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Welcome to the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration! Finding and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us is the mission of Entrepreneurship@Cornell.
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WELCOME FROM PRESIDENT DAVID J. SKORTON .................................... 1
SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................... 2
SYMPOSIA PANEL AND PANELIST INFORMATION .................................... 6
CORNELL ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2014 ......................................... 18
ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL ................................................... 22
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS ................................................................................ 26
WELCOME FROM PRESIDENT
DAVID J. SKORTON
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Welcome to the
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Celebration!
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration!
Finding and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in all of
us is the mission of Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and this
annual celebration demonstrates its impact. For all who are
entrepreneurs at heart, here are two full days packed with
ideas, information, and inspiration.
A highlight of this year’s Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Celebration will be the presentation of the Student Business
of the Year Award, recognizing a substantial, scalable, original
business created by undergraduate, graduate, or professional
students. We’ll also honor the 2014 Cornell Entrepreneur of the
year, Greg Galvin M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’84, MBA ’93. Chairman and
CEO of Rheonix Inc. and Mezmeriz Inc. and co-founder and
former CEO of Kionix Inc., he is a dynamic innovator in such
areas as microfuidic-based molecular diagnostic systems with
applications in research, health care and public safety.
You’ll fnd many other events at the e@c celebration to ignite
your entrepreneurial spirit. I hope you have an extraordinary
time reconnecting with old friends and making new ones,
and are both rejuvenated and inspired by the creative
entrepreneurship of Cornell students, alumni, faculty, staff,
family members, and friends. Again, welcome!
David J. Skorton
President, Cornell University
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SCHEDULE
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
7:30–9:00 pm
CEN & CSV Celebration Meet-up for all
participants
Popshop, Collegetown
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
8:00 am
Registration Opens
Lobby, Statler Hotel
9:00–11:00 am
Celebration Business Roundtable
Moderated by Stewart Schwab, Dean, Cornell
Law School
Jeff Boyd JD ‘81, Chairman of Priceline.com
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
9:30 am–Noon
Cornell Venture Challenge Finalist
Presentations
Sage Hall, Room B05
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for
Venture Development in the Life Sciences
Overview and Facility Tour
Facilitated by: Lou Walcer ’74, Center Director
Registration Desk, Lobby, Statler Hotel
12:30–2:00 pm
CCTEC New Business & Emerging
Technologies Showcase & Stand-up Lunch
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
2:00–2:45 pm
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
2:30–4:00 pm
E@C Advisory Council Meeting (MEMBERS
ONLY)
Rowe Room, Statler
2:45–4:00 pm
Symposia Session 1
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “Seizing
Opportunity: The Growth of Wineries,
Distilleries, and Farm Breweries in New York
State”
Panel 2: Sponsored by LAW: “How to Navigate
and Beneft from E-Commerce”
Panel 3: Sponsored by the College of Arts
& Sciences: “Trends, Perspectives, and
Opportunities in Biotechnology”
4:45–6:15 pm
eLab Demo Day
Sponsored by eBay, CEN & CSV
Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
6:30–7:15 pm
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Harter Secrest
Ballroom Foyer, Statler Hotel
7:15–9:00 pm
Celebration Banquet & Recognition of CEY
Sponsored by CEN & CSV
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
CELEBRATION 2014
Schedule of Events
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9:00 pm
After Glow Reception
Sponsored by Student Agencies Foundation
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
8:00–9:00 am
Networking Breakfast
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
8:30–11:00 am
The Playground Start-up Career Fair
Sponsored by RECESS
participants to include about.me; dealfix;
Doctor on Demand; MOX; Instaradio; One;
Roozt; Combatant Gentlemen; MobileXLabs;
RAD PAD; Do Cool Sh*t; Glide; Neon Roots;
RootStrap; Whose Your Landlord; RECESS
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
9:15–10:30 am
Symposia Session 2
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Sloan and SHA:
“Opportunities at the Intersection of
Hospitality and Health”
Panel 2: Sponsored by the Center for
Sustainable Global Enterprise: “Mission-driven
Business: Hindrance or Opportunity for
Entrepreneurs”
Panel 3: Sponsored by Johnson: “The JOBS Act
and Crowdfunding”
Panel 4: Sponsored by Student Agencies
Foundation: “Shark Tank: Behind the Pitch
Deck”
10:30–11:00 am
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer & Beck Center Foyer
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Symposia Session 3
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “The Future of
Fashion: Innovating to Meet Market Needs”
Panel 2: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA &
career Management in the offce of student
Services at SHA: “Your Entrepreneurial
Journey: From Cornell to Career”
Panel 3: Sponsored by Engineering: “Breaking
the Rules to Engage Entrepreneurial
Engineers: Re-Branding Cornell Engineering”
Panel 4: Sponsored by Sloan: “Health and
Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators”
Panel 5: Sponsored by Sustainable Global
Enterprise: “B-Corps: What’s the Beneft for
Entrepreneurs?”
12:30–2:00 pm
Student Business of the Year Recognition
Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Cory Levy, Co-Founder &
COO, One
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
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CELEBRATION 2014 Schedule of Events (continued)
2:45–4:00 pm
Symposia Session 4
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Human Ecology: “From
Young Fashion Enthusiasts to International
Soap Mavens–an Entrepreneurial Road to
Clean!”
Panel 2: Sponsored by Johnson: “Those Other
Startups”
Panel 3: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA:
“Entrepreneurial Women in the Hospitality
Industry”
Panel 4: Study Hall by RECESS
4:30–6:00 pm
“BIG Idea” Undergraduate Competition Finals
Co-sponsored by RECESS
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
6:00–7:00 pm
Networking Reception
Co-sponsored by RECESS
Ballroom Foyer, Statler Hotel
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SYMPOSIA PANEL AND
PANELIST INFORMATION
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CELEBRATION 2014
Symposia Panel And Panelist Information
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Symposia Session 1
2:45–4:00 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “Seizing
Opportunity: The Growth of Wineries,
Distilleries, and Farm Breweries in New York
State”
Moderator:
Christopher Gerling ’99, MS ’06, Extension
Associate, Department of Food and Science
Panelists:
Fred Frank ’79, President, Dr. Konstantin Frank
Wine Cellars
Jason Grizzanti ’00, Co-owner and Master
Distiller, Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery
Melinda Vizcarra ’79, Owner, Becker Farms
Oscar Vizcarra ‘79, Owner, Becker Farms
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by LAW: “How to Navigate
and Beneft from E-Commerce”
Moderator:
Andrew Berger JD ’69, Tannenbaum Helpern
Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Panelists:
Jeff Boyd JD ’81, Chairman, Priceline.com
Charlie Kwalwasser JD ’01, quirky.com
William Tanenbaum JD ’79, Partner of IP &
Tech Transactions practice, Kaye Scholer
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 3: Sponsored by the College of Arts
& Sciences: “Trends, Perspectives, and
Opportunities in Biotechnology”
Panelists:
Katrine Bosley ’90, Entrepreneur in Residence,
Broad Institute
Bruce Ganem, Franz and Elizabeth Roessler
Professor, Cornell University, College of Arts
and Sciences
Lilian Stern ’80, Principal, The Stern Investor
Relations Foundation
Stephen Weiss, Presidential Fellow
Yale/Princeton Room, Statler Hotel
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
Symposia Session 2
9:15–10:30 am
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Sloan and SHA:
“Opportunities at the Intersection of
Hospitality and Health”
Moderators:
Brooke Hollis ’78 MBA/Sloan, Sloan Program
in Health Administration
Michael Sturman ’93, MS ’95, PhD ’97,
Academic Director of The Center for
Hospitality Research, The Kenneth and
Marjorie Blanchard Professor and Associate
Dean for Faculty Development, SHA
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CELEBRATION 2014 Symposia Panel and Panelist Information (continued)
Panelists:
Elizabeth Classen Ambrose, Founder, Bridges
Cornell Heights and Co-Founder, Classen
Home Health
Joe Bachich ’81, MPS ’85, Multi Unit Owner,
Griswold Home Care Franchises
William Rideout ’94, VP, Phreesia
Anthony Stanowski, FACHE, DHA,
Vice President, Applied Medical Software and
former VP, ARAMARK Healthcare
196 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 2: Sponsored by the Center for
Sustainable Global Enterprise: “Mission-driven
Business: Hindrance or Opportunity for
Entrepreneurs”
Moderator:
Brad Edmondson ’81, Journalist
Panelists:
Steve Bauman, Founder, ThermalCUBE
Ian Gaffney, Co-Founder, Emmy’s Organics
Jason Salf, President, Comet Skateboards
165 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 3: Sponsored by Johnson: “The JOBS Act
and Crowdfunding”
Moderator:
David BenDaniel, Don and Margi Berens
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Johnson
Panelists:
Joseph Bartlett Esq., Special Counsel, McCarter
& English, LLP
David Drake, Partner, LDJ Capital
Thomas Willett, Esq. JD ’72, Partner, Harris
Beach, PLLC
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Sponsored by Student Agencies
Foundation: “Shark Tank: Behind the Pitch
Deck”
198 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Symposia Session 3
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “The Future of
Fashion: Innovating to Meet Market Needs”
Moderator:
Deborah Streeter, Bruce F. Failing Sr. Professor
of Personal Enterprise, Charles H. Dyson
School of Applied Economics and Management
Panelists:
Jackie Buffon ’84, VP/GM, Donna Karan
International
Andrew Postal, Managing Partner, Marketing
Management Group
Gabriela Wagner ’12, Founder, The Gabby Wild
Foundation, Inc.
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA &
career Management in the offce of student
Services at SHA: “Your Entrepreneurial
Journey: From Cornell to Career”
Moderator:
Dr. Mona Anita K. Olsen ‘04, Assistant
Academic Director/Visiting Assistant Professor,
The Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality
Entrepreneurship at SHA
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CELEBRATION 2014 Symposia Panel and Panelist Information (continued)
Panelists:
Karim Abouelnaga ’13, CEO, Practice Makes
Perfect
Nick Bayer ’00, Founder & President, Saxbys
Coffee
Allie Hope ’04, Head of Acquisitions and
Development, Virgin Hotels
Jeannine Sacco ’09, chief Food offcer, Grainful
Joseph D. Tagliente ’89, Chief Operating
offcer, Gopinion, inc.
Bradley M. Weiss MMH ’03, Owner, LEVEL B
196 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 3: Sponsored by Engineering: “Breaking
the Rules to Engage Entrepreneurial
Engineers: Re-Branding Cornell Engineering”
Moderator:
Greg Galvin MS ’82, PhD ’84, MBA ’93,
Chairman and CEO, Rheonix Inc. and
Mezmeriz Inc, Co-Founder and former CEO,
Kionix Inc.
Panelists:
Tracey Brant ’84, Director, Kessler Fellows
Program
Professor David Schneider MS ’06, Systems
Engineering and Founder, Cornell Cup USA
presented by Intel
Dan Storms ’02, Director of Engineering,
Originate, Former Head of Engineering and
Product Management, Red Rover
Andrew Vaslas ’15, CTO, SUNN
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Sponsored by Sloan: “Health and
Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators”
Moderators:
Brooke Hollis ’78 MBA/Sloan, Sloan Program
in Health Administration
William White, Professor and Director,
Sloan Program, Dept. of Policy Analysis and
Management, College of Human Ecology
Panelists:
Mike Barone Sloan ’89, CEO, Intercare
Solutions, San Diego CA
Arnaub Chatterjee MHA/Sloan ’07 CIPA
’08, Associate Director, Health Information
Partnerships- Merck
Carl Iseman MPS/Sloan ’75, President, AIM
Baltimore & Columbus
Craig Tagawa MBA/Sloan ’77, SVP, CFO, COO,
American Shared Hospital Services, CEO,
GK Financing
198 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 5: Sponsored by Sustainable Global
Enterprise: “B-Corps: What’s the Beneft for
Entrepreneurs?”
Moderator:
Monica Touesnard, Associate Director, Center
for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Panelists:
Jeff Furman ’65, Board of Directors Chair,
Ben & Jerry’s
Lynn Stout, Distinguished Professor of
Corporate & Business Law and Author
165 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Symposia Session 4
2:45–4:00 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel
(Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Human Ecology: “From
Young Fashion Enthusiasts to International
Soap Mavens–an Entrepreneurial Road to
Clean!”
Moderator:
S. Kay Obendorf, Sr. Associate Dean for
Research & Graduate Education for the College
of Human Ecology
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CELEBRATION 2014 Symposia Panel and Panelist Information (continued)
Panelists:
Lindsey Boyd ’98,
Gwen Whiting ’98, Co-Founders, The
Laundress
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by Johnson: “Those Other
Startups”
Moderator:
Rhett Weiss, Executive Director,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at
Johnson
Panelists:
Jeff Chemeres, Co-Founder, Empathica, Inc.
Sreeram Mantha, CEO & Co-Founder, DNA
Healthcare, Inc.
Paul Reinitz, Attorney, law offces of paul
Reinitz
JB Osborne ’03, CEO & Partner, Red Antler
Jenna Velella ’04, MBA ’12, General Manager,
The Hamilton, Clyde’s Restaurant Group
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 3: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA:
“Entrepreneurial Women in the Hospitality
Industry”
Moderator:
Dr. Susan Fleming, MS’08, PHD’10 Senior
Lecturer, The Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality
Entrepreneurship
Panelists:
Leslie Adler ‘05, Director, Corporate
Development & Innovation, Choice Hotels
International
Emily Gottschalk ’82, Founder/CEO, The
Garr Group, Inc., President, Zingarr Sales &
Marketing, LLC
Kathryn Parkin ’04, Fine Wine Manager, The
Estates Group
Susan Sarich ’91, Founder & CEO, SusieCakes
Yale/Princeton Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Study Hall by RECESS
Panelists:
Taylor Conroy, Founder, Change Heros
Andrew Horn, Founder, Dreams for Kids Brent
Freeman, CEO, Roozt.com
Tony Conrad, Founder & CEO, about.me
Taylor Room, Statler Hotel
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Cornell Venture Challenge Finalist Presentations
Thursday, April 10
9:30 am–12:30 pm
Room B05, Sage Hall
The Cornell Venture Challenge (CVC) is Cornell University’s prestigious business plan competition.
During Celebration, a select group of applicants will get the chance to pitch new and exciting business
ideas to a panel of professional investors and entrepreneurs. The winners of the competition will earn a
$25,000 cash prize (non-dilutive funding) to push their ideas forward.
This competition provides a way for burgeoning entrepreneurial ideas/teams to gain experience,
exposure and fnancing to help launch successful ventures. The teams selected to compete will
receive pitch experience including preparation and feedback from seasoned professionals. In the
past this unique exposure has led to follow-on investment and formal advisor relationships.
The competition is sponsored by BR Venture Fund (BRV), a student-run venture capital fund at
Johnson.
CCTEC (Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization) may double the
prize money by applying the Cornell Technology Transfer Prize to winners who use intellectual
property developed at Cornell and disclosed to CCTEC before CVC application submission.
Judges:
Don Spero ’61, Co-Founder, General Partner, New Markets Venture Partners
Ralph Terkowitz ’72, General Partner, ABS Capital
Eric Young ’78, Partner, Canaan Partners
Leonard Sanders ’80, Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, Kalmar Investments
Dan Simpkins ’80, MEng ’81, Founder, Chairman, CEO , Hillcrest Labs
Marlon Nichols MBA ’11, Associate Director, Intel Capital
Sam Sezak ’98, Partner, Blue Heron Capital
Prizes:
1st: $25,000
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $1,000
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CCTEC New Business and Emerging
Technologies Showcase
Thursday, April 10
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
With hundreds of millions of dollars in research expenditures and an excellent research faculty,
Cornell is a rich source of technologies for entrepreneurs and industry partners looking for
new opportunities. Cornell technologies contribute to many products (www.cctec.cornell.edu/
technology/products.php) across many industries and come from varied research disciplines
such as engineering, physical sciences, life and agriculture sciences and medicine. CCTEC will be
hosting a showcase featuring exciting technologies and new business opportunities from the Ithaca
campus, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and Weill Cornell Medical
College in New York City. Researchers and business representatives will be on hand to discuss the
technologies and companies.
Learn about Cornell technologies and companies in the area of:
• new lines of grapes, cherries, and potatoes
• Therapeutics
• Biotechnology
• Vaccines
• robotics
• nanotechnology
Programs including technology/business descriptions, along with contact information, will be
available at the Celebration registration table and at the showcase entrance.
RECESS
RECESS inspires forward-thinking college students to become the next generation of world-changing entre-
preneurs. We challenge them to take risks and work hard in pursuit of careers providing them the freedom
recess used to offer—the happiness of doing what you love. Through innovative online content and a nation-
wide campus tour, RECESS gives ambitious students the knowledge, resources, and inspiration to take back
freedom and live out their dreams.
The RECESS Campus Tour is a touring Music & Ideas Festival that combines educational programs during
the day and a concert at night to celebrate.
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Student Business of the Year Award
We will honor one Cornell student business as the Student Business of the Year at a lunch on
campus during the annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, commencing April 2014.
Emphasis is on the business and the team behind it, not just on the entrepreneur. The award
will recognize commitment to developing and operating a successful business while pursuing an
education. The award will be made to the business.
This award recognizes the achievements of a Cornell student launched and operating business that
meets the following criteria:
• Business must be operated by a current Cornell student or team of students while at Cornell; if
a team, 50% or more of the team members must be registered as current Cornell students.
• A business that exists prior to the students’ enrollment at Cornell can qualify, but a business
that is developed signifcantly while the student or student team is enrolled at cornell will be
given preference (for example, a student may have started a business prior to entering Cornell
and then signifcantly further developed it while enrolled at cornell).
• Student(s) in the business may be undergraduate or graduate.
• Business must be operating at the time of award announcement (preferably legal entity
established).
• Success metrics for the business will vary depending on the industry in which the business
participates. Factors could include:
• Business team’s initiative, character, originality, and persistence
• revenue generation (social and environmental outcomes are considered, but revenue generation
is the focus)
• other indications of customer validation like users and downloads
• business creativity/uniqueness
• tangible intellectual property position that protects the product or service
• scalable business model
• size of addressable market
• awards, business competition success, or other industry recognition
• receipt of grant funding, equity investment or other capital
• substance and sustainability of the business (as opposed to pitch performance)
This year’s nominations:
• Tunetap
• SUNN
• Rosie
• Thinkplay
• Worthy Jerky
• Redhead Wine
• Kreyol Essence
• Hummus Holdings LLC
• ZYMtronix Catalytic Systems, Inc.
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For more information on “The BIG Idea,” visit the contest website at eship.cornell.edu/activities/bigidea, or
contact Entrepreneurship@Cornell at (607) 255-1576 or [email protected].
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
4:30–6:00 pm, Ballroom, Statler Hotel
“The BIG Idea” is a competition open exclusively to Cornell
undergraduates. Organized and executed by Entrepreneurship@
Cornell, “The BIG Idea” offers cash prizes to the top three ideas from
each of the ‘business’ and ‘social enterprise’ categories. Applicants are
evaluated during three phases of competition and are offered mentoring
from successful entrepreneurs in the semi?nal and ?nalist phases.
PRIZES
1st place ‘business’ category: ...................................................................... $2,000
2nd place ‘business’ category: .................................................................... $1,000
3rd place ‘business’ category: ........................................................................ $500
1st place ‘social enterprise’ category: ........................................................ $2,000
2nd place ‘social enterprise’ category: ....................................................... $1,000
3rd place ‘social enterprise’ category: .......................................................... $500
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Vijay MEng ’75 and Sita Vashee
PROMISING ENTREPRENEUR AWARD ENDOWMENT FUND
“The BIG Idea” receives support from the following endowments:
Dorman Family Award
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Felton Award
Brenda Clucas Hecht Award
Gary and Marilyn Hellinger Award
Hussey Family Award
Richard M. Kossoff Award
RECESS
We would like to thank Donald ’83 and Allison ’84 Gulbrandsen for creating a Founder level
endowment to support Entrepreneurship@Cornell.
Come vote
for the
winning
presentation
on Friday,
April 11 at
4:30 pm in
the Statler
Ballroom!
Free and open to the public.
Big Idea winner eligible to participate in
RECESS National Pitch Competition Finals in
Las Vegas May 30 - June 1st (all-expenses paid)
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CORNELL ENTREPRENEUR
OF THE YEAR 2014
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Cornell University and
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
are pleased to announce
Dr. Galvin is Chairman and CEO of Rheonix, Inc., a company
developing microfuidic-based molecular diagnostic systems.
He is also CEO of Mezmeriz, Inc. an early stage MEMS device
company. Until 2013 Dr. Galvin was the President and CEO
of Kionix, Inc., a MEMS company he co-founded in 1993. He
currently serves on the boards of Rheonix, Mezmeriz, and
BinOptics. Dr. Galvin was elected to the Cornell University
Board of Trustees in 2011. He also serves on the Advisory
Council of Cornell’s College of Engineering, the Advisory
Council of Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and the Advisory
Council of the Cornell Department of Materials Science.
Dr. Galvin is a trustee of the Ithaca Sciencenter and a director
of Tompkins County Area Development. He received a BS
in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of
Technology and a PhD in Materials Science and MBA from
Cornell University.
GREG GALVIN
Dr. Galvin will be
recognized at the
Gala Celebration
Banquet
Thursday, April 10
7:15–9:00 pm
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
as Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2014
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History of the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The cornell entrepreneur of the Year award is given to a cornell graduate who best exemplifes
entrepreneurial achievement, community service and high ethical standards. A committee of
Cornell alumni, faculty and students select the recipient. The award is presented during the annual
Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration.
This award recognizes the achievements and qualities of a cornellian who best exemplifes the
ideals of entrepreneurship by meeting the following criteria:
• started and successfully managed a business, contributed substantially to the turnaround or
growth of a business or managed a larger business in a way that has demonstrated notable
entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements.
• contributed to the private enterprise system in ways that are an inspiration to others.
• Used his or her business skills and creativity to enrich humanity.
• conducted his or her business and personal relationships with the highest integrity.
Past Recipients
2013 Ratan N. Tata ‘59, B. Arch. ‘62,
Chairman, Tata Sons
2012 John Alexander ’74, MBA ’76,
CEO, CBORD
2011 Harris Rosen ’61 HOTEL
Rosen Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
2010 Lubna Suliman Olayan ’77
CEO, Olayan Financing Company
2009 Jay Walker ’77, ILR
Chairman, Walker Digital
2008 Howard Milstein ’73 ARTS
Chair, President and CEO of New York Private
Bank & Trust
2007 Kevin McGovern ’70 ARTS
McGovern Capital, LLC
2005 Robert Toll ’63 ARTS
Toll Brothers, Inc.
2004 Steve Belkin ’69 ENG
Trans National Group
2003 Jules Kroll ’63 ARTS
Kroll, Inc
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Past Recipients (continued)
2002 Rob Ryan ’69 ARTS
Ascend Communications; Entrepreneur
America
2001 Jeffrey Parker ’65 ENG, ’66 MEN, ’70 MBA
First Call; CCBN
2000 Jeffrey Hawkins ’79 ENG
Palm Computing; Handspring, Inc.
1999 William Sanders ’64 CALS
Security Capital Group, Inc.
1998 Robert Felton ’61 ENG
Indus International, Inc.
1997 Linda Mason ’76 ARTS
Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, Inc.
1996 David Duffeld ’62 ENG, ’63 MEN, ’64 MBA
PeopleSoft, Inc.
1995 M. Arthur Gensler ’58 ARCH
Gensler and Associates
1994 Irwin Jacobs ’56 ENG
Qualcomm, Inc.
1993 Donald Berens ’47 ARTS
Hickory Farms Sales Corp.
*Due to schedule changes in the recognition of the Entrepreneur of the Year, there were no recipients in 2006 or 1990.
1992 Harvey Kinzelberg ’67 ENG
Meridian Group
1991 Kenneth Blanchard ’61 ARTS, ’67 PhD &
Marjorie McKee Blanchard ’62 ARTS
Blanchard Training & Development, Inc.
1989 James McLamore ’47 HOTEL
Burger King Corporation
1988 Julius Kayser ’47 HOTEL, &
Arthur Wolcott ’49 ARTS
Seneca Foods Corporation
1987 The Mellowes Family: Alfred ’64 ENG,
Charles ’33 ENG, John ’60 ENG
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc.
1986 John Mariani, Jr. ’54 ARTS
Villa Banf, UsA
1985 Christopher Hemmeter ’62 HOTEL
Hemmeter Investment Company
1984 Sanford Weill ’55 ARTS
Citigroup, Inc
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ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL
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ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL
About Entrepreneurship@Cornell:
Lance R. Collins
Joseph Silbert Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Engineering College of Architecture, Art and Planning
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
College of Human Ecology Cornell Law School
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Gretchen Ritter
Harold A. Tanner Dean
Kent Kleinman
Gail and Ira Drukier Dean
Harry C. Katz
Kenneth F. Kahn Dean
Alan Mathios
Rebecca Q. and
James C. Morgan Dean
Stewart J. Schwab
Allan R. Tessler Dean
CHAIR:
Kathryn J. Boor
Ronald P. Lynch Dean
Michael D. Johnson
Dean
School of Hotel Administration
Soumitra Dutta
Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean
The Johnson School
Chair:
Steven Gal
Class of ’88
Vice Chair:
Steve Benjamin
Class of ’80, MEng ’81, MBA ’82
Vice Chair:
Bill Trenchard
Class of ’97
Entrepreneurship@Cornell works with all Cornell schools, colleges and organizations to help
create and promote entrepreneurship education, events, commercialization and experiential
learning opportunities. Our vision is to support a diverse group of university-wide activities that
fnds and fosters the entrepreneurial spirit in every cornell participant—in every college, every
feld and every stage of life. Annual funding for Entrepreneurship@Cornell is provided by the
Governing Board, the offce of the provost, an Alumni Advisory council, corporate sponsors, and
an endowment established by Cornell Alumni.
Governing Board
Advisory Council: Leadership
John Alexander
Class of ’74, MBA ’76
Advisory Council
Todd Anderman
Class of ’03
John Balen
Class of ’82, MBA ’86
Stephanie Ball
Class of ’13
Michael Beller
Class of ’84
Scott Belsky
Class of ’02
Emily Berger
Class of ’92
Randy Brandoff
Class of ’98
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Burt
Flickinger
Class of ’80
Alison
Gerlach
Class of ’93
Jason Gerlach
Class of ’93
Allison
Gulbrandsen
Class of ’84
Don
Gulbrandsen
Class of ’83
Gary
Hellinger
Class of ’62
Mike
Karangelen
Class of ’90
Bill Frey
Class of ’79
Jon Kaiden
Class of ’88
Carl Forsyth
MBA ’82
Drew Fraser
Class of ’89
Noah
Goodhart
Class of ’97
Jonathan
Holtz
Parent ’12
Rich Farrell
Class of ’90
Bob Felton
Class of ’61
Advisory Council (continued)
Adam Farrell
Class of ’06
Jim Farrell
Class of ’77,
MEng ’80
Sharon Dauk
MBA ’89
Mac Cummings
Class of ’02
June Hayford
Class of ’78
Nancy Clark
Class of ’62, MA ’64
Patrick Burke
Class of ’83
J. Thomas Clark
Class of ’63, MBA ’64
Rhonda Carniol
Class of ’79
Steven Conine
Class of ’95
Brian
Distelburger
Class of ’98
Jessica Finkelstein
Class of ’97
Greg Galvin
Class of ’82, Ph.D ’84,
MBA ’93
Jonah
Goodhart
Class of ’00
Aaron Holiday
MBA ’12
Ammar Hanaf
Class of ’88
Harvey
Kinzelberg
Class of ’67
Brian Klapper
Class of ’87
William McAleer
Class of ’73, MBA ’75
Charlie Lynch
Class of ’90, MBA ’95
James Leiz
Class of ’98,
MEng ’99
Rich Marin
Class of ’75, MBA ’76
Robert
Maroney
Class of ’72
Matt Kochman
Class of ’10
Tim Breidigan
Class of ’85, MBA ’86
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Matthew McGraw
Class of ’95
Kevin McGovern
Class of ’70
Advisory Council (continued)
Jim McNair
MBA ’83
Angela Mwanza
MBA ’00
Lee Pillsbury
Class of ’69
Chris Proulx
Class of ’91
Brian Ramphal
Parent ‘17
Dan Ramsden
Class of ’86
Rob Ryan
Class of ’69
Matt Russo
Class of ’90
Sam Seltzer
Class of ’48
Bill Weidlein
Class of ’77
Chris
Wilkerson
Class of ’95
Eric Young
Class of ’78
David
Zalaznick
Class of ’76
Don Sommer
Class of ’97
Jay Sterling
MBA ’75
John Tassone
Class of ’91
LaVerne Thomas
MBA ’97
Peter
Seidenberg
Class of ’92, MBA ’98
Micah
Rosenbloom
Class of ’98
Mark Miller
Class of ’85
Vijay Vashee
MEng ’75
Terry
Wehe Ryan
Class of ’69
Meredith
Rosenberg
Class of ’92
Matthew Rubins
Class of ’90
Sara Werner
Class of ’02
Rick Morse
Class of ’88
JB Osborne
Class of ’03
Sacha Ross
Class of ’94, JD ’99
Anatoly Rozental
Class of ’09
Jonathan
Santomauro
Class of ’10, MBA ’11
Niraj Shah
Class of ’95
Everette Phillips
Class of ’82
David Moon
Jeff Parker
MEng ’65, MEng’66,
MBA ’79
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ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
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Underwriting Sponsor
Student Agencies/eLab, LLC: Student Agencies
Foundation (“sAF”) is a 501(c)(3) nonproft
organization dedicated to serving Cornell students
and the Cornell Community. Our mission, at its core,
is to provide extraordinary opportunities for Cornell
Students to gain practical skills through experiential
learning in business and entrepreneurship. Student
Agencies has a rich history, dating back to 1894,
when an entrepreneurial Cornell student started
a laundry service to support his own education.
The simple laundry business was passed down to
incoming students until it grew and evolved into
the modern Student Agencies, Inc. and Student
Agencies Foundation, Inc.
Student Agencies, Inc., founded in 1894 and
the oldest independent, student-run company
in America, hires Cornell undergraduates to
manage its portfolio of businesses, which includes
the Cornellian Yearbook, Big Red Shipping &
Storage, Hired Hands Moving Company, Campus
Promotions, TakeNote and Student Agencies
Properties.
www.studentagencies.com
Platinum Sponsors
CALS: College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences: From the University’s only accredited
undergraduate business program to innovative
research in communication, development sociology,
landscape architecture, the biological sciences and
other felds, cAls offers programs that extend past
the traditional defnition of an agricultural school.
And yet, with outstanding initiatives in the food,
animal and plant sciences as well as the biological
sciences, CALS illustrates the urgency and relevance
of agricultural research to creating a world that can
nourish and support its inhabitants. Because of
this diverse expertise, CALS is regarded as the best
college of its kind in the nation, if not the world.
www.cals.cornell.edu
Dyson: The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied
Economics and Management is located in the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell
University. Its internationally renowned areas
of expertise in food and agricultural economics,
management, environmental and resource
economics, and international and development
economics work in concert to fulfll the school’s
mission to inform and foster the public stewardship
and private management of businesses,
organizations, livelihoods, and national resources.
The Dyson School offers the B.S., M.S., M.P.S., and
Ph.D. degrees, and conducts frontier research and
delivers innovative extension/outreach programs in
all four of the School’s areas of expertise. The Dyson
School’s undergraduate degree is accredited by
AACSB International–The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business.
www.dyson.cornell.edu
Hotel/Pillsbury: The Leland C. and Mary M.
Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
(PIHE) supports the academic entrepreneurial
curriculum of SHA through education, experience,
and engagement. Our course offerings link
the academic to the practical and we provide
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opportunities for experiential learning and
engagement with entrepreneurs at all stages of
ideation. With the support of industry leaders and
entrepreneurs, we drive outreach and engagement
through programming which includes hosting the
Hospitality Business Plan Competition, sponsoring
entrepreneur-in-residence offce hours, mentoring
through the Connect Entrepreneurial Hotelies
Network, supporting Pillsbury Entrepreneurial
Internship opportunities, and planning networking
events with our Advisory Board members. The
Institute also assists nontraditional students through
the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with
Disabilities.
www.hotelschool.cornell.edu
www.pihe.cornell.edu
Johnson: Johnson at Cornell University prides
itself on being an intense, collaborative community
that functions like a high-performance workplace.
Our world-renowned faculty educates leaders for
the connected world through fve MBA programs,
PhD Program, and non-degree executive education.
Johnson also offers programs across Latin America,
Mexico, and China.
www.johnson.cornell.edu
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute:
Johnson’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
encompasses course offerings, networking and
mentoring opportunities, and hands-on real-deal
learning experiences, including a suite of student-run
entrepreneurship and innovation services. We link
students to a dynamic network of teachers, researchers,
entrepreneurs, inventors, investors, mentors, business
leaders, and other experts; provide them with
exposure, engagement, and feedback; and charge them
with responsibility for results.
www.johnson.cornell.edu/EII.aspx
Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
is a world-class academic institution, producing and
disseminating relevant knowledge for managers
seeking innovative, proftable business opportunities
that address global sustainability challenges. The
center works with frms to specify innovative,
entrepreneurial, and new business alternatives they
can implement in the marketplace. Our programs
include those focused on market and enterprise
creation, clean technology commercialization and
innovation, and fnance + sustainability.
www.johnson.cornell.edu/sge
Wilmer Hale: WilmerHale provides technology and
life sciences entrepreneurs around the world with top-
tier legal representation and sophisticated regulatory
and policy experience. Our lawyers advise on a
comprehensive range of legal issues critical to the
growth of emerging companies, including strategic
intellectual property protection, the intersection of
regulation and business, venture capital fnancing,
IPOs and beyond. We are proud to represent more
venture-backed technology and life sciences companies
in the eastern United states than any other law frm in
the country.
www.wilmerhale.com
Ernst & Young: EY is a global leader in assurance,
tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000
people are united by our shared values, which inspire
our people worldwide and guide them to do the
right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is
embedded in who we are and everything we do.
www.ey.com
Platinum Sponsors (continued)
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eCornell: Build a Culture of Growth. Equip your
leaders and managers to drive top-line growth and
deliver bottom-line results with MBA-level, project-
based, actionable learning in over 200 topics on
leadership, marketing, strategy, sales, and project
execution from Cornell University. eCornell RedShift
provides access to 100% online, Ivy League content
that combines real world projects and expert feedback
to drive actionable results for your organization.
www.ecornell.com
EBAY: At eBay Inc. we are focused on enabling
the future of commerce. We deliver innovative
commerce solutions for sellers of all sizes, from
entrepreneurs and small businesses to well-known
brand and retailers, while helping consumers shop
anytime, anywhere.
www.ebay.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: For more than 50
years, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offered
a broad range of services and legal disciplines
focused on serving the principal challenges faced by
the management and boards of directors of business
enterprises. The frm is nationally recognized as
a leader in the felds of corporate governance and
fnance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity,
securities litigation, employment law, intellectual
property, and antitrust, among many other areas of
law. With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & rosati has offces in Austin; Beijing;
Brussels; Georgetown, DE; Hong Kong; Los Angeles;
New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco;
Seattle; Shanghai; and Washington, D.C.
www.wsgr.com
Hamershlag Sulzberger Borg: Hamershlag is one
of the oldest, continuously-operating investment
banks in the United States and also a New York
stock exchange member frm. hamershlag provides
merger and acquisition, debt and equity fnancing,
restructuring, strategic partnering and other fnancial
advisory services to both publicly held and privately
owned and family controlled businesses, and to
private equity funds, hedge funds and other principal
investors. With depth of experience to advise
companies across a broad spectrum of industries, we
have differentiated ourselves from our competitors
by providing more personalized, in-depth strategic
analysis and singular idea generation. We combine
the technical and fnancial skills to deal with the
complex fnancial structures and an unsurpassed
creative approach that breaks from the standard
“boutique” investment banking frm.
www.hamershlag.com
Gala Dinner Sponsor
Cornell Entrepreneur Network: The Cornell
Entrepreneur Network (CEN) is the university’s
alumni business network. CEN provides valuable
engagement opportunities for all entrepreneurially
minded Cornell alumni, students, parents and
friends. CEN produces top-shelf events throughout
the country (and, in the near future, globally) that
feature world-class alumni industry leaders as
speakers on timely topics. The events take place in
major metropolitan areas, online via webinars and
through social networking. All programming is
designed to help alumni learn from industry leaders,
meet and connect with potential business contacts
and develop business relationships with each other
while reconnecting with Cornell.
www.cen.cornell.edu
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Dinner Reception Sponsor
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP: Harter Secrest & Emery
llp is a diversifed and dynamic law frm that serves
businesses, non-proft entities and individuals. The
attorneys in our Private Equity and Venture Capital
Practice have substantial experience representing
private equity and venture capital funds, portfolio
companies, start-up companies, and management
teams in connection with leveraged buyouts and
recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, venture
fnancings, public offerings, executive compensation
and other corporate matters. HSE’s 140 attorneys
focus in nearly 40 specialty practice areas, including
Corporate, Environmental, Health Care, and
intellectual property, with offces in rochester,
Buffalo, Albany and Corning, New York.
www.hartersecrest.com
Networking Lunch Sponsor
CCTEC: Cornell University is a leader in delivering
new technologies that aid and shape the changing
world. These technologies are a rich source for
entrepreneurs and industry partners looking for
new opportunities across a spectrum of felds.
Cornell innovations currently contribute to over 640
products worldwide.
CCTEC will be hosting a showcase featuring
exciting technologies and new business
opportunities from the Ithaca campus, New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva
and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Researchers and business representatives will be on
hand to discuss the technologies and companies.
www.cctec.cornell.edu
Benefactors
College of Human Ecology Sloan Program: Cornell’s
Sloan Program in Health Administration offers a
Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree.
A dual degree MHA/MBA option is offered with
Johnson, and a fve-year Bachelor/MhA is available
to Cornell undergraduates. Founded in 1955, Sloan
was the nation’s frst program in health services
management to require two years of academic
course work, and is dedicated to preparing new
generations of health care leaders. The Sloan
Program is built upon a foundation comprised
of rigorous training in management, a solid
understanding of the health care system, policy
environment, ethics, public health, epidemiology
and hands-on learning in real world settings.
www.sloan.cornell.edu
The Cornell Business & Technology Park is
the ithaca area’s cutting edge offce, wet-lab,
and manufacturing park providing a frst
class environment to start-ups and established
companies, while serving as an interface between
Cornell University and the business community.
Features: shared business and conference services,
picnic areas, scenic ponds, café & grill, walking
trails; free, ample parking; adjacent to the Ithaca
Airport, hotel, car rental, post offce, Ups and
FedEx; located on TCAT Bus Line with shopping
and restaurants nearby.
realestate.fs.cornell.edu/retail/btp/
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Ashley Management Corporation holds the
highly regarded distinction of being an Accredited
Management Organization by the Institute of Real
Estate Management. With decades of property
management expertise, Ashley Management is
uniquely focused on providing an ideal experience
for the owners and tenants of commercial real estate
by operating with integrity, honesty and fairness.
Cornell Law School
www.lawschool.cornell.edu
Law School
Celebration
Committee List
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jennifer Benson, Deborah Streeter
CCTEC
Laura Cima Salter, Danica Fisher
CEN/CSV
Amanda Christofferson, Magdalena Kalinka
College of Arts & Sciences
Laurie Johnston
College of Engineering:
Tracey Brant, Amy Gergley, Dawn McWilliams
College of Human Ecology
Terri Jackson; Samantha Castillo-Davis
Cornell Law School
Peter Cronin
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Deb Eichten, Kathy Hovis, Debra Moesch,
Natalee Nelson, Zach Shulman
eLab
Dan Cohen, Peter Cortle
Johnson
Andrea Sherwood, Monica Touesnard,
Rhett Weiss
School of Hotel Administration’s Pillsbury
Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Kristen Ciferri, Mona Olsen
Sloan Program in Health Administration
Brooke Hollis, Will White
Student Agencies Foundation
Angelle Aldridge
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WELCOME FROM PRESIDENT DAVID J. SKORTON .................................... 1
SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................... 2
SYMPOSIA PANEL AND PANELIST INFORMATION .................................... 6
CORNELL ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2014 ......................................... 18
ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL ................................................... 22
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS ................................................................................ 26
WELCOME FROM PRESIDENT
DAVID J. SKORTON
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Welcome to the
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Celebration!
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration!
Finding and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in all of
us is the mission of Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and this
annual celebration demonstrates its impact. For all who are
entrepreneurs at heart, here are two full days packed with
ideas, information, and inspiration.
A highlight of this year’s Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Celebration will be the presentation of the Student Business
of the Year Award, recognizing a substantial, scalable, original
business created by undergraduate, graduate, or professional
students. We’ll also honor the 2014 Cornell Entrepreneur of the
year, Greg Galvin M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’84, MBA ’93. Chairman and
CEO of Rheonix Inc. and Mezmeriz Inc. and co-founder and
former CEO of Kionix Inc., he is a dynamic innovator in such
areas as microfuidic-based molecular diagnostic systems with
applications in research, health care and public safety.
You’ll fnd many other events at the e@c celebration to ignite
your entrepreneurial spirit. I hope you have an extraordinary
time reconnecting with old friends and making new ones,
and are both rejuvenated and inspired by the creative
entrepreneurship of Cornell students, alumni, faculty, staff,
family members, and friends. Again, welcome!
David J. Skorton
President, Cornell University
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SCHEDULE
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
7:30–9:00 pm
CEN & CSV Celebration Meet-up for all
participants
Popshop, Collegetown
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
8:00 am
Registration Opens
Lobby, Statler Hotel
9:00–11:00 am
Celebration Business Roundtable
Moderated by Stewart Schwab, Dean, Cornell
Law School
Jeff Boyd JD ‘81, Chairman of Priceline.com
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
9:30 am–Noon
Cornell Venture Challenge Finalist
Presentations
Sage Hall, Room B05
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for
Venture Development in the Life Sciences
Overview and Facility Tour
Facilitated by: Lou Walcer ’74, Center Director
Registration Desk, Lobby, Statler Hotel
12:30–2:00 pm
CCTEC New Business & Emerging
Technologies Showcase & Stand-up Lunch
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
2:00–2:45 pm
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
2:30–4:00 pm
E@C Advisory Council Meeting (MEMBERS
ONLY)
Rowe Room, Statler
2:45–4:00 pm
Symposia Session 1
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “Seizing
Opportunity: The Growth of Wineries,
Distilleries, and Farm Breweries in New York
State”
Panel 2: Sponsored by LAW: “How to Navigate
and Beneft from E-Commerce”
Panel 3: Sponsored by the College of Arts
& Sciences: “Trends, Perspectives, and
Opportunities in Biotechnology”
4:45–6:15 pm
eLab Demo Day
Sponsored by eBay, CEN & CSV
Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
6:30–7:15 pm
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Harter Secrest
Ballroom Foyer, Statler Hotel
7:15–9:00 pm
Celebration Banquet & Recognition of CEY
Sponsored by CEN & CSV
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
CELEBRATION 2014
Schedule of Events
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9:00 pm
After Glow Reception
Sponsored by Student Agencies Foundation
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
8:00–9:00 am
Networking Breakfast
Conference Room Foyer, Statler Hotel
8:30–11:00 am
The Playground Start-up Career Fair
Sponsored by RECESS
participants to include about.me; dealfix;
Doctor on Demand; MOX; Instaradio; One;
Roozt; Combatant Gentlemen; MobileXLabs;
RAD PAD; Do Cool Sh*t; Glide; Neon Roots;
RootStrap; Whose Your Landlord; RECESS
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
9:15–10:30 am
Symposia Session 2
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Sloan and SHA:
“Opportunities at the Intersection of
Hospitality and Health”
Panel 2: Sponsored by the Center for
Sustainable Global Enterprise: “Mission-driven
Business: Hindrance or Opportunity for
Entrepreneurs”
Panel 3: Sponsored by Johnson: “The JOBS Act
and Crowdfunding”
Panel 4: Sponsored by Student Agencies
Foundation: “Shark Tank: Behind the Pitch
Deck”
10:30–11:00 am
Networking Break
Conference Room Foyer & Beck Center Foyer
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Symposia Session 3
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “The Future of
Fashion: Innovating to Meet Market Needs”
Panel 2: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA &
career Management in the offce of student
Services at SHA: “Your Entrepreneurial
Journey: From Cornell to Career”
Panel 3: Sponsored by Engineering: “Breaking
the Rules to Engage Entrepreneurial
Engineers: Re-Branding Cornell Engineering”
Panel 4: Sponsored by Sloan: “Health and
Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators”
Panel 5: Sponsored by Sustainable Global
Enterprise: “B-Corps: What’s the Beneft for
Entrepreneurs?”
12:30–2:00 pm
Student Business of the Year Recognition
Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Cory Levy, Co-Founder &
COO, One
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
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CELEBRATION 2014 Schedule of Events (continued)
2:45–4:00 pm
Symposia Session 4
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Human Ecology: “From
Young Fashion Enthusiasts to International
Soap Mavens–an Entrepreneurial Road to
Clean!”
Panel 2: Sponsored by Johnson: “Those Other
Startups”
Panel 3: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA:
“Entrepreneurial Women in the Hospitality
Industry”
Panel 4: Study Hall by RECESS
4:30–6:00 pm
“BIG Idea” Undergraduate Competition Finals
Co-sponsored by RECESS
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
6:00–7:00 pm
Networking Reception
Co-sponsored by RECESS
Ballroom Foyer, Statler Hotel
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SYMPOSIA PANEL AND
PANELIST INFORMATION
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CELEBRATION 2014
Symposia Panel And Panelist Information
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Symposia Session 1
2:45–4:00 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel (Rooms subject to
change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “Seizing
Opportunity: The Growth of Wineries,
Distilleries, and Farm Breweries in New York
State”
Moderator:
Christopher Gerling ’99, MS ’06, Extension
Associate, Department of Food and Science
Panelists:
Fred Frank ’79, President, Dr. Konstantin Frank
Wine Cellars
Jason Grizzanti ’00, Co-owner and Master
Distiller, Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery
Melinda Vizcarra ’79, Owner, Becker Farms
Oscar Vizcarra ‘79, Owner, Becker Farms
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by LAW: “How to Navigate
and Beneft from E-Commerce”
Moderator:
Andrew Berger JD ’69, Tannenbaum Helpern
Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Panelists:
Jeff Boyd JD ’81, Chairman, Priceline.com
Charlie Kwalwasser JD ’01, quirky.com
William Tanenbaum JD ’79, Partner of IP &
Tech Transactions practice, Kaye Scholer
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 3: Sponsored by the College of Arts
& Sciences: “Trends, Perspectives, and
Opportunities in Biotechnology”
Panelists:
Katrine Bosley ’90, Entrepreneur in Residence,
Broad Institute
Bruce Ganem, Franz and Elizabeth Roessler
Professor, Cornell University, College of Arts
and Sciences
Lilian Stern ’80, Principal, The Stern Investor
Relations Foundation
Stephen Weiss, Presidential Fellow
Yale/Princeton Room, Statler Hotel
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
Symposia Session 2
9:15–10:30 am
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Sloan and SHA:
“Opportunities at the Intersection of
Hospitality and Health”
Moderators:
Brooke Hollis ’78 MBA/Sloan, Sloan Program
in Health Administration
Michael Sturman ’93, MS ’95, PhD ’97,
Academic Director of The Center for
Hospitality Research, The Kenneth and
Marjorie Blanchard Professor and Associate
Dean for Faculty Development, SHA
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Panelists:
Elizabeth Classen Ambrose, Founder, Bridges
Cornell Heights and Co-Founder, Classen
Home Health
Joe Bachich ’81, MPS ’85, Multi Unit Owner,
Griswold Home Care Franchises
William Rideout ’94, VP, Phreesia
Anthony Stanowski, FACHE, DHA,
Vice President, Applied Medical Software and
former VP, ARAMARK Healthcare
196 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 2: Sponsored by the Center for
Sustainable Global Enterprise: “Mission-driven
Business: Hindrance or Opportunity for
Entrepreneurs”
Moderator:
Brad Edmondson ’81, Journalist
Panelists:
Steve Bauman, Founder, ThermalCUBE
Ian Gaffney, Co-Founder, Emmy’s Organics
Jason Salf, President, Comet Skateboards
165 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 3: Sponsored by Johnson: “The JOBS Act
and Crowdfunding”
Moderator:
David BenDaniel, Don and Margi Berens
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Johnson
Panelists:
Joseph Bartlett Esq., Special Counsel, McCarter
& English, LLP
David Drake, Partner, LDJ Capital
Thomas Willett, Esq. JD ’72, Partner, Harris
Beach, PLLC
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Sponsored by Student Agencies
Foundation: “Shark Tank: Behind the Pitch
Deck”
198 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Symposia Session 3
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel & Beck Center,
Statler Hall (Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by CALS: “The Future of
Fashion: Innovating to Meet Market Needs”
Moderator:
Deborah Streeter, Bruce F. Failing Sr. Professor
of Personal Enterprise, Charles H. Dyson
School of Applied Economics and Management
Panelists:
Jackie Buffon ’84, VP/GM, Donna Karan
International
Andrew Postal, Managing Partner, Marketing
Management Group
Gabriela Wagner ’12, Founder, The Gabby Wild
Foundation, Inc.
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA &
career Management in the offce of student
Services at SHA: “Your Entrepreneurial
Journey: From Cornell to Career”
Moderator:
Dr. Mona Anita K. Olsen ‘04, Assistant
Academic Director/Visiting Assistant Professor,
The Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality
Entrepreneurship at SHA
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Panelists:
Karim Abouelnaga ’13, CEO, Practice Makes
Perfect
Nick Bayer ’00, Founder & President, Saxbys
Coffee
Allie Hope ’04, Head of Acquisitions and
Development, Virgin Hotels
Jeannine Sacco ’09, chief Food offcer, Grainful
Joseph D. Tagliente ’89, Chief Operating
offcer, Gopinion, inc.
Bradley M. Weiss MMH ’03, Owner, LEVEL B
196 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 3: Sponsored by Engineering: “Breaking
the Rules to Engage Entrepreneurial
Engineers: Re-Branding Cornell Engineering”
Moderator:
Greg Galvin MS ’82, PhD ’84, MBA ’93,
Chairman and CEO, Rheonix Inc. and
Mezmeriz Inc, Co-Founder and former CEO,
Kionix Inc.
Panelists:
Tracey Brant ’84, Director, Kessler Fellows
Program
Professor David Schneider MS ’06, Systems
Engineering and Founder, Cornell Cup USA
presented by Intel
Dan Storms ’02, Director of Engineering,
Originate, Former Head of Engineering and
Product Management, Red Rover
Andrew Vaslas ’15, CTO, SUNN
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Sponsored by Sloan: “Health and
Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators”
Moderators:
Brooke Hollis ’78 MBA/Sloan, Sloan Program
in Health Administration
William White, Professor and Director,
Sloan Program, Dept. of Policy Analysis and
Management, College of Human Ecology
Panelists:
Mike Barone Sloan ’89, CEO, Intercare
Solutions, San Diego CA
Arnaub Chatterjee MHA/Sloan ’07 CIPA
’08, Associate Director, Health Information
Partnerships- Merck
Carl Iseman MPS/Sloan ’75, President, AIM
Baltimore & Columbus
Craig Tagawa MBA/Sloan ’77, SVP, CFO, COO,
American Shared Hospital Services, CEO,
GK Financing
198 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Panel 5: Sponsored by Sustainable Global
Enterprise: “B-Corps: What’s the Beneft for
Entrepreneurs?”
Moderator:
Monica Touesnard, Associate Director, Center
for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Panelists:
Jeff Furman ’65, Board of Directors Chair,
Ben & Jerry’s
Lynn Stout, Distinguished Professor of
Corporate & Business Law and Author
165 Beck Center, Statler Hall
Symposia Session 4
2:45–4:00 pm
Conference Center, Statler Hotel
(Rooms subject to change)
Panel 1: Sponsored by Human Ecology: “From
Young Fashion Enthusiasts to International
Soap Mavens–an Entrepreneurial Road to
Clean!”
Moderator:
S. Kay Obendorf, Sr. Associate Dean for
Research & Graduate Education for the College
of Human Ecology
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CELEBRATION 2014 Symposia Panel and Panelist Information (continued)
Panelists:
Lindsey Boyd ’98,
Gwen Whiting ’98, Co-Founders, The
Laundress
Penn Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 2: Sponsored by Johnson: “Those Other
Startups”
Moderator:
Rhett Weiss, Executive Director,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at
Johnson
Panelists:
Jeff Chemeres, Co-Founder, Empathica, Inc.
Sreeram Mantha, CEO & Co-Founder, DNA
Healthcare, Inc.
Paul Reinitz, Attorney, law offces of paul
Reinitz
JB Osborne ’03, CEO & Partner, Red Antler
Jenna Velella ’04, MBA ’12, General Manager,
The Hamilton, Clyde’s Restaurant Group
Amphitheater, Statler Hotel
Panel 3: Sponsored by The Pillsbury Institute
for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at SHA:
“Entrepreneurial Women in the Hospitality
Industry”
Moderator:
Dr. Susan Fleming, MS’08, PHD’10 Senior
Lecturer, The Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality
Entrepreneurship
Panelists:
Leslie Adler ‘05, Director, Corporate
Development & Innovation, Choice Hotels
International
Emily Gottschalk ’82, Founder/CEO, The
Garr Group, Inc., President, Zingarr Sales &
Marketing, LLC
Kathryn Parkin ’04, Fine Wine Manager, The
Estates Group
Susan Sarich ’91, Founder & CEO, SusieCakes
Yale/Princeton Room, Statler Hotel
Panel 4: Study Hall by RECESS
Panelists:
Taylor Conroy, Founder, Change Heros
Andrew Horn, Founder, Dreams for Kids Brent
Freeman, CEO, Roozt.com
Tony Conrad, Founder & CEO, about.me
Taylor Room, Statler Hotel
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Cornell Venture Challenge Finalist Presentations
Thursday, April 10
9:30 am–12:30 pm
Room B05, Sage Hall
The Cornell Venture Challenge (CVC) is Cornell University’s prestigious business plan competition.
During Celebration, a select group of applicants will get the chance to pitch new and exciting business
ideas to a panel of professional investors and entrepreneurs. The winners of the competition will earn a
$25,000 cash prize (non-dilutive funding) to push their ideas forward.
This competition provides a way for burgeoning entrepreneurial ideas/teams to gain experience,
exposure and fnancing to help launch successful ventures. The teams selected to compete will
receive pitch experience including preparation and feedback from seasoned professionals. In the
past this unique exposure has led to follow-on investment and formal advisor relationships.
The competition is sponsored by BR Venture Fund (BRV), a student-run venture capital fund at
Johnson.
CCTEC (Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization) may double the
prize money by applying the Cornell Technology Transfer Prize to winners who use intellectual
property developed at Cornell and disclosed to CCTEC before CVC application submission.
Judges:
Don Spero ’61, Co-Founder, General Partner, New Markets Venture Partners
Ralph Terkowitz ’72, General Partner, ABS Capital
Eric Young ’78, Partner, Canaan Partners
Leonard Sanders ’80, Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, Kalmar Investments
Dan Simpkins ’80, MEng ’81, Founder, Chairman, CEO , Hillcrest Labs
Marlon Nichols MBA ’11, Associate Director, Intel Capital
Sam Sezak ’98, Partner, Blue Heron Capital
Prizes:
1st: $25,000
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $1,000
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CCTEC New Business and Emerging
Technologies Showcase
Thursday, April 10
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
With hundreds of millions of dollars in research expenditures and an excellent research faculty,
Cornell is a rich source of technologies for entrepreneurs and industry partners looking for
new opportunities. Cornell technologies contribute to many products (www.cctec.cornell.edu/
technology/products.php) across many industries and come from varied research disciplines
such as engineering, physical sciences, life and agriculture sciences and medicine. CCTEC will be
hosting a showcase featuring exciting technologies and new business opportunities from the Ithaca
campus, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and Weill Cornell Medical
College in New York City. Researchers and business representatives will be on hand to discuss the
technologies and companies.
Learn about Cornell technologies and companies in the area of:
• new lines of grapes, cherries, and potatoes
• Therapeutics
• Biotechnology
• Vaccines
• robotics
• nanotechnology
Programs including technology/business descriptions, along with contact information, will be
available at the Celebration registration table and at the showcase entrance.
RECESS
RECESS inspires forward-thinking college students to become the next generation of world-changing entre-
preneurs. We challenge them to take risks and work hard in pursuit of careers providing them the freedom
recess used to offer—the happiness of doing what you love. Through innovative online content and a nation-
wide campus tour, RECESS gives ambitious students the knowledge, resources, and inspiration to take back
freedom and live out their dreams.
The RECESS Campus Tour is a touring Music & Ideas Festival that combines educational programs during
the day and a concert at night to celebrate.
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Student Business of the Year Award
We will honor one Cornell student business as the Student Business of the Year at a lunch on
campus during the annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, commencing April 2014.
Emphasis is on the business and the team behind it, not just on the entrepreneur. The award
will recognize commitment to developing and operating a successful business while pursuing an
education. The award will be made to the business.
This award recognizes the achievements of a Cornell student launched and operating business that
meets the following criteria:
• Business must be operated by a current Cornell student or team of students while at Cornell; if
a team, 50% or more of the team members must be registered as current Cornell students.
• A business that exists prior to the students’ enrollment at Cornell can qualify, but a business
that is developed signifcantly while the student or student team is enrolled at cornell will be
given preference (for example, a student may have started a business prior to entering Cornell
and then signifcantly further developed it while enrolled at cornell).
• Student(s) in the business may be undergraduate or graduate.
• Business must be operating at the time of award announcement (preferably legal entity
established).
• Success metrics for the business will vary depending on the industry in which the business
participates. Factors could include:
• Business team’s initiative, character, originality, and persistence
• revenue generation (social and environmental outcomes are considered, but revenue generation
is the focus)
• other indications of customer validation like users and downloads
• business creativity/uniqueness
• tangible intellectual property position that protects the product or service
• scalable business model
• size of addressable market
• awards, business competition success, or other industry recognition
• receipt of grant funding, equity investment or other capital
• substance and sustainability of the business (as opposed to pitch performance)
This year’s nominations:
• Tunetap
• SUNN
• Rosie
• Thinkplay
• Worthy Jerky
• Redhead Wine
• Kreyol Essence
• Hummus Holdings LLC
• ZYMtronix Catalytic Systems, Inc.
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For more information on “The BIG Idea,” visit the contest website at eship.cornell.edu/activities/bigidea, or
contact Entrepreneurship@Cornell at (607) 255-1576 or [email protected].
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
4:30–6:00 pm, Ballroom, Statler Hotel
“The BIG Idea” is a competition open exclusively to Cornell
undergraduates. Organized and executed by Entrepreneurship@
Cornell, “The BIG Idea” offers cash prizes to the top three ideas from
each of the ‘business’ and ‘social enterprise’ categories. Applicants are
evaluated during three phases of competition and are offered mentoring
from successful entrepreneurs in the semi?nal and ?nalist phases.
PRIZES
1st place ‘business’ category: ...................................................................... $2,000
2nd place ‘business’ category: .................................................................... $1,000
3rd place ‘business’ category: ........................................................................ $500
1st place ‘social enterprise’ category: ........................................................ $2,000
2nd place ‘social enterprise’ category: ....................................................... $1,000
3rd place ‘social enterprise’ category: .......................................................... $500
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Vijay MEng ’75 and Sita Vashee
PROMISING ENTREPRENEUR AWARD ENDOWMENT FUND
“The BIG Idea” receives support from the following endowments:
Dorman Family Award
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Felton Award
Brenda Clucas Hecht Award
Gary and Marilyn Hellinger Award
Hussey Family Award
Richard M. Kossoff Award
RECESS
We would like to thank Donald ’83 and Allison ’84 Gulbrandsen for creating a Founder level
endowment to support Entrepreneurship@Cornell.
Come vote
for the
winning
presentation
on Friday,
April 11 at
4:30 pm in
the Statler
Ballroom!
Free and open to the public.
Big Idea winner eligible to participate in
RECESS National Pitch Competition Finals in
Las Vegas May 30 - June 1st (all-expenses paid)
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CORNELL ENTREPRENEUR
OF THE YEAR 2014
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Cornell University and
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
are pleased to announce
Dr. Galvin is Chairman and CEO of Rheonix, Inc., a company
developing microfuidic-based molecular diagnostic systems.
He is also CEO of Mezmeriz, Inc. an early stage MEMS device
company. Until 2013 Dr. Galvin was the President and CEO
of Kionix, Inc., a MEMS company he co-founded in 1993. He
currently serves on the boards of Rheonix, Mezmeriz, and
BinOptics. Dr. Galvin was elected to the Cornell University
Board of Trustees in 2011. He also serves on the Advisory
Council of Cornell’s College of Engineering, the Advisory
Council of Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and the Advisory
Council of the Cornell Department of Materials Science.
Dr. Galvin is a trustee of the Ithaca Sciencenter and a director
of Tompkins County Area Development. He received a BS
in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of
Technology and a PhD in Materials Science and MBA from
Cornell University.
GREG GALVIN
Dr. Galvin will be
recognized at the
Gala Celebration
Banquet
Thursday, April 10
7:15–9:00 pm
Ballroom, Statler Hotel
as Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2014
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History of the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The cornell entrepreneur of the Year award is given to a cornell graduate who best exemplifes
entrepreneurial achievement, community service and high ethical standards. A committee of
Cornell alumni, faculty and students select the recipient. The award is presented during the annual
Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration.
This award recognizes the achievements and qualities of a cornellian who best exemplifes the
ideals of entrepreneurship by meeting the following criteria:
• started and successfully managed a business, contributed substantially to the turnaround or
growth of a business or managed a larger business in a way that has demonstrated notable
entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements.
• contributed to the private enterprise system in ways that are an inspiration to others.
• Used his or her business skills and creativity to enrich humanity.
• conducted his or her business and personal relationships with the highest integrity.
Past Recipients
2013 Ratan N. Tata ‘59, B. Arch. ‘62,
Chairman, Tata Sons
2012 John Alexander ’74, MBA ’76,
CEO, CBORD
2011 Harris Rosen ’61 HOTEL
Rosen Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
2010 Lubna Suliman Olayan ’77
CEO, Olayan Financing Company
2009 Jay Walker ’77, ILR
Chairman, Walker Digital
2008 Howard Milstein ’73 ARTS
Chair, President and CEO of New York Private
Bank & Trust
2007 Kevin McGovern ’70 ARTS
McGovern Capital, LLC
2005 Robert Toll ’63 ARTS
Toll Brothers, Inc.
2004 Steve Belkin ’69 ENG
Trans National Group
2003 Jules Kroll ’63 ARTS
Kroll, Inc
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Past Recipients (continued)
2002 Rob Ryan ’69 ARTS
Ascend Communications; Entrepreneur
America
2001 Jeffrey Parker ’65 ENG, ’66 MEN, ’70 MBA
First Call; CCBN
2000 Jeffrey Hawkins ’79 ENG
Palm Computing; Handspring, Inc.
1999 William Sanders ’64 CALS
Security Capital Group, Inc.
1998 Robert Felton ’61 ENG
Indus International, Inc.
1997 Linda Mason ’76 ARTS
Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, Inc.
1996 David Duffeld ’62 ENG, ’63 MEN, ’64 MBA
PeopleSoft, Inc.
1995 M. Arthur Gensler ’58 ARCH
Gensler and Associates
1994 Irwin Jacobs ’56 ENG
Qualcomm, Inc.
1993 Donald Berens ’47 ARTS
Hickory Farms Sales Corp.
*Due to schedule changes in the recognition of the Entrepreneur of the Year, there were no recipients in 2006 or 1990.
1992 Harvey Kinzelberg ’67 ENG
Meridian Group
1991 Kenneth Blanchard ’61 ARTS, ’67 PhD &
Marjorie McKee Blanchard ’62 ARTS
Blanchard Training & Development, Inc.
1989 James McLamore ’47 HOTEL
Burger King Corporation
1988 Julius Kayser ’47 HOTEL, &
Arthur Wolcott ’49 ARTS
Seneca Foods Corporation
1987 The Mellowes Family: Alfred ’64 ENG,
Charles ’33 ENG, John ’60 ENG
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc.
1986 John Mariani, Jr. ’54 ARTS
Villa Banf, UsA
1985 Christopher Hemmeter ’62 HOTEL
Hemmeter Investment Company
1984 Sanford Weill ’55 ARTS
Citigroup, Inc
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ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL
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ABOUT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL
About Entrepreneurship@Cornell:
Lance R. Collins
Joseph Silbert Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Engineering College of Architecture, Art and Planning
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
College of Human Ecology Cornell Law School
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Gretchen Ritter
Harold A. Tanner Dean
Kent Kleinman
Gail and Ira Drukier Dean
Harry C. Katz
Kenneth F. Kahn Dean
Alan Mathios
Rebecca Q. and
James C. Morgan Dean
Stewart J. Schwab
Allan R. Tessler Dean
CHAIR:
Kathryn J. Boor
Ronald P. Lynch Dean
Michael D. Johnson
Dean
School of Hotel Administration
Soumitra Dutta
Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean
The Johnson School
Chair:
Steven Gal
Class of ’88
Vice Chair:
Steve Benjamin
Class of ’80, MEng ’81, MBA ’82
Vice Chair:
Bill Trenchard
Class of ’97
Entrepreneurship@Cornell works with all Cornell schools, colleges and organizations to help
create and promote entrepreneurship education, events, commercialization and experiential
learning opportunities. Our vision is to support a diverse group of university-wide activities that
fnds and fosters the entrepreneurial spirit in every cornell participant—in every college, every
feld and every stage of life. Annual funding for Entrepreneurship@Cornell is provided by the
Governing Board, the offce of the provost, an Alumni Advisory council, corporate sponsors, and
an endowment established by Cornell Alumni.
Governing Board
Advisory Council: Leadership
John Alexander
Class of ’74, MBA ’76
Advisory Council
Todd Anderman
Class of ’03
John Balen
Class of ’82, MBA ’86
Stephanie Ball
Class of ’13
Michael Beller
Class of ’84
Scott Belsky
Class of ’02
Emily Berger
Class of ’92
Randy Brandoff
Class of ’98
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Burt
Flickinger
Class of ’80
Alison
Gerlach
Class of ’93
Jason Gerlach
Class of ’93
Allison
Gulbrandsen
Class of ’84
Don
Gulbrandsen
Class of ’83
Gary
Hellinger
Class of ’62
Mike
Karangelen
Class of ’90
Bill Frey
Class of ’79
Jon Kaiden
Class of ’88
Carl Forsyth
MBA ’82
Drew Fraser
Class of ’89
Noah
Goodhart
Class of ’97
Jonathan
Holtz
Parent ’12
Rich Farrell
Class of ’90
Bob Felton
Class of ’61
Advisory Council (continued)
Adam Farrell
Class of ’06
Jim Farrell
Class of ’77,
MEng ’80
Sharon Dauk
MBA ’89
Mac Cummings
Class of ’02
June Hayford
Class of ’78
Nancy Clark
Class of ’62, MA ’64
Patrick Burke
Class of ’83
J. Thomas Clark
Class of ’63, MBA ’64
Rhonda Carniol
Class of ’79
Steven Conine
Class of ’95
Brian
Distelburger
Class of ’98
Jessica Finkelstein
Class of ’97
Greg Galvin
Class of ’82, Ph.D ’84,
MBA ’93
Jonah
Goodhart
Class of ’00
Aaron Holiday
MBA ’12
Ammar Hanaf
Class of ’88
Harvey
Kinzelberg
Class of ’67
Brian Klapper
Class of ’87
William McAleer
Class of ’73, MBA ’75
Charlie Lynch
Class of ’90, MBA ’95
James Leiz
Class of ’98,
MEng ’99
Rich Marin
Class of ’75, MBA ’76
Robert
Maroney
Class of ’72
Matt Kochman
Class of ’10
Tim Breidigan
Class of ’85, MBA ’86
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Matthew McGraw
Class of ’95
Kevin McGovern
Class of ’70
Advisory Council (continued)
Jim McNair
MBA ’83
Angela Mwanza
MBA ’00
Lee Pillsbury
Class of ’69
Chris Proulx
Class of ’91
Brian Ramphal
Parent ‘17
Dan Ramsden
Class of ’86
Rob Ryan
Class of ’69
Matt Russo
Class of ’90
Sam Seltzer
Class of ’48
Bill Weidlein
Class of ’77
Chris
Wilkerson
Class of ’95
Eric Young
Class of ’78
David
Zalaznick
Class of ’76
Don Sommer
Class of ’97
Jay Sterling
MBA ’75
John Tassone
Class of ’91
LaVerne Thomas
MBA ’97
Peter
Seidenberg
Class of ’92, MBA ’98
Micah
Rosenbloom
Class of ’98
Mark Miller
Class of ’85
Vijay Vashee
MEng ’75
Terry
Wehe Ryan
Class of ’69
Meredith
Rosenberg
Class of ’92
Matthew Rubins
Class of ’90
Sara Werner
Class of ’02
Rick Morse
Class of ’88
JB Osborne
Class of ’03
Sacha Ross
Class of ’94, JD ’99
Anatoly Rozental
Class of ’09
Jonathan
Santomauro
Class of ’10, MBA ’11
Niraj Shah
Class of ’95
Everette Phillips
Class of ’82
David Moon
Jeff Parker
MEng ’65, MEng’66,
MBA ’79
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ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
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Underwriting Sponsor
Student Agencies/eLab, LLC: Student Agencies
Foundation (“sAF”) is a 501(c)(3) nonproft
organization dedicated to serving Cornell students
and the Cornell Community. Our mission, at its core,
is to provide extraordinary opportunities for Cornell
Students to gain practical skills through experiential
learning in business and entrepreneurship. Student
Agencies has a rich history, dating back to 1894,
when an entrepreneurial Cornell student started
a laundry service to support his own education.
The simple laundry business was passed down to
incoming students until it grew and evolved into
the modern Student Agencies, Inc. and Student
Agencies Foundation, Inc.
Student Agencies, Inc., founded in 1894 and
the oldest independent, student-run company
in America, hires Cornell undergraduates to
manage its portfolio of businesses, which includes
the Cornellian Yearbook, Big Red Shipping &
Storage, Hired Hands Moving Company, Campus
Promotions, TakeNote and Student Agencies
Properties.
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Platinum Sponsors
CALS: College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences: From the University’s only accredited
undergraduate business program to innovative
research in communication, development sociology,
landscape architecture, the biological sciences and
other felds, cAls offers programs that extend past
the traditional defnition of an agricultural school.
And yet, with outstanding initiatives in the food,
animal and plant sciences as well as the biological
sciences, CALS illustrates the urgency and relevance
of agricultural research to creating a world that can
nourish and support its inhabitants. Because of
this diverse expertise, CALS is regarded as the best
college of its kind in the nation, if not the world.
www.cals.cornell.edu
Dyson: The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied
Economics and Management is located in the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell
University. Its internationally renowned areas
of expertise in food and agricultural economics,
management, environmental and resource
economics, and international and development
economics work in concert to fulfll the school’s
mission to inform and foster the public stewardship
and private management of businesses,
organizations, livelihoods, and national resources.
The Dyson School offers the B.S., M.S., M.P.S., and
Ph.D. degrees, and conducts frontier research and
delivers innovative extension/outreach programs in
all four of the School’s areas of expertise. The Dyson
School’s undergraduate degree is accredited by
AACSB International–The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business.
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Hotel/Pillsbury: The Leland C. and Mary M.
Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
(PIHE) supports the academic entrepreneurial
curriculum of SHA through education, experience,
and engagement. Our course offerings link
the academic to the practical and we provide
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opportunities for experiential learning and
engagement with entrepreneurs at all stages of
ideation. With the support of industry leaders and
entrepreneurs, we drive outreach and engagement
through programming which includes hosting the
Hospitality Business Plan Competition, sponsoring
entrepreneur-in-residence offce hours, mentoring
through the Connect Entrepreneurial Hotelies
Network, supporting Pillsbury Entrepreneurial
Internship opportunities, and planning networking
events with our Advisory Board members. The
Institute also assists nontraditional students through
the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with
Disabilities.
www.hotelschool.cornell.edu
www.pihe.cornell.edu
Johnson: Johnson at Cornell University prides
itself on being an intense, collaborative community
that functions like a high-performance workplace.
Our world-renowned faculty educates leaders for
the connected world through fve MBA programs,
PhD Program, and non-degree executive education.
Johnson also offers programs across Latin America,
Mexico, and China.
www.johnson.cornell.edu
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute:
Johnson’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
encompasses course offerings, networking and
mentoring opportunities, and hands-on real-deal
learning experiences, including a suite of student-run
entrepreneurship and innovation services. We link
students to a dynamic network of teachers, researchers,
entrepreneurs, inventors, investors, mentors, business
leaders, and other experts; provide them with
exposure, engagement, and feedback; and charge them
with responsibility for results.
www.johnson.cornell.edu/EII.aspx
Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
is a world-class academic institution, producing and
disseminating relevant knowledge for managers
seeking innovative, proftable business opportunities
that address global sustainability challenges. The
center works with frms to specify innovative,
entrepreneurial, and new business alternatives they
can implement in the marketplace. Our programs
include those focused on market and enterprise
creation, clean technology commercialization and
innovation, and fnance + sustainability.
www.johnson.cornell.edu/sge
Wilmer Hale: WilmerHale provides technology and
life sciences entrepreneurs around the world with top-
tier legal representation and sophisticated regulatory
and policy experience. Our lawyers advise on a
comprehensive range of legal issues critical to the
growth of emerging companies, including strategic
intellectual property protection, the intersection of
regulation and business, venture capital fnancing,
IPOs and beyond. We are proud to represent more
venture-backed technology and life sciences companies
in the eastern United states than any other law frm in
the country.
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people are united by our shared values, which inspire
our people worldwide and guide them to do the
right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is
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Platinum Sponsors (continued)
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eCornell: Build a Culture of Growth. Equip your
leaders and managers to drive top-line growth and
deliver bottom-line results with MBA-level, project-
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provides access to 100% online, Ivy League content
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EBAY: At eBay Inc. we are focused on enabling
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: For more than 50
years, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offered
a broad range of services and legal disciplines
focused on serving the principal challenges faced by
the management and boards of directors of business
enterprises. The frm is nationally recognized as
a leader in the felds of corporate governance and
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law. With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini
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Hamershlag Sulzberger Borg: Hamershlag is one
of the oldest, continuously-operating investment
banks in the United States and also a New York
stock exchange member frm. hamershlag provides
merger and acquisition, debt and equity fnancing,
restructuring, strategic partnering and other fnancial
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companies across a broad spectrum of industries, we
have differentiated ourselves from our competitors
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complex fnancial structures and an unsurpassed
creative approach that breaks from the standard
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Gala Dinner Sponsor
Cornell Entrepreneur Network: The Cornell
Entrepreneur Network (CEN) is the university’s
alumni business network. CEN provides valuable
engagement opportunities for all entrepreneurially
minded Cornell alumni, students, parents and
friends. CEN produces top-shelf events throughout
the country (and, in the near future, globally) that
feature world-class alumni industry leaders as
speakers on timely topics. The events take place in
major metropolitan areas, online via webinars and
through social networking. All programming is
designed to help alumni learn from industry leaders,
meet and connect with potential business contacts
and develop business relationships with each other
while reconnecting with Cornell.
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Dinner Reception Sponsor
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP: Harter Secrest & Emery
llp is a diversifed and dynamic law frm that serves
businesses, non-proft entities and individuals. The
attorneys in our Private Equity and Venture Capital
Practice have substantial experience representing
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companies, start-up companies, and management
teams in connection with leveraged buyouts and
recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, venture
fnancings, public offerings, executive compensation
and other corporate matters. HSE’s 140 attorneys
focus in nearly 40 specialty practice areas, including
Corporate, Environmental, Health Care, and
intellectual property, with offces in rochester,
Buffalo, Albany and Corning, New York.
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Networking Lunch Sponsor
CCTEC: Cornell University is a leader in delivering
new technologies that aid and shape the changing
world. These technologies are a rich source for
entrepreneurs and industry partners looking for
new opportunities across a spectrum of felds.
Cornell innovations currently contribute to over 640
products worldwide.
CCTEC will be hosting a showcase featuring
exciting technologies and new business
opportunities from the Ithaca campus, New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva
and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Researchers and business representatives will be on
hand to discuss the technologies and companies.
www.cctec.cornell.edu
Benefactors
College of Human Ecology Sloan Program: Cornell’s
Sloan Program in Health Administration offers a
Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree.
A dual degree MHA/MBA option is offered with
Johnson, and a fve-year Bachelor/MhA is available
to Cornell undergraduates. Founded in 1955, Sloan
was the nation’s frst program in health services
management to require two years of academic
course work, and is dedicated to preparing new
generations of health care leaders. The Sloan
Program is built upon a foundation comprised
of rigorous training in management, a solid
understanding of the health care system, policy
environment, ethics, public health, epidemiology
and hands-on learning in real world settings.
www.sloan.cornell.edu
The Cornell Business & Technology Park is
the ithaca area’s cutting edge offce, wet-lab,
and manufacturing park providing a frst
class environment to start-ups and established
companies, while serving as an interface between
Cornell University and the business community.
Features: shared business and conference services,
picnic areas, scenic ponds, café & grill, walking
trails; free, ample parking; adjacent to the Ithaca
Airport, hotel, car rental, post offce, Ups and
FedEx; located on TCAT Bus Line with shopping
and restaurants nearby.
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Ashley Management Corporation holds the
highly regarded distinction of being an Accredited
Management Organization by the Institute of Real
Estate Management. With decades of property
management expertise, Ashley Management is
uniquely focused on providing an ideal experience
for the owners and tenants of commercial real estate
by operating with integrity, honesty and fairness.
Cornell Law School
www.lawschool.cornell.edu
Law School
Celebration
Committee List
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jennifer Benson, Deborah Streeter
CCTEC
Laura Cima Salter, Danica Fisher
CEN/CSV
Amanda Christofferson, Magdalena Kalinka
College of Arts & Sciences
Laurie Johnston
College of Engineering:
Tracey Brant, Amy Gergley, Dawn McWilliams
College of Human Ecology
Terri Jackson; Samantha Castillo-Davis
Cornell Law School
Peter Cronin
Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Deb Eichten, Kathy Hovis, Debra Moesch,
Natalee Nelson, Zach Shulman
eLab
Dan Cohen, Peter Cortle
Johnson
Andrea Sherwood, Monica Touesnard,
Rhett Weiss
School of Hotel Administration’s Pillsbury
Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Kristen Ciferri, Mona Olsen
Sloan Program in Health Administration
Brooke Hollis, Will White
Student Agencies Foundation
Angelle Aldridge
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