TEXGHS Ecosystem Founding Partners
The TEXGHS founding team members and ecosystem partners represent diverse organizations from across the globe and feature experts with comprehensive experience in health security, innovation, and technology commercialization.
Aliya Aaron, MSHS, BSN, RN
Founder & CEO, Nursing Innovation Hub
Dana L. Abramovitz, PhD, MSM
FYP Productions
Aaron Ali, MD
Founder and CEO, MedtoMarket, Inc.
Tami Annable
Founding Partner
Mark Chiarello
Mechanical Engineering Student, The University of Texas at Austin
Scott Collins
CEO, Austin Innovation Group
Tyler Drake, PhD
Medical Science Liaison, Grifols
Ron Epperson
Director, Strategic Industry Partnerships, Texas State University
Sarah Michel Gerwig
UpGlobal Consulting
Earle Hager
Managing Partner, The Neutrino Donut, LLC
Arthur Jackson, MBA
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Mitch Jacobson
Executive Director, Austin Technology Incubator
Elizabeth Jennings
Southwest Angel Network
Verena Kallhoff, PhD, MBA
Kevin Koym
Founder and CEO, Tech Ranch
Adam Lipman
Managing Partner Ecliptic Capital
Jeff Lovaas
Founder & Principal, Salus Real Estate Group
Nancy Lyon
Interim Director, ACC Bioscience Incubator
Elisa Maldonado-Holmertz
Director of Operations, Texas Medical Device Association
Kimberly Mayer, PhD, MBA
Associate VP for Research, UT Arlington
Sara Mitran, MBA
Nathe Management Consulting
Anish Nagar
CEO at Corecentra, Texas Impact Alliance
Doug Norton
VP Business Development, Inspire Semiconductor
Allen Olson-Urtecho
Design Lead & Founder, Studio Bahia
Julie Rennecker
Founder & Chief Catalyst, Syzygy Teams, LLC
Prentiss Riddle
Director of Operations & IT, Austin Technology Incubator
Yash Sabharwal, PhD
Co-founder & CEO, CherryCircle Software, Inc.
Yulika Semak
Founder and CEO, SIMARGL LLC
Shahram Shafie
Founder and CEO, Circular Sustainability Innovation
David C.C. Sprague, PhD
President, Industrial Genetics
Timothy Sullivan
President, Zeteo Biomedical LLC
Becky Taylor
Executive in Residence, Austin Technology Incubator
Linh Tu
Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce
Janet C. Walkow, PhD
Executive Director & CTO, Drug Dynamics Institute, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin
Shannon Weigum, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Texas State University
Sandy West
Director of Marketing, Austin Technology Incubator
Katya Wowk, PhD
Director, Texas OneGulf