Mentors-in-Residence Program

100 Mentor Match-up Event | October, 2015

The primary goal of the Mentors-In-Residence program is to engage the GW students, faculty, and staff with seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives. Through various activities and office hours, Mentors will provide guidance, coaching, perspective, and connections to enhance entrepreneurship at GW.

Mentors-in-Residence have the following primary responsibilities:

To provide support to the New Venture Competition participants;
To provide face-to-face engagement opportunities to students seeking mentorship in business development and entrepreneurial endeavors through office hours and virtual sessions;
To develop, shape, and launch a unique set of projects within the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship at GW.

To reserve office hours with the Mentors-In-Residence, please create a profile through the GW Innovation Exchange. You will only need to create your profile once. Once you have completed that, you will be able to set up appointments with the Mentors-In-Residence. Please note that each Mentor-In-Residence will have different appointment times. See below for reference.

Reserve Office Hours Here

Meet the 2017-2018 Mentors

	Daron Coates Managing Director ThinkBox Group Bio Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2-4 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Karl Ginter President & CEO Inspyris, LLC Bio Office Hours: Thursdays, 1-3:30 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	C'pher Gresham National Director of Expansion SEED SPOT Bio Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10 AM - 12 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Rodney Lake Professor, Lecturer in Finance, GWU CIO, The Benval Group The George Washington University Bio Office Hours: Mondays, 3 - 5 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Elma Levy Co-Founder Dovel Technologies Bio Office Hours: Mondays, 10 AM - 12 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Bob Smith Director, Fed Tech I-Corps Program Office of Entrepreneurship George Washington University Bio Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-4 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Grant Warner Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Howard University Bio Office Hours: Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Location: Multicultural Student Services Center, 2127 G Street NW, Room 104

Meet with the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Staff

	Lex McCusker Director, Student Entrepreneurship Programs Office of Entrepreneurship George Washington University Bio Office Hours: Fridays, 10 AM - 12 PM Location: Tompkins Hall, Room M06
	Scott Stein Associate Director Student Entrepreneurship Programs Bio Office Hours: Tuesday, 2 PM - 5 PM
	Jim Chung Associate VP for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bio Office Hours: By appointment
	Dan Kunitz Director of I-Corps at GW Bio Office Hours: By appointment