Ventures may be at a wide range of developmental stages, from ideation through commercialization. The goal of our mentor network is to catalyze the entrepreneurial success of I2C founders. Period! I2C Innovation Mentors are subject matter experts, gurus, doers, advisors, folks who want to genuinely connect, contribute and be a pivotal resource to our companies and entrepreneurs. They are enablers of innovation, entrepreneurship and “getting it done”! Our Innovation Mentors are available to all I2C virtual / resident companies and faculty / students looking to take their idea forward. Connect and set-up a mentoring session Our Mentors Saleemah Ahamed Areas of expertise: Strategy, capital, corporate law View LinkedIn Profile David Chan Areas of expertise: Engineering, product development Drew Davenport Areas of expertise: Healthcare, operations, IT, services View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Valentina Iscaro Areas of expertise: Strategy, social media marketing, entrepreneurship View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Candice Lanius Areas of expertise: UX / Design View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Tathagata (“T”) Mukherjee Areas of expertise: Cyber security, machine learning View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Hassan Naqvi Areas of expertise: IP assessment, digital health, innovation management, strategy, technology commercialization View LinkedIn Profile Megan Nivens Areas of expertise: Strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship View LinkedIn Profile Paula Payton Areas of expertise: Conversational AI (shopping assistants, chatbots), Digital Health Tech (sleep tech, mental health tech, sport tech), Retail Tech (Omnichannel, in-store, curbside + contactless retail) View LinkedIn Profile Ryan Ramkhelawan Areas of expertise: Concept validation, product development / integration, startup ops, cash flow management, venture finance, founder driven sales strategies, board and investor dynamics View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Joy Robinson Areas of expertise: UX / Design Dr. Rogie I. Rodriguez-Quiñones Areas of expertise: Strategy, engineering, product development View LinkedIn Profile Jarrett Rumoro Areas of expertise: IP, strategy, entrepreneurship View LinkedIn Profile Jeff Showalter Areas of expertise: Strategy, capital, IP, corporate law View LinkedIn Profile Axel Strombergsson Areas of expertise: Leadership, start-up strategies, business growth, Life Sciences, FDA regulations, technology commercialization, fundraising, R&D, manufacturing, IP View LinkedIn Profile Martin Sullivan Areas of expertise: Innovation management, growth and scale planning, business process implementation, defense and commercial business development View LinkedIn Profile Dr. Ryan Weber Areas of expertise: UX / Design View LinkedIn Profile Jason West Areas of expertise: Leadership, planning, entrepreneurship View LinkedIn Profile