Building a Company Is a Team Sport

Our team of in-house advisors has 100+ years of direct combined operational and investment experience. You can be confident we know our stuff. And we’re sure we can improve your odds of success. Because we’ve been there and done that–building successful products and companies.

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Our Team

Rev1 Team

Marissa Anderson

Entrepreneur Engagement Coordinator

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Ashley Baig

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Deonna Barnett

Advisory Partner

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David Bergeron

Advisory Partner, Advanced Technologies

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Brian Brohman

Life Sciences Advisory Partner

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Thien Bui

Manager, Partner Success

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Helena Butler

Manager, Partner Success

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Larissa Cage

Manager, Entrepreneur Programs

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Constance Carpenter

Accounting Specialist

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Andrea Ewing

Director, Corporate Partnerships

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Kathleen Green

Executive Assistant to CEO & Investments

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Kirsten Haller

Sr. Market Intelligence Analyst

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Olivia Hersh

Manager, Innovation Center and Programs

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Juliet Klein

Manager, Business Intelligence

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Parker MacDonell

Advisory Partner

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Moe Mohammad

Associate – Investment Funds

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Megan Neff

Director, Partner Success

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Carol Curtis, PhD

Advisory Partner

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Giselle Planchart

Marketing Manager

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Greg Pugh

Advisory Partner. Software and Advanced Technologies

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Dewey Rice

Creative Services Specialist

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Jason Roehrs

Partner Success Intern

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Leah Schneider

Innovation Center Administrative Assistant

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Meghan Shea

Associate – Life Sciences Investments 

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Riley Shelton

Associate- Investment Funds

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Leadership Team

Kristy Campbell

Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

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Matt Cynkar

Managing Director, Market Intelligence & Data Analytics

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Julia.dewey
Julia Dewey

Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

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David Dillman

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

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Wayne Embree

Senior Advisory Partner

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Dionnica Gaston

Managing Director of Talent & Inclusion

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Melinda Gloriosa

Managing Director, Investments

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Ryan Helon

Executive Vice President, Investment Funds

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Andrea O’Carroll

Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships

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Alicia Oddi

Managing Director, Entrepreneur Programs

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Sara Risch, PhD

Managing Director, Venture Development

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Tom Walker

President & Chief Executive Officer

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Our Board of Directors

David Dennis
Cardinal Health

Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Stephanie Fortener
SaaS Capital

Managing Director

Chetan Kandhari
Nationwide Insurance

Chief Innovation and Digital Officer

Michael Luh
Worthington Industries

Managing Director of Worthington Ventures

David Meuse
Stonehenge Partners

Rev1 Chairman Emeritus

Peter Mohler
The Ohio State University

Interim Executive Vice President

Terrence O’Donnell
Dickinson Wright

Member and Government Relations Group Chair

Matthew Orr
The Crane Group

Vice President

Mike Papadakis
The Ohio State University

SVP and Chief Financial Officer

Tim Robinson
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Chief Executive Officer

Tom Walker
Rev1 Ventures

President & Chief Executive Officer

Shaun Young
Nurx

SVP Operations

Kim Zavislak
KPMG

Columbus Office Managing Partner

Sue Zazon
Huntington Bank

President, Central Ohio Region