DIRECTOR, CSUF CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WHY: Runs startup incubator and entrepreneurial center for College of Business and Economics. Oversees Titan Fast Pitch competition, which draws over 1,000 attendees annually. Founder of Titan Angels fund and The Bird Dog Group.
RECENT: Students and staff providing virtual business advisory services amid pandemic.
QUOTABLE: “Creativity may be the crude oil of entrepreneurship, but to succeed as a founder of a new venture, you need incredible persistence. The path of the entrepreneur is paved with boulders and potholes; the entrepreneur must persist by avoiding these obstacles and not giving up.”
FUN FACTS: Helped Pixar with its initial public offering in the mid-’90s. Horse owner.
