Board of Advisors

The Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship’s Board of Advisors brings together leading founders, investors and entrepreneurs spanning Chicago, Silicon Valley and beyond including Illinois alumni Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube, and Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla, alongside Rick Landuyt, an entrepreneur who built and sold multiple technology companies and whose $20 million cumulative commitment gave the center its name. The board advises on strategy, strengthens access to investors and industry partners and brings a market-facing perspective that keeps the center’s programming, competitions and coursework aligned with real-world needs and strategic goals of the center. 

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Dennis Beard

Managing Partner, Serra Ventures

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Shawn Carolan

Partner, Menlo Ventures

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Steve Chen

Co-founder of YouTube

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Martin Eberhard

Co-founder of Tesla

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Chris Harbourt

Co-founder and CEO, Frenzy Crop Systems

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Gozen Hartman

Co-founder and CEO, Fairlawn 

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Fred Hoch

Founder and General Partner,
TechNexus Venture Collaborative

Bahman Hoveida

CEO, Accurant International

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Joe Jablonski

Co-founder and Chief Solutions Officer, Ocient

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Mike Landuyt

President and CEO, Lakeland Plastics

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Rick Landuyt

Serial Bootstrap Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

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Alex Meyer

Managing Partner, Origin Ventures

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Sanjay Srivastava

Chairman and CEO, Vocareum

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Mark Tebbe

Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, University of Chicago, Polsky Center

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Caitlyn Truong

Co-founder CEO, Zengines

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Craig Vodnik

Co-founder, Cleverbridge

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Paul Zhang

Co-founder and CTO, Avant