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.

Talk to all the Mentors-In-Residence about:

GW New Venture Competition
AccelerateGW
Lean Startup
Customer Discovery
"Where Do I Start?"

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 2018-2019 Mentors

	Daron Coates Managing Director ThinkBox Group Bio Sign up for office hours with Daron Office Hours: Wednesdays, 2PM - 4PM Location: Multicultural Student Services Center (Address: 2127 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Karl Ginter President & CEO Inspyris, LLC Bio Sign up for office hours with Karl Office Hours: Thursdays, 2PM - 6PM Location: GW Innovation Center at Tompkins Hall, Room M06 (Address: 725 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	C'pher Gresham Vice President SEED SPOT Bio Sign up for office hours with C'pher Office Hours: Fridays, 1PM - 3PM Location: STEMworks at Gelman Library (Address: 2130 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Jiemin Jordan Managing Partner Decisive Investment Group Bio Sign up for office hours with Jiemin Office Hours: Mondays, 1PM - 3PM Location: STEMworks at Gelman Library (Address: 2130 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Bob Smith Director Virginia Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) Bio Sign up for office hours with Bob Office Hours: Tuesdays, 3PM - 5PM Location: GW Innovation Center at Tompkins Hall, Room M06 (Address: 725 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Rose Wang Founder Binary Group Bio Sign up for office hours with Rose Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5PM - 7PM Location: GW Duques Hall Room 261 (Address: 2201 G St NW, Washington, DC 20052) Note - Duques Hall is attached to Funger Hall on the GW Campus. Please take note of the building name before entering.
	Grant Warner Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Howard University Bio Sign up for office hours with Grant Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4:30PM - 6:30PM Location: Multicultural Student Services Center (Address: 2127 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)

Meet with the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Staff

	Lex McCusker Director, Student Entrepreneurship Programs Office of Entrepreneurship George Washington University Bio Sign up for office hours with Lex Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10AM - 12PM Location: STEMworks at Gelman Library (Address: 2130 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Scott Stein Associate Director Student Entrepreneurship Programs Bio Sign up for office hours with Scott Office Hours: Thursdays, 9:30AM - 11:30AM Location: GW Innovation Center at Tompkins Hall, Room M06 (Address: 725 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)
	Jim Chung Associate VP for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bio Office Hours: By appointment. To make an appointment, contact Maquita Irvin at [email protected].
	Dan Kunitz Director of I-Corps at GW Bio Office Hours: By appointment. To make an appointment, contact Dan at [email protected].

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