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Founder Institute Mentors

Washington DC Spring 2025

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 Washington DC program below.

Mentors

Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Abid

Abid Masood

Founder, Buddio
Alan

Alan Wilson

Cofounder, Tripwire Interactice
Alan

Alan Ocana

Founder & CEO, Consolhub and BBC CARGO
Alex

Alex Koshykov

CEO, YODD Medical
Allan

Allan Wilson

Founder & Managing Director, Flat Rock Solutions
Allyson

Allyson Redpath

Board Member, Westchester Land Trust
Amelia

Amelia Friedman

Co-founder, Hatch
Andres

Andres Jordan

Founder, Factor6, LLC
Angela

Angela Long

Managing Director & Brand Strategist, Brand Wagon Digital
Angela Olanike

Angela Olanike Akinbohun

Founder, Inventor, Pandora 21 Consultants
Anne

Anne Rosenblum

Business Investment and Capital Attraction Manager, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Anuj

Anuj Agrawal

Chief Marketing Officer, Earth Networks
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Ario

Ario Keshani

Investor and Advisor, AWS
Ashtan

Ashtan Moore

Co-Founder, Model B
Aydin

Aydin Bolkar

VP of International Operations, Alarm.com
Ben

Ben Stacey

CEO, Pitchverk
Benjamin

Benjamin Young

CEO, Sworkit
Beulah

Beulah Toth

Strategist, Obvious
Bill

Bill Stokes

Founder & Chairman, Washington Network Group (WNG)
Bo

Bo Wang

Vice President, Juggernaut Capital Partners
Brant

Brant Cooper

Author | CEO | Founder, Moves the Needle
Brent

Brent Halliburton

Product Management, Amazon
Brian

Brian Bassett

Director, Simple Thread
Brian

Brian Childress

Architect, Technical Advisor, Calendly
Bryan

Bryan Duarte

Managing Partner, BlackTech Capital
Cameron

Cameron Powell

CEO + Partner, High Performance Story + Gregor Wynne Arney PLLC
Carlos

Carlos De Paula

Founder & Managing Director, Acadia Partners
C. Derek

C. Derek Campbell

CEO, Blue Holding Oceans
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris

Chris Haug

Founder and CEO, 360° Venture Management Group
Christie

Christie Thompson

Partner, Campfire & Co.
Christopher

Christopher Wink

Publisher and CEO , Technically Media
Christopher

Christopher Rogers

Partner, Lumia Capital
C'pher

C'pher Gresham

Founder, Front Row
Cq

Cq Huynh

Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs
Craig

Craig Snodgrass

Venture Partner, Valor Ventures
Cynthia

Cynthia Gilmer

FI Mentor
Dan

Dan Hnatkovskyy

CEO and Co-Founder, Propertymate
Dan

Dan Myers

Co-Founder & Partner, 42Phi Ventures
Daniel

Daniel Kroepfl

Vice President, TELE Controls Inc.
Daniel

Daniel Shires

Consultant, Independent
Danielle

Danielle Tate

Founder & CEO, MissNowMrs.com & Elegant Entrepreneur
Dave

Dave Mc Carthy

Executive Director, Potential Energy DC
Dave

Dave Hall

CEO, DLH Technology Advisors
Dave

Dave Feldman

Executive Director, Bethesda Green
David

David Giannini

Chairman and CEO, Cirrusworks, Inc.
David

David Roberts

CEO, Anovium
Debra

Debra Cancro

SVP Data Products, Bigtincan
Derren

Derren Burrell

Venture Capitalist, Veteran Ventures
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Ed

Ed Harrell

Managing Partner, Harrell Capital Partners LLC
Ed

Ed English

Chief Product Officer, Higher Logic
Eddie

Eddie Hill

Director, Mason Enterprise Center
Elizabeth

Elizabeth B-Amissah

FI Mentor
Ellen

Ellen Meinhart

Senior International Trade Manager, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Ellis

Ellis Rosenberg

Vice President, Sales, WellDoc, Inc
Emily

Emily McMahan

Partner, Academy Investor Network
Eric

Eric Koefoot

Founder & CEO, PublicRelay, Inc.
Erna

Erna Redzepagic

Social Impact Accelerator, Halcyon
Esmael

Esmael Dinan

Founder & CEO, Offino
Everett

Everett Carpenter

President, Evertechnologies
Eylem

Eylem Senyuz

Director, Truist Wealth
Frances

Frances Reimers

Principal , Firestarter
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Fred

Fred Cohen

Founder and CEO, Angel to Exit
Frederic

Frederic Gumbinner

Managing Partner , G2 Development Partners
Gabriela

Gabriela Oporto

Founder, Selia
Geneviève

Geneviève Nixon-Weems

Founder and CEO, Geneviève Global
Gira

Gira Wieczorek

Managing Partner / Co-Founder, Aleberry
Guc

Guc Ozenci

Tech-Entrepreneur | Mentor | Director | Investor, Founder Institute
Guillermo

Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate

President, Lineup
Gül

Gül Branco

People and Culture Transformation Leader, Branco Development Group
Hanae

Hanae Bezad

CEO | Author, Beehane Advisory
Hank

Hank Yuan

Venture Partner, VU Ventures | , Venture Associate, Republic
Hannah

Hannah Kim

Shwappe, Founder & CEO
Hatice

Hatice Murphy

Director, Infuze International
Henry

Henry Hunter

ceo, Incidr
Hooman

Hooman Kazerani

Sr VP, ICF
Howard

Howard Eisenberg

Founder , EuroSort
Isabel

Isabel Pablo

Founder, GK Innovations Lab
Iskender

Iskender Uguz

Head of Small Business Lending and Decision Sciences, Capital One
Jamil

Jamil Ramsey

Founder and CEO, Snap Contacts
Jamil

Jamil Wyne

Co-Founder, Riffle Ventures
Jeb

Jeb Ory

Startup Advisory (exited founder), N/A
Joe

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Johan

Johan Holmberg

Senior Associate, Second Century Ventures
John

John Holaday

Chairman and CEO, DisposeRx Inc.
Jomy

Jomy Methipara

Business and intellectual property (IP) Attorney, Dickinson Wright
Jonathan

Jonathan Greechan

Co-Founder & CEO, Founder Institute
Jonathan

Jonathan Chashper

CEO, Product Savvy Consulting
Josh

Josh Rosenthal

Founder & CEO, CloudSploit
Joshua

Joshua Frankel

VP of Marketing, LogicBoost Labs
June W

June W Choi

Managing Partner, Serval Ventures
Justin

Justin Etheredge

Partner, Simple Thread
Kaitlin

Kaitlin Capobianco

Senior Manager, Fellow Community and Recruitment , Halcyon
Kathie

Kathie Brady

CEO Group Chair, Vistage
Keith

Keith Segerson

CEO, P3 Innovation Strategies
Ken

Ken Gordon

Co-founder and CEO, VALR
Kevin

Kevin Fulmer

Director, Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Kevin

Kevin Franck

CCO, Otolith Labs
Kiki

Kiki Ramsey

Founder, Kiki Ramsey International
Kuzeyhan

Kuzeyhan Ozdemir

Lean Startup Mentor, Founder Institute
Kyle

Kyle Brown

FI Mentor
Laura

Laura Clark

VP, Brand Development , MeatMe Pet Food
Laura

Laura Shibut

Program Manager, Lighthouse Labs RVA
Leena

Leena Palav

Board Member, Strategy Advisor, COO, -med devices, health tech, consumer products, robotics
Leonardo

Leonardo Garcia

Senior IoT & 5G Solutions Consultant, AT&T
Lisa

Lisa Friedlander

Founder Board Member, Citrine Angels
Lisa

Lisa Garcia

Business Commercialization Consultant and Coach, Lisa K. Garcia, LLC
Liz

Liz Sara

Managing Director, Best Marketing, LLC
Liz

Liz Ward

Head, Zebox America
Liza

Liza Rodewald

Co-founder, Instant Teams
Loni

Loni Faraci

Director of Product , Co-Star
Mali

Mali Phonpadith

CEO/Founder, SOAR Community Network
Marc

Marc Trost

Founder, M&T CPA PLLC
Marco

Marco Rubin

Senior Investment Director, VIPC
Marcos

Marcos Filho

Full-time MBA student, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Mark

Mark Kass

Senior Counsel , Crowell & Moring LLP
Mark

Mark Phinick

Founder, Let's Make It Rain
Mashea

Mashea Ashton

Founder and CEO , Digital Pioneers Academy
Matt

Matt Mandell

Principal, PayNerd.com
Matt

Matt Hanson

Co-Founder, PAX Momentum
Maura

Maura O'brien Ali

CEO and Managing Director, American Growth Solutions
Max

Max Kryzhanovskiy

President, MOS Creative
Melissa

Melissa Akkaway

Partner, The Particulars
Michael

Michael Riemer

Advisor, ABJJ Consulting
Michael

Michael O'brien

Managing Partner, Siol Venture Capital
Michelle

Michelle Pham

Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Mirza

Mirza Baig

Partner, Aldrich Capital Partners
Mitch

Mitch Praver

President & Co-Founder, The Fifth Beatle Skills Network, LLC
Murat

Murat Karabulut

FI Mentor
Nadine

Nadine Zerrini

Director, Founder Institute Boston
Naresh

Naresh Verma

Analyst - Mentor - Coach - Product Design, Data Visualization, Yoova
Natcha

Natcha Thawesaengskulthai

Global Chief Innovation Officer, Chulalongkorn University
Navroop

Navroop Mitter

CEO, ArmorText
Neil

Neil Kleinberg

FI Mentor
Neil

Neil Shah

Founder & CEO, ThinkNimble
Nick

Nick Rajpara

Economic Development Specialist, SBA
Nicola

Nicola Corzine

Executive Director , Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Nimish

Nimish Jalan

COO, Big Red Group
Nitin

Nitin Pradhan

Founder and CEO , ScaleUP
Noah

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS
Olivier

Olivier Meganck

Founder & CEO, TheList.wtf
Onur Kutlu

Onur Kutlu Gago

Founder & Growth Coach, Tale
Patrick

Patrick Bryant

CEO, CODE/+/TRUST
Patty

Patty Simonton

Ecosystem Builder. Certified Entrepreneurship Development Professional., Independent Contractor
Paul

Paul Singh

Chief Hustler, Results Junkies
Pawan

Pawan Kohli

AI in Healthcare | Health Tech Strategist | Ex-Unicorn Startup | CTO/CIO/CISO | Startup advisor | Speaker | Mentor, Binary Blue
Peter

Peter Ettinger

Partner, The 7914 Group
Pierre

Pierre Gomez

Program Manager, Systems and Technology Research (STR)
Rajesh

Rajesh Rai

Partner, Montane Ventures
Rajiv

Rajiv Madhok

Founder, Oorja
Ram

Ram Boreda

VP, Egnyte
Randy

Randy Reade

Co-founder, Washington ArchAngels
Richard

Richard Rothstein

CEO, Rothstein Consulting
Rohan

Rohan Mayhem

Co-Founder, RoadPitch
Rokas

Rokas Beresniovas

Head of Growth, Commercial and Small Business Leading, NIH Federal Credit Union
Roman

Roman Rodriguez

CEO, The Coaching Market
Ronit

Ronit Avni

Founder , Just Vision
Rosemarie

Rosemarie Truman

Founder and CEO, Ignite Social Impact
Sam

Sam Feigi

Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Sameer

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sammy

Sammy Popat

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Catalyst, University of Maryland
Sandeep

Sandeep Aneja

Founder & Managing Partner, Kaizenvest
Sandy

Sandy Vasan

Founder , outcomes.work
Sanjay

Sanjay Prasad

Founder/ CEO, SurgiPrice/ SurgiConnect
Sarah

Sarah Bassett

Research Director , US. House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services (minority-side staff)
Sean

Sean Makulowich

Founder & CEO, IdeaFire™
Seema

Seema Alexander

CEO, Disruptive CEO Advisory
Seth

Seth Banks

FI Mentor
Sever

Sever Totia

Partner, 3TS Capital Partners
Shahed

Shahed Amanullah

Managing Director, Frost Capital
Shani

Shani Peled

Founder & Managing Partner, TechnoArt
Simon

Simon Okeke

CEO, Jet Star Logistics
Şirin

Şirin Köprücü

Principal, Strategic Straits
Smriti

Smriti Bagry

Senior Product Manager, ByteDance (TikTok)
Solomon

Solomon Asad

Principal, SSCP
Spencer

Spencer Hansen

Director of User Experience & Design, Simple Thread
Sriram

Sriram Gollapalli

Managing Director, Long Angle
Stanley

Stanley Mc Chrystal

Founder , McChrystal Group
Stephen

Stephen Lehman

Chairman and CEO , CoFounders Lab
Stephen

Stephen DiLorenzo

Partner, Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
Steve

Steve Ryan

Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Steven A.

Steven A. Rodriguez

Venture Catalyst, STVNRCO
Sumit

Sumit Saraf

Managing Partner, IHQ Ventures LLC
The Bob

The Bob Kolodney

FI Mentor
Tien

Tien Wong

Founder and CEO, Lore
Tolga

Tolga Vural

Partner, Aegean Associates
Tom

Tom Smith

Co-founder, Truss
Tony

Tony Amer

Managing Partner, TRANSFORMity
Tovit

Tovit Neizer

Chief Storyteller, Yellow Bricks
Tyrone

Tyrone Taylor

President, Capitol Advisors on Technology, Former NASA Director
Ufuk

Ufuk Demirci

Global Head, Venture Funds, IFC
Vikram

Vikram Dhawan

Founder & CEO, KnoetiK Solutions Inc.,
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Wa'il

Wa'il Ashshowwaf

Co-Founder & CEO, Unstuck Labs
Wayne

Wayne Lifshitz

Sr Director, Chemonics
Yemi

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
Yi

Yi Wang

CEO and Founder, Macaw Medical Technology
YouMon

YouMon Tsang

Founder and CEO, ChurnZero
Yvonne

Yvonne Quahe

Trainer, Facilitator, Coach and Author, WBFN
Zac

Zac Blanco

Senior Manager, Keiter

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