Mentors
Mentors
Wond’ry Mentors are Nashville-area professionals who volunteer to meet with Vanderbilt innovators for one-on-one personalized guidance in their areas of expertise. By encouraging the pursuit of meaningful connections, Mentors provide opportunities for learning outside the classroom and support for independent entrepreneurial and creative endeavors.
Not sure which mentor you should meet with? We can help!
To meet with a mentor, or for a consultation to help you select a mentor, email us at thewondry@vanderbilt.edu.
Current Mentors
Perry Bakas
Business Development Analyst, AES Distributed Energy
Jennifer Bennett
Founder, LunarLincoln
Blake Bernard
Associate, Waller Attorney
John Bers
Adjoint Professor of Engineering Management, Vanderbilt University
Woody Bibb
Founder, Bibb Ventures
Lynn Blake
VP of Mobility & CEO of Carsharing Ops., PSA
David Blossom
CEO, Skope LLC
Mark Boyajian
Executive VP, CGI
Randy Bury
Director, Customer Logistics Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Dan Cadenas
Financial Professional, Prudential Financial
Elizabeth Cambridge
Business Consultant, InfoWorks
Laura Campbell
Founder, Laura Campbell & Assoc.
Ray Capp
Advisor at JRI Ventures
Sean Casey
Head of Product, divvyDOSE
James DiGiorgio
President, Applied Knowledge LLC
Lauren Egge
Freelance Design Strategist and Facilitator | Founder
Amr El-Husseini
Wond'ry Master Mentor - CEO, Lodestone Advisory Group
Larry Felts
Partner, The KF Group
Anant Gandhi
Innovation Principal, Bridgestone Americas
Chris Gardner
Senior Sales Executive, Oscar Insurance
Shawn Glinter
Wond'ry Master Mentor - CEO, Nanoferix
Andrew Goldner
Partner at GrowthX
Jeff Gould
Chief Strategy Officer for both Amplion Clinical Communications and Orchid International
John Grimes
VUSM Medical Innovators Development Program
Kane Harrison
VP & CMO of TalkApolis
Jessica Harthcock
Founder and CEO of Utilize Healthcare
Adam Harthcock
Co-Founder and COO of Utilize Healthcare
Dov Hirsch
GM at Immersive Health Group
Brad Holliday
Co-Founder at ID8 Innovation
Rahn Huber
Wond'ry Master Mentor - Former VU Business Librarian
Willlis Hulings
Associate Professor of Practice of Managerial Studies, VU College of Arts & Science
Diane Keeney
Senior Program Specialist, Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc
Paul King
Professor Emeritus of Bio- and Mechanical Engineering, VU School of Engineering
Yiorgos Kostoulas
Associate Professor, Engineering Management Program
Greg Lewis
CEO, Tennessee Center for Family Business
Dawei Li
Co-Founder, Aloa
Robinson Littrell
Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
John Loudenslager
Product Design & Industrial Engineering
Marcia Masulla
CEO of Roar Nashville, Founder & Managing Partner of Nashville Fashion Week, Founder & Executive Director of Tiny But Mighty Fund
Ryan Mays
VP of Finance, Forever Oceans
Libby Monette
Marketing Manager, AccuReg
Aaron Ogunro
Assoc. Atty., Polsinelli
Jeremy Park
Manager of Aduit & Accounting Services, Pershing Yoakley & Associates
Jorge Perez
VP of Engineering, Cylera
Danny Pippin
Exec. Dir., John Maxwell Team
Jerry Powers
Founder, JV Powers & Co
Joe Rando
Associate Professor, Practice of Managerial Studies
Martin Renkis
GM, Johnson Controls
Nic Roth
Head of Engineering, Postscript
Peter Rousos
Director of New Ventures, VU CTTC
Dan Ryan
Principal for Ryan Search and Consulting
Bayard Saunders
CMO of MiiA Digital
Fred Scholl
Global Senior Information Security Risk Manager
Yolanda Shields
Author, Speaker, and Coach
Phil Shmerling
SVP, Relationship Manager, Studio Bank
Peter Smith
President/COO, Golden Spiral
Todd Smith
CEO, Deane | Smith
Adam Spector
Head of Product, AbstractOps
Thea Swenson
Resident, VUMC
Joe Thomas
Owner and Consultant Music City Cyber
Carolyn Thompson
MD, FACOG
Philip Tulimieri
Business Executive and Consultant
Diane Warren
VP of Merchandising, VF Workwear
Stryker Warren
Wond'ry Master Mentor - Vanderbilt University CTTC, EAC & Healthcare Consultant
Billy Whalen
Head of Corporate Development, Anthemis Group
Neil Whitney
Co-founder, Menud
Anderson Williams
VP of Operations, BOS Framework
George Wilson
New Ventures Officer, Vanderbilt CTTC
Michael Woolf
Operations Exec | Legal Advisor | Entrepreneur