Carnegie Mellon University

Swartz Center Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Entrepreneurs-in-Residence are a mentorship resource for students and alumni.

Since 1971, when the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) became one of the first schools in the world to offer entrepreneurial education, mentors have been guiding Carnegie Mellon’s business students. Today, the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, the university’s central hub for education, engagement, collaboration and opportunity, offers invaluable mentorship through its Entrepreneurship in Residence (EIR) program. The EIR's eagerly share their knowledge and lessons learned from successfully creating, building and running startups.

Namrata Banerjee

Namrata Banerjee

Director, VentureBridge; Entrepreneur-in-Residence
nmalik@andrew.cmu.edu

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Laurie Barkman

Laurie Barkman

Adjunct Instructor of Entrepreneurship
lbarkman@andrew.cmu.edu

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Steve Bollinger

Steve Bollinger

Adjunct Instructor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
sbollinger@userevive.com

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Foo Conner

Foo Conner

Media Guru in Residence
foo@jekko.com

Steven Fleck

Steve Fleck

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
stevenjfleck@gmail.com

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Meredith Meyer Grelli

Meredith Meyer Grelli

Director of Project Olympus
Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business
Entrepreneur in Residence, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
mmgrelli@andrew.cmu.edu

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Jim Jen

Jim Jen

Director, Corporate Startup Lab
Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jjen@andrew.cmu.edu

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Will Kaigler

William Kaigler

Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship
wk2s@andrew.cmu.edu

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Leah Lizarondo

Leah Lizarondo

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
leahlizarondo@cmu.edu

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Craig S. Markovitz

Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship
cmarkovi@andrew.cmu.edu

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Dave Mawhinney

Dave Mawhinney

Founding Executive Director, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship; Executive Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; Full Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship
dmawhin@andrew.cmu.edu

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Max Mirho

Hacker-in-Residence
maxmirho@gmail.com

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Robb Myer

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Emeritus
rmyer@andrew.cmu.edu

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Adam Paulisick

Adam Paulisick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
paulad01@andrew.cmu.edu

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Andrew Rabin

Andrew Rabin

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
arabin@412venturefund.com

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Henry Thorne

Henry Thorne

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
henrythorne2@me.com

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James Van Buren

James W. Van Buren

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jvanburen@JVBVentures.com

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Courtney Williamson

Courtney Williamson, Ph.D

Adjunct Professor
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
cdwillia@andrew.cmu.edu

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JJ Xu

JJ Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
jiaojiax@andrew.cmu.edu

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