About Us

The George Washington University (GW) Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OIE) is housed under the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. The Office provides programming around innovation, education, venture creation, and making connections to support GW entrepreneurs and the Mid-Atlantic startup community.

Founded in 2010, OIE has worked with thousands of students, faculty, and alumni, and serves as a focal point for entrepreneurship at GW. It leverages the unique strengths of our university's schools in the nation's capital to serve society at large through the knowledge and practice of entrepreneurship. 

 

Bob Smith

Interim Associate Vice Provost for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Kate Heath

Director, Student Entrepreneurship

 

Sean Connelly

Finance Manager

Mohammad Dembele

Office Operations Associate

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Wince Glory

Web Developer

Sarah Leary

Program Manager

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Kerry Slattery

Program Manager, International Entrepreneurship

 

 

Student Team


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Hazel Lee

Junior Class of 2026

Elizaveta Volkova

Senior Class of 2025

 

Mentors In Residence


Bob Smith

Interim Associate Vice Provost for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur and Instructor

Gary Grenter

Principal Consultant at Alpha-Flow Management Consulting

MedTech / Product Development / Management

Irfan Ali

President and CEO, Recurrent Computing, Inc.

Commercialization / Marketing / Team Building

Karl Ginter

Serial entrepreneur & mentor to early stage companies.

Product Development / Startup Finance / Management

Lokesh Dani

Founder and CEO, Xopolis

Strategy / Research

Nazlin Bhimji

Director of Programs at Global Good Fund

Social Venture / International Business / Startup Finance