We welcome community, alumni, faculty and student participation in our programs and center. Please contact us (below) for more information or learn how to get involved with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.
- We believe entrepreneurial skills are the necessary tools to help students become successful in their future endeavors, whether as a startup founder, working for an existing company, starting a lifestyle business, or going into the family business.
- We are the collaborative partner and resource for entrepreneurship support to faculty and staff across campus.
- We play off the strengths of the University of Washington and Seattle. And we fully engage the entrepreneurial community in what we do.
- We experiment with new courses, programs, and activities, and build on those that resonate.
- We make entrepreneurship as real as possible within a university environment.
Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Buerk Center Student Assistant Staff
Buerk Center Advisory Board
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board connects students, faculty, and staff to Seattle’s thriving entrepreneurial community. Board members offer vital support to the Buerk Center’s programs and curriculum—judging competitions, mentoring, strategic planning, offering financial support, and facilitating opportunities for idea-driven students to build networks that will help them achieve their start-up goals.
François Baneyx, UW CoMotion
Chuck Barbo, Catalyst Storage
Marc Barros, Moment
Fran Bigelow, Fran’s Chocolates
Bill Bromfield, Fenwick & West
Arthur Buerk, The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Troy Cichos, Madrona Venture Group
David Coven, Scholarship Junkies
Ralph Derrickson, Bsquare Corporation
Emer Dooley, Foster School of Business
Jeff Dossett, Impinj
Terry Drayton, Livible
Geoff Entress, Pioneer Square Labs
Mike Fridgen, Madrona Venture Labs
Mary Haggard, BSquare Corporation
Lisa Hjorten, Pacific Edge Properties
Ron Howell, WRF Capital
Craig Kinzer, Kinzer Partners
Suresh Kotha, Foster School of Business
Bill McAleer, Voyager Capital
T.A. McCann, Pioneer Square Labs
Elizabeth Morgan, Accenture
Liz Pearce, Fresh Chalk
Jesse Proudman, Strix Leviathan
Amber Ratcliffe, The Decipher Group, Arbor Health Inc
Dave Roberts, former CEO, PopCap Games
Jeff Roh, IntuitiveX
Craig Sherman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Tom Seery, RealSelf
Steve Singh, Madrona Venture Group
Adrian Smith, Ignition Partners
Tama Smith, Brighton Jones
David Smukowski, Whidbey Equity Group
Ben Straughan, Perkins Coie
Sara Weaver, IAGL
Emeritus Board Member
Neal Dempsey, Bay Partners
General Contact Info
University of Washington
Michael G. Foster School of Business
227 Dempsey Hall, Box 353223
Seattle, WA 98195
Tel: 206-616-0734
[email protected]
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