner and Head of Community @ Dorm Room Fund
Michelle Peters
Co-Founder & CEO @ Supplino
Nadia Al-Banna, PHD, MBA
Innovation Management Expert/Founder, @ Value-N-Action Consulting
Nathan Mancine
FI Mentor @ LeanTaaS
Noah Wallach
Founder @ Hope OS
Owen Occhetti
Consultant @ Avant Technology Group
Ozan Sonmez
Co-Founder @ Brutally Honest Group
Paul Mosenson
Owner @ NuSpark Consulting and NuSpark Media
Pete Biggam
Director / Mentor / Advisor @ Founder Institute
Peter Chmiel
Owner @ Cutting Edge Consulting
Rajprasath Subramanian
Principal Enterprise architect and Start-up Advisor @ SAP
Randy Fisher
CEO @ Expand to New Markets
Rich Heckelmann
Mentor and Professional Consultant @ Keystone Founders + Forward Vision Consulting
Ronda Siegel
Partner @ RSiegel Consulting LLC
Sameer Babbar
Director @ SVB Group
Sara Ledterman
General Partner @ 3+ Ventures
Scott Wittrock
Fractional CPO @ Head for Product
Shaun Gold
Entrepreneur, storyteller, GP at Improve Ventures @ Improve Ventures
Sonya Trivedi
Founder and CEO @ AIMAR
Stefanie Smith
Founder @ Double S Consulting
Stephan Thomas
Managing Partner @ Artimon3D
Tovit Neizer
Chief Storyteller @ Yellow Bricks
Trevor Longino
Founder & CEO @ CrowdTamers
Yemi Oluseun
Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
Zack Light
Software Engineer @ High Frequency Trading Company
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