Team

Leadership and Staff

Rana K Gupta

Executive Director rkgupta@mit.edu

Angela Koehler

Faculty Director koehler@mit.edu

Andromeda Blumenau

Communications and Program Manager ablumen@mit.edu

Eric Olivieri

Senior Project Assistant ericoliv@mit.edu

Steering Committee

Bonnie Fendrock

Red Sky Partners | Advisor Bonnie Fendrock leads corporate and business development at biotech companies.

Marina Hatsopoulos

Levitronix Technologies | Board Chair Marina Hatsopoulos is an entrepreneur who has provided seed funding to hardware businesses.

Jerome Meier

Akeso Biomedical, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer and Consultant Jerome Meier holds senior strategic and operating roles in international business.

Stan Reiss

General Partner | Matrix Partners Stan Reiss focuses on early stage investments across technology sectors.

Darshana Zaveri

Catalyst Health Ventures | Managing Partner Darshana Zaveri leads investments in early stage healthcare.