Instructors and Mentors
The eLab instructors and mentors play a critical role in the shaping of our team’s business concepts. The instructors manage the eLab program while we rely on Cornell alumni with business and entrepreneurial backgrounds that can encourage startups to ask the right questions, solve hard problems and battle test their concept in a safe environment.
Linda Alvarez
Mentor
John Balen
Mentor
Vladimir Baranov
Mentor
Greg Bassuk
Mentor
Maia Benson
Mentor
Ned Berman
Mentor
Nichole Bestman
Mentor
Marla Beyer
Mentor
Randy Breitman
Mentor
Ian Cairns
Mentor
Ludavico Cestarollo
Mentor
Barak Cohen
Mentor
Nate Cook
Instructor
Frank A. DeCosta, III
Mentor
Vanessa Di Frances
Mentor
James Edwards
Mentor
Hunter Friedland
Mentor
Frank Fu
Mentor
Rob Futrick
Mentor
Peter Georgianna
Mentor
Jason Guss
Mentor
Andrés E. Gutiérrez
Mentor
Donnie Hampton
Mentor
Jonah Helmer
Mentor
Delia Hughes
Mentor
Katie E. Hyma
Mentor
Erica Iannotti
Mentor
Andrea Ippolito
Instructor
Stéphane Jean-Baptiste
Mentor
Ghali Jorio
Mentor
Rob Karp
Mentor
Jamie Kim
Mentor
Apoorva Kiran
Mentor
Adam Kirsch
Mentor
David Krauter
Mentor
Julie Littauer
Mentor
Longsha Liu
Mentor
Evan Lodge
Mentor
Max Mailman
Mentor
Paul Martin
Mentor
Brynne Merkley
Mentor
Clyde McKee
Mentor
Alex Meyers
Mentor
Serdar Mizrakci
Mentor
Anaiza Morales
Mentor
Melissa Musiker
Mentor
David Ngyuen
Mentor
Nick Nickitas
Instructor
Aleksandar Nikolic
Mentor
Merrick Olives
Mentor
Caitlin Parrucci
Mentor
Iliana Paleva
Mentor
Gary Perelberg
Mentor
Robert Raczkowski
Mentor
Greg Ray
Instructor
Rebecca Robinson
Mentor
Bob Rosin
Mentor
Ken Rother
Managing Director
Jade Ruscev
Mentor
Michael Santiago
Mentor
Stephen Sauer
Instructor
Marcin Sawczuk
Mentor
Sara Schmitt
Mentor
Tom Schryver
Instructor
Justin Seliq
Mentor
Zach Shulman
Mentor
Nadine Signé
Mentor
Javed Singha
Mentor
Andrew Smith
Mentor
Justin Smithline
Mentor
Jason Spector
Mentor
Sarah Sprague
Mentor
Jason Stowe
Mentor
Madalina L. Sucala, PhD
Mentor
Brad Treat
Instructor
Karen Vishwanath
Mentor
Mi Yan
Mentor
Aaron Walls
Mentor
Kayla Wooley
Mentor
Jacob Wright
Mentor
Eric Young
In Memory
Todd Zion
Mentor
eLab carefully selects a limited number of experienced mentors who play a number of roles based on the needs of each individual team. The advisory board helps students in the following ways:
Ask tough questions
Advisory board memebrs ask tough ‘critical path’ questions designed to help our team’s to improve their concepts.
Provide perspective
Advisory board members provide perspective on issues ranging from the start up process and fundraising, to product development and distribution of equity to employees. They bring their experiences and wisdom to the table to help our teams succeed.
Provide feedback
Advisory board members provide regular feedback on strategy, products, pricing, sales strategy, marketing plans, investor decks, legal factors and many of the other issues that entrepreneurs explore as they undergo their journey.