Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Venture for America, and has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for more than twelve years. He was the CEO and President of Manhattan GMAT, a test prep company that was acquired by the Washington Post/Kaplan in 2009.
Andrew has been selected by the White House as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and a Champion of Change for his work with Venture for America.
6:00 - Networking
Connect with VFA Fellows, Alumni, company partners, funders and leaders in Southeast Michigan's startup ecosystem.
Enjoy heavy appetizers from Yum Village, tunes by Fellow Alumni & DJ Gino and beer and wine sponsored by UBS.
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6:45 - Welcome Program
Hear from VFA Detroit Director, Detroit's 2019 VFA class and special guest Dug Song, Co-founder and General Manager of Duo Security.
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2019 VFA Detroit Class
Anand Lal-Tabak, Skyspecs
Andrew Stromme, Bedrock Detroit
Ashton Keys, Quicken
Ayah Rashid, Citizen Yoga
Brittany Eshelman, The Outloud Group
Daniel Lenz, Rocket Fiber
Devon Malloy, Digital Onboarding
Donte' Verrill-Huffman, Grand Circus
Dustin Kang, Alerje
Emilie Eros, Sift
Imran Mumtaz, Michigan Women Forward
James Reina, The Outloud Group
Jasmine Johnson, Digital Onboarding
Javier Castillo, Autobooks
Javier Contreras-Uribe, SmartAisle
Joseph Penn, Rock Ventures
Justine Kim, Sift
Kailash Sundaram, Detroit Venture Partners
Katherine Emley, Workit Health
Leah Proctor-Ford, Rocket Fiber
Matthew Cargille, Advaita Bioinformatics
Michael Kovalcik, KODE Labs
Nicolas Theoret, Amatis Controls
Nithin Vejendla, Floyd
Omar Albert, Ash & Erie
Rana Mohamed, Amatis Controls
Sam Little, Astrohous
Sarah Smith, Ash & Erie
Trevor Nelson, Rock Ventures
Zhao Ma, Invest Detroit Ventures
Zoe Yeshayahu, Digital Onboarding
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7:30 - More Networking!
Keep the conversations going, meet people you didn't know and introduce people who should know each other!
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