Experts = Xperts

Guide and shape the next generation of student founders.

Our Xpert Community is a multidisciplinary network of innovative institutional leaders, accomplished entrepreneurs, and industry changemakers. They support student teams and xFoundry leadership. Join our network today to empower faculty, guide students, and launch ventures to solve humanity's grand challenges

Ignite progress and drive progress beyond the classroom

  • Develop cutting-edge curricula using the TEAMS interdisciplinary framework
  • Earn recognition as educational trailblazers with exclusive publication opportunities
  • Access CognoXent AI for collaborative research breakthroughs
Erica Estrada
Innovation Scholar
Christina Hnatov
Innovation Scholar
Raphael Mazzone
Innovation Scholar
TJ Rainsford
Innovation Scholar
Nicole Coomber
Innovation Scholar
Martha Wang
Innovation Scholar
Gerald Suarez
Innovation Scholar
Anat Sevilla
Innovation Scholar
Join the Innovation Scholars

Develop and teach curricula that bridges all disciplines across campus.

Guide early-stage TEAMS to success.

  • Provide expert coaching during critical competition milestones and prototype development
  • Network with rising-star startups and industry leaders at exclusive events
  • Gain visibility through featured spotlights in xFoundry’s global media channels
  • Serve on judging panels as student teams progress through competition milestones
Bailey Grisez
Mentor
Lottie Byram
Mentor
Katherine Hill-Ritchie
Mentor
Matt Scassero
Mentor
Murat Kalayoglu
Mentor
Mentor a team

Work directly with student teams as they solve society's grand challenges.

Scale student ventures with executive leadership.

  • Guide and shape the next generation of student founders with equity stakes in high-impact ventures
  • Showcase expertise through keynote and networking opportunities in the xFoundry ecosystem
  • Receive public recognition as architects of breakthrough innovations
Lead a new venture

Serve as a CXO and guide the new ventures launching out of xFoundry's programs.

Look to the HORIZON and set the stage for discovery

  • Co-create competition themes and roadmaps aligned with global industry and societal needs
  • Highlight emerging breakthroughs in key fields, cultivate high-impact initiatives, and facilitate partnerships between innovators and global visionaries
  • Amplify thought leadership through exclusive networking and publication opportunities
Kristin Bussell
Horizons Council
Joe Richardson Jr.
Horizons Council
Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar
Horizons Council
Kris Locus
Horizons Council
Niharika Khanna
Horizons Council
Natalee Solomon
Horizons Council
Adam Culbreth
Horizons Council
Woodie Kessel
Horizons Council
Doha Chibani
Horizons Council
Susan dosReis
Horizons Council
Spyridon Marinopoulos
Horizons Council
Kerry Green
Horizons Council
Kathryn McDonald
Horizons Council
Kate O'Neill
Horizons Council
Jill RasBeisel
Horizons Council
Peter Phalen
Horizons Council
Christopher Marano
Horizons Council
Gloria Reeves
Horizons Council
Chetan Joshi
Horizons Council
Hazel Lewis
Horizons Council
Cindy Schaeffer
Horizons Council
Kate Farinholt
Horizons Council
Deborah Hemingway
Horizons Council
Sean Driscoll
Horizons Council
Join the Horizons Council

Shape the future of student innovation and societal grand challenges across the nation.

Elevate your impact: Shape the next generation of SOLUTIONISTS

  • Champion program adoption across disciplines to mobilize faculty and students
  • Highlight institutional impact at VIP events, such as NEXPLORE
  • Cultivate partnerships with institutional and corporate research sponsors
Bob Grimm
Academic Council
James Green
Academic Council
Samuel Graham
Academic Council
Susan Rivera
Academic Council
Jennifer Schwartz
Academic Council
William Cohen
Academic Council
Boris Lushniak
Academic Council
Axel Persaud
Academic Council
Keith Marzullo
Academic Council
Maria Johnson
Academic Council
Jay Perman
Academic Council
Kenneth Kiger
Academic Council
Arnaud Trouvé
Academic Council
Abby McEwen
Academic Council
Jim Zahniser
Academic Council
Amitabh Varshney
Academic Council
Dawn Jourdan
Academic Council
Stephanie Shonekan
Academic Council
Prabhudev Konana
Academic Council
Stephen Roth
Academic Council
Sara Gallagher
Academic Council
Craig Beyrouty
Academic Council
Heidi Sweeley
Academic Council
Craig Kier
Academic Council
Rafael Lorente
Academic Council
Robert Orr
Academic Council
Warren Kelly
Academic Council
Bill Bentley
Academic Council
Dan Kunitz
Academic Council
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner
Academic Council
Damien Pfister
Academic Council
Mike Hoffmeyer
Academic Council
Sarah Michel
Academic Council
Matthias Zwicker
Academic Council
Natalie Lightfoot-Solomon
Academic Council
Mike Fry
Academic Council
David Mount
Academic Council
Ron Padrón
Academic Council
Subra Tangirala
Academic Council
Kimberly Griffin
Academic Council
Join the Academic Council

Bring xFoundry programs to your university and forge the next generation of solutionists.

Champion innovation, amplify impact

  • Promote programs through conferences, social media features, and investor networks
  • Gain exposure via xFoundry’s premium content (documentaries, podcasts)
  • Access globally-recognized domain leaders through curated newsletters and Xtend dinners
Keno Sadler
Ambassador
Gary W. Goldstein
Ambassador
Cori Lathan
Ambassador
Be an xFoundry Ambassador

Help share xFoundry's story and grow our innovation ecosystem.

The generation today are very conscientious about trying to solve our grand challenges. But to do that you have to have a commercial entity that will actually make money, create jobs, and that's how you can solve the problems.
William Bentley, Ph.D.
Director at Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
I'm a very satisfied donor and I was able to find a project where we could actually contribute at the intersection of education and research that made me very, very happy.
Emilio A. Fernandez '69
Founding Donor at E. A. Fernandez IDEA Factory
These are the kind of minds that we need to bring together because in order for us to innovate, it really takes people that are accustomed to thinking outside the box
Christyl Johnson, Ph.D.
Deputy Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA