2017-2018

Catherine Cook, Vice President of Brand Strategy at The Meet Group

Catherine co-founded myYearbook with her brothers Geoff and Dave in 2005. Catherine is responsible for creating some of the most important applications on myYearbook and has been instrumental in driving the site’s growth by conceiving of the next popular features. Catherine graduated from Georgetown University in 2011.​
Allison Buchholtz-Au, Program Manager at Microsoft
Hema Karunakaram, Partnerships and Innovations Marketing Lead at IBM Watson Health

IBM Watson is used in healthcare to make suggestions to doctors regarding diagnosis and treatment. Watson is currently being used in Life Sciences and Oncology.
Morgan O'Friel, UX Design Manager at ​Amazon
Lauren Schafer, Project Manager at StartUp Health

StartUp Health is a global team of Health Transformers that is determined to solve the world's biggest health challenges using advanced technologies.
Alex Deans, Founder of iAid and Queen Elizabeth II's Youth Leader for Canada

​At age 12, his chance encounter with a visually impaired woman inspired him to develop the iAid, a novel navigation device for the blind. His work on the iAid has taken him from visually impaired communities to winning second place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The Organization of American States named the iAid one of the "Top 50 Ideas Worldwide for Technology in Health, Energy, and Medicine". A minor planet was named after Alex by MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, with iAid exhibiting at the national science museum.

2016-2017

Michael Hinckley, Payments and Monetization at Airbnb​

Airbnb is an online community marketplace that connects people looking to rent their homes with people who are looking for accommodations.
Kristen Hayashi, Account Director at Pandora Internet Radio

Pandora is a music streaming and automated music recommendation service.
Glenn Fisher, Software Engineer at IBM's Mobile Innovation Lab

IBM's Mobile Innovation Lab promotes the development of ideas and technologies that will revolutionize the world.
Stan Parish, Chief Editor at WSJ's The Future of Everything Magazine

The Future of Everything Magazine presents the newest ideas and technologies that are predicted to revolutionize the world.
Brandon Maier, Co-Founder and Partner at Quake Capital

Quake Capital is a venture capital firm and accelerator in New York City that provides entrepreneurs with tools, access, expertise, and advisers to make his/her vision a reality.
EJ Weiss, intern at Tesla and student at Princeton University

Tesla is one of the world's fastest growing companies and has made an enormous dent in the automotive industry, proving that electric cars are the next big thing.

2015-2016

Yao Huang, Founder of The Hatchery​

The Hatchery is a venture capitalist firm in New York City. It has been supporting the tech community since 2007 with business execution and access driven gatherings bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations.

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Justin Thomas (Pictured to the right), Co-Founder of Taglor

​Taglor is a free iOS app which gives users the ability to manage and collaborate on their items. Product information is conveniently accessible and you can reach your friends in a flash.
Brian O'Kelley, Co-Founder and CEO of AppNexus​

AppNexus helps the world’s top publishers fully monetize their content through integrated ad serving and programmatic selling solutions.
Vaidhy Murti, Co-Founder and CEO of Friendsy

Friendsy is a new social network for college students that allow the users can chat anonymously, compliment each other, and make mutual relationships.
Arshi Duffley, Product Growth Manager at Instagram

​Arshi Duffley has spent a decade working on different aspects of business from Marketing to Strategy to Partnerships across the US, Asia and Europe.  

​She has now transitioned to focusing on growing the Instagram business through a rich ecosystem of technology partners and launched the Instagram Partner Program this past November. More info here: partners.instagram.com
Rachel Zietz (10th Grade), Founder and CEO of 
​Gladiator Lacrosse

Rachel Zietz is a 15-years old and the CEO of a multi-million dollar company. Gladiator Lacrosse sells lacrosse equipment that is over 20% stronger than other brands. 
Leo Chenette, Managing Director at BlackRock

BlackRock is the worlds' largest investment firms and holds over $4.6 trillion in assets. BlackRock provides their clients with insight and suggestions on what to do with their money to help them be successful.
David Stengle, CMO at P.A.S.T.

P.A.S.T. delivers software solutions to prescribers of controlled medications, protecting patients, institutions and prescribers, and restoring trust to the doctor-patient relationship.
Peter Grabowski, Tech Lead at Google Nest

Google Nest is a home automation system that can connect several different devices such as thermostats, smoke detectors, and security systems. Using its many sensors, Nest will adapt to you, adjusting your home just how you like it, without you telling it what to do.
Shreyas Parab (10th Grade), Founder and CEO of Novel Tie

Novel Tie strives to create fun, unique, and novel ties to bring out your character. Tie designs include Lax Bro, Chick Magnet, School Logos, and many more!
Catherine Cook is the co-founder of MeetMe, the public market leader for social discovery

Catherine co-founded myYearbook with her brother Dave in 2005. The company merged with the Quepasa Corporation in November 2011 and in June 2012 rebranded to MeetMe, Inc.  Catherine is responsible for creating some of MeetMe’s most important applications and has been instrumental in driving the site’s growth by conceiving of the next popular features. Catherine graduated from Georgetown University in 2011, where she majored in OPIM and marketing. 
Kathrina Mañalac, Partner at Y Combinator

Y Combinator provides seed funding for startups and make small investments for small returns. Y Combinator is one of the most highly regarded VCs in the Bay Area.