Meet Our Entrepreneur Advisors
Our Advisors are successful business and social entrepreneurs who provide, based on their own time and interest, guidance to the School, our amazing students and faculty, and fledgling companies.
Dasha Agoulnik
N19—CEO, CorePerform
Wendy Behr
N15—Chief R&D Officer, Sovos Brands; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Silvia Berciano Benitez
Tufts University
Richard Black
Principal, Quadrant D Consulting; Adjunct Professor, Friedman School; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Michael Blau
N12P—Retired Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP; Member, Friedman School Board of Advisors
Kevin Boylan
Co-Founder, Veggie Grill; Managing Partner, PowerPlant Ventures
Karen Bressler
Director, Boston Scott/ Qurological
Matthew Claudel
Founder, Field States, Co-Founder MIT Design X
Christopher Damman
Chief Medical Officer, UR Labs
Jessica Deckinger
Chief Marketing Officer, Everbridge
Jack Derby
Professor, Tufts Entrepreneurship Center; CEO, Derby Management
Stephanie Dorsey
Founding Partner, E2JDJ VC
Leslie Durso
Vegan Chef & Wellness Expert, Leslie Durso Inc.
Jimena Florez
Founder and CEO, Chaak Health Snacks
Betsy Fore
Co-founder, Tiny Organics
Kim Fortunato
CEO, Kim Fortunato Consulting; former President, Campbell Soup Foundation
Arvind Gupta
Managing Director, IndieBio; General Partner, SOSV
Jennifer Hashley
AG05—Director of New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Friedman School
Andrew Ive
Founder, Big Idea Ventures; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Kellee James
Founder & CEO, Mercaris
Corey Jones
Founding Partner, E2JDJ VC
Johan Jorgensen
Founder, Sweden FoodTech
Michael Karsch
A90, F91—The Juice Press, LLC; Member, Friedman School Board of Advisors; Trustee, Tufts University
Zain Kassam
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Finch Therapeutics
Patricia Kearney
N78, AG81—President & CEO, PMK Associates, Inc.; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Alexander King
Director, Strategy, Insights & Analytics, Eastman; Mentor, MIT Venture Mentor Service
Ashley Koff
CEO, The Better Nutrition Program
Monique Marez
Founder, Eptimizo
Ron Molina-Brantley
VP, Relationship Manager, Berkshire Bank
Ayr Muir
Founder & CEO, Clover Food Lab
Tawanda Muzhingi
Innovation, Plant Based Foods Association
Mehrdad Noorani
Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Sean O’Sullivan
Founder and Managing Partner, SOSV; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Kevin Jyo Oye
E79 —Executive Director, Gordon Institute; Director, M.S. in Innovation & Management Program Professor of the Practice, Tufts University
Rebecca Parekh
Founder & CEO, THE WELL
Eve Turow Paul
Author, Journalist, and Executive Director for the Food for Climate League
Victor Penev
CEO, Edamam, food tech/health tech mentor
David Radlo
Partner, Achievemost
Micah Risk
N13—Head of Nutrition, Lighter Inc.
Ron Shigeta
CSO, Wild Earth Pets
Rajiv Srinath
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, MNI Partners LLC
Emily Steliotes
A15, N17—Agriculture and Food Systems Researcher, HowGood; Co-Founder and Coach, Golden Acorn
Bob Stringer
Founder & CEO, Crimson Seed Capital LLC
Maha Tahiri
Founder & CEO, Nutrition Sustainability Strategies LLC; Adjunct Professor, Tufts University
Heather Terry
Executive Mentor, Serial Entrepreneur, and Partner at BeyondBrands
Latham Thomas
Founder, Nutrition and Lifestyle Expert, Mama Glow; Member, Tufts Nutrition Council
Matthew M. Whitney
CEO, Siegel Egg
Amy Wu
Founder & Chief Content Director, From Farms to Incubators