Join Brown EP and the Nelson Center for a Roundtable Discussion with Terri Cohen Alpert '85, Founder of Uno Alla Volta. Come discuss how a maternity leave "project" was the spark for Terri to create a brand with over a $20 million top line. Terri will discuss how a company's culture, brand, and economic model […]
Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
Join Deb Mills-Scofield ‘82, Mentoring Maven with the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for her first-ever advisee meet-up. You might know her well for her love of blue lobsters, a unique, one-of-a-kind sea creature. The dozens of students she mentors she sees as unique individuals and hopes you can all come together to network as well […]
Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy and Practice Lecture and Q & A with Peter Roberts '83 Peter Roberts ’83, is Founder and Principal of the immigration law firm Roberts Immigration Law Group. His clients include multinationals, entrepreneurs, founders, investors, start-ups, and start-up accelerators in all fields, including Y Combinator and YC founders. Peter will discuss […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, PhD Author of Transnational Migration and the New Subjects of Work: Transmigration, Hybrids and Cosmopolitans. She also has two forthcoming books titled, “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Critical Gender Perspective (2020) and “A Transnational Approach to Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.” Linda Scott, PhD Author of “The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women” coming out […]
Epimonia founder Mohamed Malim will give a talk on his social enterprise as part of the lectureship on Borders organized by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Mohamed Malim is an innovator, social entrepreneur, humanitarian, and visionary. Above all else, he is a proud refugee working to bring change to the world. Mohamed graduated from the […]
Celebrating a decade in the solar industry, Dana Clare Redden is a passionate solar professional dedicated to the development of distributed generation solar globally. Growing up in a small rust-belt town in western Pennsylvania, the environmental impacts of fossil fuels shaped her perspective, particularly for disenfranchised communities and those most vulnerable. Realizing this need for […]
Maria Kasparian ('05) is the Executive Director of Edesia, a non-profit social enterprise founded in RI in 2009. The North Kingstown-based organization has the mission to help treat and prevent malnutrition in the world’s most vulnerable populations. As part of their mission, they manufacture and distribute a range of peanut/dairy/soy-based ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary foods […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
David Chanley ’96 spent twenty years advising management teams and boards of Technology companies on a wide range of M&A and corporate finance strategies and transactions and is now a principal investor in Technology companies. In 2016, David co-founded White Hat Capital Partners LP, a private equity-style investment firm based in New York that makes […]
FSIcon is a one-day conference at Brown University filled with keynotes given by well-known leaders in finance and sustainability, as well as panels covering a broad mix of topics from What is ESG, to Climate Change and Finance, to Sustainable Investing in the Developing World; it will also include plenty of opportunities for networking, including […]
Below are the 10 participating organizations founded by Echoing Green fellows from a mix of industries: Practice Makes Perfect - New York Rhymes with Reason - San Diego Takachar - Berkeley Armed Services Arts Partnership - VA/DC Angel City Advisors - LA Center for Popular Democracy - New York Accountability Counsel - San Francisco CLIMATENZA […]
Join the Brown Entrepreneurship Program's Women's Empowerment team in celebrating and supporting women in entrepreneurship! This year, the WE@Brown theme is Uplift. Together, speakers and attendees will uplift each other and learn to conquer challenges and embrace leadership. The free conference includes opportunities to learn and grow through various speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and more. […]
Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
Event postponed to Fall 2020. More info to come. ======== Join us for a conversation with Geralyn Dreyfous, producer and co-founder of Impact Partners Film Fund and Gamechanger Films, on the unique model of equity investing she launched to empower and disrupt the documentary film community. Geralyn's independent executive producing and producing credits include the […]
Celebrating a decade in the solar industry, Dana Clare Redden is a passionate solar professional dedicated to the development of distributed generation solar globally. Growing up in a small rust-belt town in western Pennsylvania, the environmental impacts of fossil fuels shaped her perspective, particularly for disenfranchised communities and those most vulnerable. Realizing this need for […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Despite the rising popularity of student entrepreneurship at Brown, many students with bright ideas are unsure of how to move forward with pursuing their potential business plans. This panel discussion event, jointly held for the first time by BSA and EP, aims to provide that first introduction to the resources […]
Join Brown EP and the Nelson Center for a Roundtable Discussion with Luke Sherwin '12, Co-Founder of Casper and Block. Come learn about Luke's experience working with fellow Brown alumni to create a D2C solution to reinvent the mattress industry. The conversation will also discuss Luke's current startup, Block, and how he wants to make […]
Dave Fan has held operating roles in sales and business development at venture-backed companies focused on digital health (Zocdoc) and enterprise cloud software (Shibumi). He has also invested as a Venture Partner at NextGen and an LP at CRE Venture Capital. Dave began his career in investment banking and corporate strategy at Deutsche Bank. He […]
EVENT CANCELED. The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship hosts our annual Brown Venture Prize - a night of pitching, prizes, and startup fun. This year's pitch night is canceled due to the rapidly evolving impact of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). These 8 ventures have been chosen to pitch by the committee of Brown alumni founders, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders you see below. Winners will […]
Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, of his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Hazeltine Mentoring in Entrepreneurship Award. Mentorship is a critical component of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and of […]
EVENT POSTPONED FOR FALL 2020 When Ben Chesler was a student at Brown, he co-founded the Food Recovery Network with his friend Ben Simon, which reduces food waste on college campuses by repurposing uneaten, cooked food from campus dining halls. It was Simon who convinced Chesler at Brown in 2014 to think bigger about the […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
This student panel was recorded by the Brown University Admissions Office and intended for recently admitted students, but will be accessible to anyone. The students will share how they became interested and involved with entrepreneurship at Brown and provide examples of how you can get started or be more involved. Watch the recorded panel here. Students […]
Rishabh is the founder of Gradly. Gradly streamlines immigration logistics for international students by bringing student loans, health insurance, US bank accounts, new phone lines, currency exchange & other services that international students need in a single app. Gradly's app eliminates lengthy paperwork, wait times, numerous fees & non-obvious decisions at every step for incoming international students, resulting […]
The Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship (NCE) are excited to announce a new pilot program: the Pop-Up Challenge, a 24-hour creative initiative for Brown students to come together to connect, collaborate and have some fun. As our lives temporarily shift to a virtual world, that doesn't mean we have to […]
Matthew Kittay is an Attorney and VC Practice Leader at Fox Rothschild. He handles a wide array of corporate matters, with a particular focus on: Private company mergers and acquisitions Venture capital and private equity financings for technology, life sciences and cannabis companies Outside General Counsel for emerging and growth-stage companies Matthew is an active […]
The Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship (NCE) are excited to announce a new pilot program: the Pop-Up Challenge, a 24-hour creative initiative for Brown students to come together to connect, collaborate and have some fun. As our lives temporarily shift to a virtual world, that doesn’t mean we have to […]