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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Our Team

NC State Entrepreneurship's leadership, staff and advisory board are dedicated to promoting a culture of entrepreneurship throughout the university and in the Triangle area.

Leadership Team

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Stephen Markham

Goodnight Distinguished University Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Executive Director NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Jennifer Capps

Assistant Vice Provost

919.515.4530
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Erica Wisecup

Director of Business Operations

919.513.5025
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Todd Marrs

Senior Director of Development

919.515.9080
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Marshall Brain II

Director

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Elizabeth Benefield

Director, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Lisa Chang

Professor of the Practice

919-515-5562
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Haley Huie

Director, NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic

919.515.8439
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Abby Phillips

Assistant Director for Member Services, Wolfpack Investor Network, LLC

919.513.3546

I&E Staff

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Kenneth Proseus

Event & Operations Coordinator

919.513.3676
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Eren Hebert

Entrepreneurship Garage Manager

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Ahmed Ali

Director, Albright Entrepreneurs Village

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Josh Guter

Program Manager, NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic

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Alisha Brice

Program Manager, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

919.515.0273
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Margaret Huffman

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

919.515.9479

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Board of Advisors

NC State Entrepreneurship offers our sincere thanks and gratitude to all of our advisors for their support and guidance.

  • Andy Albright | President and CEO, National Agents Alliance Corporate
  • Donnie Barnes | Retired, Red Hat
  • Kevin Barry | Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Second Nature
  • Scott Bolin | Co-Founder and CEO, Next Century Spirits
  • Dick Daugherty | Retired, IBM
  • Scott Daugherty | Senior VP, Global Business Development, Cormetech Inc.
  • Matthew Davis | Chief Marketing Officer, TradePending
  • Chris Evans | Executive Chairman, Tethis
  • David Gardner | Founder and Managing Partner, Cofounders Capital
  • Julie Gavaghan | Owner, Blue Heel Development
  • JiNan Glasgow George | Founder, NEO IP
  • Donnie Goins | Entrepreneur, Former Chief Engineering Officer of Software Development Europe
  • Brian Harry | Technical Fellow, Microsoft
  • Patti Key | Chief Revenue Officer, TPx Communications
  • Aly Khalifa | Co-owner and Director of Innovation, Designbox
  • Alagu Periyannan | Entrepreneur, Former Co-Founder & CTO of Blue Jeans Networks
  • Hans Peterson | CEO, Superior Industrial Maintenance
  • Ven Poole | Senior partner, Dewitt Carolinas; board member, GFL Environmental
    Raleigh
  • Lee Prevost | Advisor and Investor, Cofounders Capital
  • Hersh Tapadia | Co-founder and CEO, Allstacks
  • Donald Thompson | CEO, Walk West and Founder and CEO, The Diversity Movement
  • Grant Willard | Co-founder and President, Joulebug
  • Scot Wingo | Founder and CEO, Spiffy
  • Steve Yauch | President, Carolina Electrical Assemblers