Meet the Board & Advisory Council
Our Board of Directors and Advisory Council are made up of experienced leaders and innovators committed to guiding our organization with expertise and strategic vision.
David Scheer
SSF Board Chair
Serial Entrepreneur
Erik Clemons
SSF Advisory Council Chair
CEO, ConnCorp
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Michelle McQueen
SSF Executive Director
Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Yale
Evan Kipperman
Partner, Co-Founder, WigginX
SSF Board
Jodie Gillon
CEO, BioCT
SSF Board
Mostafa Analoui
Highsmith Chair of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Quinnipiac University
SSF Board
Vanessa Maczko
Partner, Wiggin & Dana
SSF Board
John Puziss
Executive Director,
Yale University
SSF Board
Jackie Schumacher
Head of Regulatory, Rallybio
SSF Board
Keith Churchwell
President, American Heart Association
SSF Board
Rich Jacob
VP, Federal Relations
Yale University
SSF Board
Jon Soderstrom
Retired, Yale University
SSF Board
Terrence Cheng
Chancellor, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System
SSF Advisory Council
Nilvio Perez
Dir. of Admissions, SCSU
SSF Advisory Council
Bethany Zemba
VP of Strategy, Quinnipiac
SSF Advisory Council
Gregory Eichorn
VP, Enrollment & Student Success, UNH
SSF Advisory Council
Mona Lucas
AVP, Enrollment Policies, Strategic Initiatives, UConn
SSF Advisory Board
Malik Okoro
Investment Associate, Connecticut Innovations
SSF Board
Irene Parisi
Chief Academic Officer, CT Department of Education
SSF Advisory Council