GET INVOLVED
Support the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
GET INVOLVED
Support the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
SPEAKER
Have an interesting story about how you launched your business? Share your expert advice, life lessons and how you made it to where you are today.
Service Commitment: Varies depending on program interest.
MENTOR
Are you an experienced entrepreneur with expertise and a track record in launching successful startups? Basement teams need your advice and mentorship!
Service Commitment: Varies depending on availability.
JUDGE
Do you have the expertise to quickly evaluate a business pitch? We need knowledgeable startup experts to judge Basement team competitions.
Service Commitment: 2 hours monthly (during recruitment or competition cycles)
EXPERT
Can you review business plans, contribute pro bono professional services, or other skills to help student startups?
Service Commitment: 1-2 hours monthly
Experts Needed: All areas needed. ( e.g. Finance, Tech., Marketing, Law)
EVENT/ PROGRAMS VOLUNTEER
Do you love developing, producing, leading, organizing events or programs? We need your expertise to grow Basement programs.
Service Commitment: Varies depending on program interest.
Mentors, Experts, & speakers
Mentors, Experts, & speakers
Navid Alipour '00
Co-Founder, Managing Partner,
Analytics Ventures
Denise Bevers '97
Founder, COO,
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
Todd Coleman
Professor, UC San Diego,
Jacobs School of Engineering
Jeff Draa
Co-Founder, CEO, Grolltex
Rana Ghezelayagh
Owner, Anar Couture
Arnel Guiang '01
Founder, ChatApp & G Labs, LA
Jordan Hudson
Principal, Upfront Ventures
Edward Lee '00
Founder and CEO, HelloAdvisr
Don Norman
Director, The Design Lab, UC San Diego
Bill Proffer '76, '78 MS
Chief Systems Engineering, leidos
Eddie Wang Rodriguez
Attorney, Mintz Levin
Pierre Sleiman '13
Founder, CEO, Go Green Agriculture
Mark Suster '91
Partner, Upfront Ventures
Tali Tuchin '94
Attorney, Mintz Levin
Fareid Asphahani
Patent Agent, Perkins Coie, LLP
Neville Billimoria '82
UCSD Alumni Board of Directors
Ted Daley
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, UC San Diego
Babak Forutanpour '92
Machine Vision Engineer,
Outerwall Inc.
Jared Graham '13
Strategy Consultant
Taner Halicioglu '96
Angel Investor & Lecturer,
UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering
Kim Davis King
Lecturer,
Rady School of Management
Silvia Mah '04 PhD, '10 MBA
Executive Director, Hera-Labs
Dr. Rosibel Ochoa,
Executive Director, Von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center, UC San Diego
Mike Pusateri
Founder & CEO, BentPixels
J. Summer Rogers '02
CEO, South Doctors, Inc.
Luke Sophinos
Founder, CEO, CourseKey
Coco Tihanyi '89
President, Owner, Surf Diva
Ping Yeh '99, 01 M.S.
Co-Founder, CEO, StemoniX
John Beane
Entrepreneur-In-Residence, UC San Diego
Aryeh Bourkoff '95
Founder & CEO, Liontree LLC
Lakshya Datta
Founder & CEO, Launchora
Rob Fuller
Growth Architect, UC San Diego
Dr. Rajesh Grover
Assistant Professor, The Scripps Research Institute
Jarrod Hammes '00, '08 M.B.A.
Senior Product Manager, ecoATM
Sam Knight '73
VP Customer Relations, LocationSmart
Adam Markowitz '08
Founder, CEO, Portfolium
Geoff Odell
CEO, Trusted-Hit
Dr. Lada Rasochova
Executive Director, California Institute for Innovation and Development (CIID),
Rady School of Management
Tim Rueth
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Tiffany Stone, '12
Founder, CEO, Menagerie
Rebecca Tilghman '99
Accounting Manager, CEA, LLP
Erik Vieira '97
Patent Counsel and Owner,
Vieira and Associates
Jeffrey Belk ’83
Managing Director,
Forecast Ventures
Deb Bronston-Culp '80
Managing Partner, Samothrace Partners, LLC
Ben Diederich '01
Patent and IP Consultant
Eric Gasser
Board Member, Tech Coast Angels
Martyn Gross '15
CEO, Skylit Medical
Greg Horowitt '80
Co-Founder, Director, T2 Venture Capital
Daniel Lee '14
Co-Founder, Hush
Gioia Messinger '84
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, UC San Diego
Walt Paley '04
Director of Marketing, SafeLogic
Paul Roben
AVC Innovation and Tech, UC San Diego
Alejandro Saad
Founder, CEO, Shuttle Wizard
Pedro Suarez
Attorney, Mintz Levin
Edgar Tirado
Partner, Dottir LLP