Fifteen years inside Stanford's premier founder community — from mentor, to board, to CEO.
SF Bay Area
00 — Scope
What the role actually covered.
01
Chief Executive Officer · 2025 — 2026
—Transitioned from long-standing Board Member to CEO of the premier accelerator and community for Stanford's top entrepreneurs.
—Steered organizational strategy and operational excellence across a portfolio spanning AI, Energy & Sustainability, BioTech, Enterprise, and Consumer.
—Increased NPS, applications, contributors, and global ecosystem reach year over year.
—Deepened multi-year philanthropic commitments from corporate and institutional partners; expanded international programming with foreign governments and universities.
02
Board of Directors · 2020 — 2025
—Partnered with the CEO and executive team on multi-year strategy, budget, and organizational health.
—Advised on programming, partnerships, and expansion of the founder community.
—Helped steward the transition and continuity that led to assuming the CEO role in 2025.
03
Mentor · 2011 — 2020
—Advised hundreds of Stanford founders across AI, consumer, enterprise, hardware, and health on strategy and operations.
—Supported companies through fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market inflection points.
—Contributed to programming, workshops, and community events across cohorts.
01 — By the numbers
A few signals.
01
Stanford founders
3,000+
02
Combined portfolio value
$120B+
03
Sectors
AI · BioTech · MedTech · Robotics · Energy · Enterprise · Consumer
02 — Setting
Where it happened.
Three tenures across a decade and a half at StartX: mentoring hundreds of Stanford founders, joining the Board to steward long-term strategy, then stepping in as CEO to lead the accelerator and its global ecosystem.
StartX founder cohort — Stanford ecosystem
Stanford University — home of the StartX community
Fireside with Jamie Dimon, Chairman & CEO of JPMorgan Chase
In conversation with Andrew Feldman, Founder & CEO of Cerebras Systems
