Executive Board
Cliff Sirlin
President & Board Chairman
Partner @ Buy Build Fund
Jen Tooker
Co-Founder
Former Westport First Selectwoman (2021-2025)
Peter Propp
Vice President
Entrepreneur in Residence @ University of Bridgeport
Jay Norris
Co-Founder
Founder & CEO @ ThoughtPartnr AI
Board Members
Sam Hendel
Advisor
Co-Founder @ Chord Music Partners​
Dan Bikel
Head of AI SIG
Head of AI @ WRITER​​
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Matt Gorin
Advisor
Managing Partner & Co-Founder @ Contour Venture Partners
Michael Minihan
Accounting Lead
Partner @ BX3 Capital​
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Noah Fenn
Mentorship Founder & Director
VP @ LiveRamp
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Susan Fenn
Mentorship & SIG Lead
Operations Leader
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Kal Amin
SIG Director
Managing Partner @ 1848 Ventures
Dave Altman
Head of Growth
Principal @ Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Vani Nambudiri
Head of Growth
Early Stage Investor
Team
Marc Frankel
Cybersecurity SIG Lead​
Kira Vanderwert
Founders & Funders SIG Lead
Ted Schachter
Marketing SIG Lead
Ashley Zwick
Women of SUW SIG Lead
Georgie Garner
Program and Operations Coordinator