Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship
In honor of Professor Barrett Hazeltine’s 50+ years of dedication to mentoring, and in particular, of his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni and members of the local community, came together in 2013 to create this award.
Special thanks to Stephen Siegel ScM’83, PhD’85, P’19, P’21, Michael Alfant, Peter Damon, Charlie Kroll ’01, Jeffrey Weiss P’12 MD’16, and Chuck Boisseau for making it happen.
Previous Awardees
2024
![Liz Hamburg '86](https://entrepreneurship.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Liz-Hamburg-1.png)
Liz Hamburg '86
Founder, Candoo Tech
![Bob Place '75](https://entrepreneurship.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7367-1.png)
Bob Place '75
Managing Partner, Clean Energy Venture Group
2023
![Terri Cohen Alpert '85](https://entrepreneurship.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Terri-headshot-1.png)
Terri Cohen Alpert '85
Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor, & President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship
![Dr. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan](https://entrepreneurship.brown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Banu-new-headshot-resized-2-1.png)
Dr. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan
Professor of Practice, School of Engineering, & Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab
2022
![Alexa Baggio '09](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Hazeltine-Mentorship-Award.png)
Alexa Baggio '09
Founder, Mentor, B-Lab Guest Lecturer
![Andrew Moses '85](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Hazeltine-Mentorship-Award-2.png)
Andrew Moses '85
Brown Venture Prize Mentor
![Riche Holmes Grant '99](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Riche.png)
Riche Holmes Grant '99
Entrepreneur in Residence
2021
Watch the 2021 virtual event.
![Hamzah Ansari, PRIME '09](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hamzah-Square.png)
Hamzah Ansari, PRIME '09
B-Lab Entrepreneur in Residence;Partnership Manager/Adjunct Lecturer - PRIME
![Troy Henikoff '86](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/troy.jpg)
Troy Henikoff '86
Alum, Van Wickle Ventures Investment Committee
2020
Watch the 2020 virtual event.
![Dr. Jennifer Nazareno](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Jennifer-Nazareno-Profile-Large-e1538702218765.jpg)
Dr. Jennifer Nazareno
Assistant Professor of Public Health & Entrepreneurship
![Professor Don Stanford ‘72 ScM ’77](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Don-400-x-400.png)
Professor Don Stanford ‘72 ScM ’77
Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
2019
![Kris Brown '89](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kris-400-x-400.png)
Kris Brown '89
Nelson Center Mentor, President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship
![Jessica Kim '00](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Jessica-Kim.jpg)
Jessica Kim '00
2018 Entrepreneur in Residence, President's Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship
2018
![Jason Harry](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jason-Harry-400x400.png)
Jason Harry
Professor of the Practice, Breakthrough Lab Director
2017
![Danny Warshay '87](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Danny-Warshay-v2-e1539369107533.jpg)
Danny Warshay '87
Executive Director, Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship; Professor of the Practice
2016
![Ian Gonsher](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ian-Gonsher-400x400.png)
Ian Gonsher
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Engineering
2015
![Deb Mills-Scofield ‘82](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Deb-400x400.png)
Deb Mills-Scofield ‘82
Mentoring Maven at the Nelson Center
2014
![Randy Haykin ‘85](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Randy-400x400.png)
Randy Haykin ‘85
EP Mentor
2013
![Alan Harlam](https://live-nelson-center-for-entrepreneurship-new.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Alan-H-400x400.png)
Alan Harlam
Mentoring Leader, Former Social Innovation Initiative Director (Swearer Center)