Meet Our Team

Startup and Innovation CoLab powered by Blackstone LaunchPad’s professional staff, venture coaches, students and volunteers make up a talented team whose expertise and cross-disciplinary knowledge will help you set your ideas in motion.

Professional Staff

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Hadar Borden
 Director

Email: hborden@buffalo.edu

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Andrew Lavoie
 Design Challenge Coordinator

 

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Amy Monin
Strategic Initiatives Director

Email: almonin@buffalo.edu

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Jessica Driscoll
Innovation Sprints Coordinator 

 

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Kelsey Wagner
Entrepreneurship Training Coordinator

Venture Coaches

Our venture coaches are ready to help you with one-on-one mentoring and support to help move your idea forward.

Experts In-Residence

Schedule a meeting with one of our . These individuals are representatives of businesses specializing in software design, e-commerce, digital marketing and more!