EEE and Couri Hatchery Guest Speakers 2024-2025

Tristan Botelho, associate professor of organizational behavior, Yale University, presented a seminar titled “Customers in charge: Racial inequality and work precarity in on-demand labor platforms.” 

Cliff Davidson, professor emeritus, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, visited the BUA 650 class and talked about “Managing sustainability.” 

Caroline Flammer, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics, Columbia University, presented a seminar titled “Blended finance.” 

Rong Li, associate professor of supply chain management, Whitman School of Management, presented a seminar titled “AI potentials: Innovative industry applications and prognostics research.”

Simon Parker, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, presented a seminar titled “Women entrepreneurship under conditions of institutional improvement: Evidence from a natural experiment in India.” 

Cat McDonnell ’24 M.S., ensemble member, The Second City, visited the EEE 444/644 class and talked about “Using improv and humor in business.”

Mikaela McShane, communications manager, NASA Technology Transfer Expansion, visited the EEE 457 class and talked about “NASA's innovations and patent portfolio.” 

Jeffrey Sands, founding partner, Dorset Partners, visited EEE 622 and talked about “Entrepreneurial turnarounds.” 

Justin Webb, Belk Distinguished Professor of Business Innovation, UNC-Charlotte, presented a seminar titled “Keep it under control? A theoretical framework of entrepreneurial organizing.” 

Couri Hatchery Guests  

Jack Adler ’23, ’24 M.S., founder, Out2Win Sports 

Josh Aviv ’15 (MAX), G’17 (iSchool), founder, Spark Charge, CUSE50 Honoree 

Scott Birnbaum ’89 (WSM/NEW), founder, Red Sea Ventures 

T.J. Breeden, Ed.D., ’18 MBA, founder, Fuze Venture Growth Fund 

Nicholas Graham, Esq., ’23 MBA, L’23, corporate and real estate lawyer, Newman & Lickstein LLP 

Adam Fazackerley ’96, founder, Lay-n-Go 

Samantha Flynn G’09 (NEW), founder, Junipr Public Relations, CUSE50 Honoree 

Scott Friedberg '14, founder, Gilded Social 

Jeff Knauss, founder, Arcovo AI 

Nick Monzi ’11, founder, Learn Fresh, CUSE50 Honoree 

Jay Nixon, founder, Jay Nixon Beauty and celebrity hair stylist 

Latavius Murray ’20 MBA, founder, Jon Diaz Community Center 

Isaiah Salter, founder, With a Grain of Salt 

Gabriel Sepulveda-Sanchez L'11, founder, Sepulveda Sanchez Accident Lawyers, CUSE50 Honoree