Josh Tetrick, a social entrepreneur, writer, and speaker, has led a United Nations business initiative in Kenya, worked for both former President Clinton and the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and taught street children as a Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria and South Africa. After earning defensive rookie of the year as a linebacker with West Virginia University, Tetrick applied his energy on the field to solving big problems off the field. Whether mobilizing the UN Global Compact in Kenya, leading a sustainable supply-chain initiative with Citigroup or leading the development of McGuireWoods LLP\'s global climate change strategy, Tetrick is committed to finding fresh solutions to old problems. Most recently, he led the reform of Liberia\'s investment laws while working in the office of the President of Liberia. Josh Tetrick is currently the CEO of Hampton Creek, a technology company based in Northern California. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of 33needs, an investment platform that connected social entrepreneurs to crowd-sourced investment capital. Josh Tetrick, a Fulbright Scholar, is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Cornell University.
<p>MacLaren "Mac" Cummings is the co-founder and CEO of Terakeet Corporation which focuses on providing voice automation solutions. </p> <p>Prior to founding Terakeet, Cummings created and served as CEO of Mindshark Software, a software and consulting group founded in 1998, guiding it to profitability within the first year of operation. </p> <p>Cummings holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.</p>
<p>Joe Benevento is an associate in Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston, Massachusetts. Previously, Benevento worked at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking. </p> <p>Joe Benevento is a graduate of Cornell University. </p>
Brady Sidwell is the Assistant Manager of Strategic Advisory and Research in the Food and Agribusiness Branch of Rabobank International in Hong Kong. Sidwell worked previously as a student intern in the offices of U.S. Senator Don Nickles in Washington, D.C. and the U.S.D.A. Foreign Agricultural Service at U.S. Embassies in South Korea and Thailand. Brady Sidwell holds a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Economics degree from the University of Hong Kong where he studied as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to China.
Christopher Fong is the Education Vertical Lead at Google.com. In this role, he leads the advertising division's efforts in the education industry. He also volunteers with Google.org on initiatives to find investments to develop utility-scale renewable energy and to aid small and medium-size enterprises in the developing world.
Before joining Google, Fong worked in business development and marketing roles for Expedia's Seattle, Dallas, Toronto and Las Vegas offices.
Philip Krim is the CEO of Casper, a sleep startup that launched with an outrageously comfortable mattress. Its direct-Âto-Âconsumer model has been praised for disrupting the mattress industry.A serial entrepreneur, Philip Krim started his first company out his dorm room at the University of Texas over a decade ago. As an early e-Âcommerce executive, Philip has been focused on the evolving consumer shopping trends - both online and off - in a number of different verticals throughout his career. Philip Krim is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
<p>James Connolly is a product line manager for Nike's Global Men's Athletic Training Apparel business. He is responsible for the product creation engine that creates essential training silhouettes for athletes in american football and baseball. In addition James' oversees both the men's and women's LIVESTRONG apparel assortment. This assortment has helped create more than $80,000,000 in revenue for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and its fight against cancer.</p> <p> Prior to Athletic Training James worked as both a Product Line Manager and Associate Product Line Manager for Nike's women's training apparel business. </p> <p>James Connolly received a BS from Cornell University's Department of Applied Economics and Management. </p>
Vijay Nathan is a Product Manager with Apartment Therapy. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of NoshOnIt. After realizing that he was much better suited to be cooking at home instead of in a professional kitchen, Vijay traded in his chef hat for an apron and has committed himself to helping everyone realize that they can cook great food at home. You\'ll often find him traversing the city for the best ethnic eats or experimenting in the kitchen with new cuisines. Prior to NoshOn.It, Vijay was the Co-Founder and CEO of MyReci.com, an online recipe box application that allows you to manage, save, and share all of your recipes from any website in one place. MyReci was born out of Vijay\'s entrepreneurship and brand management focus at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where he received his MBA. Vijay Nathan received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his MBA from Cornell University.
Evan T. Edwards currently serves as vice-president of product development for Intelliject, LLC., a biomedical company devoted to developing innovative drug delivery technologies. He is the co-founder of Intelliject and their compact drug delivery system, specializing in all areas of the invention and design process. He is currently one of the primary inventors on more than forty of Intelliject's patents filed both domestically and abroad.
Intelliject, LLC was formed from an Advanced E-Team award from the NCIIA in 2000.
Evan Edwards received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.