Team

The faculty and staff of the Zell Lurie Institute bring a wealth of experience to the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The ZLI team is a dedicated group of professionals with backgrounds and ongoing practice in founding startups, venture capital, technology commercialization, startup management, invention, and successful exit strategies.

Stewart Thornhill, Ph.D.

Executive Director

(734) 615-4421

thorstew [at] umich.edu

Sarika Gupta

Managing Director

(734) 615-4422

sarikag [at] umich.edu

Shannon Beeman

Associate Director

(734) 936-3528

srbeeman [at] umich.edu

Josh Botkin

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer

(734) 615-2929

jbotkin [at] umich.edu

Hannah Burke

Program Coordinator

(734) 615-4428

hanburke [at] umich.edu

Drea Shipp-Caldwell

Program Manager, Alumni Engagement

(734) 615-4427

shippca [at] umich.edu

Richard 'Erik' Gordon

Clinical Professor

(734) 764-5274

rmegordo [at] umich.edu

Jasmine Jaggers

Program Coordinator

(734) 615-5331

jjaggers [at] umich.edu

Steve Janssens

Program Manager, Desai Accelerator

stevejan [at] umich.edu

Mike Johnson, MD

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer

(734) 764-8225

mljohn [at] umich.edu

Katia Kassof

Program Coordinator

(734) 764-8160

kkassof [at] umich.edu

Shengxian Liu

Marketing and Data Reporting Analyst

shengxia [at] umich.edu

Angela Kujava

Managing Director, Desai Accelerator

(734) 707-8112

amkujava [at] umich.edu

Margaret Patterson

Administrative Assistant

(734) 615-4419

mcoats [at] umich.edu

Rashmi Menon

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer

ramenon [at] umich.edu

Anne Perigo

Associate Director

(734) 615-4425

aperigo [at] umich.edu

Jim Price

Entrepreneur in Residence; Faculty in Entrepreneurial Studies

(734) 764-1387

jimprice [at] umich.edu

Michelle Wander

Program Manager

mfwander [at] umich.edu