The Entrepreneurship Club @ UT Dallas

The Entrepreneurship Club@ UT Dallas is sponsored by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE).   

 

Vision and Mission

Foster the spirit of entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas through networking, speaker events, volunteer opportunities, and practical workshops.

Membership

The membership to the E Club is free and is open to all the current students and alumni of UT Dallas. Join Now!

E Club Activities

  • The Entrepreneurship Exchange is a speaker series presented by The E Club and the IIE.
    • Co-hosted and/or co-promoted with other organizations at UTD.
    • Designed to energize students on campus by enabling them to hear from men and women who have been or currently are involved in the entrepreneurship and/or investment community in the Dallas-Fort Worth region and beyond.
  • Participation in IIE Community Outreach Programs

Camp Enterprise

UT Dallas Innovation Opportunity camp

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

  • Support for IIE and Other Entrepreneurial Events

The IIE hosts a wide range of events each year, including:

The Entrepreneurial Development Series

Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

The Research New Venture Showcase

Business Idea Competition


  • Past E Club Speakers

 

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the Founders of Barefoot Wines.

Mark Cuban: Renowned Entrepreneur & Owner of the Dallas Mavericks

Regina Montoya: Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Children's Medical Center in Dallas

Michael Goguen: Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital

Rick Gillis: VP, Dean Foods
ArtLoveMagic: Making a Living Making Art

Lisa Cortez: Leading Film Producer, Executive Producer of the "Precious"

Jerry Rawls: CEO Finisar

Kathryn Collins: Director Organizational Effectiveness, JC Penney

Craig Moore: Former CEO & President of CiCi’s Pizza; President of Nothing Bundt Cakes

Ms. Anousheh Ansari:  First Female Private Space Explorer

Cricket Lee: Founder and CEO of FitLogic

Rob Howard: Founder and CEO of Teligent Systems

Robert Robb: VP of Technology Commercialization, UT Dallas

Sri Ayyeppen and Howard Moore: CEO and CTO of Keste

Vijay Thakkar: Technical Director of Game Development, Zynga/New Toy

Paul Nichols: VP of Marketing, Cirasys

Charlie Vogt: President and CEO of Genband

Debbie May: President of IEX Corporation

Chris Westfall: National Elevator Pitch Champion

Bettina Bennett: CEO, WhichBox Media

Gabriella Draney: Co-founder and Managing Partner, TechWildcatters

John Jaggers: Partner, Sevin Rosen Funds

Joel Fontenot: Partner, Trailblazer Capital

Doug Glen: Founder and VP of Strategic Marketing, MetroPCS

Mark Harward: President and CEO of Syndiant

Jim Lafferty: President and CEO of Genesis BioSystems

Phil Ralston: President and CEO of Macuclear

Maria Smith: Stakeholder Relations for NTXRCIC and Entrepreneur

Jeff Thorness: CEO/Founder of ACH Direct

Craig Wax: CEO of Invodo

Juli Spottiswood: CEO of Parago Inc.

Andre Angel: CEO of TangoTab

Greg Smith: President and CEO of Accudata Technologies

Jan Collmer: Serial Entrepreneur, Author and Stunt Pilot

Lea Nesbit: CEO of Natural Dental Implants, Serial Entrepreneur

Advisors

 

Name Title Contact Information Phone Number Office
Jackie Kimzey Faculty Advisor jackie.kimzey@utdallas.edu 972.883.5931 SOM 4.208
Dawn Baye dawn.baye@utdallas.edu 972.883.5959 SOM 4.213

 

eClub Officers  

 

Name Title
Parth Acharya President
Ankit Roongta Vice President, Director of Event Management and Support
Gokul Sridharan Vice President, Director of Event Management and Support
Varsha Goli Vice President, Director of Finance
Tyler Cotter Vice President, Director of Finance
Nazia Shaik Vice President, Director of Fund Raising
Alexandru Ciocodei Vice President, Director of Fund Raising
Angela Chen Vice President, Director of Promotions
Brandon Curran Vice President, Director of University Relations
Saravanan Sankaranarayanan Vice President, Director of University Relations

For more information: contact The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas at innovation@utdallas.edu or call 972.883.5990.