Tess Michaels is an entrepreneur.

Sam Schwartz is an investor and technology executive. In May 2013, he became the Chief Business Development Officer for Comcast, which included a focus on developing relationships with technology communities, like in Philadelphia.

Smitha Gopal is a health IT executive.

Neil Blumenthal loves helping people see. Determined to radically transform the eyewear industry, Neil and three friends launched Warby Parker in February of 2010. Warby Parker is a transformative fashion brand offering designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially-conscious businesses. Neil had been the Director of VisionSpring, a non-profit social […]

Chris Rothey founded Traffic.com, took it public, sold it to NAVTEQ in 2006 and then helped sell NAVTEQ to Nokia in 2007 where he also served as a senior executive. He then spun assets back out of Nokia to form Radiate Media which he currently runs.  He is a former Navy submarine officer.

Phineas Barnes is an early-stage investor. He also was an early employee of And1, the athletic apparel company.

Rob McCord is the Democratic state Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, since January 2009. Formerly a venture capitalist from Montgomery County, he won the November 2008 race for the open state treasurer seat by defeating Republican bond lawyer Tom Ellis. From 1994 and 2007, McCord worked as a senior executive at Safeguard Scientifics, and […]

Stephen Tang was the longtime president and chief executive officer at the University City Science Center before becoming CEO of diagnostics company OraSure Technologies in 2018.

Bill McDermott is a corporate executive. In May 2014, he became the sole CEO of German software giant SAP. From February 2010 to 2014, he was co-CEO. McDermott grew up in Long Island, New York, getting his start at Xerox in New York City. He has lived in Villanova, Pa. and is a graduate of […]

Brett Topche is an investor. In 2007, he joined MentorTech Ventures, a seed stage fund focused on startups from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn Wharton School grad