Volunteer Mentors

Name Title Area of expertise
Ash Vaidya Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Sanctum Capital Management PE/VC investment in fast-growing technologies
Barr Dolan Partner at Charter Life Sciences VC investment in biotech and medcial devices
Bob Scharf Director at Praxis Center Marketing and sales in industrial products, entrepreneurship
Eric Liu Executive Director at Index Capital Medtech and Biotech VC
Cor Drost President & CEO at Transonic Systems Medical devices; entrepreneurship
Dave Eilers Innovation Advisor/Practice leader at American Hospital Association; EIR at LaunchNY Entreprenuership; innovative healthcare delivery
David Anderson CEO at Brian Temp Medical devices; entrepreneurship
David Fishbach Founder and Principal at Excel Executive Business Advisors Enterprise software; clinical trials; operations
David Pritchard President of The Board of Directors at Athena Academy & 942 Market Street Pharma and biotech; entrepreneurship
Frederic Barken, MD General Parnter at Bartrip Realty Real estate
Gary Grossfeld, MD Urologic Oncologist; former development leader at Bristol Myers Squibb Pharma and biotech
Gary Markin President & CEO at GDM consulting Strategic consulting
Gaurav Aggarwal Managing Director at Vivo Capital Pharma and biotech; PE/VC investment
Guido Neels Managing Director at Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Pharma and biotech; PE/VC investment
Hanson Gifford CEO at The Foundry Pharma and biotech; VC investment
Ivan Wolff Managing Director at High Times Growth Fund Pharma and biotech; PE/VC investment
Jessica Flechtner Consultant, former CSO of Genocea Biosciences Vaccine and cell therapy; immunology; early stage company building
Kevin Love Director, Head of Business Development and Operations at Arsia Therapeutics Pharma and biotech; Business Development and Operations
Mary Falvey President, Falvey Associates Health IT; new ventures 
Melissa Musiker Head of Strategy, Mission North Communication Strategy
Pam Silverstein Entrepreneur in Residence and Board Member, Life Changing Labs Technology; new ventures
Paul Martin Former CEO&CTO, Databound Healthcare Solutions Healthcare technology; entrepreneurship
Rob Canizares Ex-President, MSA International Entreprenuership; General Management
Robert Balk Former Managing Director and Co-Founder at Pier 70 Ventures Corporate Venture investment
Robert Honneffer Former Executive Vice President, Global Operations of Osteotech Medical devices; operations
Zach Helft Co-Founder at C. Light Technologies, Inc. Medical deveices; entrepreneurship