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Advisory Council

More than 30 leading entrepreneurs and business professionals provide the Bard Center with direction and support as members of the Advisory Council. Members share a commitment to Colorado's long-term economic growth and a desire to help guide new business development initiatives.

In addition to mentoring students, members of the Advisory Council do the following:

• Provide financial resources for the Bard Center and identify additional funding sources.
• Advise incubator companies and make investment decisions regarding applications to the Rutt Bridges Venture Capital Fund.
• Participate in classroom speaking engagements.
• Coordinate and host networking opportunities that support student career growth and development.
• Act as ambassadors and advocates for the Bard Center.
• Offer advice on entrepreneurial curricula.

Betty Arkell

Holland and Hart

Partner

Pam Bard

Bard & Company

Benefactor

Richard H. Bard

Bard & Company

Benefactor

Alexander E. "Sandy" Bracken

University of Colorado President Emeritus

Past Executive Director, Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

S. Rutt Bridges

Entrepreneur

 

Luis Colon

Colón-Collawn, LLC

President and General Manager

Rina Delmonico

Ren, Inc.

CEO/Founder

Craig W. Fales

UMB Bank Healthcare/Biotechnology

Senior Vice President

 

Larry Fenster

Entrepreneur

Thomas Franklin

Townsend and Townsend

Attorney-at-Law

J. William Freytag, Ph.D.

Entrepreneur

Kenneth Gooden

The Staubach Company

Vice President, Corporate Services Division

 

Craig Harrison

US Capital

Founder and Managing Director

Gary Held

CTEK Capital Technology

Clifford Jack

Jackson National Life

Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer

Jerome Kern

Enki Strategic Advisors

Chairman

Steven E. Leatherman

Quest Venture Partners

President

Seth Levine

Foundry Group

Managing Director

James V. Long

CRESA Partners

Principal

Peter Mannetti (Chair, Advisory Council)

iSherpa Capital

Managing Partner

Donald Marshall

Wells Fargo

Regional Manager

John Mehalchin

Highline Financial Services, Inc.

President & CEO

Daniel D. Moulton

Coloco, Incorporated

Owner

 

Dave C. O'Brien

Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur in Residence

 

 

 

 

George Promis

IBM Printing Systems Division

Director, Business and Technology Alliances

James Pruett

Access Risk Management

President

 

 

Dean Salter

Holme, Roberts & Owen

Chair, Executive Committee

James Schoedinger

OneStone, LLC

President and CEO

 

 

 

Judy G. Ward

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Retired Partner

Suzanne Arkle Wilson

Zann and Associates, Inc.

President

Chester Winter

NewWest Mezzanine Fund

General Partner

Business School Contacts

 

Catherine Kunst , Ph.D.

Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

Executive Director

• 535 16th Street, Suite 300
• Denver, CO 80202
• Phone: 303-620-4046
• Fax:303-217-8064

John Ruhnka, Ph.D.

Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

Academic Director

• 535 16th Street, Suite 300
• Denver, CO 80202
• Phone: 303-556-5842
• Fax:303-556-5899

Sueann Ambron, Ph.D.

Business School at University of Colorado Denver

Dean

• P.O. Box 173364, C.B. 165
• Denver, CO 80217-3364
• Phone: 303-556-5805
• Fax: 303-556-5914

Beth Polizzotto

Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

Program Coordinator

• 535 16th Street, Suite 300
• Denver, CO 80202
• Phone: 303-620-4050
• Fax:303-620-4045

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