Prepared by Bruce Bachenheimer, Executive Director Nikhil Kalyankar, Associate Director July 30th 2015 Table of Contents 1. Introduction & Overview ........................................................................................................................ 4 2. Organization & Partners ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.1. Administration................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1. Bruce Bachenheimer, Executive Director ............................................................................. 7 2.1.2. Nikhil Kalyankar, Associate Director ..................................................................................... 7 2.1.3. John A. Harrison, Graduate Assistant ................................................................................... 7 2.1.4. Srikanth Bandaru, Technology Specialist ............................................................................. 8 2.1.5. Dezer Grant Fellows ............................................................................................................. 8 2.1.6. Blackstone Fellow ................................................................................................................. 8 2.1.8. Previous Graduate & Student Assistants .............................................................................. 9 2.2. Student Associates ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.3. Student Businesses .................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1. Current Student Business ................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1.1. Accern ............................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.1.2. AIT ................................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1.3. Burassi ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.3.1.4. Cross River Games ......................................................................................................... 15 2.3.1.5. Omicon Entertaintment Inc. ............................................................................................. 15 2.3.1.6. Piximity ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.3.1.7. SheerStock ...................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.2. Former Student Businesses ................................................................................................ 18 2.3.2.1. Blue-Green Solutions (BGS) ........................................................................................... 18 2.3.2.2. Brownstone Bee (BB) ...................................................................................................... 18 2.3.2.3. Kuztomyze.com ............................................................................................................... 18 2.3.2.4. Nova Software ................................................................................................................. 19 2.3.2.5. Ravasco Transmission Pvt Ltd ........................................................................................ 20 2.3.2.6. The Jewel High Collection ............................................................................................... 21 2.3.2.7. UrbanNYCProperty.com ................................................................................................. 21 2.3.2.8. Venture Forth Analytics ................................................................................................... 22 2.4. Faculty Fellows............................................................................................................................ 23 2.4.1. Dr. Gerald P. Ardito ............................................................................................................. 23 2.4.2. Prof. Bruce Bachenheimer .................................................................................................. 23 2.4.3. Dr. Melissa S. Cardon ......................................................................................................... 23 2.4.4. Dr. Imran Chowdhury .......................................................................................................... 23 2.4.5. Dr. Jean F. Coppola ............................................................................................................ 23 1 2.4.6. Dr. Julia Eisenberg .............................................................................................................. 24 2.4.7. Dr. Alan Eisner .................................................................................................................... 24 2.4.8. Dr. Casey Frid ..................................................................................................................... 24 2.4.9. Dr. Jonathan Hill .................................................................................................................. 24 2.4.10. Dr. Anthony Joseph ............................................................................................................. 24 2.4.11. Dr. Theresa K. Lant ............................................................................................................. 25 2.4.12. Dr. Charles Aaron Lawry ..................................................................................................... 25 2.4.13. Dr. Christelle Scharff ........................................................................................................... 25 2.4.14. Dr. Rebecca Tekula............................................................................................................. 25 2.4.15. Entrepreneurship Research ................................................................................................ 26 2.5. Alumni Mentors ........................................................................................................................... 28 2.5.1. David Arabov ....................................................................................................................... 28 2.5.2. Brendan M. Davey............................................................................................................... 28 2.5.3. Stefan Doering .................................................................................................................... 28 2.5.4. Brett Dovman ...................................................................................................................... 28 2.5.5. Lenny Kharitonov ................................................................................................................ 29 2.5.6. Asher Levin ......................................................................................................................... 29 2.5.7. Aaron Mandelbaum ............................................................................................................. 29 2.5.8. Rumit Mehta ........................................................................................................................ 29 2.5.9. Nicholas Schiavo ................................................................................................................. 30 2.5.10. Sara Shikhman .................................................................................................................... 30 2.5.11. Alan Siege ........................................................................................................................... 30 2.5.12. Craig Tashman .................................................................................................................... 30 2.6. Special Guests ............................................................................................................................ 31 2.7. Scholarships, Sponsorships & Grants ........................................................................................ 34 2.7.1. Scholarships ........................................................................................................................ 34 2.7.1.1. The Steve Godoy Endowed Scholarship Fund ............................................................... 34 2.7.1.2. The Ehrgott Endowed Scholarship Fund ........................................................................ 34 2.7.1.3. The Chahal Entrepreneurial Endowed Scholarship ........................................................ 34 2.7.2. Sponsorships ....................................................................................................................... 34 2.7.2.1. Cushman & Wakefield ..................................................................................................... 34 2.7.2.2. HigherOne ....................................................................................................................... 34 2.7.3. Grants .................................................................................................................................. 35 2.7.3.1. Verizon Thinkfinity Foundation .......................................................................................