Our Team
Nikki Hastings, PhD
Co-Founder, President
Dana Goldsmith
VP Business Development & Strategy
Taylor Cope
Head of Operations
Charlie Henneman
Program Director
Michael Hall, MPH – MPP, GMPro
Laboratory Manager
Tiffany Keaton
Marketing & Communications
Kaleigh Reno
Community Engagement Manager
Andrew Krouse
Entrepreneur in Residence
Walter Colsman
Entrepreneur in Residence
Eli Harrison
Entrepreneur in Residence
Kuldeep Neote
Entrepreneur in Residence
Kevin Hershfield
Entrepreneur in Residence
Devin Zitelman
Accelerator Advisor
Board Members
Payam Pourtaheri
Board Chairman
Will Mauldin, PhD
Board Member
Brooke Braun
Board Member
Evan Edwards, MS
Board Member
W. Blair Okita, PhD
Board Member
Pace Lochte
Board Member
Jerome Barillion
Board Member
Martin Chapman, PhD
Co-Founder & Board Emeritus
Nathan Evans, JD
Corporate Secretary
Robert T. Heussner
Board Observer
Will Krisko
Board Observer