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.

Liyan Shen

Liyan Shen '04

CFO
Birdy Grey(50-199)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liyan-shen-malbacho-99809b6 https://birdygrey.com
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Jesse Silberberg ’09

Director, Global Coaching and Talent Development
Minerva Project(11-49)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessesilberberg/ https://www.minervaproject.com/
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Rob Simmelkjaer ’93

Founder & CEO
Persona Media, Inc.(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-simmelkjaer/

Persona is the first video and social media platform dedicated... Read more

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Scott Simmons ’82

Co-Founder
Alumni Escapes(0-10)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-simmons-33b5785/ https://alumniescapes.com/

Scott has spent over 20 years in luxury travel as a senior... Read more

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Ambika Singh ’07

CEO
Armoire(0-10)
Seattle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambika-singh-704726b/ https://www.armoire.style/
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Minyoung Sohn ’98

Founder
Blue Room(11-49)
Denver
https://www.linkedin.com/in/m1nyoung/ https://twitter.com/minyoung_sohn https://www.blueroominvesting.com/
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Ariana M. Sopher ’14 TH’15

Co-Founder
Reia Health(0-10)
Boston
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariana-sopher-04099056/
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Henry Stewart ’12

Founder
Uniform Teeth(0-10)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-stewart-81b1b73a/ https://smile2impress.com/us
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Nick Stork ’06

Managing Partner
Noble House Capital(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-stork-7205505a/
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Anna Stork ’08

Co-Founder
luminAID(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/astorka/ https://luminaid.com/
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Drew Tunney ’12

Co-Founder
Voro
New York
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewtunney/
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M. Umair Siddiqui ’10

CTO
Phase Four(11-49)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-umair-siddiqui-02a54046 https://phasefour.io/
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Jordan Urstadt ’95

CEO & Founder
Partner Vine(0-10)
New York, Zurich
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-urstadt-a27b691/ https://twitter.com/JordanUrstadt https://www.partnervine.com/

Jordan is the CEO and founder of PartnerVine. Before founding... Read more

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Marco Vargas '22

Co-Founder & CEO
Fifth Sun Pictures(0-10)
Los Angeles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-v-0b6453133/
William Vranos

William Vranos '16

CEO
Green Key(0-10)
New York
https://www.linkedin.com/in/willvranos/ https://www.greenkeypartners.io/

I have a passion for markets and quantitative trading. After... Read more

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Richard Walton ’06

President
Noble Environmental, Inc.(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-walton-a0440412/
Samantha Webster

Samantha Webster '15

AI Deployment Strategist
Assembled(50-199)
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/webster-samantha/ https://www.assembled.com/

Samantha is an operations and strategy leader with experience... Read more

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Sarah Weihman ’97

Founder/CEO
Paradis Sport(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-weihman-548a59225/ https://twitter.com/ParadisSport https://paradissport.com/

Sarah is a Dartmouth ’97 and founder of Paradis Sport, which... Read more

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Sawyer Whalen ’16

Senior Product Manager
Sapho(50-199)
San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawyerwhalen/
Sean Williams '26

Sean P. Williams '26

Sean P. Williams '26
Dotra Compliance(0-10)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-williams-0aa2581b9?utm_source=share_via&utm_co… https://dotracompliance.com/

I was born and raised in Nolensville, TN (right outside of... Read more