Penn State Startup Week 2019

Nicola (Nicki) Palmer is senior vice president/chief network engineering officer and head of wireless networks for Verizon, the largest wireless company in the United States. She is responsible for operations, engineering and continuous enhancements of the nation's largest and most... Read More →

Elizabeth M. King is a recently retired vice president of human resources solutions and services for Starbucks Corporation. During her tenure, the company grew from 1.100 to 24,400 coffee shops with locations in four countries to now nearly 75.  This significant growth provided exciting... Read More →

Francine Grant received her bachelor of science in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and her MBA from the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Francine is the Head of Innovation Marketing at Visa where she creates and launches “new ways to pay” proof... Read More →

Bryan is the EY Global Entrepreneurship & Start-ups Leader, responsible for growing EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®, a globally prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs. Bryan also develops and drives other global initiatives to help startup companies accelerate their growth... Read More →