Advisory Board
Our advisory board is comprised of successful business leaders, investors and attorneys that have an in-depth knowledge of entrepreneurship. They serve as an external partner to our Center and students by providing perspective in the classroom and applied learning experiences. Throughout the year, board members serve as mentors to our students and provide support to our programs.
WAVE Advisory Board
![Joseph Boucher](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Joseph-BOUCHER-266x266.jpg)
Joe Boucher
Founding Shareholder
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
![Corey Capasso](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Corey-Capasso-266x266.jpg)
Corey Capasso
CEO
Urbint
![](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zach-Ellis-Jr.-Photo-266x266.jpg)
Zach Ellis
Managing Director
New Ventures
![Kristen Forecki](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Kristen-Forecki-Headshot-2021-1024x1024-1-266x266.jpg)
Kristen Forecki
Senior Director, Experiences & Devices Strategy
Microsoft
![Laura Francis](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Laura-Francis-266x266.jpg)
Laura Francis
Chief Executive Officer
SI-Bone
![Ross Freedman](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/freedman-ross-500x500-WAVE-AB-266x266.jpg)
Ross Freedman
Co-Founder & Board Member
Rightpoint
![Lisa Harris](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LisaHarris500x500-266x266.jpg)
Lisa Harris
Founder & CEO
Lisa Harris & Company
![Jeff Kaplan](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Jeff-Kaplan683x683-1-1-266x266.jpg)
Jeff Kaplan
Founder | Board Member | Investor
![Mike Mathews](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mike-Mathews.png)
Mike Mathews
President
Economic Growth Advisors
![Mark Meester](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mark-Meester-500x500-1-266x266.jpg)
Mark Meester
Managing Member
Meester Capital, LLC
![John Neis](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/John-Neis-266x266.jpg)
John Neis
Managing Director
Venture Investors of Wisc.
![Bruce Neviaser](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bruce-Neviaser-266x266.jpg)
Bruce Neviaser
Principal
Imagine Resorts & Hotels
![Chuck Oehler](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Chuck-Oehler-266x266.jpg)
Chuck Oehler
Founder and CEO
Primorigen Biosciences Inc.
![Neil Peters-Michaud](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Neil-Peters-Michaud-266x266.jpg)
Neil Peters-Michaud
Founder and CEO
Cascade Asset Management, LLC
![Kay Plantes](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Kay-Plantes-500x500-1-266x266.jpg)
Kay Plantes
Founder/Principal
Plantes Company
![Dan Reed](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dan-Reed-266x266.jpg)
Dan Reed
Managing Director
American Family Ventures
![Darryl Schoen](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DarrylSchoen-683x683-1-266x266.jpg)
Darryl Schoen
Founder and President
Manufacturers Financing Services
![Jamie Shah](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jamie_Shah_300x300-266x266.jpg)
Jamie Shah
President
Chem-Impex International, Inc.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
The University of Chicago
![Paul Shain](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Paul-Shain-266x266.jpg)
Paul Shain
President and CEO
Singlewire Software
![Terry Sivesind](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Terry-Sivesind-266x266.jpg)
Terry Sivesind
President and Co-Founder
Poseidon Probes and Wisconsin Investment Partners
![Chad Sorenson](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chad-Sorenson-266x266.jpg)
Chad Sorenson
Founder and President
SunPeak, LLC
![Becky Splitt](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Becky-Splitt-266x266.jpg)
Becky Splitt
Consultant
American Family Ventures
![Harsha Tipirneni](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Harsha-Tipirneni-266x266.jpg)
Harsha Tipirneni
Managing Partner
Aryabhatta Ventures
![Melissa Turczyn](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Melissa-Turczyn-266x266.jpg)
Melissa Turczyn
Partner/Co-Chair
Venture Best, Michael Best & Friedrich
![Reena Vokoun](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reena-vokoun-266x266.jpg)
Reena Vokoun
Founder and CEO
Passion Fit
Weinert Advisory Board
![Andy Albert](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Andrew-B.-Albert-266x266.jpg)
Andy Albert
Managing Director & Operating Partner
Svoboda Capital Partners
![Erica Gruen](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Erica-Gruen-500x500-1-266x266.jpg)
Erica Gruen
President
Quantum Media
![Chris Hornung](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Chris-Hornung.jpg)
Christopher Hornung
Founder and Former CEO/Chairman
Pacific Cycle
![Steve Jacobson](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Steve-Jacobson-500x500-1-266x266.jpg)
Steve Jacobson
CEO
Fairway Independent Mortgage
![Aaron Kennedy](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Aaron-Kennedy-500x500-1-266x266.jpg)
Aaron Kennedy
Founder & Past Chairman
Noodles and Company
![Jack Lavin](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Jack-Lavin-266x266.jpg)
Jack Lavin
President
Javelin Partners, LLC
![Thomas F. Pyle Jr.](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/thomas-pyle-2400x2400-1-266x266.jpg)
Thomas F. Pyle Jr.
Chairman
The Pyle Group
![Toni Sikes](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Toni-CODAworx-266x266.jpg)
Toni Sikes
CEO
CODAworx
![Michael Smith](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Smith_Michael_SQ_500x500-266x266.jpg)
Michael Smith
CEO
Equinauts
![Neil Thall](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Neil-Thall-266x266.jpg)
Neil Thall
Chairman
Acsis, Inc.
![David Walsh](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Walsh-David-266x266.jpg)
David Walsh
Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Board Member News
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Board Member News: Paul Shain
April 23, 2024
Weinert Center Hall of Fame
April 22, 2024