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Founder Institute Mentors

Las Vegas - San Francisco Fall 2023 MERGED

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

Abi Wright

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

Akshat Pipersenia

Senior Director, Unilever
Alan

Alan Lwetabe

Co-Director , Founder Institute Kampala
Alberto

Alberto Levy

Global Chief Marketing Officer, Grupo Bimbo
Aliyah

Aliyah Desautels

CEO/Founder, Meditrina Tech + Founder in Residence
Aljan

Aljan De Boer

Head of Inspiration, TrendsActive
Andy

Andy White

Startup Operations, Keshif Ventures
Aviv

Aviv Shalgi

CEO, Solar Simplified
Bade

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital
Beth

Beth Bond

Managing Director, Bosch + Founder, Good Idea Plant
Bethany

Bethany Niebauer

CEO, Axial Compliance Consulting
Brandon

Brandon Burr

Founder & CEO, JetWebinar
Brent

Brent Payne

CEO, Loud.us
Charles

Charles Warner

Editor-in-Chief, Innovation & Tech Today
Chris

Chris Foltz

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

Cindy Tervoort

CEO, Beerwulf.com
Damian

Damian Canning

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

Damien Patton

CEO, Banjo
Dan

Dan Lopez

Chief Strategy Officer, Arkisys
Daniel

Daniel Corliss

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

Dina Tasiou

CEO & Founder, beelocl
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Dr. Angela

Dr. Angela Meyers Cotellessa

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

Dr. Justin Lancaster

Inventor, Kwikbio & FastScience!
Dr. Lisa

Dr. Lisa Palleson

Managing Director, Equcapital Fund & Founder, Lotuswear
Fabian

Fabian Barahona

Founder , StripMall Inc. + Founder in Residence
Federico

Federico Salvitti

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

Frederick Cook

Founder/CEO, Moveline
George

George Moncrief

Entrepreneur in Residence, Keshif Ventures
Greg

Greg Jelden

Co-Founder, Canna Management Group
Jacqueline

Jacqueline Jensen

Growth Hacker, Originate
Jay

Jay Purcell

Partner (Corporate) , Clark Howell LLP
Jeff

Jeff Tatarchuk

Angel Investor + CMO, VMAccel & VaultMiner Technologies Corp
Jeni

Jeni Chang

FI Mentor
John

John Scannell

Inventor & Founder, Sustainable Publications LLC.
Jonathan

Jonathan Jenkins

Founder & CEO, OrderWithMe
Jonathan

Jonathan Patterson

Creative Director, Museum-Agency.com
Joshua

Joshua Leavitt

Founder & CEO, IONnovate, LLC
Julie

Julie Yufe

Head of Growth Markets - Europe, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Justin

Justin Williams

CEO, Next Tucson
Karen

Karen Hartline

Founder, Reinventing Events
Kate

Kate Mackie

Global Marketing Director, EY
Kevin

Kevin Tighe

Management Consultant, Tighe Consulting
Kimberly

Kimberly Wiefling

Founding Member, Silicon Valley Alliances
Konstantinos

Konstantinos Delialis

Vice President Marketing, Kraft Heinz International B.V.
Kuo-Hi

Kuo-Hi Lee

Head of Project House, Volkswagen Passenger Cars - China
Lex

Lex Bradshaw Zanger

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

Lito Villanueva

Founder / CTO, Litocorp
Luca

Luca Zerbini

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Peak Point Partners GmbH
Marc J.

Marc J. Lane

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

Marcus Kirsch

Founder, The Wicked Company
Maren

Maren Kate Donovan

Founder & CEO, Zirtual.com
Mario

Mario Mitchell

Ecosystem Developer / Scout Fund Developer, Dear Mama Fund
Mark

Mark Rowland

The Red Pill, ROCETEER INC
Mark

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC
Matthew

Matthew Wemple (He/Him)

FI Mentor
Michael

Michael Zaytsev

Founder, High NY
Mykel

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

Nancy Birnbaum

Founding Publisher, Market Director, Sensi Media Group
Noah

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS
Patrick

Patrick Olson

Co-Founder, SHIFT by Project100
Richard

Richard Guerra

Director of Global Reach, Sensi Magazine
Rick

Rick Duggan

CEO, Concierge Software Design
Robert

Robert Wolf

Dentist/Entrepreneur, Pioneer in Oral Care Products
Ron

Ron Gentile

Founder, Moodfit
Russell

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
Ryan

Ryan Smith

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

Saidat Shonoiki

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

Sedrik Newbern

Entrepreneur In Residence, Western Kentucky University
Thomas

Thomas Knoll

Mentor/ Advisor, 500 Startups, LaunchRock
Tom

Tom Ellingson

Founder & CEO, Fandeavor.com
Toni

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

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

Whitney Reynolds

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

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