Mentorship

Grow your startup business, expand your network, and
access a talented group of tech executives,
investors, mentors, & industry leaders

Once you have been selected for our AI accelerator, you’ll be part of the WLDA Ventures community for life. Our mentor network is one of the most valuable features of the accelerator program. Our mentors include some of the top c suite executives in tech at fortune 1000 organizations, as well as founders, investors, and industry experts.

Find a WLDA Ventures Mentor

Mentors are an essential part of our culture. By freely sharing their wisdom & guidance, they impact the entire network and create real, lasting relationships.

Startups can meet and interact with our mentors in a variety of ways. Our small cohort size (ranging from 5-8) ensures that founders will have an opportunity to meet 1:1 with mentors during meetups, talks, or thru personal introductions.

Asha Saxena

WLDA Ventures Founder
Mentors

Maria C. Villar

Former Global VP, Data Management & Governance

SAP

Bharathi Rajan

Vice President – Enterprise Data & Applications

Swire Coca-Cola, USA

Eileen Vidrine

Former Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer

Department of the Air Force Chief Data and AI Office

Seth Dobrin

Globally Recognized Leader in AI | VC | Investor | Entrepreneur

Silicon Sands Venture Studios

Cindy Howson

Chief Data Strategy Officer,

Thoughtspot

Howard Miller

Chief Information Officer

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Nancy Morgan

CEO Ellis Morgan Enterprises, Former Intelligence Community CDO

Sandy Carter

SVP and Channel Chief

Unstoppable Domains

Lynette Kenney

Former VP, Data & Analaytics

UKG

Sunitha Dayaram

Data & Analytics Executive

Brenda Fiala

Global VP Data

Bacardi

Kalyani Boddupalli

Global Leader Enterprise Information Architecture

Autodesk, Inc

Anju Gupta

VP Data Science AI ML

Northwestern Mutual

Alexandra Ross

Senior Director, Data Protection, Use & Ethics

Autodesk, Inc

Rachel Workman

VP Data

SoundCommerce

Veena Nayak

VP of Data Strategy and Solutions, Head of Data Products

University of Phoenix

Wendy Lawhead

Director of Enterprise Analytics

McKesson

Kamaljheet Ghotra

Digital and Data Strategist

PDF Solutions

Michol Porter

Head of Aftermarket Connectivity Strategy

Daimer Trucks

Sue Tripathi, Ph.D.

Partner & AWS Alliance Leader: Data, Technology & Transformation

IBM

Wendy Lawhead

Director of Enterprise Analytics

McKesson

Besa Bauta

Chief Information Officer

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services

Heather Johnston PhD

Head of Product Data Science, Google Ads Measurement

Google

Sue Tripathi, Ph.D.

Partner & AWS Alliance Leader: Data, Technology & Transformation

IBM

Why Become a WLDA Mentor?

It’s a chance to give back – to support the community and freely share your expertise with a team you believe in. 

Drive Innovation

Your strategic advice provides valuable support for new startups.

Gain New Perspectives

The founders bring fresh views and ideas to your industry.

It's Meaningful

Helping people is an incredibily rewarding feeling – a satisfaction that grows within.

Connect with the Network

Meet a community of innovators that are designing the future.

Do You Want to be
A Mentor

Fill out an application to start the process.