MassRobotics
Ecosystem Mentors & Experts

MassRobotics Ecosystem Experts & Mentors are roboticists, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors who are excited to coach early-stage startups and assist in the development of technical founders. With their unparalleled commitment and wealth of experience, they create an ecosystem of innovation and collaboration unlike any other, fostering the growth of tomorrow’s leaders in robotics and technology.

Abe Murray

General Partner, AlleyCorp Robotics

Alfredo Milan

Strategic Advisor, consultant, Investor

Allison Byers

Founder & CEO, Scroobious

Amy Villeneuve

Board Director, Advisor, Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics

Ana Volpi

Owner, Tovana Consulting

Art Trapotsis

Entrepreneur | Manufacturing Advocate | Author | Host of New England Endurance Podcast

Astha Kukreja

Staff Systems Engineer, Latitude AI

Babak Kia

Professor, Boston University

Brian Denenberg

Managing Partner, Agile Sales Method

Carl Palme

Founder + CEO, Boundless Robotics, Amazon Robotics

Carl Vause

CEO, Hyalex Orthopaedics

Chris Jones

Co-Founder, Chief R&D Officer, Familiar Machines & Magic, Former CTO, iRobot

Colin Angle

Founder and CEO, Familiar Machines and Magic Previously Founder and CEO, iRobot Corporation

Daniel Theobald

Founder and Chairman, Vecna Robotics Founder, CEO Mekable, Founder Twisted Fields

David Richard

CEO, Big Fish PR

Deepak Sathyanarayan

Founder and Principle, Eigen Strategies

Drew Fortin

Founder & CEO, Lever Talent

Heather Carey

Managing Partner, Strategic Advantage Partners

Ilya Sinelnikov

VP, Product Management, Superpedestrian

Jason Walker

Founder Waypoint Robotics, former VP Locus Robotics

Jeff Meller

Managing Director, Vermont Silvopasture LLC

Jenny Larios

Co-founder, Optimous Ride

Jess Lynch

Founding General Partner, Founders Edge

Jim McQuade

Strategy, Finance and Operations Consultant

Joyce Sidopoulos

Co Founder | Chief of Operations, MassRobotics

Jurgen Frasch

Co-Founder / Director, Skiprs

Lisa Dennis

President & Founder, Knowledgence Associates

Mandy Dwight

Founder, Dwight & Company

Marc Raibert

Executive Director RAI Institute, Founder Boston Dynamics

Marita McGinn

Director of Growth

Mark O’Toole

Founder, Marketing 101

Max Versace

Vice President, Emergent AI at Analog Devices, Co-Founder & former CEO, Neurala

Nuzha Yakoob

Head of Technology & Innovation NAM, Festo

Oded Maron

Head of AI, MassRobotics

Parna Sarkar-basu

Founder, Brand and Buzz Consulting

Paul Schmitt

Automated Vehicles Director, MassRobotics

Patty Katsaros

Marketing, Consulting, Community Building

Peter Russo

Founder & President, New Approach Development LLC

Rahul Chipalkatty

CEO & Founder, Southie Autonomy, MIT Lincoln Lab

Rich Breault

President, Lightspeed MFG

Rory MacKean

Co-Founder Tertill, COO Harvest Automation

Russ Graves

Director, Bridging Innovation, MITRE

Rylan Hamilton

Former CEO, 6 River Systems, CEO and Co-Founder Blue Water Autonomy

Sheri Palazzo

Expert in Residence Greentown Labs and Founder, coach and mentor at Saplings Consulting

Skip Tately

Director of Sales, Cirtronics

Thomas Ryden

Executive Director, MassRobotics

Tim Saeger

R&D Advisor | Board Member | Leader at VPE Forum

Vijay Somandepalli

Co-Founder & CTO, Engima Aerospace, UAS/AAM Director, MassRobotics

Warren Katz

Chairman Of The Board at The Alliance Commercial Technology in Government

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