WorldUpstart’s Mentors Go Above and Beyond
Meet your Mentors
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Glen Gaddy, PhD
Managing Member at Robin Hood Ventures, Managing Director at Venture Fund at University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship
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Jordana Barmish, DPT, MBA
Venture Consultant, Health Tech Executive, Business Development, Partnerships, and Investor Relations
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Jeff Cohen, MD
Chief Physician Executive at Allegheny Health Network’s Community Health and Innovation, President at Triangle Urology Group, and AlphaLab Health Physicians Executive
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Barthalomew (B.A.) Jung-Sillah, MD, MBA
COO at Avesta76 Therapeutics, Managing Partner at Kola Global, Investment Advisor - Health and Digital Health, and Executive-In-Residence: Global Healthcare Innovation
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Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD
President & CEO at Turner Healthcare Quality Consulting, Inc. (THCQ)
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Steve Davis
CEO of Cellulora Inc., Medical Products Executive
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Dora Mitchell, PhD
SVP, Operations and Chief of Staff at Interius Biotherapeutics, Therapeutics & Diagnostics Executive
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Amy Williams
President at SageWorksRx Board Member MedScience at Penn State University
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Donna Cordner
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at OKM Capital, Managing Partner at Robin Hood Ventures
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Erika Geimonen, PhD
Experienced life sciences executive with operational and business development background, and Board Member, COO, and CBO for Qnapsyn Biosciences
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Tobias Hoppe
Management Consultant and Interim Manager at 3T3 Consulting, Senior Advisor Life Sciences at Celeri Health
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Scott Fishman
Strategic advisor in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, authority on biotech investing and life science educator, Founder and CEO at Envisage Solutions
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Michael C. Rice, MBA
SVP, Head of Advanced Therapeutics at Lumanity
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Harvey Hoffman
Founder and Principal, HZH Strategy LLC, and Strategic and Financial Advisor to Early Stage, Emerging and Growth Companies
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Eckart W. Schwarz, MD
President at Quantocks Consulting, and Senior Pharmaceutical Executive
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Michael S. Rosen, MBA
Managing Director, Innovation and Research Park and Helix 51 Incubator for Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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Navin Vij, MD, MSC
Regional Medical Director, Hospital and Community Care – PA and OH
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Beth Cohen, JD, MBA
Director at Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures, Investor at Portfolia - former executive, entrepreneur and international corporate attorney
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Adam Dakin, MBA
Healthtech C-Level Operator & VC
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Rakesh Shah, MD, MBA
President of Medical Staff at St. Mary Medical Center
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Vered Nohi
Business strategy and growth advisor
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Det Ansinn
President and Founder of BrickSimple LLC
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Danielle Cohn
CEO, Wave Ventures | Strategic Advisor + Facilitator | Partnerships > Innovation > Growth Founder
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Benjamin Alouf, MD, MBA
Physician executive⎮Strategic Advisor⎮Advocatees here
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Ryan Anderson, PhD
Clinician Leader & Innovator of Quality Behavioral Health Care
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Ben Williams, MBA
Entrepreneur ⎮ Operator ⎮ Product and Engineering Specialist
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Chris Grubb
VP of Sales at MOLLI Surgical | Medical Devices Expert Driving Growth
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Barry Smith
Founder of BSM Medical ⎮ Global Life Science and MedTech Leader
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Sunil Joshi
Strategic Advisor | Management Professor | NACD Member
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Wayne Weiner
Strategy and Business Development Executive
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Merom Klein, PhD
Principal, Courage Growth Partners ⎮ Innovation Leadership + Human Capital to Drive Adoption
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Louise Yochee Klein, PsyD
Principal, Courage Growth Partners ⎮ Innovation Leadership with Scientific, Technical and Medical Experts to Drive Adoption
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Matthew Handel
Life sciences consultant, CEO, and board director
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Sam Chuang, PhD
Senior Director, Scientific Advisory Services at Charles River
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Luis M. Barros
𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 | 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫 | 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫
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James (Jim) Jordan
Chief Executive Office, Marketing and Business Executive