Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts 2023 Annual Report

2023

Annual Report Building Entrepreneurial Leaders

Letter from Kevin Oye Professor of the Practice; Executive Director, Tufts Gordon Institute

Dear DEC Friends, We’re thrilled with the expansion of our DEC programs, uniting students, faculty, and staff from across the university. The invaluable support from alumni and friends, whether as guest speakers, mentors, or financial contributors, has propelled our progress.

Our dedicated community- faculty, staff, alumni, and friends- has been instrumental in broadening DEC’s impact at Tufts. Their commitment serves as inspiration, influencing students at pivotal moments in their lives.

In today’s world, we need compassionate leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets. The challenges we face demand new solutions, and the collaborative efforts of our community are key to preparing the next generation of leaders. The various initiatives, from internships to advisory roles, highlight the diverse ways our supports contribute to DEC’s success.

We deeply appreciate all who have joined us in cultivating this ethos. The synergy of our collective efforts allows us to make a significant impact. As we begin a new year, we look forward to building on this momentum. Together, we are committed to building entrepreneurial leaders, who lead lives with profound purpose.

With warm regards,

Kevin Oye

Letter from Elaine Chen Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship; Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts

Dear Innovators and Entrepreneurs, As I look back on the 2022-2023 academic year, the word that comes to mind is “wonder.” Wonder at the passion and optimism of new venture builders, who are turning their idea into action and realizing their impact. Wonder at the hunger and drive of emerging entrepreneurial leaders, who are building their entrepreneurial mindset and skillset to help them succeed in an existing enterprise. Wonder at the selfless dedication of our faculty and staff, who had to get creative to keep up with the demand in entrepreneurial learning experiences, inside and outside the classroom.

It is wonderful to witness the rapid growth in the demand for entrepreneurship education at Tufts.

Since 2020, we have almost doubled academic enrollments in our undergraduate courses, reaching over a thousand enrollments for the first time. We more than doubled participations in our cocurricular programs. In our Venture Builder pipeline, we see more teams enter our ecosystem, and more maturity and traction in graduating teams. In our Entrepreneurial Leadership pipeline, we see tremendous growth in our students who engage in the Entrepreneurial Internship program that pays students to take otherwise unpaid startup and nonprofit internships, and the Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund, a small grant program that gives students the fuel to take that first step.

As a young Center, we are continuously learning about the needs and goals of our growing student base to help us build the courses, innovative programming, and student funding opportunities to meet the demands of our diverse student base. We can’t wait to build on the momentum of a wonderful year to continue to empower entrepreneurial leaders with profound purpose.

Elaine Chen

Table of Contents Derby Entrepreneurship Who we are and whatCenter we doCommunity Who We Are Highlights: Academics 2022-2023 Our OfferingsHighlights: Co-curricular 2022-2023 At a Glance Activities, and Fnding Programs, Testimonials Academics New Applied Innovation Research Center 2022 - 2023 Highlights Alumni Spotlights The Learning Center Donor Leaderboard Tufts $100k Connect with us!

Tufts Venture Accelerator Boston Ecosystem Alumni Spotlight Jumbo Wins Our Supporters The DEC Team Faculty Board of Advisors

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DEC values the relationships we have developed with colleges, centers, and student clubs across Tufts University.

We strive to reach all students and offer them opportunities to become innovators and entrepreneurs wherever they are in their journey. These pages illustrate how we are situated within the Tufts community; we partner and collaborate with many of these colleges, departments, and student clubs to give our students the best possible opportunities and connections.

Career Center

FIRST Center

LGBTQ+ Center

Center for STEM Diversity

Jumbo Ventures

*And more organizations across Tufts

WE@T

Imaginet

Africana Center

Women Center

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Product Studio

Who we are The Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts (DEC) builds entrepreneurial leaders. We recognize that each entrepreneurial path is unique. We strive to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset among our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and our community, giving them the tools to turn ideas into action to realize their impact.

DEC is part of Tufts Gordon Institute. Our collective aim is to build transformative leaders, with heart, who can harness technology to change the world with profound purpose.

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Programs Academics Foundational, core, elective courses taught by top-ranked faculty

1x1 coaching, workshops, speaker events, networking events, internship program, etc.

Competitions & Prizes Encouraging students to take the first step in venture creation

Our Offerings Funding & Accelerator Equity free funding and full time accelerator to help students build new ventures

Community Infrastructure Venture lab; online learning center; other technology enablements

Alumni network, ecosystem within Tufts, cross-university collaborations

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At a Glance Celebrating Another Year of Growth

1006

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Class enrollments

Unique ENT courses

ENT sections

+12% YoY

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+9% YoY ENT / ENTSI graduates

+32% YoY

+19% YoY

approx.

2000 Co-curricular participations

Visit the DEC website to learn more:

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As a student with diverse interests and a broad range of academic pursuits, I found that the minor's integration with other fields of study allowed me to apply my entrepreneurial mindset in creative and innovative ways.

It was exciting to see how the skills and tools I learned could be applied to a variety of contexts, from social justice to sustainability.

A Graduate of the Entrepreneurship Minor, TUFTS '23 VIA GRADUATION SURVEY

Tufts Venture Accelerator's impact on our venture has been profound, opening up new possibilities and honing our entrepreneurial mindset. Connecting with mentors through TVA allowed us to explore new avenues for growth and a brighter future.

Nikita Vardiparti & Sushant Swami, Tufts Venture Accelerator 2023 & Fletcher D-Prize Awardee

NIKITA VARDIPARTI & SUSHANT SWAMI, TVA '23, CO-FOUNDER OF RAITAGYANA, HELPING INDIAN FARMERS TO ACCESS FINANCE AND GOOD QUALITY SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, AND PESTICIDES

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RUTI EJANGUE, FOUNDER OF YUMMY GREENS, A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT EMPLOYS OVER 90% WOMEN FROM PRODUCERS TO CHEFS TO FOOD DELIVERY PERSONS

From the strategic planning sessions with coaches, networking hours, discussions with mentors, speaker presentations and hands on workshops - I've been constantly challenged to find ways to enhance the business model and refine the expansion strategy of my healthy food delivery venture. Both programs have been such an enriching and eye-opening experience for me and have boosted my confidence in how I navigate and solve the roadblocks in my business.

Ruti Ejangue, Tufts Venture Accelerator 2023, Runner-Up Ideas Competition 2022 & Winner Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition

Academics The Entrepreneurship Minor (ENT) continues to grow in popularity with a record-breaking 1000+ enrollments this academic year, reaching 11% of the undergraduate students. ENT is the most popular minor on campus, with courses that draw students from all schools and colleges at Tufts University.

Students continue to find value in the “real world” education that they receive in the courses, which are taught by award-winning entrepreneurs and investors.

Over 1000 unique students registered for ENT courses this year. We offer 25 ENT courses and continue to add courses to keep the curriculum interesting and relevant.

The success of the ENT Minor led to the introduction of the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor (ENTSI). Offered in partnership with Tisch College of Civic Life, ENTSI is designed for students who want to solve problems in today’s society and drive impact through innovation and new venture creation.

We encourage students to jump in and start exploring entrepreneurship by offering a variety of introductory courses that help them explore topics spanning creativity, innovation, design thinking and more. Many of these courses are 2-credit, half-semester courses, allowing students to experiment with different topics without increasing their workload for a full semester.

New Course Spotlights

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INTRODUCTION TO MAKING This exploratory course gives students the practical, handson skills to make working prototypes. Students learn to make physical things, make them work, and integrate them with electronics/software.

PATHS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Students learn and unlearn what it means to be an entrepreneur and the various paths one can take towards entrepreneurship in this course. This course is taught by Phillip Ellison and Alex Ocampo, both Tufts graduates who credit the entrepreneurship program curriculum for teaching the fundamentals of taking an idea and building a business around it.

Courses Offered

Many foundational and core courses are offered in fall and spring, with multiple sections per semester. The chart to the right highlights how these courses fit within the DEC entrepreneurial ecosystem and comprise our undergraduate minors.

Foundational Courses • • •

ENT101: Entrepreneurship and Business Planning ENT151: Entrepreneurship for Computer Science* ENT161: Consumer Product Ventures

Core Courses: • • • •

ENT103: Entrepreneurial Finance ENT105: Entrepreneurial Marketing ENT106: The Science of Sales ENT107: Entrepreneurial Leadership

Electives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

ENT100: Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking ENT109: Societal Aspects of Design* ENT141: Innovative Social Enterprises ENT162: Bringing New Products to Market ENT163: Entrepreneurial Business Law ENT193.01: Introduction to Making ENT193.02: Paths to Entrepreneurship ENT193.03: Nutrition and Entrepreneurship* ENT193.04: Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Impact ENT193.05: Team and Talent Management ENT193.06: Designing Your Life ENT193.21: Developing Financial Literacy* ENT193.22: Communications Skills* ENT193.22: Essentials of Marketing* ENT193.25: Living a Life Of Purpose* ENT194.01: Entrepreneurial Internship ENT194.02: Inside the Classroom ENT199: Entrepreneurial Field Study

*Cross-listed courses

See more of our academic offerings here:

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2022-2023 Highlights Co-curricular Programs, Activities, and Funding We are energized to see strong and sustained interest from students. We are focused on continuing to offer innovative programming that engages a growing number of students with diverse interests, bringing an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset to all through a combination of academic offerings and co-curricular programming.

We believe it is important to offer many ways for students to learn entrepreneurial skills outside the classroom through co-curricular offerings. We provide networking events, coaching, workshops, internships, a venture accelerator, business plan competitions, cross-university mixers, speaker events, online learning content, and more. We are excited to report that for the 2022 - 2023 academic year, our cocurricular participation grew by over 50%!

Fall:

Innovation

Spring:

Entrepreneurship

Summer:

Acceleration

Learning Center

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The DEC self-paced entrepreneurship learning center provides the concepts, framework, and skillsets needed to build a new venture from scratch. Simply select from the module you are interested in learning more about, from entrepreneurial fundamentals, to market strategy, to finance and more; there is information on a wide variety of entrepreneurial skillsets. The learning center also provides helpful videos, pitching resources, and templates.

The new online learning center was a great asset in helping preparing our semi-finalist teams for the Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition. The easily accessible resources provided teams with real business frameworks and templates that made a fundamental difference in their pitches.

Idicula Mathew

DEC ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE

Visit the Learning Center homepage:

Fall: Innovation Fall is about welcoming new students into our innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem with open and inclusive events that are welcoming to all. Throughout the fall, we host a number of events to kick off the entrepreneurial spirit on campus. Through hosting Innovation Month to the Ideas Competition and Montle Prize, we nurture new students through workshops, speaker events, as well as competitions and prizes for early stage innovators.

Spring: Entrepreneurship

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In Spring, we support venture builders with 1x1 coaching, tailored educational materials, workshops, speaker events, and Cross-University Student Innovator (CUSI) mixers. The highlight of our spring programming is the Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition. Over 60 teams competed in this hybrid competition for the 2022-2023 academic year. We hosted virtual watch parties to add to the excitement of the competition.

Spring: Entrepreneurship NEW PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT Starting a new venture requires significant financial flexibility which may not be available to all students. Some students from underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation low-income students, as well as international students from emerging markets, may face additional financial and visa status barriers. To address this challenge, we implemented the following during the 2022-2023 academic year: The Entrepreneurial Internship Program: We expanded our internship funding to allow more students to be paid a stipend of $4,500 for a 10-week internship at a startup or new non-profit, a majority of which were co-founded by Tufts alumni. This past year we have had 9 students go through this program, our most ever!

The Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund (EIF): This application-based grant making program offers funding and entrepreneurial coaching to help eligible students and young alumni take the first step towards building a new venture. This program distributes small checks to support student clubs as well as innovators working on new projects. In addition to distributing equity-free grants, the program also matches awardees with dedicated mentors.

Summer: Acceleration

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Summer is all about acceleration. Without the pressure of classes, students are free to concentrate on learning through immersion. We run two intensive programs every summer.

The Pre-College Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bootcamp: A two-week-long immersive experience for high school entrepreneurs. Students learn how to build a new venture from the ground up.

Tufts Venture Accelerator: A 10-week-long summer program for student and alumni entrepreneurs who are working on their venture full-time.

Tufts $100k

The Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition is the flagship venture competition at Tufts. Early stage innovators and entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in three tracks: General Technology, Social Impact, and Healthcare & Life Science. The competition culminates in live pitch competitions at the semifinals and finals where students compete for a chance to win cash and in-kind services valued at over $250,000.

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Regardless of the outcome of the semi-finals, preparing for the venture competition in itself was incredibly valuable. We were forced to condense our rambling pitch down to the absolute essentials and succeeded in record time.

A 2023 Tufts $100k Semifinalist VIA EXIT SURVEY

It was an amazing experience, welcoming atmosphere, and a supportive team leading the competition. We learned a lot from 1:1 coaching and truly appreciated all the resources.

A 2023 Tufts $100k Semifinalist VIA EXIT SURVEY

Read more about the Tufts $100k competition:

Tufts Venture Accelerator

Read more about the Tufts Venture Accelerator:

The Tufts Venture Accelerator is a structured, 10-week-long summer venture accelerator program for students and alumni entrepreneurs who are working on their venture full-time. It provides structure, accountability, educational experiences, and more to help entrepreneurs who are building a venture make rapid progress throughout the summer.

This year, we had eight teams in the Tufts Venture Accelerator who worked hard all summer to get their ventures off the ground.

These teams have come a very long way from when they first began; learn more about them here.

DRAFTABLES

Experience the height of sports emulation Cofounders: Brian Ross (A23), and Simon Peterson

KATHALYST

HIPOND

Empowering developers, elevating documentation

Cofounders: Xiao Zhou (MSIM23), Zhongyi Zhau (MSIM23), Xin Wang (MSIM23)

Cofounders: Anushka Singh (MSIM23), Shimona Dubey (MSIM23), Akshay Chintameneni (MSIM23)

Make your life abroad easier

RAITAGYANA

Transforming yields, transforming lives Cofounders: Nikita Vardiparti (MIB24), Sushant Swami (MIB24)

SNAPS

The future of cavity prevention Cofounders: Mali Kaminaga (MSIM23), Thomas Merten (MSIM23)

EQUIBALLOT

Making Elections Equitable Cofounders: Katie Furey (A23), Gaby Ackerman Logan (A23)

NEUROPLEX

Increase the safety of surgeries Cofounders: Helen Karimi (TUSM26), Robert Beer II

YUMMY GREENS

Eat well and build community Founder: Ruti Ejangue (MIB24)

Boston Ecosystem Boston is the home of an incredible innovation ecosystem.

No other city has as many universities, startups, investors, and innovative corporations within driving distance.

In collaboration with MIT, Harvard and Boston University, Derby Entrepreneurship Center has taken a leadership role in fostering cross pollination for student innovators through cross-university student innovator mixer events, routinely drawing 150-350 students from 10-20 schools per event. We also work with local ecosystem builders to make sure our students are connected to the rich entrepreneurship and innovation resources that Boston has to offer.

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Images above from the Winter 2023 CUSI Mixer hosted by Harvard iLab

Alumni Spotlight Emma Balin

Tufts $100k Winner, ENT Minor Graduate, A19

Alex Farmer

ENT Minor Graduate, A12

Alfredo Ramirez

Tufts $100k 3rd Place General Track '21, Tufts Venture Accelerator '22, MIB22

Where Are They Now? Chief of Staff at Primary Venture Partners, an early stage investor in New York start-ups

Where Are They Now? Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Customer Officer, Nezasa

Where Are They Now? Co-Founder, COO & CMO, Prosal

Jumbo Wins

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Below are just a few of the JumboWins for alumni during this past 2022-2023 year: Chuck Auster, A73, Founder & Partner: Runtide Capital Established the Auster Center for Applied Innovation Research within Tufts Gordon Institute Noah Elion, A18, Founder & CEO: Lovd Forbes 30 under 30 in Consumer Technology Chris Giliberti, A10, Co-Founder: ZestWorld Fast Company top 10 Innovative companies with fewer than 100 employees Sean Harrington, A14, Co-Founder: Notemeal, a Teamworks Company $65M Series E round Diane Hessan, J76 & A11P, Tufts University Trustee Boston Globe's Tech Power 50 Lauren Isnard, A22, Co-Founder: Scope Sports Pre-seed round of $500,000 Alex Kim, E17, Co-Founder: Homebase Launched a live beta for Web3 proptech platform Max Makeev, MSEM09, Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer: Owl Labs $25M Series C; Fast Company top 10 Innovative companies with fewer than 100 employees Alex Ocampo, A14, Founder & CEO: Ganance Techstars Sports Accelerator class of 2023

Sara Pearce-Probst, E17, Co-Founder: SiteTrace SiteTrace was acquired by BuildCentrix (2022) Alex Rappaport, E17 & MSIM18, Co-Founder & CEO: ZwitterCo Forbes 30 under 30 in Manufacturing and Industry; ZwitterCo named 2022 BIG Award for Business Winner; ZwitterCo named Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year Abuzar Royesh, A16, Co-Founder: Pastel Forbes 30 under 30 in Social Impact Natalie Rubio, Ph.D., EG22, Head of Process Science: Ark Biotech Forbes 30 under 30 in Science Kinjal Shah, A15, Partner: Blockchain Capital Forbes 30 under 30 in Finance Brittany Sokoloff, A11, Partner: ArentFox Schiff Elected into partnership at ArentFox Schiff Aaron Tartakovsky, A12, Co-Founder & CEO: Epic Cleantec Times Magazine Best Inventions of 2022; Winner, World Economic Forum's "Global Freshwater Innovation Challenge"; #1 Fast Company top 10 Innovative companies with fewer than 100 employees

Donor Leaderboard Multi-year Sustaining Gifts Anonymous Donor: 8-year Sustaining Gift to support DEC operations Stephen Herrod, Ph.D. and Flavia Herrod, A22P, A27P: 5-year Sustaining Gift to promote the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Vivek R. Shah, A94 and Katherine Shah: 3-year Sustaining Gift for Consumer Internet and Digital Innovation Tufts Venture Accelerator Sponsorship Earle Yaffa, E61 and Elizabeth Yaffa, J85P Kimberly Hartman, J85 and Alan Hartman The Joseph H. Flom Foundation Prize Sponsorships Tufts $100k General Technology Track John W. Cuming, A81, Pamela Cuming and the William R. and Ruth D. Cuming Charitable Foundation Tufts $100k Healthcare and Life Science Track Anonymous Donor Tufts $100k Social Impact Track The Joseph H. Flom Foundation and Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

Friedman Prize Food and Nutrition Innovation Institute at the Friedman School Stephen and Geraldine Ricci Interdisciplinary Prize Stephen J. Ricci, E67, E88P, J88P and Geraldine R. Ricci, E88P, J88P Paul and Elizabeth Montle Prize for Entrepreneurial Achievement The Montle Family Cummings Properties Rent Credit Cummings Properties Corporate Supporters Providing Free or Discounted Services Amazon Web Services HubSpot for Startups Sound Advice Consulting Startup Tree

Our Supporters

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We would like to take a moment to thank our supporters for their generosity which supports entrepreneurship education at Tufts University. The funds we raise help embrace more students, establish thought leadership, pilot innovative programming, and helps us embrace historically underrepresented groups.

Platinum Supporters ($10K+ AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS)

Mark Ain Kofi Asante Chuck Auster Rachel Blumenthal Benjamin S. Carson, Jr. Karen J. Cassel John W. Cuming Jack Derby Michael J. Doyle Christine Overholt Dunn Pamela W. Goldberg Paul S. Halpern Kimberly A. Hartman Stephen Herrod, Ph.D. and Flavia Herrod Anonymous Karen C. Howe David J. Jen Joshua W. Kapelman and Emily Hawkridge Kapelman Nancy Karp Jordan C. Kivelstadt Sarah D. Kugelman Stephen McDermid and Katherine J. McDermid Andrew J. Merken and Gail Merken Kenneth M. Nova and Janet Nova Catherine Popper and D. Noah Eckhouse

Stephen Remondi and Kristen Remondi Peter H. Rothschild Felice Shapiro Forrest Snowden Omer Trajman and Lily Trajman Tracy K. Wang Alexander S. Wulkan Earle Yaffa and Elizabeth Yaffa

Gold Supporters ($1K+)

Stuart E. Birger Cummings Properties, LLC Kenneth C. Fan Glenn J. Gates George D. Hawthorne Dr. Sam Kessel Richard M. Sakakeeny and Karen Sakakeeny Muwaffaq B. Salti Marilyn C. Salzman, Ph.D. and John J. Salzman James M. Sarazen Matthew D. Verminski

Friends and Family Connor J. Adams William Aiken Brett Andler Eliyar Asgarieh, Ph.D. Michelle T. Bornstein Jerry Brightman Michael E. Caine, Ph.D. Dr. Linda Levin Camine Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu Sanguan (Sang) Chanyaputhipong Elaine Chen Donna M. Cirelli Bruce A. Cohen Lindsey C. Collins Bob Creeden Cody Damon Ashish Datta Marilyn A. Davison Carol Denning Justin A. Desrosiers Kristin Mattson Di Cecca Nimish K. Dixit Ze'ev Drukker Jeffrey D. Edelman Glenn Engler Donna & Robert Esposito Alan L. Federman David A. Fielding, Jr. Lara S. Fordis Luke F. Fraser David G. Gibbs Julia P. Gosset Diane S. Hessan Dr. Alison Trachtman Hill John F. Hodgman Marija V. Jankovich Andrea D. Kantor Alex M. Kim Steven R. Koltai Margaret O. Kullman David Lattanzi

Clark W. Lefavour Steven W. Lunder Danai Macridi Eric B. Mandel Shaye I. Martin Beth McCarthy Thitipat Meechubot Robert P. Menn Suzanne L. Meyer Bradley Miller Jay Mixter Matthew Moeck Igor Moliver Andy O'Brien IV Alex Ocampo Jill Parlee Louis G. Pelosi Chad V. Perbeck Sartrapat Poolvaraluck Tiago Prado Bruce Revzin Adam Russman Emily D. Sacchetti Arielle Sadan Joseph D. Schipani Shelby A. Schulz Marguerite Selvin David Shepherd Hillary B. Sieber Craig L. Slater Brittany H. Sokoloff and William C. Sokoloff Sophia A. Song Grant H. Tilson Toshihiro Uchida Jesse B. Weeks Ross Wood Michael Zalesne

Thank you!

The DEC Team The Derby Entrepreneurship Center team is integral to spreading knowledge and teaching innovation and entrepreneurship across Tufts University. Our team includes leadership from Elaine Chen and Carol Denning, and our Executives in Residence (Cody Damon, Idicula Mathew, and Marcus Johnson-Smith). We also open opportunities to current students to work with us as student coordinators every year.

We are very lucky to have this amazing team, we are small and mighty!

Carol Denning, Assistant Director of Derby Entrepreneurship Center, speaking with some of our students.

Elaine Chen, Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship and Director of Derby Entrepreneurship Center, teaching one of our ENT classes.

39 Idicula Mathew, an Entrepreneur in Residence, leads a Q&A session at the Tufts Venture Accelerator midpoint presentations.

Marcus Johnson-Smith, an Entrepreneur in Residence, speaks with some of our pre-college students about their innovative ideas.

Cody Damon, an Entrepreneur in Residence, offers coaching and advice to a student team building a new venture.

Faculty Frank Apeseche

Phillip Ellison

Moneer Azzam

Gavin Finn

Mac Cameron

Luke Fraser

Professor of the Practice

Lecturer

Lecturer

Elaine Chen

Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship & Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center

Lecturer

Professor of the Practice

Lecturer

Suzi Hamill Lecturer

Jack Derby

Lucia Kamm

Jimmy Edgerton

Beth McCarthy

Professor of the Practice

Lecturer

Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

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Andy O'Brien

Tina Weber

Alex Ocampo

Josh Wiesman

Lecturer

Lecturer

Usha Pasi Lecturer

Avital Shira Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Professor of the Practice

Reggie Williams Lecturer

Julianne Zimmerman Lecturer

Wendy Swart Grossman Lecturer

Joe Volman Lecturer

Board of Advisors Chairman of the Board

Jack Derby

Professor of the Practice, DEC | CEO, Derby Management

Mike Doyle

CEO, President and Board Member, Spire Health

Chuck Auster

Founder & Partner, Runtide Capital

Christine Dunn

Members of the Board

Partner, Seven Letter; Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Marketing Committee

Kofi Asante

Pamela Goldberg

VP of Strategy and Business Development, Elroy Air

Former President and CEO, MDC; CEO, Goldberg HealthTech Advisors; Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Finance & Fundraising Committee

Rachel Blumenthal

Paul Halpern

Cofounder and Entrepreneur, Advisor & Angel Investor

Chief Marketing Officer, JP Morgan Wealth

Ben Carson Jr.

Kim Hartman

Karen Cassel

Steve Herrod

Cofounder and Partner, Fvlcrum Funds

President and CEO, MedicAlert

John Cuming

Former President, Cuming Microwave Corporation

Owner, KH Designers; Cofounder, Mask Ready

Partner, Juxtapose

David Jen

Managing Director - Finance and Corporate Development, X, The Moonshot Factory

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EVP and MD, Hilldun Corporation; Chair, Development and Governance Committee

Nancy Karp

MP of Development and Operations, Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design

Jordon Kivelstadt

Steve Remondi

Founder & CEO, Xphera Biosciences

Peter Rothschild

Partner, East Wind Advisors; Managing Member, Daroth Capital

Managing Partner, Bohemian Highway Travel Co.; Proprietor, Bloom Carneros; Founder & Proprietor, Kivelstadt Cellars; Managing Director, TUBS - Wins and Spirits by the glass

Felice Shapiro

Sarah Kugelman

Forrest Snowden

Founder, The Pink Factor; Founder, skyn ICELAND & gloss.com

Steve McDermid Managing Director, Emerson Collective

Founder and Publisher, Better After 50 (BA50)

Chairman and CEO, Aria Gems

Omer Trajman Founder, AskFora

Andy Merken

Tracy Wang

Kenny Nova

Alex Wulkan

Partner and Co-chair, Life Sciences, Burns & Levinson LLP

Founder & Investor, Stat Scientific

Catherine Popper

Early Stage Investor, Advisor and Board Director, Launchpad Venture Group

Strategic Advisor for Nonprofit Executives

Cofounder and COO, Estateably

Earle Yaffa

Former MD, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLC

Connect With Us! Contact us and learn more at derbyecenter.tufts.edu

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