Our Mentors

Our Accelerator mentors are seasoned executives and entrepreneurs in various fields. They are selected for their wisdom, spiritual maturity, professional expertise, and their ability to add value to our fellows in a high-trust setting. Meet our 2019 Business Mentors:

CEO, Chatham Financial

Michael Bontrager

Praxis Board Member; Co-Chair, World Vision Innovation Fund

April Chapman

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Frank Chen

Founder & CEO, SSH Partners

Stephanie Harbour

Founder, Embrace Home Loans

Dennis Hardiman

Co-Founder, 1776; Managing Partner, 1776 Ventures

Donna Harris

Co-Founder, Tegu

Will Haughey

Co-Founder & CEO, FiveStars

Victor Ho

Co-Founder, Bandwith.com, & Co-Founder, Sovereign's Capital

Henry Kaestner

Founding Partner, Elementum Ventures

Kurt Keilhacker

Co-Founder, WebConnex

Eric Knopf

Founder, Karamaan Group

John Kim

Co-Founder, IanaCare

Jessica Kim

Managing Partner, Teamworthy Ventures

Thomas Lehrman

Founding Partner, Seed

Allison Long Pettine

Managing Partner, Saturn Five

Evan Loomis

Managing Director, Sustainable Investing

Debbie McCoy

Chief Strategy Officer, MullenLowe U.S.

Elizabeth Paul

Founder, Ethos Brand Group

Sheeba Philip

Co-Founder, Webconnex

John Russell

Founder & CEO, CloudFactory

Mark Sears

Managing Partner, Rethink Community & Founder, Maslow Development Inc.

Derwin Sisnett

Cofounder & President, Connection Culture Group

Mike Stallard

Pastor, Church of the City New York

Jon Tyson