Pete Burridge
President and CEO of both Greenhouse Scholars and Greenhouse Partners
An entrepreneur his entire career, Pete has started five companies, is a member of Y.P.O, and serves on several boards, including The Leeds School of Business.
Pete Estler
Founder and CEO of Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World™
Pete is a successful entrepreneur with expertise in integrated technologies, database marketing, business development, new media, and finance.
John Funk
Principal and Chief Product Scout for Evergreen Innovation Partners
John has been involved with new product development, innovation, licensing, and entrepreneurship for almost 15 years. John has been a guest lecturer on marketing
and open innovation at Harvard, the University of Chicago, and the Kellogg School
of Business.
Mac Hawley
President of investment management firm Rhino Capital
Mac’s business pursuits include natural gas exploration, computer software development, and new product innovation. He is passionate about environmental
issues and serves on the board of the Wild Dolphin Project.
Rich Jorgensen
President of Sugarloaf Building Company
Rich started Sugarloaf Building Company in 1993, which he has grown into one of the most acclaimed builders in the Boulder area. Rich sits on several other company and non-profit boards. Rich graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1975.
Christy Orris
Christy is CEO of ATEK Companies
Beyond her work with ATEK Companies, which provides total product and supply chain solutions for OEM customers, Christy founded Dream Devices, a medical nonprofit in 2009. She received a BS from University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.
Benjamin Rainey
President of Legacy Capital Partners and a Director at Teegarden Financial Corporation
Ben serves on the Board of Directors of both Colorado UpLift and Save our Youth, and he serves on the Board of Trustees for the Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE).
Greg Stroh
Co-founder of Boulder-based mix1 protein and energy beverages
Greg is a longtime entrepreneur who also co-founded Izze Beverage Company, which was recently bought by Pepsi. Greg is a former mentor in our program.
Dick Tharp
Former Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for the University of Colorado and former
Vice President and General Counsel for the University
Dick Tharp has extensive legal and management experience in real estate, business, and athletics.