Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship

People

Our team at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship is passionate about and experienced in educating and supporting entrepreneurs in the Brown ecosystem.

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People

Our team at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship is passionate about and experienced in educating and supporting entrepreneurs in the Brown ecosystem.

Staff

Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR)

Meet our fantastic group of Mentor Leaders: experienced entrepreneurs who are available to support student and alumni founders, as well as help folks navigate their entrepreneurial careers. If you’d like to chat with them about your venture, kick around a nascent idea, or talk startup life in general – drop them a line or sign up for their office chats.

Meet the Entrepreneurs In Residence

Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence (PEIR)

Our fantastic group of PEIRs are young, experienced entrepreneurs who are available to support their fellow founders. If you’d like to chat with them about your venture, kick around a nascent idea, or talk startup life in general – drop them a line.

Meet the Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence

Student Leadership

Faculty

Advisory Council

Chair

Jonathan M. Nelson ’77, P’07, P’09
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Dynasty Equity

Members

  • Andrew L. Ansin ’85
    CEO, Sunbeam Television Corporation
  • Christian J. Anthony ’96
    Co-CEO and Co-founder, The Upperhand
  • Alexa N. G. Baggio ’09
    Co-CEO and Co-founder, CVRD Health
  • Kevin S. Bennett '03
    Co-Founder and CEO at Further
  • Daniel Breyer ’17
    Partner at Breyer Capital and Co-Founder of Flare
  • Kris Brown ’89, P’22, P’26
    Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
  • Emma Butler '20
    Founder, Liberare
  • Morgan R. Cheatham M.D. ’17, MD '25
    Partner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital, Co-Founder at Decoding Bio, Limited Partner at Silver Beech Capital Management
  • Ben Chesler ’15
    Co-Founder of Imperfect Foods
  • Elizabeth H. de Saint-Aignan '99
    General Partner, Head of North America for AVP’s Growth Fund
  • Caroline S. Donnenfeld Diamond ‘86, P’25
    Consultant and Principal, Caroline Diamond
  • Stuart J. “Stu” Ellman, P'22, P'27
    Founder and General Partner, RRE Ventures
  • Karim Faris ’92
    General Partner, Google Ventures
  • Karla Gallardo '05
    Co-Founder and CEO, Cuyana
  • Lisa Gelobter ’91
    CEO and Co-Founder, tEQuitable
  • Troy Henikoff ’86
    Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
  • Riche Holmes Grant, Esq. ’99
    Executive Producer, The Riche Life and Founder, BambiniWare
  • Richard Katzman ’78, P’14
    Early-stage investor
  • Cynthia A. Kaufmann Gabay '92
    Entrepreneur and Consultant, Advisor at Oberon Securities Consume & Retail Team
  • Jay H. Kim ‘16, MSc ’17
    Pre-seed/Seed Investor, Black Jays Ventures
  • Jessica H. N. Kim ’00
    Co-Founder and Executive Chairwoman, ianacare
  • Sadie Kurzban ’12
    Founder and CEO, 305 Fitness
  • Liz Lange ’88, P'24
    CEO and Creative Director, Figue
  • Larry T. Lee '99
    CEO, 000 Media
  • Larisa Leventon, Ph.D. ScM’93, ScM’95, PhD’97, P'29, P'29
    Investor, Academic Director for the Master in Technology Leadership Program at Brown University
  • Chris Masto ’89, P’21, P’22, P’24
    Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at FFL Partners, Director and Investor at Katapult
  • Andrew Moses ’86
    CEO and Managing Partner, WAM Equity Partners
  • Brian Moynihan ’81, P’14, P’19
    CEO, Bank of America
  • Jessica Arredondo Murphy ’00
    Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of True Fit
  • Daniel O’Keefe ’97
    Chief Innovation Officer for the State of Connecticut, Commissioner at the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
  • Lorine T. Pendleton ’91
    Venture Investor
  • Bob D. S. Place ’75
    Managing Partner, Clean Energy Venture Group
  • Benjamin Pruzan ’17
    VP, Permira
  • Lawrence Rand ’64, P’93
    Executive Chairman, Kekst and Company
  • Ju R. Rhyu '01
    Co-Founder, Hero Cosmetics
  • Matthew S. Rodriguez '02
    Founder and General Partner, 1985 Capital
  • David L. Ronick '89
    Co-Founder, Stash and Minded
  • Ana Rosenstein '15
    CEO, Amante 1530
  • Ashley S. Ryder '13
    Partner, VamosVentures
  • Basem Salfiti ‘93, P’25, P'27
    Chairman of the Board, Bank al Etihad
  • Luke Sherwin ’12
    Co-Founder at Casper & Block Renovation
  • Nicole Shimer ’16
    Principal, Insight Venture Partners
  • Josh Silverman ’91
    CEO, Etsy
  • Julian D. Steinberg ’01
    Managing Partner, Alliance Consumer Growth
  • Ragy Thomas P ’25
    Founder and Co-CEO, Sprinklr
  • Laura N. Thompson ’09
    Venture Investor and Serial Entrepreneur
  • David M. Wellisch ‘92, P’21, P'23, P'26
    Co-Founder and CEO, Collage Group
  • Ari Zweiman P’27, P'29
    Founder and Managing Partner, 683 Capital Management
  • Jayna Zweiman ’01
    Creator and Founder at Welcome Blanket, Co-Creator and Founder at Pussyhat Project