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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Launched in 2015, this campus-wide resource is designed to supporting the creation and growth of UC San Diego-powered startups through practice-based operators. EIRs inherently posses a deep empathy for the entrepreneurial process to unlock potential of new and important ideas and the talent and teams behind those ideas to make it happen. Inventors and founders can get expert guidance on early-stage technologies, commercialization strategies, and startup creation. With years of entreprenurial experience, EIRs are available to help define the market case, build business models, advise on fundraising, and solve other common challenges.   

 

Have a special interest in National Security?

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Learn more about our National Security Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.

 

Active EIR Emeriti

These EIRs are listed because they remain active and available for contact from UC San Diego Entrepreneurs and Innovation centers. Please reach out directly and contact eirprogram@ucsd.edu if you encounter any technical issues with email bounce back. 

 

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Yeshaya Koblick, 2023
ykoblick@ucsd.edu
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Anna Leese, 2023
aleesedeescobar@ucsd.edu

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Nick Edwards, 2023
n2edwards@ucsd.edu

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Richard Guy, 2023
riguy@ucsd.edu

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Maya Madsen, 2023
mmadsen@ucsd.edu
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Benson Lee, 2022
bel009@ucsd.edu
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Alyssa Bulchoz, 2022
abulchoz@ucsd.edu
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Stephanie Allen, 2022
s9allen@ucsd.edu

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Todd Clever, 2022
tclever@ucsd.edu

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Tyrone Grandison, 2022
trgrandison@ucsd.edu
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Amber Brander, 2021
abrandner@ucsd.edu
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Nick Gulino, 2021
ngulino@ucsd.edu

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Daniel Oliver, 2021
doliver@ucsd.edu

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Venki Pegadaraju, 2021
vpegadaraju@ucsd.edu

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Hus Tigli, 2021
htigli@ucsd.edu

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Chris Tolles, 2021
ctolles@ucsd.edu

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Julio de Unamuno IV, 2021
j2deunamuno@ucsd.edu

Anna Symonds
Anna Symonds, 2020
asymonds@ucsd.edu

Mike Roberts
Mike Roberts, 2020
m4roberts@ucsd.edu

Sonia Steinway
Sonia Steinway, 2020
ssteinway@ucsd.edu

Prasad Sunkara
Prasad Sunkara, 2020
psunkara@ucsd.edu

SK Sharma
SK Sharma, 2020
sksharma@ucsd.edu

Cari Enayati
Cari Enayati, 2020
cenayati@ucsd.edu

BrendanEckelman
Brendan Eckelman, 2020
beckelman@ucsd.edu

Sanjay Mistry
Sanjay Mistry, 2020
smistry@ucsd.edu

Brant Chlebowski
Brant Chlebowski, 2020
bchlebow@ucsd.edu

Nishal Mohan
Nishal Mohan, 2020
n1mohan@ucsd.edu

Jay Park
Jay Park, 2020
jp006@ucsd.edu

Geraldine Ridaura
Geraldine Ridaura, 2020
gridaura@ucsd.edu

Shahin Enayati
Shahin Enayati, 2020
senayati@ucsd.edu

Paul Shockley
Paul Shockley, 2020
pshockley@ucsd.edu

Paul Grint
Paul Grint, 2020
pgrint@ucsd.edu

Julie Fishman
Julie Fishman, 2020
jufishman@ucsd.edu

Debbie Chen
Debbie Chen, 2020
d4chen@ucsd.edu

Rachel Costello
Rachel Costello, 2020
rcostello@gmail.com

Raksha Shah
Raksha Shah, 2019
raksha@ucsd.edu

Rick Cooper
Rick Cooper, 2019
ricooper@ucsd.edu

Ashok Kamal
Ashok Kamal, 2019
tcaashok@gmail.com

Scope

Each year, we anticipate opportunities for 1-3 entrepreneurs. Successful EIRs must be able to commit time, energy, and insight to starting a new venture or scaling an existing one within our innovation ecosystem. This is an open-ended approach for EIRs with well defined outcomes - the formation and growth of start-ups at and out of UC San Diego.

Objectives

The EIR program is designed to accelerate new venture creation in San Diego. This is a hands-on program that partners alumni and other seasoned entrepreneurs with campus innovators to develop new startups.

EIRs have access to a portfolio of high-potential opportunities, resources, people and programs. You’ll have significant autonomy to develop commercialization strategies, consult with campus innovators, and contribute to the entrepreneurial culture. Depending on your interests, you might:

  • start a new venture or scale an existing company to help it grow
  • actively advocate for UC San Diego entrepreneurship

EIRs will be asked to report quarterly on the progress of opportunities, engagement with campus resources, and other community-building activities. You’ll also engage with fellow EIRs and campus innovation leaders as a domain expert.

National Security Entrepreneur in Residence

The National Security Entrepreneurs in Residence (NS-EIR) was launched in May 2022 to expand the current EIR Program to entrepreneurs with National Security experience. Each participant was selected based on their experience in the National Security sector, professional network, technical expertise, and current leadership role in the commercial sector. Learn more about the NS-EIR focus.