Experts in Residence
Mitra Anand
Advanced Technology and Prototyping Specialist, Makerspace and Prototyping Expert
WPI areas of study related to Mitra’s experience: Biomedical Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Physics, and Robotics Engineering
What can I talk to Mitra about today?
- Product Design
- 3D Printing
- Laser Cutting
- Prototyping
- PCB Design
- Design Thinking
- Mechanical Engineering
- Robotics Engineering
- Mechatronics Systems
- Microcontrollers
- MakerBucks
Learn more about Mitra:
Finn Arnold
Vice President Research and Emerging Business, Bose Corp (retired)
WPI areas of study related to Finn’s experience: Business, Entrepreneurship, Systems Engineering, Learning Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Acoustics, Management Engineering, Leadership.
What can I talk to Finn about today?
- Product engineering
- Career planning
- Engineering and business leadership
- Framing problems and prioritizing results
- Influence
- Customer discovery
- People management
- Innovation
- Effective Brainstorming
Learn more about Finn:
Jim Baum
Tech Growth CEO, Board Member, Advisor & Investor
WPI areas of study related to Jim’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Data Science, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, and Operations Analytics & Management
What can I talk to Jim about today?
- Business Strategy & Development
- Business Scaling
- Startups
- Competitive Analysis
- Product Marketing
- Go-to-Marketing Strategy
- Big Data
- Leadership
- Strategic Partnerships
- Building High Performing Teams
Learn more about Jim:
Anthony Coston
President/Consultant- Elise William Ventures (EWV)
WPI areas of study related to Anthony’s experience: Biology, Biology & Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioscience Management, Business, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain Management
What can I talk to Anthony about today?
- Customer Discovery
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceutical Product Development
- Project Management
- Strategic Partnerships
- Design Controls/FDA Regulations- Medical Devices & OSD Pharmaceutical
Learn more about Anthony: LinkedIn
Luis De la Cruz
Sales and Business Strategy Expert
What can I talk to Luis about today?
- Business development
- Markets assessment,
- Go-to-market analysis, strategies.
- International markets.
- Security (Physical and logical), Identity, Access Control, Authentication)
Learn more about Luis:
Bill Desmarais
Vice President, Business Development -Momenta Pharmaceuticals
WPI areas of study related to Bill’s experience: Biochemistry, Biology, Biology & Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioscience Management, Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, and Chemistry
What can I talk to Bill about today?
- Bench to Bedside / Idea Stage through Commercialization
- Partnering Technologies
- Financial modeling
- Creating Target Product Profiles
- Biotech
Learn more about Bill: LinkedIn
Arjun Gandhi
What can I talk to Arjun about today?
- Ideation & Validation
- Robotics
- Debugging Code
- Web Automation
- Websites
- Software Development & Engineering
- CAD, 3D Printing, Prototyping/ Rapid Prototyping
- Networking
- Interviewing
- Job Search
- Schedule Planning
- Early Stage Startups (Founding to Preseed/Seed)
WPI areas of study related to Arjun's experience: Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and UX Design
Rosanna Garcia
What can I talk to Rosanna about today?
- Diversity in Entrepreneurship
- Sustainable Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Product Development & Testing
- Application Development (wireframes)
- Customer Discovery
- Social Media Data Mining
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Marketing
WPI areas of study related to Rosanna's experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Data Science and Entrepreneurship
Charlie Garland
Co-Developer at CubieDx.org & Founder, The Innovation Habit
WPI areas of study related to Charlie’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Humanities & Arts (Professional Writing & English Minor), Industrial Engineering, Operational Analytics & Management, and Psychology
What can I talk to Charlie about today?
- Stimulating Innovation
- Design Thinking
- Creative Problem Solving
- Product Design
- Business Development
- Business Systems
- Marketing
- Non-Profit Leadership
- Strategy & Operations
- Investing
Learn more about Charlie: LinkedIn
Jodi Gernon
Director, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at
Harvard Business School
WPI areas of study related to Jodi’s experience: Business, Business administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Entrepreneurship
What can I talk to Jodi about today?
- Customer Discovery
- Business Scaling
- MVP Development
- User Testing & Validation
- Value Proposition
- Product Innovation
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Leadership
- Startups
- Pitching
- Fundraising
- Women Entrepreneurs
Learn more about Jodi: LinkedIn
Danielle Gillespie
Technologist | Consultant | Startup Advisor | Entrepreneur
WPI areas of study related to Danielle’s experience:
Entrepreneurship, Software Design & Development, Start Up, Product/Market fit, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Robotics, UI/UX
What can I talk to Danielle about:
- product design
- product development
- product roadmap
- launching an idea
- collect + analyze usage data
- startups (all stages)
- teams
- pitch deck
- early stage financial model
- growing a business
- career paths
- ama
Learn more about Danielle:
LinkedIn
Scott Harris
Co-Founder - Onshape & Solidworks
WPI areas of study related to Scott’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Innovation with User Experience (IUX), Manufacturing Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
What can I talk to Scott about today?
- UX Testing
- Product Design
- Start-ups (All Stages: Prototype to Product, Testing a Market, Finding Potential Customers)
- Design Thinking
- Mechanical Engineering
- Career Paths
- Creating Teams
- CNC Machining
- 3d Printing
- Growing a Business & Company
- ….and much more!
Learn more about Scott: LinkedIn
Jeremy Hitchcock
Founder - Minim, Dyn, Bookery Manchester
WPI areas of study related to Jeremy’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship, and Management Information Systems
What can I talk to Jeremy about today?
- Team Building
- Python
- Startups (IoT)
- Digital Security
- Tech Transfer & Commercialization
- Networking
- Fundraising
- Investing
Learn more about Jeremy: LinkedIn
Liz Hitchcock
Eclectic Entrepreneur - Minim, Bookery, Factory
WPI areas of study related to Liz’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation with User Experience (IUX)
What can I talk to Liz about today?
- Engineering Women in Startups
- Why Operational Excellence in the Beginning is best for a Startup (legal, hr, cap tables, and bookkeeping)
- Funding: Pitching an Angel investor/VC/Syndicate & Bootstrapping
- People (partners/employees/customers)
Learn more about Liz: LinkedIn
Jennifer Jordan
EIR at Techstars Future of Longevity
WPI areas of study related to Jennifer’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Financial Mathematics, and International & Global Studies (Latin America)
What can I talk to Jennifer about today?
- Investor Relations
- Investing
- Financing Strategy
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Business Development
- Organizational Structuring
- Strategic Alignment
- Early-Stage Tech Startups
- Non-Profits
- Social Entrepreneurship
Learn more about Jennifer: LinkedIn
Claire Leurent
Principal, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center (JJDC)
WPI areas of study related to Claire’s experience: Biochemistry, Biology, Biology & Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioscience Management, Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Chemistry, and Neuroscience
What can I talk to Claire about today?
- Project Management
- Pharmaceutical R&D
- Pharmaceutical Investments
Learn more about Claire: LinkedIn
Bob Mason
Managing Partner, Argon Ventures & Managing,
Director Project 11
WPI areas of study related to Bob’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Innovation with User Experience (IUX), and Interactive Media & Game Development
What can I talk to Bob about today?
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Partnerships
- Product Design
- Product Management
- Enterprise Sales
- Global Markets
- Startups (early to late stage)
- Pitching
- Raising Capital
Learn more about Bob: LinkedIn
Zenobia Moochala
Advisor at Embark Veterinary
WPI areas of study related to Zenobia’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, and Entrepreneurship
What can I talk to Zenobia about today?
- Team Building
- People Management
- Customer Engagement
- Business Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Consumer Marketing
- Product Marketing & Management
- Fundraising
Learn more about Zenobia: LinkedIn
Aaron O’Hearn
Cofounder & CEO at Worthright
WPI areas of study related to Aaron’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, and Entrepreneurship
What can I talk to Aaron about today?
- Business Development
- Business Strategy
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Learning-led Sales
- Customer Discovery & Solutions Design
- Recruiting
- Negotiation
Learn more about Aaron: LinkedIn
Jerrold M. Shapiro
WPI areas of study related to Jerrold’s experience:
Biomedical engineering, Business School - innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, Capstone projects in healthcare, Doctoral dissertations in biomedical engineering and healthcare
What can I talk to Jerrold about:
- Medical instrumentation
- Women's health (anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, diseases, treatments, gynecology, urogynecology, SexTech, FemTech)
- Medical economics (ICD-10 diagnostic codes, CPT payment codes, what physicians are looking for)
- Business (Medical device sales, marketing, negotiation, dealing with physicians)
- Clinical Trial design and execution
- Regulatory affairs (how to work with the FDA, US and EU regulatory pathways)
- How to start, fund and run a medical device business
Learn more about Jerrold:
Steph Speirs
Co-Founder & CEO at Solstice
WPI areas of study related to Steph’s experience: Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental & Sustainability Studies, International & Global Studies, Science and Technology for Innovation in Global Development, and Social Entrepreneurship
What can I talk to Steph about today?
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Social Justice
- Renewable Energy
- Sales & Marketing
- International Business
- Startups
Learn more about Steph: LinkedIn
Julianne Zimmerman
Managing Director, Reinventure Capital
WPI areas of study related to Julianne’s experience: Aerospace Engineering, Business, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, and Social Entrepreneurship
What can I talk to Julianne about today?
- Where do I start?
- How do I ask the right questions?
- Strategic Thinking
- Market Approach
- Team Building
- Social Enterprise
- Non-Traditional Funding & Choosing the Right Funding
Learn more about Julianne: LinkedIn