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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

Business
Melissa

Melissa

MS

Expertise

Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, History

Sierra

Sierra

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business development, sales, marketing, product management, cross-team communication, internet of things, B2B networking, business presentation building

Raheem

Raheem

Industry expert

Expertise

marketing, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, journalism, market research, journalism, culture, music, urban studies, civic engagement, community

Kate

Kate

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, Finance, Sports & Entertainment Industry, Marketing, Strategy, Business Development, Management Consulting

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management

Cortlyn

Cortlyn

EdM

Expertise

Education, Educational Leadership, Cultural Diversity and Inclusion, Biology, Business

Lori

Lori

MS

Expertise

Data Analytics, Data Science, Customer and Product Analytics, Business, Consumer Tech

Courtney

Courtney

MPA

Expertise

Business, Environmental Policy, Writing, Editing, Arts, Sustainability, Renewables

Ribhav

Ribhav

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health, Economic modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology, Meta-analysis, Health Economics,

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Cristina

Cristina

MBA

Expertise

Management Consulting, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business, Startups, Project Management, Product Management in Tech, FashionTech

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Chris

Chris

MBA

Expertise

Business, Sports Analytics, Engineering, Basic Finance, Communication/Public Speaking

Michael

Michael

Industry expert

Expertise

Culinary Arts, Business Strategy & Management Consulting, Biology, Creative Fiction and Non-Fiction writing

Terence

Terence

MBA candidate

Expertise

All Business related topics, Data Analytics in Business, Management, Music Related Projects, Data Science Related Projects

Mohammed

Mohammed

MBA

Expertise

Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, Business Strategy, Music Production, Audio Engineering

Gregory

Gregory

MBA

Expertise

Currently an adjunct professor at La Salle University teaching Sports Finance to undergraduates & Managerial Accounting to MBA students, been in the sports industry now for 5 years revolving around accounting, finance, sports business analytics etc.

Ryan

Ryan

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business

Georgia

Georgia

MBA candidate

Expertise

Marketing, photography, finance, family business, business