Craig Dubitsky is an accomplished entrepreneur who founded Hello Products, the world’s first naturally friendly oral care brand, to take on the toothpaste giants like Colgate and Crest. Without problematic ingredients, Hello’s toothpaste represent a fresh brand. Craig is also a co-founder of lip balm manufacturer Eos Products and was an early investor in Method […]

Kris Brown '89, is a corporate law partner at Goodwin Procter LLP in New York City, tech and life sciences-focused angel investor, and entrepreneur. In this practical startup studio, Kris will discuss what to do when you get your first investment proposal from a venture capitalist. He will also talk about his experiences as a lawyer, investor […]

How can a social analytics company help world class brands like Amazon, Warner Brothers, or Michael Kors understand their customers better? Join Brown alum co-founders and co-CEOs, Christian Anthony ‘96 and Jason Klein ‘00, and learn how they built ListenFirst, an industry leader in social analytics for major consumer brands and the only social analytics […]

Norman Atkins is the Co-Founder and President of Relay GSE, a path-breaking institution of higher education that trains more than 1,400 public school teachers and principals across the nation. Atkins is also the Founder, Board Chair, and former CEO of Uncommon Schools, one of the nation’s highest-performing nonprofit charter management organizations with 44 schools serving […]

Join us for a discussion featuring Brown alumni who are taking a lead in supporting Brown alumni founders. Speakers will include Lauren Kolodny ‘08, partner at Aspect Ventures, Charlie Kroll ‘01, co-founder of Andera and more recently Ellevest and Ludwig Pierre Schulze ‘96, Managing Partner at Waterman Ventures. Learn more about their personal journeys from […]

Since 2009, BEO has administered grants to Brown graduate students through the Hazeltine Fellowship for entrepreneurship research by graduate students who are either collaborating with faculty or under the guidance of a faculty member. The Hazeltine Fellowship may fund dissertation-related research or provide seed funds for initiating a new topic of research with a faculty […]

Alan Harlam is the Founding Director of Brown’s Social Innovation Initiative (SII) at Brown’s Swearer Center. Over the past decade, Alan has supported dozens of entrepreneurs through all stages of their startup journey with a special focus on ventures designed to address social problems. These ventures are currently impacting 10’s of thousands of people in […]

In 2009 David Ebersman joined Facebook as the company's CFO, where he oversaw the initial public offering of stock on May 18, 2012. Constantly surrounded by all this startup energy inspired him. In 2014, David wanted to start something of his own. He wanted to solve a problem that not only affected him but millions […]

Join us for a discussion with Brown alumni from the class of ‘87, Mike Baker, Steve Glenn, Bart Wolman -- who span a variety of industries from sustainability, technology, to big data. In between their careers they found entrepreneurship as a pathway towards disruption and solving problems in their respective sectors. These mostly lifelong entrepreneurs […]

Multiple team members from all levels at Bessemer Venture Partners will share a presentation on the role, the firm, and the startup ecosystem and will then will open it up to Q&A. Remember, there's no "typical" background for a VC at BVP. We have startup founders, debate champions, varsity rowers, film screenwriters, triathlon athletes, singers, […]

There’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur in Rhode Island! Innovation, inspiration, interconnectivity, investment—all are accelerating here, driven by a growing community committed to supporting the development of promising new ventures. Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, Slater Technology Fund, and Venture Café Providence for a special sushi networking event to celebrate […]

Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Barrett Hazeltine Entrepreneurial Mentoring Award. On April 29 we honor two mentors who embody Professor Hazeltine’s mentorship, […]