BoardGeorge Spohrer, Exectutive Director
George is an active community volunteer in the Michiana region, working with local economic development entities as well as the Innovation Park at Notre Dame to improve a startup’s chances of success and improve their connections with the local business community. He has been the (volunteer) interim executive director of enFocus since January 2013. Read More Scott Ford
Scott Ford is the Executive Director of Community Investment for the city of South Bend, Indiana. Before joining the City in 2012, Scott spent the last 10 years working professionally and studying in Washington, DC, London, Miami, Rome, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Chicago. Read More Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, and inventor of varied background, interests, and talents. Smith started in his father’s sheet metal company, where he worked until graduate school, when he directed Notre Dame’s psychophysiology laboratory. Published as an undergraduate, Smith was recruited by the Swiss Government to research artificial intelligence and learning strategies. Read More David Murphy
David Murphy is currently the Associate Dean of Entrepreneurship and Director of the ESTEEM (Engineering, Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship Excellence Master’s) Graduate Program at the University of Notre Dame, having assumed these responsibilities in November of 2011. Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, David helped launch and then lead Better World Books (as President and CEO from inception to July, 2011), a global bookstore that harnesses the power of capitalism to bring literacy and opportunity to people around the world. Read More Mike Bieganski
Mike Bieganski is a community volunteer focused on business growth and support of nonprofits. His work has included consulting roles for local businesses, advisory roles for local government, and collaboration within the region to attract new businesses. He also currently leads a consortium that focuses on providing IT shared services for nonprofits. Read More James P. Kelly, MD,MBA,FACS
James P. Kelly, MD,’73 has served been a president and member of Cardiothoracic Surgery, PC and now president of the Advanced Center for Cardiothoracic Surgery, LLC. He completed his residency in general surgery and his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University/Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Read More Shane M. Fimbel Ph.D
Dr. Fimbel is Chief Operating Officer of Union Station Technology Center (USTC), a growth-stage owner/operator of state of the art data centers and fiber optic networks in the Midwest. Prior to USTC, Dr. Fimbel was the Innovation Strategy Manager for the Purdue Research Foundation, where he was responsible for technology assessment, patent strategy, valuation, negotiation, and licensing of hundreds of innovations within Purdue’s Intellectual Property portfolio. Read More |
Scott Ford
Kevin Smith
David MurphyMike BieganskiJames P. Kelly
Shane M. Fimbel
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