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Judges
Below is the current list of judges as of June 12, 2008.
If you would like to be a judge, please fill out the form by clicking here.
We are very selective as to who we accept as judges. Mostly they are people affiliated with a university involved in startup creation (including faculty and staff) in Round 1, and accredited investors (angels, VCs and corporate technology scouts) in Round 2. All others are taken on a case-by-case basis and have to show a bona fide reason to be allowed to attend the company presentations (e.g., state and government innovation officials, scholars in entrepreneurship and innovation, students). The presentations are not open to the general public.
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Mustafa Abushagur PhD Rochester Institute of Technology Jeremy Adelman Paramount BioCapital Leonard Agneta Maine Patent Program Jack Ahrens Tgap Ventures, LLC Scott Albert The Aurora Funds, Inc. David Allen University of Colorado David Allison PTV Sciences Ali Alouani Tennessee Technological University Jeff Amerine University of Arkansas Robert Anderson Illinois Institute of Technology Alf Andreassen Paladin Capital Group Ayla Annac UW MADISON, UW EXTENSION Patricia Ansems The Dow Chemical Company Errol Arkilic The National Science Foundation Stephen Auvil UMBC Office of Technology Development Josh Baltzell Split Rock Partners Dean Banks Highland Capital Partners John Banta IllinoisVentures, LLC Peter Barber Aceras BioMedical, LLC Margaret Bath Kellogg Company John Baumann Univ. of MO - Kansas City Murray Berkowitz Kodiak Venture Partners Stephen Bernardez ONSET Ventures Jack Biddle Novak Biddle Venture Partners Peter Birkeland RAIN Source Capital Saurabh Biswas Texas A&M University Richard Bjur, J.D., Ph.D. UNR/DRI Technology Transfer Office Wes Blakeslee Johns Hopkins University David Blumberg Winter Park Angels Robert Bolla Bradley University Dana Bostrom Portland State University Mary Lou Bourne James Madison University, Tech Transfer Steve Bourne Eldorado Shane Bowyer Minnesota State University Stephen Brackett Lincoln Vale LLC Tara Branstad Enterprise Creation at Carnegie Mellon University Sandy Brawley Clorox Daniel Broderick Prolog Ventures Brent Brown Madison Parker Capital Daniel Buckenmeyer University of Notre Dame Bill Burkoth Pfizer Venture Investments Mark Canha Prism VentureWorks Bolong Cao, Ph.D., MBA University of Washington TechTransfer Invention Licensing Boris Capitanu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Joseph Carroll University of Colorado Kathryn Cavanaugh De Novo Ventures John Chen Battery Ventures Tom Churchwell Midwest Venture Partners David Clark SATAI Don Clark NEC Corporation of America James Coe Gainey School of Business, Spring Arbor University Matt Cohen LargeSmall Systems Jeff Coney Northwestern University Richard Conroy University of Maryland, University College Rob Conway Carnegie Mellon University Ceci Conway Chrysalis Ventures Marketing George Cooney Summerhill Venture Partners Robert Coraor Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Dick Cox University of Hawaii Robert Creeden Partners Innovation Fund David Cruikshank ARCH Venture Partners Code Cubitt Motorola Ventures Paul Cummings Honda Strategic Venturing Brian Cummings University of Utah, Technology Commercialization Office Brian Darmody University of Maryland Stewart Davis Baylor College of Medicine David Day University of Florida Joe Del Guercio CNF Investments, LLC/ Clark Enterprises, Inc. Eric Denhoff Shaw Communications Len Denton IC2 Institute - Global Commercialization Group-The University of Texas at Austin Raj Desai University of Texas, Permian Basin Allen Dines University of Wisconsin Office of Corporate Relations Peter Donnelly University of Iowa Research Foundation Lara Druyan Allegis Capital Connie Dudley Wright State University James Dunning Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Suzette Dutch Triathlon Medical Ventures Daniel Einhorn Capital Midwest Bruce Ezell Techxas Ventures Gregg Fairbrothers Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Esme Fantozzi Shell Global Solutions Peter Farner Tgap Ventures Cathy Favre Newfoundland and Labrador Angel Network Lee Fenicle Creighton University Mark Fernandes Sierra Ventures Mayra Ferran UNIVERSIDAD DEL ESTE Denise Fields Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation David Fink bwtech@UMBC Incubator and Accelerator, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Rob Finn Edison Venture Fund Annette Finsterbusch Applied Ventures, LLC Stephen Fleming Georgia Institute of Technology Jim Flowers VT KnowledgeWorks Greg Fluet Sapient Capital Sean Foote Labrador Ventures Scott Ford Sprint Nextel Ventures Dennis Fortner Northrup Grumman Corporation Gregory Foxworth TAMU Mark Frantz Red Shift Ventures John Fraser Florida State University Steven Frederick Grotech Capital Group Scott Frederick Valhalla Partners Glenn Freedman Oklahoma State University Kerri Freidl, Ph.D. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. David Freschman Delaware Innovation Fund Michael Gaiss Highland Capital Partners Julie Gerstenberger Eastman Kodak Company Jane Gervais Visa Inc. Matthew Gevaert, Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology/ CURF - Clemson University Research Foundation Shomit Ghose ONSET Ventures David Gibbons Technology Transfer Office University of California San Diego Phil Giesler PHYSIC Ventures, LLC Lawrence Gilbert CalTech Office of Tech Transfer Irwin Glenn Orange County Capital Development Corp. Vab Goel Norwest Venture Partners Mauricio Gonzalez DICTUC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Dan Gordon Valhalla Partners Mark Gorenberg Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Paul Grand Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. Letitia Green Virginia Active Angel Network Mark Grovic New Markets Growth Fund Elaine Hagan UCLA, Anderson School of Management Earle Hager Global Commercialization / IC2 Institute / UT Stephen Hahn The Dow Chemical Company Mamoon Hamid U.S. Venture Partners Scott Hancock Binghamton University Zohir Handy Old Dominion University Yair Harel Rutgers University Steve Harris MidCoast Capital, LLC Dean Harvey University of Kentucky Joseph Heinzman Hodges University Brian Herman University of Texas Health Science Center Lyle Hohnke Tullis Cickerson Richard Holdren Healthcare angels John Hoopingarner Emergent Technologies, Inc. Patrick Huddie Evergreen Capital, LLC Qun Huo University of Centra Florida Bob Huret FTVentures Jim Huston BluePrint Ventures Zenas Hutcheson Vesbridge Partners Tom Hyclak Lehigh University Kimihiko Iwamura Omron Silicon Valley Andrew Jay Medical Solutions Fund/Siemens Venture Capital Jim Jensen Vantage Point Venture Partners Jalak Jobanputra New York City Investment Fund Judy Johncox Wayne State University Doug Johnson University of Minnesota Yatin Karpe, Ph.D. Lehigh University- Office of Technology Transfer Jeff Karras Levensohn Venture Partners Sul Kassicieh U of New Mexico Timothy Kelly Adams Street Partners, LLC Naveed Khan Strategic Venture Association Mansoor Khan, Ph.D. Uconn Center for Science and Technology Commercialization Joel Kirschbaum, Ph.D. Office of Technology Management/ University of California San Francisco Ernie Knight One Nationwide Plaza Eugene Krentsel Tech Transfer and Innovation Partnerships State University of NY Larry Kubal Labrador Ventures Steven Kubisen Johns Hopkins University Lianne Landers University of Virginia David Lane ONSET Ventures Farrah Lanyi John Martinson-Managing Partner/ Edison Venture Fund Harry Laswell American River Ventures Jean-Pierre Laurent Pacific Horizon Ventures William Lawson The University of Tulsa Patrick Lee Quaker BioVentures David Lerner Columbia University Kalle Levon George Washington University Charlie Lewis Arizona Technology Enterprises Arizona University Juliya Litichevskaya Chrysalis Ventures |
Oren Livne University California San Bernadino Roger London Chesapeake Crescent Initiative Paul Longhenry 3i Investments plc Peter Longo Connecticut Innovations Wayne Loots Wake Tech Community College Ronald Lubbers Calvin College Laura Lukaczyk Avansis Ventures David Lund Hercules Technology Growth Capital Bruce MacCormack Bellingham Angel Group Janis Machala Paladin Partners/University of Washington Jake Maczuga Tulane University Woodrow Maggard Buffalo University Marc Malandro University of Pittsburgh Alan Mantooth University of Arkansas National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Michael March York College of Pennsylvania John Martinson Edison Venture Fund Robert McClain, PhD Technology Transfer & Commercialization/ University of North Texas Health Science Center Tim McClung Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. Tom McClure Western Carolina University Ben McClure TEC Centre Matt McCooe Chart Venture Partners Gerry McCrory Cross Atlantic Capital Partners Jason McDevitt, Ph.D. College of William and Mary, Technology Transfer Missy McMaster Northern Illinois University Sam Medile Capital Exchange Group George Megaw Ph.D. The UAB Research Foundation Ian Mehr Golden Pine Ventures, LLC Evan Melrose PTV Sciences Quinten Messbarger Missouri Innovation Center, Inc. Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D., MBA VCU Technology Transfer Mark Mielke BASF Future Business America William Miller Sustainable World Capital Michael Miller Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Vish Mishra Clearstone Venture Partners John Misner Slippery Rock University Mark Montgomery Kyield Peter Moran DCM Indrani Mukharji, Ph.D. Technology Transfer Program/ Northwestern University Dave Mulcahy Lamar University Jennifer Murphy George Mason University James Murray, Jr. Zero Court Square Jeff Myers Southern Illinois University Bahram Nassersharif University of Rhode Island Ann Nelson Menlo Ventures Jane New Ohio State University Matt Nichols Highland Capital Partners Linda Nickell TDF Scott Nissenbaum Novitas Capital Evan Norton ONSET Ventures Katherine O'Neill Jumpstart NJ Angel Network Stephen Ober, MD, MBA New Ventures Neill Occhiogrosso Highland Capital Partners Rosibel Ochoa, Ph.D. UCSD, von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement Jeong Han Oh Syracuse University, College of Law Lynne Opperman Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry John Otterson SVB Capital Brian Panoff Granite Venture Capital Heather Parker Silicon Valley Bank Mary Parsons The Hershey Company Douglas Pennington Private Capital Network, LLC John Perchorowicz, Ph.D. RCT BioVentures Karthika Perumal, Ph.D Center for Technology Development/ University of Texas Medical Branch Paul Petrovich University of Pittsburgh Gene Pettinelli CambridgeLight Partners Blake Petty Texas A&M University System Robin Phelps CTEK, Co-Founder MotherLode LLC Mangesh Pimpalkhare Thomas Weisel Venture Partners Anthony Pirri Northeastern University Kenneth Polk American Chemical Society Della Posey Jackson State University Colleen Post Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center Florida International University Peter Pritchard Center for Economic Growth Elsie Quaite-Randall McMaster University Rachael Qualls Angel Capital Group David Radin, Ph.D. Arkansas Biosciences Institute/Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR Rajesh Rai New Markets Growth Fund Steve Rakes Southeast Interactive Technology Funds Matthew Raymond Rush University Medical Center Jacquelyn A. Reed, Ph.D. Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. Jackie Reses Leads Media sector in the US James Riddell Baker College of Flint Charles Rivenburgh Mississippi State University Marcelino Rivera Universidad del Turabo Robert Robb Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Texas Dallas Jim Roberts UW Tech Transfer Carmichael Roberts North Bridge Venture Partners Greg Robinson Peninsula Equity Geoff Robson Technology 2020 Tom Rodgers ATV Capital Michael Rondelli San Diego State University Research Foundation Tom Rosch InterWest Partners Dan Rosen Highland Capital Partners Barry Rosenbaum University of Akron Dov Rosenberg Blue Chip Venture Company Winslow Sargeant Venture Investors Jenell Sargent Tennessee State University Ido Sarig Thomas Weisel Venture Partners Gail Schechter UCSF, Center for BioEntrepreneurship Barbara Schilberg BioAdvance David Schnell Prospect Venture Partners Ryan Schwarz The Carlyle Group Erik Sebusch UPS Investments Jonathan Seelig GlobeSpanCapital Lilian Shackelford Murray Saints Venture Capital Peter Shannon Atlas Venture Lorna Shaw-Lennox Industry Liaison Office Kip Sheeline Levensohn Venture Partners Judith Sheft New Jersey Institute of Technology Carl Showalter Opus Capital Salina Shrofel Northern Kentucky University Amita Shukla New Enterprise Associates Marcus Shute, P.E., Ph.D. Tennessee State University/ Research and Sponsored Programs Taras Silecky Ascension Health Ventures Paul Silva Angel Catalyst Marc Silver Silver BioSeed Advisors Simeon Simeonov Polaris Venture Partners Stacey Simmons, Ph.D Baton Rouge Area Digital Industries Consortium Gregory Slack Clarkson University Jim Smith Mohr Davidow Ventures Rob Soni Matrix Partners Tony Stanco NCET2 Ashley Stevens ITEC, Office of Technology Transfer Office of Technology Development David Stoffel Radius Ventures James Stone Converge Capital Tom Sweeny Garage Canada William Swiggart Beacon Angels, LLC / Swiggart & Agin, LLC David Sze Greylock Sam C. Tetlow Research Triangle Ventures Gaurav Tewari Highland Capital Partners David Thomison i2E Lisa Thompson The University of Tulsa Ronald Thompson CAIL Jan Thornton Auburn University Simran Trana Office of Technology Commercialization Silvia Uribe-Saucedo Kellogg Company Jody Vanderwel Grand Angels William Vaughan, Ph.D. Technology Licensing & Commercialization The Ohio State University Promod Vohra Northern Illinois University Naveen Wadhera TA Associates Vivek Wadhwa Duke University Ralph Wagner Walnut Venture Associates Tetsuro Wakatsuki, Ph.D. Department of Physiology/ Biotechnology & Bioengineering Center/ Medical College of Wisconsin Greg Warnock Vspring Jessica Watson TechRanch Susan Webster Florida International University Mary Ann Wendland Creighton University Oliver Wenker, MD, MBA, DEAA UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Tom Whiteaker Visa Inc. Tamara Wilgers University of Missori-St. Louis Ann Winblad Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Matt Winn Chrysalis Ventures Larry Wofford The University of Tulsa Cameron Wood Kline Hawkes & Co. Clarence Wooten CollectiveX Kevin Wozniak Georgia Technical University Samuel Wu SV Life Sciences Bin Yan University of Miami Innovation Janet Yang Draper Richards Pamela York University of Iowa Research Foundation Anne York Creighton University Ben Yu Sierra Ventures Robyn Zander Southern California Edison James Zanewicz University of Louisville Evgeny Zaytsev Asset Management Company Jessica Zeaske University of Minnesota Nick Zelver Montana State University Tech Transfer Office Alex Zisson Thomas, McNerney & Partners |