OUR TEAM
Click the links below to meet the grIP advisor team for each industry. Click here for an alphabetical directory of team members.
Chris Wake Fundraising for government contractors. Founder of Atypical Ventures VC fund. Focus on space and defense.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Austin Milliken Broker-dealer with a focus on emerging companies. Co-founder of Aureate Capital.
Stephanie Oestreich PhD, MPA Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund. Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Pharma and Biotech Bizdev, commercial and P&L experience. MIT faculty member.
Stephanie Oestreich Founder of G2G. Raised $544M in non-dilutive funding. Secures funding for biotech, life sciences, and high-tech innovators. MPH from Harvard.
Nnamdi Nwachukwu FDA specialist. Senior Vice President, Quality & Chief Information Officer RRD International, LLC. Managed vaccines at Department of Defense. Life sciences Advisor at Oxonian Ventures.
Boaz Kurtis Diagnostics specialist. Former VP Molecular Pathology at Interpace Biosciences (NASDAQ). Molecular pathologist.
Rick Stahl Former VP at Yale New Haven Health System. Life sciences VC partner. Former surgeon.
Liz Powell Founder of G2G. Raised $544M in non-dilutive funding. Secures funding for biotech, life sciences, and high-tech innovators. MPH from Harvard.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Larry Sandell Strategic advisor plant-touching cannabis brands, technology companies, and networking organizations. Specialist in cannabis intellectual property.
Rob Kimmer Trademark and copyright specialist. Advises Fortune 100/500 companies, VC firms, Oscar®/Grammy® winners actors and major brands on trademarks and IP strategy. Litigation.
Larry Sandell Patent attorney. Advises on strategic intellectual property matters. drafts and prosecutes patent applications; litigates patent infringement.
Nathan Stevenson Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
Bill Hortz Financial services marketing. Founder of the Institute for Innovation Development. Former Oppenheimer Funds York.Neuberger & Berman and Templeton Funds.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New 30 years of software experience.
Liz Powell Founder of G2G. Raised $544M in non-dilutive funding. Secures funding for biotech, life sciences, and high-tech innovators. MPH from Harvard.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New 30 years of software experience.
Chris Oates Political risk. Founder Two Lanterns Advisory.
Cameron Hamilton Government contracts M&A. Managing Director of the Defense and Government Services Group at Stout.
Greg Giddens Former Principal Executive Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Modernization. Former VA Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO). Former Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition. Logistics and Construction at VA with $20B spend.
David Drabkin Government contracts specialist in Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) of the United States Senate.
Chris Wake Fundraising for government contractors. Founder of Atypical Ventures VC fund. Focus on space and defense.
Thomas Sharpe Federal procurement expert. Leadership advisor. NCMA Fellow. NACD member. 40+ years in public/private sectors.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New 30 years of software experience.
Sameer Jagetia Business planning and financial modeling. Former Chairman and President of Redbooks (sold). Founder of Robuzz (sold). Top ranked in financial modeling competitions. Wharton alumnus.
Ed Lee Pricing specialist. Founder of HelloAdvisr (Pricing Consultants for Growth Companies).
Terri Eagle B2C and retail specialist. Brand transformation & marketing strategist. Former CEO/COO: David Yurman, John Hardy, F. Schumacher, Morilee, Montblanc.
Anjani Annumalla Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
Blake Lerner Supply chain at Boeing. Supply chain management. Supplier relations, manufacturing and B2B sales.
Victoria Cobos Supply chain specialist. Vice President of Operations EMEA Deckers Brands. Supply chain transformations at Unilever, Nomad Foods and General Mills.
John Deschner Strategy at Maximum Effort. Former Managing Director at Conde Nast. Former CEO Malaysia for Olgivy.
Steven DeLuca Senior Partner for Business Development and Marketing, FINN Partners.
John Fundingsland Former Head of Product Marketing at YouTube. Former Head of Global Agency Partnerships. E-commerce at Google
Lauren Banyar Reich CEO & Founder LBR/PR.
Ashley Bowen Head of Strategy, 40 Yawgoo Consulting. Former Global Director of Marketing & Innovation at IMG.
Bill Hortz Financial services marketing. Founder of the Institute for Innovation Development. Former Oppenheimer Funds, Neuberger & Berman and Templeton Funds.
Nicole Rowett Managing Director, Mother New York. Former executive director of marketing for iPhone globally.
Stephanie Oestreich PhD, MPA Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund. Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Pharma and Biotech Bizdev, commercial and P&L experience. MIT faculty member.
Anjani Annumala Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
Terri Eagle B2C and retail specialist. Brand transformation & marketing strategist. Former CEO/COO: David Yurman, John Hardy, F. Schumacher, Morilee, Montblanc.
Victoria Cobos Supply chain specialist. Vice President of Operations EMEA Deckers Brands. Supply chain transformations at Unilever, Nomad Foods and General Mills.
Susan Mooney Founder and CEO of Spirits Consulting Group.
Michael Lewittes Founded SEO software company Ranktify. Founded Gossip Cop (acquired). Former Us Weekly editor and NBC producer. LP with VCs.
Rob Watson Founder of the world famous LEED Green Building Rating System certification.
Michael Lewittes Founded SEO software company Ranktify. Founded Gossip Cop (acquired). Former Us Weekly editor and NBC producer. LP with VCs.
Nathan Stevenson Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
Anjani Annumalla Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
Peter Dolch grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Larry Sandell Strategic advisor plant-touching cannabis brands, technology companies, and networking organizations. Specialist in cannabis intellectual property.
Nathan Stevenson Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
Oded Berson SVP & Head of Data & Analytics enablement for Chubb insurance. MBA from Columbia Business School.
Jed Weiner Founder of grIP Venture Studio Partner, grIP Legal Services PLLC
Laura Gutiérrez Managing Director of grIP Venture Studio
Melinda Wang Head of Strategy and VC Programs, grIP Venture Studio. Partner, grIP Legal Services PLLC
THE TEAM (Alphabetical Listing)
Other than grIP attorneys, grIP team members are fully independent from Mei & Mark LLP, are not partners, employees, or agents of Mei & Mark LLP and participate in grIP in their individual capacities. Attorney-client privilege may be limited to Mei & Mark LLP attorneys and may not extend to other grIP team members.