ELP Cohort 2016

Twenty of the most talented students from four different colleges across the University of Michigan have been accepted into an elite program designed specifically for individuals who plan on making entrepreneurship their career after graduation. Since September, these students and nearly 300 others have been participating in CFE’s Innovation Challenges designed to test their skills in problem solving, teamwork and creative thinking. Through this process students competed to get recognition as the students with the most drive and passion for entrepreneurship. Ultimately, U-M alumni entrepreneurs interviewed the finalists and 20 were selected to become the inaugural cohort of CFE’s new undergraduate offering, the Entrepreneurs Leadership Program (ELP). The program provides mentorship, leadership skill development and work experience to support students seeking to make a significant impact working at a startup, or running their own venture. Read more…
Alexander Brewster
Senior, College of Engineering
Arianna Carley
Senior, College of Engineering
Bryant Vergara
Junior, LS&A
Carson Covell
Senior, College of Engineering
Connor Borrego
Senior, LS&A
Dania Abdulhamid
Junior, LS&A
David Song
Senior, Music, Theatre, and Dance
Jennifer Yang
Junior, Ross School of Business
Jose Martinez
Senior, LS&A
Joe Saginaw
Sophomore, College of Engineering
Kevin Yanos
Senior, College of Engineering
Kiley Judge
Senior, LS&A
Matthew Pierce
Senior, College of Engineering
Niko Porikos
Junior, LS&A
Pavi Vetriselvan
Senior, LS&A
Tatiana Yugay
Senior, LS&A
Tyler Dunn
Sophomore, LS&A
Tyler Laredo
Junior, College of Engineering
Yidan Zhang
Senior, College of Engineering
Ziqi Guo
Senior, College of Engineering