About our team

Enventure is led by volunteers like you.

Meet enventure.

Enventure is a not for profit organization led by students and young entrepreneurs who are passionate about the growth of Houston's medical technology industry.

Leadership

Laura Ortiz-Velez, PhD
Laura Ortiz-Velez, PhD
Laura Ortiz-Velez, PhD
Bioventures Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Bioventures
Barbara Nassif
Barbara Nassif
Barbara Nassif
Basecamp Director
UT MD Anderson
UT MD Anderson
UT MD Anderson
Basecamp
Alec Santiago
Alec Santiago
Alec Santiago
Business Development and Marketing Director
UT Health
UT Health
UT Health
Julia Wang
Julia Wang
Julia Wang
Diligence Academy Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Diligence Academy
Brian Lim
Brian Lim
Brian Lim
ENRICH Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
ENRICH
Sean Bittner
Sean Bittner
Sean Bittner
Diligence Academy Director
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
Marjan Majid
Marjan Majid
Marjan Majid
Community Director
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
Community
Will Clifton, MD
Will Clifton, MD
Will Clifton, MD
Executive Director, Co-founder, EIR
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Robert Williams, PhD
Robert Williams, PhD
Robert Williams, PhD
Entrepreneur in Residence, Former Executive Director
UT Health
UT Health
UT Health

Founders & Executive Directors

Will Clifton, MD
Will Clifton, MD
Will Clifton, MD
Executive Director, Co-founder, EIR
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, PhD
Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, PhD
Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, PhD
Director of Client Engagement, saleSEER
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
saleSEER
Robert Williams, PhD
Robert Williams, PhD
Robert Williams, PhD
Entrepreneur in Residence, Former Executive Director
UT Health
UT Health
UT Health
Matt Collinson-Pautz, PhD
Matt Collinson-Pautz, PhD
Matt Collinson-Pautz, PhD
Scientist, Bellicum Pharmeceuticals
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals
Kedar Karkare, PhD
Kedar Karkare, PhD
Kedar Karkare, PhD
Former Executive Director
University of Houston
University of Houston
University of Houston
Joanna Nathan, MBA
Joanna Nathan, MBA
Joanna Nathan, MBA
Manager New Ventures, J&J Center for Device Innovation
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
J&J Center for Device Innovation
Emily Reiser, PhD
Emily Reiser, PhD
Emily Reiser, PhD
Senior Manager, Innovation Community Engagement @ TMC Innovation
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
TMCx
Amy Hurwitz, PhD
Amy Hurwitz, PhD
Amy Hurwitz, PhD
Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Boston Consulting Group

Leadership Alumni

Rose Xie, PhD
Rose Xie, PhD
Rose Xie, PhD
CSO, Resthetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Resthetics
Christina Ulrich, PhD
Christina Ulrich, PhD
Christina Ulrich, PhD
University of Houston
University of Houston
University of Houston
Fergus Wong, PhD
Fergus Wong, PhD
Fergus Wong, PhD
R&D Design Engineer, J&J Innovation
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
J&J Center for Device Innovation
Ekin Su Akdemir
Ekin Su Akdemir
Ekin Su Akdemir
LEAP Project Manager
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Sammy Nava, PhD
Sammy Nava, PhD
Sammy Nava, PhD
Innovation Strategist @ TMC Innovation
UTMB
UTMB
UTMB
TMCx
Norah Owiti, PhD
Norah Owiti, PhD
Norah Owiti, PhD
Postdoc @ MIT
UT Health
UT Health
UT Health
Simran Madan, PhD
Simran Madan, PhD
Simran Madan, PhD
Life Science Consultant, Putnam Associates
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen
Former ENRICH Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Amy Prater, PhD
Amy Prater, PhD
Amy Prater, PhD
Former Basecamp Director
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
Courtney Garcia, PhD
Courtney Garcia, PhD
Courtney Garcia, PhD
Director of Client Engagement, saleSEER
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
saleSEER
Grady Gastelum
Grady Gastelum
Grady Gastelum
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Mary Feng, MBA
Mary Feng, MBA
Mary Feng, MBA
ENRICH Project Manager
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
Sarah Hein, PhD
Sarah Hein, PhD
Sarah Hein, PhD
EIR @ TMC Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
TMCx
Varun Kumar, MD
Varun Kumar, MD
Varun Kumar, MD
Resident Physician, Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Tyler Melton, MBA
Tyler Melton, MBA
Tyler Melton, MBA
Circinus CEO; TMC Biodesign Fellow
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
TMCx
Benu Atri, PhD
Benu Atri, PhD
Benu Atri, PhD
Data Scientist, Mercury Data Science
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Mercury Data Science
Stephanie Coffin
Stephanie Coffin
Stephanie Coffin
Diligence Academy Business Development Manager
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Trenton Piepergerdes
Trenton Piepergerdes
Trenton Piepergerdes
Former ENRICH Assistant Director
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University
Stephen Yan
Stephen Yan
Stephen Yan
Rice University
Rice University
Rice University