Yale Engineering EIRs
Yale Engineering EIRs strengthen our community of innovative thinkers, talented founders, and groundbreaking technologies by offering expert guidance and valuable connections. Our EIRs range from technical subject-matter experts to seasoned founders who have built and scaled deep-tech ventures. They support teams through one-on-one coaching, lead skill-building workshops, and share insights through roundtable discussions.
The Yale Engineering EIR community brings together a world-class network of industry leaders, practitioners, and entrepreneurs. With a growing cohort of EIRs, we are continually expanding the expertise and support available to our founders and innovators.
Are you a Yale Engineering community member seeking mentorship support? Contact grace.okeefe@yale.edu to learn more and explore mentorship opportunities.
Meet Our EIRs
Aaron Mathias
VP, Business Development & Corporate Strategy | nference
Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner | 2048 Ventures
Alexandra Mack
Principal and Founder | Alchymyx LLC
Ali Goldstein Norup
Head of VC & Startup Ecosystem, Americas, Google Cloud | Google
Alisa Band
Director, Startup Scouting and Investments | Henkel
Allen Chen
Principal | Osage University Partners (OUP)
Ashok Chetty
VP, Strategic Marketing and Growth | Hexion
Blythe Karow
CEO | The Karow Advisory Group
Brendan Sullivan
Head of Partnerships | Candid Health
Byron Cook
Vice President and Distinguished Scientist | Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cecile Mejean
Director of Materials Science | Helion
Charlie Liu
VP, Business Development, Former | Beam Therapeutics
Chris Gannett
CEO & Founder | Gannett.Partners
Chris McLeod
Managing Partner | Elm Street Ventures
Chris Varley
Principal | Goodyear Ventures
Cory McCruden
Managing Director | Ernst & Young
Danielle Cohn
CEO, Founding Partner | Wave Ventures
David Kolb
Founding Partner | Raphael Capital Partners LLC
David Lewin
President & COO | Latent Bio, Inc.
David Wurzer
Advisor | Enko Chem
Drew Lipsher
Managing Partner | Energy Growth Holdings LLC
Erika Smith
CEO | EpiTET Therapeutics, Inc.
Felix Vajdos
Independent Consultant | Molecular Insights Consulting
Gwen Cheni
Director, AI/Q Fund | Connecticut Innovations
Hyuk-Jeen Suh
General Partner | SkyRiver Ventures
James Lin
Head of AI/ML Innovation | Experian
Jay Fiske
President | Powerhouse Dynamics
Jeff Abraham
Partner, Co-Lead Digital Health Consulting Practice | Health Advances
Jennifer Lin
SVP, Chief Platform Officer (former) | Trimble Inc.
Jesse Cedarbaum
Founder and Head | Coeruleus Clinical Sciences LLC
John Derrick
CEO | Authentrics.ai
Jonas Clark
Partner | Elm Street Ventures
Jonathan Wang
CTO | VanEck
Kerty Levy
Managing Director | Techstars
Kevin Rocco
Founder & CEO | Biorez
KJ Singh
Managing Director Emeritus | Techstars
Krishna Varanasi
Sr. Manager and Engineering & Operations Strategy Leader | Globus Medical
Kristofer Kolstad
Partner | Katahdin Partners
Mahesh Guruswamy
COO | Kajabi
Marc Pelletier
CEO | REMED Therapeutics
Marc Zemel
CEO | Retia Medical
Marisa MacClary
CEO and Co-Founder | Artifact Health
Mark Jackson
Senior Quantum Evangelist | Quantinuum
Mark Zheng
Executive Director | TopContenders Network
Matt Fates
Partner | Innospark Ventures
Melissa Fensterstock
VC | Material Impact
Michael Smolinski
VP Development and Scientific Operations | Veradermics
Miguel Galvez
CEO | Nfinite Nanotech
Mike Stow
Vice President of Strategy | Medtronic
Missy Narula
CEO | Crankstart Foundation and Crankstart Management LLC
Nandan Pandit
Senior Manager Corporate Strategy | Thermo Fisher Scientific
Norma Padron
Vice President, Commercial Banker | J.P. Morgan
Paul A. Griffith
Senior Fellow | George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Perry Hall
Pfizer Research Fellow (Senior Director, former) | Pfizer
Pranav Abraham
Head of Clinical Development RWE Strategic AI Platforms, R&D | Sanofi
Richard Brodsky
Head of Biopharma Commercial Strategy | Naveos Biopharma Consulting
Rob Bettigole
Managing Partner | Elm Street Ventures
Rose Else-Mitchell
Executive Director, Science of Reading Center | SUNY New Paltz
Ryan Dings
CEO | ClimateHaven
Ryan Duques
Managing Partner | Sachem Financial
Sean McNerney
CEO | New View Surgical
Stefan Bogdanovic
Strategic Innovation Lead | SandboxAQ
Suku Chettiar
President & Chief Operating Officer | Hasura.io
Tom Teisseyre
COO | HyperfineMeet the Roberts Innovation Fund Advisory Board
Anna Barber
General Partner | Everywhere Ventures
Anthony Philippakis
Chief Data Officer | Broad Institute
Bhaskar Ghosh (BG)
Partner | 8VC
Donald Fischer
CEO, Co-Founder | Tidelift
Katie Rae
CEO & Managing Partner | The Engine
Matt Kozlov
Managing Director Emeritus | Techstars LA, Techstars Healthcare, and Techstars Space
Namratha Vedire
COO | MetaCX
Neil Tolaney
General Partner | TCV
Sheng Liang
Co-Founder and CEO | Acorn Labs
Steven Kan
Other Bets Director | Alphabet