Our Story

OUR PEOPLE

INNOVATION CHAMPIONS

STAFF

Sophia Kambanis

Executive Director

Asha Patel

Marketing Manager

Julia Barrow

Administrative Assistant

Mina Von Huene

Events Coordinator

ADVISORY BOARD

Eric Achtmann

Founder & Managing Director, Global Capital X;
Award-Winning Innovator & Entrepreneur;
Senior Advisor & Tech Pioneer

Laurie Bishop

Associate Director - Alumni Programs
Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
Harvard Business School

Dr. Piali De

Co-Founder & CEO, Senscio Systems;
AI & HealthTech Innovator;
Patent Holder & Technology Leader

Lisa Dufresne

Investment Director, GC Ventures
(Corporate Venture Arm of PTT Global Chemical)

Dimitrios Ioannidis

Founding Member, Roach, Ioannidis & Megaloudis, LLC;
International Law Expert & Civil Litigation Specialist;
Consultant & Author

Alex Kambanis

President & Managing Director,
GET Group North America;
Board Member, Document Security Alliance

Dr. Petros Kotidis

Senior Commercialization Advisor-NobleReach Emerge: President/Founder- Miracor Consulting;
General Manager, US Operations- Lauretta.io;
Advisory Board Member - Mesodyne

Dr. Val Livada

Research Affiliate, MIT Materials Research Laboratory;
Founder, Corporate Entrepreneurship Network; Advisor, MassRobotics;
Advisor, Greentown Labs;
Director, Built Environment Coalition

Jeff McChesney

CEO & Founder, TargetArm;
Top-Gun Leader;
Serial Inventor & Entrepreneur.

Dr. Rupal Patel

VP of Voice AI and Accessibility, Veritone; Entrepreneur in Residence, Founders United; Co-Founder, AI Literacy Lab; CEO & Founder, VocaliD INC; Professor, Northeastern University

Steve Saunders

Partner, Nutter McLennen and Fish;
Angel Investor;
Adjunct Faculty, Boston University