Our mentor team
World-class professionals to help you grow and scale your business.
Mentors
Core Mentors
Our startups work with our core mentors one-on-one for their full time in the program. Many of our core mentors are founders themselves, meaning they’ve been there and done that. They are experts in their fields and know exactly what it takes to make it in the startup world.
Lisa Dakin-Bartels
Sales and Customer Experience Enablement
Kevin Elop
Finance
Steve Fyke
UX, UI, and Product Design
Hannah Lau
International Marketing
Jackie Lauer
Leadership, HR & Culture
Bob Mathers
Customer Experience
Stu McCrory
Sales Strategy
Tricia Mumby
Direct to Consumer Business Strategy
Alireza Sharifi
Artificial Intelligence
Devashish Sharma
Product and Growth
Harneet Singh
SEO/SEM Strategy
Don Thompson
Product Management
Ellyn Winters-Robinson
Marketing and Communications
Specialists
Specialist mentors
Sometimes, you need a little extra support. Our specialist mentors are all industry experts and provide intensive, tactical support in their respective areas of expertise. You’ll learn from the best at the AC.
Tony Brijpaul
Entrepreneur and Product Strategy
Joseph N. Amritha De Croos
Medical Devices and Regulatory Affairs
Dave Ellis
Pilot Project and Wastewater Expert
David Perston
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Specialist
Melissa Durrell
Pitch Coaching
Folake Owodunni
Alumni Mentor
Landon Steele
International Business
Brandon Moffatt
Cleantech Specialist Mentor
Ingrid Polini
Alumni Mentor
Victor Salinas
Alumni Mentor
Lucas Oldfield
CRM and Sales Specialist
Andrea Houle
Recruiting and Performance Management
Hugo Fuentes
Alumni Mentor
Aaron Barth
Alumni Mentor
Michael Becker
Alumni Mentor
Lisa Cashmore
Scaling and Ecosystem Partnerships
Dumitru Olariu
IP Strategy
Beatriz Zanatelli
Alumni Mentor
Eric Solowka
Aerospace Specialist
Julie Stauffer
Grant Writing Specialist
Kevin Hood
B2B Sales
Get in touch
Interested in getting involved?
It’s time to activate your ambition by tapping into the opportunities that help you create, continue to think big, and actualize your business. We can’t wait to hear from you.