The gateway to everything entrepreneurial at Cornell University
Join our eship listservOur advisory council of entrepreneurs, business managers and organization leaders provides advice, support, and financial resources.
Membership on the Advisory Council requires two things: an interest in working with other alumni, faculty and staff to foster the growth of entrepreneurship resources for Cornell students, faculty, staff and alumni, and a willingness to support the program with an annual financial gift.
To learn more about becoming a member, please contact Zach Shulman at zjs2@cornell.edu or (607) 255-3012.
Chair: Benjamin, Steven (’80, MEN ’81, MBA ’82) – Saratoga, CA
Commercial real estate development
Vice Chair: Hayford, June (’78) – Alpharetta, GA
Web app operations- development, product management
Vice Chair: Young, Eric (’78) – Menlo Park, CA
Early stage VC investment & fundraising, particularly enterprise IT
Abrahamian, Ani (MBA ’14) – Los Angeles, CA
Software engineering leadership mid-enterprise SaaS companies, transformational leadership
Abrams, Robin (’86) – Larchmont, NY
General counsel at public biotech with life science legal/compliance expertise
Acquay, Kwesi (’14) – New York, NY
FinTech, enterprise software, investment banking, investing in diverse founders
Ajani, Saif (MBA ’09) – Toronto, Canada
Technology, marketing, analytics
Alexander, John (’74, MBA ’76) – Ithaca, NY
Software startups and startup/angel investing
Bachelder, Stephen (MBA ’19) – Boston, MA
Software development/technical product design and supporting IT infastructure
Balen, John ( ’82, MBA ’86) – Menlo Park, CA
Venture capital and technology
Beller, Michael (’84) – Woodmere, NY
Product and engineering management, particularly early stage companies
Belsky, Scott (’02) – New York, NY
Digital product experience, design and all-things consumer. Active seed investor via CapitalB
Berger, Emily (’92) – New York, NY
Investments, risk strategy, due diligence
Bhardwaj, Hemant (MBA ’15) – San Francisco, CA
Venture capital
Bhayana, Rohit (’83) – Chevy Chase, MD
Co-founder of data and analytics/ IT services
Bi, Momo (MBA ’15) – New York, NY
Bloom, Jordan (’11) – Scarsdale, NY
Distressed special situations, CPG startup strategy, private equity
Brandoff, Randy (’98) – New York, NY
Consumer retail and venture capital
Breidigan, Tim (’85, MBA ’86) – San Diego, CA
Brunner, Jeremy (’94) – Millville, NJ
Consumer products, lawn & garden industry, packaging, sales, marketing, family business
Bunszel, Amy (’89) – Lafayette, CA
Enterprise software, product management and strategy, team leadership, AEC industry
Cane, Dan (’98) – Boynton Beach, FL
Healthcare technology
Carniol, Rhonda (’79) – West Orange, NJ
Startup company legal matters
Cartin, Stephanie (’06) – New York, NY
Social media strategy and influence marketing
Caplan, Sue (’77) – New York, NY
Clark, J. Thomas (’63, MBA ’64) – Greenwich, CT
Sheep farming, small manufacturing business expert, leverage buyout specialist
Clark, Nancy (’62, M Ed ’64) – Old Chatham, NY
Interior design, ASID member, sheep farming, cheesemaking, member DSANA, KKG
Cohen, Alan (’89) – New York, NY
Conine, Steven (’95) – Boston, MA
Direct to consumer internet
Cortle, Peter (’10) – Ithaca, NY
Building entrepreneurship ecosystems and (online) communities. Ideation, software ans SaaS startups.
Danziger, Susan (’86) – New York, NY
Startup launch (early stage), product market fit, alternative funding, first customers
Das, Arup (MBA ’07) – Freehold, NJ
Digital platforms and scaling operations, product and engineering management
Day, Colin (’97) Red Bank, NJ
SaaS, HR, technology, organizational planning, G2M strategies
Dauk, Sharon (MBA ’89) – Ridgefield, CT
Executive and leadership coaching, culture transformation, emerging growth investing
Doucette, John (’87) – Chatham, NJ
Insurance, reinsurance, leveraging, alternative capital sources to optimize capital structures. Funding and assisting startups, particularly in insurtech space.
Farrell, James (’77, MEN ’80) – Orinda, CA
Clean energy (nuclear), sustainable agriculture (coffee), boot-strapped company startups
Felton, Robert (’61) – Berkeley, CA
Needs analysis for software, development of products, marketing strategy, sales and management.
Fine, Jeffrey (’85) – Washington DC
Private equity
Flickinger III, Burt (’80) – New York, NY
Consumer packaged good
Forsythe, Carl (MBA ’82) – Rockland, MA
Domain knowledge in manufacturing, engineering, banking fintech, CRM and data analytics
Gal, Steven (’88) – La Jolla, CA
Entrepreneurship and innovation- teaching, doing, coaching, investing and cheering
Galvin, Greg ( ’82, Ph.D ’84, MBA ’93) – Ithaca, NY
Semiconductor manufacturing, molecular diagnostics, additive manufacturing, startup companies
Gilman, Forrest (’89) – Closter, NJ
Banking, capital markets, corporate finance, insurance
Gulbrandsen, Allison K. (’84) – Clinton, NJ
Gulbrandsen, Don (’83) – Clinton, NJ
Hamed, Ali (’14) – New York, NY
Raising venture capital, hiring, financial services technology, lending, raising debt capital, financials/reporting, new media (YouTube, Instagram, etc.)
Hartono, Dharsono (’95, MS ’98) – Indonesia
Fundraising, carbon finance, marketing, project management, community engagement
Hayford, Tom (’11, MEN ’12) – Santa Monica, CA
Hellinger, Gary (’62) – Bronx, NY
Promotional good manufacturing
Hochandel, TJ (’10) – New York, NY
Corporate real estate advisor/broker, help entrepreneurs and C-suite executives lease, sublease, expand, extend, and re-negotiate their office and industrial leases in NYC and in any major city around the world
Holtz, Jonathan (P ’12) – Syosset, NY
People development, organizational strength, product development, key customer relations, market positioning including channels of distribution, global development of sources
Holtz, Will (’12) – Glen Head, NY
GPG (beverage) startup operations and strategy; private equity and angel investing
Huestis, Erik (’03) – Poughkeepsie, NY
Patent and other IP matters, particularly in software and medical device fields
Hui, John (MBA ’15) – New York, NY
Healthcare IT startup, particularly early stage
Isko, Steven (’86) – New York, NY
CPG, private equity, corporate attorney
Jacobs, Stephen (’17) – New York, NY
Private equity
Karangelen, Michael (’90) – New York, NY
Private equity
Kemper, Deb (’88) – Newton, MA
Funding for early stage technology startups, e.g. pre-seed, series A; focus on gender diverse founding teams; building effective boards
Kinzelberg, Harvey (’67) – Chicago, IL
Financial engineering, financial structuring, and corporate finance
Ko, Stephanie (’14) – Brooklyn, NY
Retail, eCommerce, consumer goods, last-mile logistics and fulfillment marketing
Lancioni, Kathryn (’92) – Ridgewood, NJ
Public relations, public speaking, interpersonal communication, communication research and personal branding
Lesser, David (’87, MBA ’88) – New York, NY
Real estate, real estate securities, alternative energy, distributed generation/cogeneration/combined heat and power, investment banking/public company, activated carbon, controlled environment agriculture
Levine, Jordan (’12) – New York, NY
Corporate attorney representing emerging and established, domestic and international companies
Mann, Roger (’81) – Washington, DC
CEO founding, launching, growing SaaS companies with patented IP; seed, A round capital raises; market pull driven MVP development; marketing sales to-to-market strategies and building sales team
Mburu, Rosemary (MBA ’19) – Atlanta, GA
Advise early stage startups, product/market fit, go-to market strategies and product development
McAleer, William (’73, MBA ’75) – Seattle, WA
Early stage investments, strategy, board experience, venture funding and M+A
McGovern, Kevin (’70) – New York, NY
Venture capital and law
McGraw, Matthew (’95) – San Francisco, CA
Scaling early stage startups, product/market fit, customer experience and company culture and governance, investments, strategy, board experience, venture funding, M+A
McKinney, Joanne (’87) – Old Greenwich, CT
Brand foundations- strategy, naming, identity, creativity expression
McNair, Jim (MBA ’83) – Chicago, IL
Private equity
Memarzadeh, Arsham (’14) – Boston, MA
VC- Series B/C/D globally
Miller, Doug (’76) New York, NY
Sales, marketing, eCommerce, financial analysis, investment management, business management
Miller, Mark (’85) – Arlington, MA
Investment banking
Mora, Franco (MBA ’12) – Mexico
Strategy operations experience in several industries, specific know-how on cost structure design and operational set-up for both, services and manufacturing
Morse, Rick (’88) – Florence, AL
B2C eCommerce, marketing, operations
Nastos, Matt (’10) – New York, NY
Performance marketing & digital customer acquisition
Pacchiana, Glenn (’89) – Briarcliff Manor, NY
Innovation solutions, startups, planning, international, agricultural chemicals, construction, mining, real estate development
Parker, Jeffrey P. (’65, MEN ’66, MBA ’70) – Gulf Stream, FL
Early stage investing, fintech, bigdata, SaaS
Phillips, Everette (’82) – Newport Beach, CA
Exponential technologies: robotics, AI, spatial computing, AR/AR, internet of things and convergence of those fields, manufacturing, supply chain and outsourcing, LinkedIn/Digital Marketing, networking strategies
Pilc, Roger (’89) – Stamford, CT
Pochareddy, Surya (’17) – New York, NY
Financial services, private equity (insurance, fin-tech, business services)
Qadir, Salmaan (’16) – Denver, CO
Cryptocurrency/blockchain, startup financial planning & analysis, data science & analytics, fintech regulation & policy
Reisch, Jake (’15) – Geneva, NY
Customer development, product management, fundraising, growth marketing, team leadership
Rosenberg, Meredith (’92) – Boston, MA
Digital education and education technology
Ross, Sacha (’94, JD ’99) – New York, NY
Startup legal matters
Rozental, Anatoliy (’09) – New York, NY
Private equity, growth equity, mergers and acquisitions
Rubins, Matthew (’90) – Boston, MA
Education technology, enterprise software, angel investing, finance and corporate development
Russo, Matt (’90) – New York, NY
Insurance
Ryan, Rob (’69) – Hamilton, MT
Business model analysis, business strategy and building companies
Ryan, Terry (’69) – Hamilton, MT
Santomauro, Jonathan (’10, MBA ’11) – Gwynedd, PA
Healthcare supplies
Saporta, Marissa (’99) – Westport CT
Sales, eCommerce, consumer goods, operations, business, entrepreneurship
Schoen, Andrew (’14) – Washington DC
VC, preferably Series A-C, interested in deep tech, prop tech, health tech, fin tech
Shah, Niraj (’95) – Boston, MA
Direct to consumer internet
Shapiro, Steve (’84, MBA ’91) – Milton, MA
Early stage go-to market strategy, product innovation process, any tech venture around education or workforce training/talent
Shore, Doug (’67) – Atlanta,
GAB2B media (magazine, tradeshow, conference, emedia, data) startups and acquisitions, intrapreneurship, M+A, private equity
Sklar, Scott (’80) – Mill Valley, CA
Startups
Sotoodeh, Sam (MBA ’87) – Santa Ana, CA
Mergers and acquisitions
Soucie, Aimee (JD ’02) – Washington DC
Intellectual property litigation (especially in the internationally trade commission) and intellectual property marketing/BD
Stein, Jeff – New York, NY
Startup legal matters
Surrey, Samantha (’02) – New York, NY
Commercializing technologies in the life sciences, venture capital, private equity, corporate partners, innovation, robotic surgery, immunotherapy and cancer, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and AI for healthcare
Tassone, John (’91 ) – Jupiter, FL
Trenchard, Bill (’97) – Palo Alto, CA
Raising money, idea generation, managing high growth
Trivedi, Sid (’13) – New York, NY
Enterprise software startups across categories like cybersecurity, IT, DevOps, SaaS applications, data analytics and networking
Tso, Lilian (’13) – New York, NY
Private equity
Vaidya, Ash (’99, MBA ’07) – Santa Clara, CA
Technology focused venture investor
Vashee, Vijay (MEng ’75 )- Mercer Island, WA
Tech and philanthropy
Werner, Sara (’02) – New York, NY
Starter legal matters
Whiting Gwen (’98) – New York, NY
Fashion, design, and consumer internet
Wilkerson, Chris (’95) – New York, NY
Leading early stage businesses with a focus on team and culture
Wingo, Brooke (’17) – San Francisco, CA
Startups and teamwork
Yang, Jaida (’13) – New York, NY
Early stage funding in digital commerce and digital health; cross-border strategy
Zalaznick, David (’76) – New York, NY
Zhu, Catherine (’18) – New York, NY
Investment banking