| September
4 |
|
Wolverine
Venture Fund & Frankel Fellows Information Sessions
7:30 a.m. Room E0530
5:30 p.m. Room K1310 |
| September
10 |
|
All application
materials due by 8 a.m.
Please email applications to Tom Porter at tporter@umich.edu
and
Jo Anne Cullip at jacullip@umich.edu |
| September
17 |
|
Candidates
invited to interview will be notified by email |
| September
19-27 |
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Interviews
will be conducted |
| October
3 |
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Invitations
will be offered to selected students |
| October 6 |
|
Weekly meetings begin |
Bios for 2008-09 Frankel
Fellows
Health Care Fellows
Dan Chagnovich
Daniel is currently Director of Research Operations at
Velcura Therapeutics and an evening MBA student at the Ross
School of Business. He has greater than 15 years of academic
and pharmaceutical research experience working in the areas
of oncology, genetics, and metabolic disease. He has led the
development of Velcura’s drug discovery and bioinformatics
platforms. As global product team leader, he is responsible
for overseeing the non-clinical studies and early clinical trials
for Velcura’s lead compound. Prior to joining Velcura,
Daniel was a bioinformatics scientist supporting target discovery
in cardiovascular disease at Pfizer, Inc. At Ross, he has focused
on Entrepreneurial Studies and Corporate Strategy. He holds
a Ph.D. in Tumor Cell Biology from Northwestern University and
a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of California at
Riverside.
Andrew Charnik
Andrew Charnik is a first-year MBA student at the Ross
School of Business focusing on corporate strategy and entrepreneurial
studies. Andrew brings over seven years of experience with JPMorgan
Chase & Co. where he managed a range of projects from designing
and launching software to streamlining internal operational
processes. He is interested in bringing innovative technologies
to market. Andrew’s undergraduate experience includes
completing a thesis in inorganic chemistry and physics, and
earning a B.A. with Distinction in Chemistry from the University
of Delaware.
Travis Coy
Travis is a second-year MBA student focusing on business development
and finance within healthcare and the life sciences. Travis
spent the summer in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking
at Eli Lilly and Company where he led the development of acquisition
theses and executed due diligence for a Lilly Ventures investment.
Prior to attending the Ross School of Business, Travis was an
Analytical Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Product Development
division at Eli Lilly and Company. He served as the analytical
project leader for a drug candidate in early stage clinical
development and contributed to several investigational new drug
applications and regulatory responses. Prior to Lilly, Travis
worked as a Production Manager for Milliken & Company. Travis
holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Delara Godrej
Delara is a second-year MBA student focusing on business development
within the healthcare industry. Over the summer she interned
as a business development associate at Avidimer Therapeutics,
a start-up drug company developing targeted cancer therapeutics.
Prior to attending the Ross School of Business, she was employed
as a Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer Inc. Her experience
includes developing commercially viable manufacturing processes
for active pharmaceutical products including treatments for
schizophrenia, hypertension, bacterial infections, thrombosis
and HIV. As a process chemist at Pfizer, she lead teams implementing
large scale manufacturing processes and was awarded a patent
for a synthesis of an oxazolidinone antibiotic. She has also
worked as a material scientist, designing chemicals to improve
delivery of potential drug products. Presently Delara serves
on the board of Neighborhood Senior Services (NSS), a local
non-profit that provides support to senior citizens. As a member
of NSS’s Executive Committee, she is involved in resource
consolidation and devising fund raising strategies. Delara holds
a B.S. in Chemistry from Illinois Wesleyan University.
Andy Hastings
Andy is a second-year MBA focused on corporate strategy and
entrepreneurial studies. Andy spent the summer at Deloitte Consulting
in Seattle working to realign the investment management system
for an international healthcare organization and redesigning
the medical affairs division of international biotech firm.
Prior to Ross, Andy was the Senior Development Manager at Share
Our Strength, a leading social enterprise working to end childhood
hunger in America. Andy co-created Hinges of Hope, a national
poverty tour that unites political, business, and media leaders
with social leaders from underserved communities - Appalachia,
Harlem, New Orleans - to create micro-enterprises and deliver
social change. Andy has also been a Program Director at TechFoundation,
a technology consultant at Gomez.com, and a Program Manager
with the Westgate Corporation in Tokyo. He holds an M.A. in
Leadership from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Medical
Anthropology from Brown University.
Phil Kowalczyk
Philip Kowalczyk is a first year MBA student at the Ross School
of Business focusing on finance and corporate development within
the healthcare industry. Prior to attending business school,
Phil worked as a case manager on the Vioxx product liability
lawsuit developing the science themes of the case through Merck
internal documents, FDA interactions, and interviews with Merck
executives. Phil holds a B.A. in Political Science from Princeton
University.
Sachin Master
Sachin is currently a second year MBA student focusing
on strategy and marketing with ambitions to join a consulting
firm after graduation. He joined Ross from the San Francisco
Bay Area where he worked in High-Tech operations for Advanced
MicroDevices (AMD) and SanDisk. His role at both companies was
to establish a backend manufacturing planning department to
drive global production. This included developing and implementing
global production forecasting systems, capital budgeting requirements
and supplier relationship management tools. Before entering
the professional work, Sachin attend the University of Michigan
where he worked for the health system to develop processes to
ensure HIPPA compliance of its procurement system. Sachin holds
a B.S.E. in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the
University of Michigan College of Engineering.
Chris Mortis
Chris is a Program Manager with L.VAD Technology, Inc.,
a privately held medical device start-up, and is an evening
MBA student at the Ross School of Business. He has over 10 years
of engineering experience in the cardiovascular device market
and is currently managing a Phase II SBIR grant. Chris’
work experience began with 3M Cardiovascular (now Terumo CVS)
and included the development of a next generation oxygenator,
various cannulae and catheters, and myocardial drug delivery
products. In 2000, Chris became a founding member of BeneCor,
a Michigan based start-up focused on the commercialization of
an artificial heart. Soon after, Abiomed acquired the company
and Chris played an integral part in the design and development
of the world’s first completely self-contained artificial
heart. Chris also served as Director of Mechanical Engineering
for a small Boston based start-up developing a diagnostic catheter
for cardiac ablation. Chris holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Michigan.
Dan Saddawi-Konefka
Daniel is a dual degree M.D./M.B.A. student in his first
year at Ross. He has completed three and a half years at the
medical school, including 16 clinical months covering all core
rotations. Prior to coming to Michigan, he designed, developed
and patented a back brace for sagittal plane pathologies such
as kyphosis due to osteoporosis. During his time here, he has
been actively involved in technology applications for the medical
school. His proposal and prototype for a student website were
adopted as the new medical student homepage, and his development
of interactive computerized modules have been incorporated into
the first year medical school curriculum. Daniel holds a B.S.
in Biomedical Engineering and Economics from Northwestern University.
Michael Tarasev
Michael is currently employed as a research associate in the
Department of Biochemistry at the University of Michigan Medical
School and is an evening MBA student at the Ross School of Business.
He has nearly 20 years experience in life science research in
the areas of applied photochemistry, photo medicine, biochemistry
and molecular biology. He worked on adaptations of military
laser technology to medical applications (dental, surgical,
endovascular) and has five years experience in research and
development of biomedical devices, including those for medical
phototherapy and non-invasive optical diagnostics (using both
broad-band and coherent light sources). He earned both a B.S.
and M.S. in physics from St. Petersburg University, Russia,
and a Ph.D. in optics/biophysics from Vavilov State Optical
Institute, Russia.
Technology Fellows
Mark Birac
Mark is currently employed as a Product Manager at Lear
Corporation’s Electronics and Electrical Division and
is an evening MBA student at the Ross School of Business. He
has over thirteen years experience creating new technology products.
As an engineer and manager, he has been responsible for the
design and development of several different electronics products,
including wireless, RFID, displays, in-vehicle networking, smart
junction boxes, and other embedded systems. Mark is also co-founder
of a company which designs and markets CAD software for nanotechnology
applications. Mark earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Michigan.
Punit Chiniwalla
Punit is a second year MBA focusing his education in entrepreneurship,
corporate strategy and finance. Prior to joining Michigan, he
worked at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center in New York
where he moved quickly to the level of Research Staff Member.
Punit’s technical experience includes more than nine years
of research and development in the areas of advanced materials,
semiconductor and nanotechnology processing, and optoelectronic
packaging. He has been published in each of these fields and
has multiple patents currently under review at the U.S. Patents
Office. Punit holds a B.S. Chemical Engineering from Carnegie
Mellon University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia
Institute of Technology where he focused on integration of polymers
into microelectronics and polymer physics. He interned this
past summer at RPM Ventures.
Jason Dishlip
Jason Dishlip is a second-year MBA focusing on marketing and
entrepreneurship. He brings over seven years of experience in
user-centered software design and development. This past summer,
Jason worked as a Product Manager in the Retail Customer Experience
group at Amazon.com. Prior to attending the Ross School of Business,
Jason worked at McAfee, Inc., where he served as the lead interaction
designer for McAfee’s next generation small business managed
security product. Prior to McAfee, Jason worked at Intel Corporation
in both the design and development products for everyone from
home consumers to corporate knowledge workers. Jason earned
both a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Stanford University
with a focus in human-computer interaction (HCI).
Mike Edison
Mike is in his third year of a MBA and Masters of Science
in Natural Resources and the Environment dual degree program.
Mike has focused on finance and entrepreneurship with an industry
focus in renewable energy and cleantech. Prior to graduate school,
Mike was a senior consultant at Trinity Consultants, an environmental
consulting firm servicing a diverse manufacturing client base
including electricity generators, oil refineries and chemical
processing facilities. Mike has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Michigan.
Jessica Goldberg
Jessica is a first-year MBA focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship.
Prior to attending the Ross School of Business, Jessica worked
at Round Table Pizza Corporation, where she served as Market
Research Analyst and later as Product Manager developing new
pizza products for the brand. Jessica also worked at Mervyn’s
(formerly a division of Target Corporation) where she was responsible
for forecasting sales, developing merchandise distribution strategies
and managing vendor relationships. Jessica earned a B.A. in
Psychology from the University of Michigan with a focus on consumer
behaviors. She leads the tech team in reviewing consumer oriented
ventures.
Brian Katzman
Brian is currently enrolled in his first year of three
with the Erb Institute, a dual degree program between the Ross
School of Business and the School of Natural Resources and Environment.
He moved from San Francisco where he worked for Google for the
past four years. During his time there he spent a year and a
half living in Hyderabad, India setting up their customer service
operations and, most recently, worked with Google's Mergers
and Acquisitions team in Mountain View. It was in India that
Brian saw the dire need for sustainable energy in developing
countries and what ultimately landed him here at Michigan to
get an MBA and MS. He is excited about innovative technologies
that can help move renewable energy technologies onto the main
stage. He hopes to found a technology start-up or join a venture
capital firm concentrated on cleantech. Brian holds a BA from
Northwestern University in Environmental Science and Philosophy.
Katie Miller
Katie Miller is pursuing a joint Master of Architecture
and Master of Business Administration with a focus on entrepreneurship.
In 2007, Katie founded Muscle Marketing, an internet marketing
company that generates online sales for retailers and referrals
for service providers. Katie is a Zell Lurie Institute Scholar
and Director of Communications for the Entrepreneurship &
Venture Club. She has served as a volunteer design consultant
to small business owners in Southwest Detroit’s Mexicantown
district and secured millions of dollars in real estate development
financing while working as Project Manager for Northwest Detroit
Neighborhood Development. Katie holds a Bachelor of Science
in Architecture from the University of Michigan.
Dinesh Narayanan
Dinesh is a first-year MBA student focusing on finance
and entrepreneurship. Upon graduating from Emory University
in 2001 with a Dual degree in Mathematics and Economics, Dinesh
worked as an actuarial analyst at Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
In this role, Dinesh developed nationally distributed Excel-based
programs to streamline rigorous actuarial calculations. Prior
to Ross, Dinesh was the Vice President of Sales for Digital
Agent, a start-up telecommunications company specializing in
the deployment of Voice-over-IP and Information Technology applications.
Dinesh created the company's direct and indirect sales program,
ultimately leading it to profitability in 14 months.
Alex Robart
Alex is a 1st year MBA focused on marketing, strategy and
entrepreneurship. He spent the last three years working as a
consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. He worked primarily with
Fortune 500 clients and helped them reorganize their IT delivery
organizations and realign their technology infrastructures.
Prior to Booz Allen, Alex spent a year with a financial processing
outsourcing startup, where he managed technology projects and
developed business partnerships. He holds a BS in Systems &
Information Engineering from the University of Virginia with
a focus in Technology Management & Policy.
Heath Silverman
Heath is a second-year MBA student at the Ross School of Business
focusing on corporate strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
He brings a decade of full and part-time tech industry experience
to the Frankel Commercial Fund. Upon graduating from UC Berkeley
with a degree in Cognitive Science, he co-founded an Internet
startup which he successfully sold one year later. Since then,
he has held positions marketing Internet infrastructure software
and working in the Communication and Network Services’
Design and Project Management Team at UC Berkeley, where he
managed the implementation of large-scale campus telecommunication
projects. Most recently, Heath interned at Amazon.com as a Product
Manager in the Amazon Web Services group. Heath is also Co-President
of the Entrepreneur and Venture Club, a student run organization
in the Ross School of Business dedicated to supporting and growing
the entrepreneurial community at the University of Michigan.
Clean Tech Fellows
Brewster Boyd
Brewster is a dual-degree MBA/MS student focusing his work at
Michigan on entrepreneurship in environmental technologies.
Prior to graduate school, he was an Associate with Ross &
Associates Environmental Consulting in Seattle, a firm dedicated
to helping public agencies improve management programs and achieve
better environmental results. Before moving to the northwest,
Brewster was a management consultant with A.T. Kearney based
in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from Middlebury College with
a dual degree in Economics and Environmental Studies.
Laura Bruce
Laura is a dual-degree MBA/MS student is interested in energy
sector strategy as this industry prepares for future climate
change regulation and the growth of carbon markets. She developed
this interest while working at the World Bank carbon funds sourcing
emissions credits from renewable energy and other low-carbon
projects in the developing world. Laura has also worked at several
environmental non-profits on energy, climate, and transportation
policy. Most recently she was a consultant for the National
Environmental Trust where she analyzed proposed climate legislation
and ways of linking with international regulatory systems. Laura
graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a B.A. in anthropology
and the history and theory of architecture.
Siobhan Doherty
Siobhan is a dual-degree MBA/MS student with five years of experience
in the alternative energy industry working across the private,
government and non-profit sectors. Prior to Michigan, Siobhan
worked for the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) based in
San Francisco. CRS is a national non-profit working to build
a robust renewable energy market by increasing demand and supply
of renewable resources. While at CRS, Siobhan managed the day-to-day
administration of the Green-e, the nation's leading independent
renewable energy certification and verification program. The
Green-e Program works to expand the market for clean, renewable
energy by advancing awareness of renewable energy options and
protecting consumers. Siobhan has also assisted in administering
the EPA's Energy Star Program, developing a renewable energy
program for Shanghai and supporting Rhode Island businesses
to purchase renewable energy. Siobhan graduated from Smith College
with a B.S. in Government and a minor in Environmental Science
and Policy.
Mike Hartley
Mike is a dual-degree MBA/MS student interested in partnering
with corporations to develop profitable sustainability initiatives
utilizing energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, and corporate
strategies that address climate change. Before coming to Michigan,
Mike was an Associate with ICF International in Washington,
DC, a firm providing consulting and technology services to public
sector clients in defense, energy, environment, homeland security,
social programs, and transportation. At ICF, he provided support
to EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Solid Waste,
and Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics on a number of
research and analytical projects. He received a B.A. in International
Studies from Kenyon College.
