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Founder Institute Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh program below.

Aaron Karp

Aaron Karp

Entrepreneur-in-Residence @ Founder Institute
Abdellah Aouf

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer @ GO PLATFORM
Afshan Khan

Afshan Khan

EIR @ Innovation Works
Albert Whale

Albert Whale

Founder & CEO @ IT Security Solutions
Alfred Poor

Alfred Poor

Keynote speaker and virtual event expert @ The Health Tech Futurist
Arcui Usoara

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO @ Iaculus
Atul Bansal

Atul Bansal

CEO @ TimeSys
Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, MSEL, PCC, CPQC®, CELC

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, MSEL, PCC, CPQC®, CELC

Founder & Owner @ Purpose-Filled Solutions & Evolutions
Bill Rivkin

Bill Rivkin

Virtual Relationship Manager |non-dilutive funding @ Citizens Bank
Bob Delach

Bob Delach

CFO and Business Consultant @ Robert J Delach Business Consulting
Britta Ulm

Britta Ulm

Senior Project Manager, Robotic Product Support @ Smith and Nephew
Carl Starkey

Carl Starkey

Co-Founder & CEO @ AWSM Sauce Co
Chris Rasmussen

Chris Rasmussen

CEO @ Gajjitz, Inc.
Claye Greene

Claye Greene

CEO @ TechBlue, Inc.
Cole Wolfson

Cole Wolfson

Senior Program Manager @ AlphaLab Gear
Currie Crookston

Currie Crookston

CEO @ ResTec Solutions
Daniel J. Massimino

Daniel J. Massimino

Chief Executive Officer @ MassHoldings
Darnell Moses

Darnell Moses

Principal @ Sesom Consulting
David Morrison

David Morrison

Associate @ Bereskin & Parr LLP
David Kalson

David Kalson

Shareholder and Co-Leader, Dentons Venture Technology National Practice Group @ Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.C
David Wible

David Wible

CEO @ Plan Grind Deliver
David Schneider

David Schneider

CEO @ Shortlist.io
Deep Parmar

Deep Parmar

Founding Partner @ Caramel Advisors LLC
Don Samoil

Don Samoil

Managing Partner @ Trusted Scale
Don Pancoe

Don Pancoe

Chief Blinker @ Blinkenlights Technologies
Eric Wise

Eric Wise

Founder CEO/VP Industrial Solutions @ Wise Telemetry/Otodata
Fahmy Mechael

Fahmy Mechael

Vice President, Global Supply Chain @ Pittsburgh Glass Works
Frank Jacquette

Frank Jacquette

Gary Cohen

Gary Cohen

Owner @ Practical Agility LLC
Geoffrey Kent

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.
Glenn Watson

Glenn Watson

Commercialization Advisor @ LifeX
Greg Mester

Greg Mester

President @ Idea Communication Networks, Inc.
Hasaan Brooks

Hasaan Brooks

Sales Agent @ Lincoln Financial
Heather Lawver

Heather Lawver

Founder & CEO @ Ceemo
Helen De La Rosa

Helen De La Rosa

FI Mentor @ Founders Institute
Ilana Diamond

Ilana Diamond

Managing Partner @ 412 Venture Fund
Ingrid Cook

Ingrid Cook

CEO @ SHzoom
Jared Glover

Jared Glover

CEO @ Capsen Robotics
Jason Jones

Jason Jones

Jeff Schneider

Jeff Schneider

Professor, Machine Learning @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jeff Lizik

Jeff Lizik

President/CEO @ RedShift
Jennifer Sydeski Hurd

Jennifer Sydeski Hurd

CEO @ Connect Wolf
Jim Gibbs

Jim Gibbs

Co-Founder and CEO @ Meter Feeder, Inc.
Joe Ferrara

Joe Ferrara

CEO @ Security Journey
Joe Kuklis

Joe Kuklis

CEO @ Wellington Strategies, LLC
Joel Ginsparg

Joel Ginsparg

Managing Partner @ Firelight Partners, LLC
John Riley

John Riley

Owner @ The Richards Group
John Seiffer

John Seiffer

CEO @ CEO Boot Camp
John Lawton

John Lawton

Principal @ LM Resources
John Quayle

John Quayle

Chief of Staff @ Four Growers
John Weathers

John Weathers

Business Development & Research Consultant | Board Member | Co-Founder & Director @ Vizmoo.com | BenchK12.com | The Cultural Bridge Project
Jon Zaikowski

Jon Zaikowski

Assistant Director @ New York Angels
Juan Lacey

Juan Lacey

CEO @ Farms Close By
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Kevin Dowling

Kevin Dowling

CEO @ Kaarta
Kevin Israel

Kevin Israel

Partner @ Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
Kit Needham

Kit Needham

Director and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Project Olympus, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship @ Carnegie Mellon University
Lillian Rafson

Lillian Rafson

Founder, CEO @ Pack Up + Go
Luke Skurman

Luke Skurman

CEO @ Niche
Mac Goswami

Mac Goswami

Senior Technical Program Manager @ Fiserv Inc
Maggie Dillon

Maggie Dillon

CEO @ Empress Security Insights, LLC
Manush Saydmohammed

Manush Saydmohammed

Co-founder & CEO @ Zegenex
Marc Brown

Marc Brown

Principal @ ABR Ventures
Marcel Bergerman

Marcel Bergerman

Chief Operating Officer @ Near Earth Autonomy
Mark Adkins

Mark Adkins

Founder & President @ Smart Hammer Innovation
Mark DeSantis

Mark DeSantis

CEO @ Bloomfield
Martina Truche

Martina Truche

Healthcare Innovator @ Space Medicine Enthusiast
Max Thalheimer

Max Thalheimer

Co-Founder & CEO @ Fynd
Meghan Skiff

Meghan Skiff

Founder @ MixyMarketing
Michelle Peters

Michelle Peters

Co-Founder & CEO @ Supplino
Mike Formica

Mike Formica

Managing Director Hardware @ Innovation Works
Mike Bauer

Mike Bauer

Chief Products OfficerChief Products Officer @ Sopheon
Nathan Mancine

Nathan Mancine

FI Mentor @ LeanTaaS
Ned Show

Ned Show

CEO @ Chemistry Communications
Nicholas Kuhn

Nicholas Kuhn

CEO @ Setex Technologies
Nicholas Yankanich

Nicholas Yankanich

Co-Founder/CTO @ Farms Close By
Nicole Zevola Benvenuti

Nicole Zevola Benvenuti

CEO @ 1984
Noah Wallach

Noah Wallach

Founder @ Hope OS
Orly Zeewy

Orly Zeewy

Brand Strategist @ Zeewy Brands
Pam Knox

Pam Knox

CEO/Chief Strategist @ Pam Knox LLC
Paul Mosenson

Paul Mosenson

Owner @ NuSpark Consulting and NuSpark Media
Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson

CEO @ TypeShort
Pete Biggam

Pete Biggam

Director / Mentor / Advisor @ Founder Institute
Peter Chmiel

Peter Chmiel

Owner @ Cutting Edge Consulting
Rachel Reid

Rachel Reid

@ Subtl Beauty
Randy Eager

Randy Eager

CEO and Co-Founder @ SilisiumTech Inc.
Randy Fisher

Randy Fisher

CEO @ Expand to New Markets
Rich Lunak

Rich Lunak

President & CEO @ Innovation Works
Richard Longo

Richard Longo

Interim Director & Business Consultant @ Duquesne University/School of Business Small Business Development Center
Ryan Long

Ryan Long

CPO & Founder @ OnPurpose Studio
Sameer Babbar

Sameer Babbar

Director @ SVB Group
Sarjoun Skaff

Sarjoun Skaff

Founder and CTO @ Bosa Nova Robotics
Scot Mactaggart

Scot Mactaggart

Chief Innovation Officer @ Dagostino Electronic Services
Seth Goldstein

Seth Goldstein

Principal Creative Director @ Goldstein Media LLC
Shawn Johnston

Shawn Johnston

CEO @ Destination Renew (Transformational Life Coach)
Sreekar Gadde

Sreekar Gadde

Managing Partner @ BlueTree Venture Capital
Stephan Thomas

Stephan Thomas

Managing Partner @ Artimon3D
Theo De Quillacq

Theo De Quillacq

@ PNC Bank
Tina Goodman

Tina Goodman

Senior Corporate Recruiter @ Lucas Systems
Tomer Borenstein

Tomer Borenstein

Co-founder and CTO @ BlastPoint
Tovit Neizer

Tovit Neizer

Chief Storyteller @ Yellow Bricks
Zach Malone

Zach Malone

Partner @ Magarac Venture Partners
Zach Messler

Zach Messler

Founder @ 26th Letter LLC (zachmessler.com)
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