Instructors and Mentors
The eLab instructors and mentors play a critical role in the shaping of our team’s business concepts. The instructors manage the eLab program while we rely on Cornell alumni with business and entrepreneurial backgrounds that can encourage startups to ask the right questions, solve hard problems and battle test their concept in a safe environment.
Greg Ray
Academic Director
Melissa Cohen
Instructor
Nate Cook
Instructor
Ken Rother
Instructor & Director Emeritus
Stephen Sauer
Instructor
Tom Schryver
Instructor
Brad Treat
Instructor
Zach Shulman
Mentor & Director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell
Jenna Rice
eLab Program Coordinator
Katharine Downey
Marketing Communications Specialist
Kennedey Heichel
Johnson Faculty Support
Armita Jamshidi
eLab Teaching Assistant
Prabhav Mishra
eLab Teaching Assistant
Evan Ye
eLab Teaching Assistant
Linda Alvarez
Mentor
Pankaj Badlani
Mentor
John Balen
Mentor
Greg Bassuk
Mentor
Nichole Bestman
Mentor
Max Bohun
Mentor
Lou Castelli
Mentor
Frank A. DeCosta, III
Mentor
Julie Eagle
Mentor
David Fishbach
Mentor
James Fong
Mentor
Rob Futrick
Mentor
Aman Garg
Mentor
Philip Garton
Mentor
Vince Hartman
Mentor
Katie E. Hyma
Mentor
Erica Iannotti
Mentor
Paulette Jencks
Mentor
Peyton Johnson
Mentor
Jay Katz
Mentor
Colin Kessinger
Mentor
Adam Kirsch
Mentor
David Krauter
Mentor
Anshul Krishnan
Mentor
Matt Lewis
Mentor
Julie Littauer
Mentor
Paul Martin
Mentor
Willie Mendelson
Mentor
Alex Meyers
Mentor
Serdar Mizrakci
Mentor
Anaiza Morales
Mentor
Melissa Musiker
Mentor
Aleksandar Nikolic
Mentor
Merrick Olives
Mentor
Gary Perelberg
Mentor
Sofia Quinones Vilela
Mentor
Jade Ruscev
Mentor
Michael Santiago
Mentor
Sara Schmitt
Mentor
Javed Singha
Mentor
Sarah Sprague
Mentor
Jason Stowe
Mentor
Dan Witte
Mentor
eLab carefully selects a limited number of experienced mentors who play a number of roles based on the needs of each individual team. The advisory board helps students in the following ways:
Ask tough questions
Advisory board memebrs ask tough ‘critical path’ questions designed to help our team’s to improve their concepts.
Provide perspective
Advisory board members provide perspective on issues ranging from the start up process and fundraising, to product development and distribution of equity to employees. They bring their experiences and wisdom to the table to help our teams succeed.
Provide feedback
Advisory board members provide regular feedback on strategy, products, pricing, sales strategy, marketing plans, investor decks, legal factors and many of the other issues that entrepreneurs explore as they undergo their journey.