Leadership

Global Board

Jeff Hoffman

United States
Chairman of the Board
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Neil Dhillon

United States
Global Communications Specialist

Elizabeth Gore

United States
Co-Founder + President
Hello Alice

Donna Harris

United States
Founder and CEO
Builders + Backers

Rebeca Hwang

United States
Senior Director
A. Masrin Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Family Business

Erik Pages

United States
President
EntreWorks Consulting

Tom Sullivan

United States
Vice President, Small Business Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Cris Turner

United States
Global Head of Consumer Products, Government Affairs & Public Policy
Google

Jonathan Ortmans

United States
Founder + President
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Senior Advisors

Buke Cuhadar

United States
Head of Partnerships + Community
Ekos.AI

John Dearie

United States
Founder & President
Center for American Entrepreneurship

Cristina Fernandez

Paraguay
Senior Advisor
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Christopher Haley

UK
Senior Entrepreneurship Strategy Specialist
The World Bank Group

Eric Hansen

United States
Co-Founder
Center for Entrepreneurship LLC

Kim Lane

United States
Chief Operating Officer
Right to Start

Arnobio Morelix

United States
Co-Founder and CIO
Sirius Education

Christopher Schroeder

United States
Co-founder
Next Billion Ventures

Dane Stangler

United States
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Senior Advisor
Bipartisan Policy Center

Ted Zoller

United States
Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marcia Brandon

St. Kitts + Nevis
Founder & Executive Director
Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods

Global Staff

Jonathan Ortmans

United States
Founder + President
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Mark Marich

United States
Executive Vice President
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Alan Simensky

United States
Chief Financial Officer
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Peter Komives

United States
Vice President for National Chapters
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Susan Amat

United States
Executive Director for GEN Accelerates
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Stephan Reckie

United States
Executive Director for GEN Space
Global Entrepreneurship Network

William Charter

United States
Chief of Staff
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Ellen Erickson

United States
Director for U.S. Ecosystems
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Ana Maria Torres

UK
Director for Entrepreneurship World Cup
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Jonathan Meeks

United States
Director for Partnerships
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Matt Smith

UK
Director for Policy + Research
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Pauly Suchy

United States
Director for Startup Programs
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Cecilia Wessinger

United States
Director for Global Community
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Kathryn Forrest

Canada
Manager for Communications
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Pat Miolan

France
Digital Communications Associate
Global Entrepreneurship Network

Viktor Weisz

UK
Project Associate
Global Entrepreneurship Network