The Green Wave Innovation Network (GWIN) stands at the core of the supportive ecosystem at the Tulane University Innovation Institute, offering mentorship and access to resources that form the foundation of an entrepreneur’s growth. GWIN is dedicated to bolstering entrepreneurial Tulane students, faculty, researchers, and community associates of Institute programs by sharing their insights, industry expertise, and connections, thereby transforming promising innovations into thriving business ventures.

Erez Capital is a Boston-based venture capital fund with a focus on identifying and scaling early-stage technology startups. Experts agree that most industry sectors will undergo some form of digitization over the next two decades. Erez Capital has identified early-stage startup companies who have significant growth potential and the opportunity to help society pivot to a digital and accessible economy for all.

A non profit focused on improving the quality of life for those affected by Parkinson’s through services, advocacy and education.

Sophia Advisors was formed to provide bespoke, curated consulting and advisory services to management teams, Boards and stakeholders of emerging growth companies seeking personalized solutions and keen insights to identify issues or challenges and work collaboratively to address them. Principals leverage 30 plus years of deep sell side, buy side, issuer and management engagement to assist stakeholders in ensuring optimal outcomes in regard to advisory and consulting services for financial, operational and governance considerations with the goal to move away from the trend of transactional relationships requiring immediate monetization and returning to a longer term, value added objective approach to best practices.

Pajama Program is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes and supports a comforting bedtime routine and healthy sleep for children to help them thrive. We provide new pajamas and storybooks, sleep health education, and caring connections to ensure that children facing adversity—including low family income, housing insecurity, and family instability—have the tools they need for better bedtimes. Since 2001, Pajama Program has delivered over 7.5 million Good Nights for Good Days. Pajama Program provides information, materials, and support to children and their caregivers through a national network of volunteers and partnerships with 4,000 community-based organizations across the United States, including Puerto Rico.

Fair Hill Therapeutic Riding Center is a non profit operating out of two locations in Pennsylvania focused on providing children and adults with physical, developmental and socio-economic challenges the benefits associated with therapeutic riding through a variety of programs expertly developed and administered by experienced instructors and administrators through individual, school, camp, rehabilitation and government sponsored or subsidized programs .

Member of the Board and chair of the finance committee for this nonprofit animal rescue and advocacy organization, one of NJ's largest. Assisted the organization with identifying, negotiating and closing on its acquisition of a permanent facility, drove match based fundraising efforts and help to formalize and institutionalize the processes and policies of the group's operational, governance and financial systems.

Responsible for overseeing departmental personnel, from junior staff to senior directors, from mentoring to transactional interactionsResponsible for driving new business origination through direct long standing relationships, working collaboratively with professional service providers and engaging with financial sponsorsBuilt broad awareness of firm's brand and capabilities within various constituencies to drive customer engagement and retentionSuccessfully built issuer relationships through providing objective counsel and advice to form serial trusted transaction profiles

Built a 15 person team focused on providing exceptional corporate finance and advisory services to corporate issuers within the healthcare, technology, industrials and non depository financials sectors Increased revenues associated with the department by 800% during tenureProvided mentoring and transactional support interactions to junior, mid level and senior team members while building a collaborative equitable and inclusive culture Critical problem solver and strategic thinker engaged across departments to offer insights and opinionsLed over 400 plus transactions within various industry verticals raising in excess of $5Bin capital

Director of Investment Banking for this middle market, emerging growth focused diversified financial services firm.