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Alumni Profiles
Ed Barrientos, President and CEO of Brazen Careerist
Warren Brown, Founder of CakeLove and LoveCafe
Daron Coates, Managing Director of ThinkBox Group
ThinkBox Group is an emerging leader in the energy as a service industry with an experienced team of entrepreneurs, engineers, financiers and business leaders. TBG has developed over $200M in renewable evergy, distributed generation, energy / water efficiency and operations technology projects that will generate more than $10M in coast savings annually. Daron Coates graduated from the GW School of Business with an EMBA in '71.
Bo Davis, Founder of Prometheus and Wasabi Sushi
Dylan Fox, Founder and CEO of Crowdvance
Crowdvance has given hundreds of small organizations across the country (i.e. youth sports teams and student organizations) the ability to collect donations online. In exchange, Crowdvance rewards donors with exclusive perks such as concert tickets, movie tickets and apparel. Dylan led Crowdvance to a 3rd place win in the 2012 GW Business Plan Competition, and in 2013, Crowdvance won the $15,000 first prize at an international business plan competition at Texas Christian University. Dylan is a recent graduate of the GW School of Business, 2013.
Allen Gannett, CEO of TrackMaven
TrackMaven provides insights into your marketing performance, competitors, content, and campaign strategy, so you can focus on differentiating your message. Thier mission is to make marketers more effective through data that is understandable and actionable. Allen received his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from GW.
Todd Glassman, General Counsel at 2U, Inc.
Education is one of the most powerful drivers of change and upward mobility. 2U empowers forward-thinking universities to reimagine education, ensuring that students everywhwere can dream bigger, reach their highest potential and fulfill their aspirations through life-changing educational experiences. Todd holds a BBA from GW.
Sarah Hillware, Founder of Girls Health Ed
Sarah Hillware is a social entrepreneur, marketing, and communications strategist. She is also the Founder of Girls Health Ed, a nonprofit health education program for girls and young women ages 8 to 17 throughout the US and Kenya, which she started while she was a student at GW. She has given two TEDx talks on the empowerment of girls and women, and writes for The Huffington Post in her spare time.
Paul Orentas, Managing Principal at ThinkBox Group
ThinkBox Group is an emerging leader in the energy as a service industry with an experienced team of entrepreneurs, engineers, financiers and business leaders. TBG has developed over $200M in renewable evergy, distributed generation, energy / water efficiency and operations technology projects that will generate more than $10M in coast savings annually. Paul Orentas graduated from the GW School of Business with an EMBA in '96.
Chip Paucek, CEO and Co-Founder of 2U, Inc.
Education is one of the most powerful drivers of change and upward mobility. 2U empowers forward-thinking universities to reimagine education, ensuring that students everywhwere can dream bigger, reach their highest potential and fulfill their aspirations through life-changing educational experiences. Chip holds a BA in Political Communication from GW.
Andrew Perlman, CEO and Director of Vringo, Inc.
Vringo, Inc. is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Vringo's patent portfolio consists of 31 patents and applications, 11 of which have been granted. Andrew has an extensive background in the technology and entertainment industries. He received his Bachelors Degree from GW.
Michael Quinn, Founding Partner of Q Advisors
Roland Schumann, Co-Founder of SwapDrive
Junaid Shams, Co-Founder of GSM Nation
Anthony Shop, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Social Driver
Amber Wason, Owner and Co-Founder of Riide Electric Bicycles
Jason Zocks, Executive Vice President of Program Management at 2U, Inc.