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