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
Joe Boucher
Founding Shareholder
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Corey Capasso
CEO
Urbint
Alex Ehrnrooth
President & CEO
Virala Corporation
Zach Ellis, Jr.
Managing Director
New Ventures
Kristen Forecki
Senior Director, Experiences & Devices Strategy
Microsoft
Laura Francis
Chief Executive Officer
SI-Bone
Ross Freedman
Co-Founder & Board Member
Rightpoint
Lisa Harris
Founder & CEO
Lisa Harris & Company
Jeff Kaplan
Founder | Board Member | Investor
Mike Mathews
President
Economic Growth Advisors
Mark Meester
Managing Member
Meester Capital, LLC
John Neis
Managing Director
Venture Investors of Wisc.
Bruce Neviaser
Principal
Imagine Resorts & Hotels
Chuck Oehler
Founder and CEO
Primorigen Biosciences Inc.
Neil Peters-Michaud
Founder and CEO
Cascade Asset Management, LLC
Kay Plantes
Founder/Principal
Plantes Company
Dan Reed
Managing Director
American Family Ventures
Jamie Shah
President
Chem-Impex International, Inc.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
The University of Chicago
Paul Shain
President and CEO
Singlewire Software
Terry Sivesind
President and Co-Founder
Poseidon Probes and Wisconsin Investment Partners
Chad Sorenson
Founder and President
SunPeak, LLC
Becky Splitt
Consultant
American Family Ventures
Harsha Tipirneni
Managing Partner
Aryabhatta Ventures
Melissa Turczyn
Partner/Co-Chair
Venture Best, Michael Best & Friedrich
Reena Vokoun
Founder and CEO
Passion Fit
Weinert Advisory Board
Andy Albert
Managing Director & Operating Partner
Svoboda Capital Partners
Erica Gruen
President
Quantum Media
Christopher Hornung
Founder and Former CEO/Chairman
Pacific Cycle
Steve Jacobson
CEO
Fairway Independent Mortgage
Aaron Kennedy
Founder & Past Chairman
Noodles and Company
Jack Lavin
President
Javelin Partners, LLC
Thomas F. Pyle Jr.
Chairman
The Pyle Group
Toni Sikes
CEO
CODAworx
Michael Smith
CEO
Equinauts
Neil Thall
Chairman
Acsis, Inc.
David Walsh
Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Board Member News
Board Member News: Chad Sorenson
May 16, 2025
Weinert Center Hall of Fame
April 29, 2025