OUR TEAM

Ivy is an Innovation Facilitator at GIANT and the Director of Entrepreneurship at Columbia’s School of Engineering, where she manages initiatives to foster entrepreneurship in Columbia engineers and alumni linking them to the ecosystem of the university, the city, and beyond. This includes leading commercialization bootcamps, preparation for fundraising, and other startup activities. She also serves as an instructor for the National Science Foundation I-Corps program through New York’s NYCRIN node. Ivy has served as a core instructor for the national I-Corps program in 9 cohorts since 2016. She is part of the I-Corps curriculum committee, which meets regularly to review the lean launchpad content and delivery methods. She also led one of the first Lab2Market cohorts (based on the lean launchpad program) in Canada in 2020. Ivy has implemented startup programs outside the North America, including in India, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Ivy has actively consulted with startups and larger organizations since 2009, helping them communicate technical ideas and describe their brands to customers, partners, and investors. She has an MA degree in Communications (Georgetown), focused on technology and international business.