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Alchemist Accelerator mentor?
If you feel that you have the experience and track record to guide our startups to extraordinary success, we want to hear from you.
Alchemist Mentors
Alchemist Mentors are distinctive in their own fields. Below is a sample of our past Mentors:
![Aashima Gupta](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852675e7d88e65_aashima-gupta.jpeg)
Aashima Gupta
Former Executive Director, Digital Technology Incubation and Solutions
Kaiser Permanente
![Adam Pisoni](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f083157b710ef3f94108_Adam%20Pisoni-p-500.jpeg)
Adam Pisoni
Co-Founder & CTO
Yammer (MSFT)
![Ahryun Moon](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185266e5cd892bb_Ahryun-Moon.jpg)
Ahryun Moon
CEO
GoodTime.io
![Alessandro-Vigilante](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185263e50d892aa_Alessandro-Vigilante.jpg)
Alessandro Vigilante
Head of US West Coast Innovation
Fidelity Investments
![Alex Bessonov](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526cb64d88e52_alex-b.jpg)
Alex Bessonov
Chief Security Officer
LG Electronics
![Ashu Garg](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f33420f5e2ba3a586122_Ashu%20Garg%20(1).jpg)
Ashu Garg
General Partner
Foundation Capital
![Asim Murad](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526ee11d892a9_asim1.jpg)
Asim Murad
VP Technology Partnerships
Bank of America
![Cathrine Andersen](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526e344d892e6_cathrine.jpg)
Cathrine Andersen
Former Cisco, Innovation Labs and Emerging Products
CEO, Assemblage (CSCO)
![Chad Rigetti](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526612ad892b6_chad.jpg)
Chad Rigetti
Founder and CEO, Rigetti Quantum Computing
IBM; Yale
![Cheryl Cheung](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526d9fcd89295_cheryl-cheung.jpeg)
Cheryl Cheung
Enterprise Innovation
CIBC
![Chris Gale](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526f3d1d88e58_chris-gale.jpeg)
Chris Gale
Co-Founder
Clover Health
![Chris Yin](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185260a0cd892ae_chris-yin.jpg)
Chris Yin
EIR, Venrock
Former Director, Product Management, Coupa
![Clara Liang](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852641cdd892b5_clara.jpg)
Clara Liang
Airbnb, Director of Product
Former Jive, CPO
![Dafina Toncheva](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f205a66af05866e97798_Dafina%20Toncheva.jpg)
Dafina Toncheva
Partner
US Venture Partners
![Daniel Johnson](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526b9eed892a7_daniel-johnson.jpg)
Daniel Johnson
CTO and Head of Innovation
Guardian Life
![Donald Tucker](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185262caad892b4_Donald_Tucker_1993.jpg)
Donald Tucker
Manager
Cisco Investments
![Doug Davis](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526907cd88e54_doug-davis.jpg)
Doug Davis
SVP IoT Group
Intel Corp.,
![Elaine Wherry](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8eda42e639ac1aef5c113_Elaine%20Wherry.jpg)
Elaine Wherry
Co-Founder & CXO
Meebo (GOOG)
![Ernest Rolfson](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526c073d89235_ernest-rolfson.jpeg)
Ernest Rolfson
Former VP Corporate Alliances
Emdeon
![Ethan Prater](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852672fcd88e67_ethan-prater.jpg)
Ethan Prater
VP, Products; Yale; Wharton MBA
Castlight Health
![Gabor Angeli](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185261280d892b3_Gabor-Angeli.jpg)
Gabor Angeli
Eloquent Labs, CEO (Funded by Khosla, acq by Square)
UC Berkeley, Stanford Ph.D
![Gary Swart](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f3f35fa91a2e63485d7a_Gary%20Swart.jpg)
Gary Swart
CEO
oDesk
![Gretchen DeKnikker](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185265c2ad892b8_gretchen-denikker.original.jpeg)
Gretchen DeKnikker
Co-Founder and CMO, Social Pandas
Director, LivePerson (LPSN)
![Hans Reisgies](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526c44bd89258_hans.jpg)
Hans Reisgies
Founder, CTO, Sequent
Former Director, Vivotech
![JC Simbana](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852644a6d88e5f_jc-simbana.jpeg)
JC Simbana
Former Vice President, Digital Health & Life Sciences
Silicon Valley Bank
![Jared Harwayne-Gidansky](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852655f6d892b1_Jared_Gidansky.jpg)
Jared Harwayne-Gidansky
Emerging Tech Group Lead
BNY Mellon
![Jay Onda](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526a6ebd88e64_jay-onda.jpg)
Jay Onda
Strategic Investments
Orange, Silicon Valley
![Jonathan Ballon](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185261380d88e57_jonathan-ballon.jpg)
Jonathan Ballon
Intel, GM IoT
General Electric, CSO
![Joshua Wise](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185261b76d892e1_josh-bloom-660x745.original.jpeg)
Joshua Wise
Co-Founder, Founding CEO, wise.io
Professor of Astrophysics, UC Berkeley
![lian Gay](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852641cdd892ad_julian.jpg)
Julian Gay
CEO, Xendo (Acq by AppDirect)
Former Sr. Product Manager, Orange
![Kevin McCarthy](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526a275d88e55_kevin-mccarthy.jpeg)
Kevin McCarthy
Open Innovation Leader, Global Business Development
Procter & Gamble
![Ludovic Copere](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852675add88e5d_Ludovic-Cope%CC%81re%CC%81.jpeg)
Ludovic Copere
Senior Manager, Growth Ventures & Innovation
Sony
![Maciej Kranz](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526c213d88e62_maciej.jpg)
Maciej Kranz
Cisco, VP
Corporate Strategic Innovation Group
![Madhu Nutakki](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185266145d88fa0_madhu-natakki.jpg)
Madhu Nutakki
Digital CTO and Head of Mobile Innovation and Delivery
AIG, Kaiser Permanente IT
![Melissa Miao](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526b0c6d89039_melissa-miao.jpg)
Melissa Miao
Former Director, Business Development; Stanford University, Harvard MBA
McKesso
![Michael Dolbec](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526beeed88e60_mike-dolbec.jpg)
Michael Dolbec
Managing Director
GE Digital
![Mike Olson](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8ee4e521120a40281d277_Mike%20Olson.jpg)
Mike Olson
Founder & CEO
Cloudera
![Niles Lichtenstein](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526efacd892ba_niles.jpg)
Niles Lichtenstein
CEO, Enwoven
Harvard
![Pete Kim](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852659aed892c0_pete-kim-300.original.png)
Pete Kim
Co-Founder and CEO, MightyHive
Former Head of Business Development, Google Media Platforms
![Peter Berg](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185265f84d8928c_peter-berg.jpg)
Peter Berg
Strategic Partnerships
Visa
![Ralf Christian](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/610d4442154be6872c16695e_Ralf%20Christian.jpg)
Ralf Christian
Former CEO Energy Management Division
Siemens
![Ravi Belani](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f2a3ac995d42ac86634e_Ravi%20Belani.jpg)
Ravi Belani
Stanford Lecturer,
ex-Draper Fisher Jurvetson
![Richard Tucker](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526a217d892b2_richard-tucker.jpg)
Richard Tucker
VP, Sales & Marketing
Canada Life Reinsurance
![Roee Peled](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185266d9ad88e53_Roee-Peled.jpeg)
Roee Peled
Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships
Flextronics
![Scott Matthews](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185267a25d891fb_scott-matthews.jpg)
Scott Matthews
Former Vice President User Engagement and Growth
Castlight Health
![Scott Nelson](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526a6b8d88e61_scott-nelson.jpg)
Scott Nelson
CTO
LogicPD
![Sridhar Solur](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c16021852603a5d88e5e_Sridhar-Solur.jpeg)
Sridhar Solur
Director, Wearables / IoT
Hewlett-Packard
![Steve King](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f1a60e5ac156c4df8dac_Steve%20King.jpg)
Steve King
ex-CEO
DocuSign
![Stu Schmidt](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185268498d8917c_stu-schmidt.jpeg)
Stu Schmidt
Creator of Sales Methodology
WebEx
![Thomas Hawes, M.D.](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526bdf6d89213_thomas-hawes.jpg)
Thomas Hawes, M.D.
Managing Director
Sandbox Industries, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners
![Tim Draper](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526825cd88e56_tim-draper.original.png)
Tim Draper
Founder
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Skype, Baidu, Parametric
![Timothy Chou](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/AlchemistAccelerator_July_2022/Images/60a8ed2b088d187d857c82cc_Tim%20C..jpg)
Timothy Chou
Stanford Lecturer, ex-CEO
Oracle-on-Demand
![Tony Shakib](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c1602185262989d88e5b_Tony-Shakib.jpeg)
Tony Shakib
General Manager, IoT
Microsoft
![Venkatesh Seetharam](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/5fb3c160218526813dd892af_Venkatesh-Seetharam.jpg)
Venkatesh Seetharam
Partner
Capital One Growth Ventures
![Vinod Khosla](https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/hubfs/60a8f073058e16180546e859_Vinod%20Khosla.jpg)
Vinod Khosla
Co-Founder
Sun Microsystems