Meet the Members

Meet the Dartmouth Founders Project members.

Member Profiles

Founders Project members include Dartmouth alumni who are building some of today’s most exciting new businesses—from early stage ventures to those with hundreds of employees. Browse the member profiles below to find founders by class, industry, company size, or region.

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Steve Norall ’94

CEO & Co-Founder
Vocal Video(0-10)
Boston, San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenorall/
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Leo Ospina ’08

Business Development Manager
Flexport(200-499)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leoospina/ https://www.flexport.com/
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Syam Palakurthy ’09

Founder
Samacare(0-10)
San Francisco
Andrew Peay

Andrew Peay '92

Owner, managing member
Peay Vineyards(11-49)
Cloverdale, CA and Annapolis, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/andy-peay https://www.peayvineyards.com
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David Peterson ’10

Director of Partnerships
Airtable(11-49)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-peterson-82241819/ https://www.airtable.com/
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Trevor Peterson ’96

CEO
GuraGear, LLC dba Tamrac
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Tracey Pettengill Turner ’93

Co-Founder & Chair
Copia Global, Inc.(200-499)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-turner-8a533/ https://copiaglobal.com/

Tracey is a well-known social entrepreneur who founded three... Read more

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Carlos J. Polanco

Managing Director
Prince Capital Management(0-10)
Jersey City, New Jersey
https://www.linkedin.com/in/polancocarlos98/

Carlos graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in African... Read more

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Ajay Prakash ’03

CEO & Co-Founder
Rinse(50-199)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprakash03/ https://www.rinse.com/
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Andy Rankin ’05

Head of Partnerships & Investor
Sapho(50-199)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rankinandy/
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Andrea Reisman Johnson ’91

Principal
Envelo(0-10)
San Francisco
Helena Rosenthal

Helena M. Rosenthal, M.P.H. '08 MED'14

Founder
(11-49)
Beverly Hills, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenarosenthal/ https://www.instagram.com/helenamrosenthal/ https://www.northwesternmutual.com/financial/advisor/helena-rosenthal/

I partner with founders, physicians, and executives to help them... Read more

Jethro Rothe-Kushel

Jethro M. Rothe-Kushel '03

Founder & CEO
Ritual Ads, Inc.(50-199)
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jethrofilms https://www.ritualads.com

Jethro Rothe-Kushel is a technology and media executive building... Read more

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Neal Roy ’94

Founder & Managing Partner
Clear Creek Capital
Dallas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-roy-a855327/
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Kristen Rumley ’15

Marketing Manager
Sapho(50-199)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenrumley/
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Jack Ryan ’81

Co-Founder & CEO
REX(11-49)
Los Angeles
https://rexchange.com/about
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John S. Sargent, III, M.D. ’93

Founding Partner
BroadReach(1,000+)
Zurich
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sargent-2a428123/ https://broadreachcorporation.com/

John is an experienced co-founder and start-up executive with a... Read more

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Jonathan Scherr ’08

Head of Strategic Partnerships
Circle Up(50-199)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-scherr-b506999/ https://circleup.com/
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Louisa Schneider ’00

Founder
Hey Rowan(0-10)
New York
https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-schneider-b8b2519/ https://heyrowan.com/
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Joshua Schoenbart ’16

Synergy Aesthetics(11-49)
Garden City, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaschoenbart/ https://synergyaesthetics.com/