Tufts Venture Accelerator

People

Leadership

Elaine Chen

Elaine Chen

Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship and Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts

Cody Damon

Cody Damon

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder, Media Cause

Carol Denning

Carol Denning

Assistant Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts

Marcus Johnson-Smith

Marcus Johnson-Smith

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder & CMO, Kush Groove

Idicula Mathew

Idicula Mathew

Program Director, Tufts Venture Accelerator; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder & CEO, Hera Health Solutions

Tina Weber

Tina Weber

Director, Tufts Venture Accelerator; Senior Lecturer, Derby Entrepreneurship Center; Co-Founder & CEO, A Starting Line

Speakers

Frank Apeseche

Frank Apeseche

Professor of the Practice, Tufts Gordon Institute

Jason Burke

Jason Burke

Founder & CEO

Elaine Chen

Elaine Chen

Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship and Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts

Cody Damon

Cody Damon

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder, Media Cause

Jack Derby

Jack Derby

Professor of the Practice, Derby Entrepreneurship Center; CEO, Derby Management

Gavin Finn

Gavin Finn

Professor of the Practice, Tufts Gordon Institute; CEO, KAON Interactive

Jake Gatof

Jake Gatof

Partner, WSGR

Ali Hill

Ali Hill

Cofounder & MP, Sound Advice Consulting Services; Founder, Sound Advice Women

Marcus Johnson-Smith

Marcus Johnson-Smith

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder & CMO, Kush Groove

Idicula Mathew

Idicula Mathew

Program Director, Tufts Venture Accelerator; Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts; Cofounder & CEO, Hera Health Solutions

Tina Weber

Tina Weber

Director, Tufts Venture Accelerator; Senior Lecturer, Derby Entrepreneurship Center; Co-Founder & CEO, A Starting Line

Mentors

Adam Blake

Adam Blake

Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Telescoped | MIT Lecturer

Jason Burke

Jason Burke

Founder & CEO

Peter Eng

Peter Eng

Partner, WSGR; Strategy Facilitator and African Mergers and Acquisitions Expert

Glenn Engler

Glenn Engler

Senior Partner: Digital Transformation, Growth Strategy, Marketing Effectiveness

Nadya Ganem

Nadya Ganem

Human Factors Engineer, at Intuitive

Jake Gatof

Jake Gatof

Partner, WSGR

Samuel M. Gebru

Samuel M. Gebru

Managing Director, Black Lion Strategies; Professor of the Practice and Senior Fellow, Tufts University

Pamela Goldberg

Pamela Goldberg

President and CEO, MDIC; Chair of the Finance and Fundraising Committee, Board of Advisors, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts

Zach Gorman

Zach Gorman

Founder at BHR

Ali Hill

Ali Hill

Cofounder & MP, Sound Advice Consulting Services; Founder, Sound Advice Women

Laurent Isnard

Laurent Isnard

Co-founder of Scope Sports

Shruthi Cauvery Iyer

Shruthi Cauvery Iyer

Founder & Managing Partner CaHa Capital

Usman Javaid

Usman Javaid

Founder and CEO of Ricult

Mukta Joshi

Mukta Joshi

Data & Innovation Program Leader at Philips

Dawn Kikel

Dawn Kikel

Entrepreneur I Advisor I Strategist I Democrat

Andrew Lau

Andrew Lau

Co-founder of Jellyfish.

Christine Lee Halbig

Christine Lee Halbig

Products / Programs / Operations - Healthcare Specialist

Daniel Lewis

Daniel Lewis

Co-Founder & COO at Winno

Mackenzie Loy

Mackenzie Loy

Founder | Halcyon Fellow

Boniface Ngarachu

Boniface Ngarachu

Strategy Facilitator and African Mergers and Acquisitions Expert

Edward (Noto) Notosoehardjo

Edward (Noto) Notosoehardjo

Production Planner at Materion Corporation

Ilia Papas

Ilia Papas

CEO & Co-Founder, Band. Co-Founder, Blue Apron

Suhrid Patel

Suhrid Patel

Co-founder of Impagro Farming Solutions

Bar Pereg

Bar Pereg

Growth | Innovation | Inclusive Prosperity

Joshua Reed-Diawuoh

Joshua Reed-Diawuoh

Founder, GRIA Food Co.

Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins

CEO at LiveData, Inc.

Sachin Rudra

Sachin Rudra

Partner & Founder of CaHa Capital

Jun Shimada

Jun Shimada

Entrepreneur / 2023 NYC Founder Fellow

Ed Tekeian

Ed Tekeian

Head of Software at FormLabs

Ancy Verdier

Ancy Verdier

Partner at Bedi Dental Group

Jeff Weber

Jeff Weber

Lawyer at Sanofi

Sezin Yigit

Sezin Yigit

Cofounder & Advisor, Mori

Meng Zhang

Meng Zhang

Founder, CEO of Move Robotic