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INSTRUCTORS & MENTORS
Our mentors are experienced leaders who have built successful businesses, law practices, investment funds, and social enterprises in Silicon Valley and beyond. These experts are ready to guide you along on your journey and eager to work bring their experience in helping you build your business
Dean Sivara
Vice President
Strategy, Portfolio, & Innovation
SAP
Barry James Folsom
Visionary Strategist, Strategic Marketing and Operational Executive
Kent Kaufman
CEO Growth and Leadership Center
Catharina Min
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
Chris Shipley
Serial Entrepreneur
Executive Producer, MIT Technology Review
Dave Tarpley
Greg Hitchan
Founder & CEO
Tri Valley Capital
Frank Vargas
Entrepreneur
Partner
Rimon Law
Richard Murdock
Chief Finanial Officer
RONA Holdings
Preetha Ram
Dr. Douglas Park
Director, Legal Policy
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Tom Williams
Entrepreneur & VC
Strategic Advisor
Startup and Growth Companies
Jean Templin
Product & Partner Management
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Randy Beiner
Director, Business Development
Rocket Fuel
Travis Guse
Life, Executive, & Strengths Coach
The Thrive Initiative
Umida Stelovska
Founder & CEO
ParWinr
Stanley Pierson
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop
Patrick Chung
Venture Capitalist
Partner
Fashion Technology Accelerator
Baglan Rhymes
Sr. Vice President
Revenue & Ad Operations
AnchorFree
Hola Motuapuaka
Sr. Director
Marketing and Sales
Myla'cor Martinis
Kalen Gallagher
Co-founder & Co-director
Code for San Jose
Kayvan Alikhani
Co-founder & CEO
PassBan
Ron Hooper
Business Transformation Architecture Group
Cisco
Barbara Krause
Sr. Corporate Finance Attorney
Singularity University
Social Venture Attorney
Entrepreneur
Joan Wrabetz
Vice President & CTO
EMC
Maryam Imam
Partner
Ipxlaw Group
Jason Moulton
Entrepreneur
President & CEO
Home Team Financial
Kohl Gill
CEO
Labor Voices
Gideon Marks
Entrepreneur
Vice President
Corporate Development
Net Optics
Tam Thanh Pham
Partner, IP
Lewis Roca Rothgerber
Herb Fockler
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Young Han
Professional Do Goodr
Social Entrepreneur
GoVoluntr
Michelle Messina
CEO
Explora International
Brian Kang
Co-Founder & Managing Director at Nautilus Venture Partners
Michael Tringe
Co-Founder at CreatorUp!
Kyu Min
Attorney at Law at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Sam Haddad
Andrei Berar
Craig Robbins
Bumsoo Kim
Stephanie Choo