Meet the Team & Mentors
World-class startup business mentors and active local investors will bring you formal, yet tailored mentorship.
The Ad Astra Team
Allison Long Pettine
Co-Founder; Curriculum
Ad Astra Ventures
Silvia Mah
Co-Founder; Partnerships & Foundation
Ad Astra Ventures
Vidya Dinamani
Co-Founder; Experience & Programming
Ad Astra Ventures
Eric Gasser
Cohort Relations
Ad Astra Ventures
Sat Wilensky
Program Operations
Ad Astra Ventures
Cait Kelly
Program Coordinator
Ad Astra Ventures
Nicole Leandra
Creative Director
Ad Astra Ventures
April Harter
PR Director
Ad Astra Ventures
Tina Beranbaum
Leadership Development
Ad Astra VenturesSome of the Program Mentors
Adina Tecklu
Canaan
Ad Astra Ventures
Amy Chang
Delta Nutrassentials
Ad Astra Ventures
Anarghya Vardhana
Maveron
Ad Astra Ventures
Andrea Giralt
AerNos
Ad Astra Ventures
Andy Ballester
GoFundMe
Ad Astra Ventures
Ashley Van Zeeland
Illumina
Ad Astra Ventures
Arteen Arabshahi
Fika Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Bill Maris
Section 32
Ad Astra Ventures
Carey Ng
Mesa Verde Venture Partners
Ad Astra Ventures
Caitlin Wege
MooDoos Investments
Ad Astra Ventures
Claire Weston
Reveal Bioscience
Ad Astra Ventures
Craig Lee
QuickFire Networks
* Mentor Award Winner *
Crystal McKellar
Mithril Capital Management
Ad Astra Ventures
David Schuster
Sedna Genomie
Ad Astra Ventures
Doug Hecht
MIND BODY
Ad Astra Ventures
Gioia Messinger
LinkedObjects
Ad Astra Ventures
Grace Chui-Miller
Correlation Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Greg Arrese
Ride Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Greg Horowitt
T2 Venture Capital
Ad Astra Ventures
Houman Haghighi
Qualcomm Ventures
* Mentor Award Winner *
Jan Dehesh
UC San Diego
Ad Astra Ventures
Jackie Reed
T S Restaurants Management
Ad Astra Ventures
Joe Kaiser
Mercato Partners
Ad Astra Ventures
Kara Bortone
JLabs
Ad Astra Ventures
Killu Sanborn
Oxford Finance
Ad Astra Ventures
Kristina Chang
Westlake Realty Group
* Mentor Award Winner *
Kyle Ballarta
Falkon Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Liz Gasser
High Camp Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Lucy Postins
The Honest Kitchen
* Mentor Award Winner *
Magda Marquet
Mesa Verde
Ad Astra Ventures
Marina Hadjipateras
Trailmix Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Merrilyn Datta
Illumina
Ad Astra Ventures
Mike Grey
Pappas Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Mike Krenn
San Diego Venture Group
Ad Astra Ventures
Nina Saberi
Castile Ventures
* Mentor Award Winner *
Nancy Hong
RiverVest Venture Partners
Ad Astra Ventures
Raksha Shah
Obsidio Therapeutics
Ad Astra Ventures
Ray Bamford
Alucida
Ad Astra Ventures
Raymond Watt
NeuraLace Medical
Ad Astra Ventures
Ryan Kuder
Techstars
Ad Astra Ventures
Sabrina Martucci Johnson
DARÉ Bioscience
Ad Astra Ventures
Shayne Skaff
Mooring Ventures
* Mentor Award Winner *
Soraya Darabi
Trailmix Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Susie Harborth
BioInnovation Capital
Ad Astra Ventures
Susan Dube
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals
Ad Astra Ventures
Taner Halicioglu
Seed San Diego
Ad Astra Ventures
Thomas Kluz
Qualcomm Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Terri Mead
Class Bravo Ventures
Ad Astra Ventures
Trent Gegax
The Gramercy Fund
Ad Astra Ventures
Wendy Johnson
Reneo Pharmaceuticals
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