I-Corps Leadership
Hub Leadership
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Desert and Pacific Region is led by Arizona State University, in collaboration with a dynamic network of partners: the University of Arizona; Northern Arizona University; University of California, San Diego; San Diego State University; the University of Hawai‘i system; University of Idaho; Boise State University; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Together, we drive innovation and support entrepreneurial success across the region.
Nancy Gonzales
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T09:55:51-07:00
Hub Principal Investigator; Executive Vice President and University Provost
Ji Mi Choi
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:02:44-07:00
Hub Director; Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost
Leith Martin
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:42:26-07:00
Hub Lead Instructor; Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Visar Berisha
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:25:23-07:00
Faculty Lead; Professor and Associate Dean of Research Commercialization, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Mark Van Dyke
Rachel Erbe2026-01-02T09:29:39-07:00
Faculty Lead; Associate Dean, Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Andy Wang
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:27:42-07:00
Faculty Lead; Professor
Sujit Dey
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:32:10-07:00
Faculty Lead; Jacobs Family Endowed Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership
George Youssef
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:21:03-07:00
Faculty Lead; Professor
Dalee Yoon
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:04:00-07:00
Faculty Lead; Assistant Professor
Todd Otanicar
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T14:55:13-07:00
Faculty Lead; Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering
Matthew Swenson
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:09:39-07:00
Faculty Lead; Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program Director, Associate Professor
Jonathan Hilpert
Rachel Erbe2026-03-10T17:04:12-07:00
Faculty Lead; Associate Dean for Research, Director, Office of Learning Analytics
Taylor Silverstein
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:13:53-07:00
Hub Coordinator
Heather Fauland
Rachel Erbe2025-06-04T11:05:58-07:00
Hub Evaluation Lead; Associate Director, Program Evaluation
Zachary Holman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T10:43:45-07:00
Co-Principal Investigator; Hub Technology Scouting Lead; Vice Dean, Fulton Schools of Engineering
David Hahn
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:17:47-07:00
Principal Investigator; Craig M. Berge Dean, College of Engineering, Professor
Jason Wilder
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:20:57-07:00
Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research
Albert Pisano
Rachel Erbe2025-08-14T13:34:22-07:00
Principal Investigator; Dean, Jacobs School of Engineering
Hala Madanat
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:39:00-07:00
Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research and Innovation
Chad Walton
Rachel Erbe2025-08-12T14:47:22-07:00
Principal Investigator; Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation
Nancy Glenn
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:24:46-07:00
Principal Investigator; Vice President of Research and Economic Development
Christopher Nomura
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:25:31-07:00
Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Rama Venkat
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:26:49-07:00
Principal Investigator; Dean, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Doug Hockstad
Tanya Locher2024-06-05T11:06:07-07:00
Project Director; Associate Vice President, TechLaunch Arizona
Cristy Salanga
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:33:37-07:00
Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Patent Manager
Dennis Abremski
Rachel Erbe2025-08-14T13:35:27-07:00
Project Director; Executive Director, Institute for Global Entrepreneur, Jacobs School of Engineering
Stanley Maloy
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:26:30-07:00
Project Director; Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation, Professor Emeritus
Brett Adkins
Tanya Locher2025-03-18T14:42:49-07:00
Project Director; Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Arch Harner
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:47:42-07:00
Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
Zach Miles
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-08T10:31:20-07:00
Project Director; Interim Vice President for Economic Development, Office of Economic Development
Derick Maggard
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:31:52-07:00
Instructional Team; Director, Startup Wildcats
Nathan Friedman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:32:31-07:00
Instructional Team; Mentor in Residence
Jim Cooper
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:32:57-07:00
Instructional Team; Instructor
Tolulope Perrin-Stowe
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:52:42-07:00
Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Business Development and Licensing Associate
Carlos Navarro
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:00:19-07:00
Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Technology Licensing Officer
Chad Coffman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:33:37-07:00
Instructional Team; Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Julian Lehmann
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T11:05:23-07:00
Technology Scouting Team; Assistant Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business
Rakhi Gibbons
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T11:16:04-07:00
Technology Scouting Team; Director of Licensing and Intellectual Property
Michael Mosher
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:18:32-07:00
Technology Scouting Team; Director of Commercialization
Bruce Burgess
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T15:48:35-07:00
Evaluation; Director, Venture Development
Nena Bloom
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:05:51-07:00
Evaluation; Director of Program Evaluation and Research Support
Rachel Erbe
Rachel Erbe2026-02-19T15:39:16-07:00
Hub Marketing Specialist
Nancy Gonzales
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T09:55:51-07:00Hub Principal Investigator; Executive Vice President and University Provost
Ji Mi Choi
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:02:44-07:00Hub Director; Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost
Leith Martin
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:42:26-07:00Hub Lead Instructor; Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Visar Berisha
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:25:23-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor and Associate Dean of Research Commercialization, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Mark Van Dyke
Rachel Erbe2026-01-02T09:29:39-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean, Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Andy Wang
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:27:42-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor
Sujit Dey
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:32:10-07:00Faculty Lead; Jacobs Family Endowed Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership
George Youssef
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:21:03-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor
Dalee Yoon
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:04:00-07:00Faculty Lead; Assistant Professor
Todd Otanicar
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T14:55:13-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering
Matthew Swenson
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:38:29-07:00Faculty Lead; Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program Director, Assistant Professor
Jonathan Hilpert
Rachel Erbe2026-03-10T17:04:12-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean for Research, Director, Office of Learning Analytics
Taylor Silverstein
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:13:53-07:00Hub Coordinator
Heather Fauland
Rachel Erbe2025-06-04T11:05:58-07:00Hub Evaluation Lead; Associate Director, Program Evaluation
Zachary Holman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T10:43:45-07:00Co-Principal Investigator; Hub Technology Scouting Lead; Vice Dean, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Nancy Gonzales
Tanya Locher2025-03-17T11:45:07-07:00Principal Investigator; Executive Vice President and University Provost
Zachary Holman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T10:43:45-07:00Co-Principal Investigator; Hub Technology Scouting Lead; Vice Dean, Fulton Schools of Engineering
David Hahn
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:17:47-07:00Principal Investigator; Craig M. Berge Dean, College of Engineering, Professor
Jason Wilder
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:20:57-07:00Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research
Albert Pisano
Rachel Erbe2025-08-14T13:34:22-07:00Principal Investigator; Dean, Jacobs School of Engineering
Hala Madanat
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:39:00-07:00Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research and Innovation
Chad Walton
Rachel Erbe2025-08-12T14:47:22-07:00Principal Investigator; Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation
Nancy Glenn
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:24:46-07:00Principal Investigator; Vice President of Research and Economic Development
Christopher Nomura
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:25:31-07:00Principal Investigator; Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Rama Venkat
tanya.amos2024-07-10T13:26:49-07:00Principal Investigator; Dean, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Ji Mi Choi
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:02:44-07:00Hub Director; Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost
Taylor Silverstein
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:13:53-07:00Hub Coordinator
Doug Hockstad
Tanya Locher2024-06-05T11:06:07-07:00Project Director; Associate Vice President, TechLaunch Arizona
Cristy Salanga
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:33:37-07:00Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Patent Manager
Dennis Abremski
Rachel Erbe2025-08-14T13:35:27-07:00Project Director; Executive Director, Institute for Global Entrepreneur, Jacobs School of Engineering
Stanley Maloy
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:26:30-07:00Project Director; Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation, Professor Emeritus
Brett Adkins
Tanya Locher2025-03-18T14:42:49-07:00Project Director; Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Arch Harner
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:47:42-07:00Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
Leith Martin
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:42:26-07:00Hub Lead Instructor; Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Zach Miles
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-08T10:31:20-07:00Project Director; Interim Vice President for Economic Development, Office of Economic Development
Visar Berisha
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:25:23-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor and Associate Dean of Research Commercialization, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Mark Van Dyke
Rachel Erbe2026-01-02T09:29:39-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean, Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Andy Wang
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:27:42-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor
Sujit Dey
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T14:32:10-07:00Faculty Lead; Jacobs Family Endowed Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership
George Youssef
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:21:03-07:00Faculty Lead; Professor
Dalee Yoon
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T15:04:00-07:00Faculty Lead; Assistant Professor
Todd Otanicar
Rachel Erbe2026-02-26T14:55:13-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering
Matthew Swenson
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:09:39-07:00Faculty Lead; Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program Director, Associate Professor
Jonathan Hilpert
Rachel Erbe2026-03-10T17:04:12-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean for Research, Director, Office of Learning Analytics
Leith Martin
Jeremy Bolanos2025-01-07T13:42:26-07:00Hub Lead Instructor; Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ji Mi Choi
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:02:44-07:00Hub Director; Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost
Derick Maggard
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:31:52-07:00Instructional Team; Director, Startup Wildcats
Nathan Friedman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:32:31-07:00Instructional Team; Mentor in Residence
Jim Cooper
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:32:57-07:00Instructional Team; Instructor
Tolulope Perrin-Stowe
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:52:42-07:00Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Business Development and Licensing Associate
Carlos Navarro
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:00:19-07:00Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Technology Licensing Officer
Chad Coffman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:33:37-07:00Instructional Team; Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Zachary Holman
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T10:43:45-07:00Co-Principal Investigator; Hub Technology Scouting Lead; Vice Dean, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Julian Lehmann
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T11:05:23-07:00Technology Scouting Team; Assistant Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business
Rakhi Gibbons
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T11:16:04-07:00Technology Scouting Team; Director of Licensing and Intellectual Property
Cristy Salanga
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:33:37-07:00Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Patent Manager
Tolulope Perrin-Stowe
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:52:42-07:00Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Business Development and Licensing Associate
Carlos Navarro
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:00:19-07:00Instructional Team; Technology Scouting Team; Technology Licensing Officer
Arch Harner
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:47:42-07:00Project Director; Technology Scouting Team; Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
Michael Mosher
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T12:18:32-07:00Technology Scouting Team; Director of Commercialization
Heather Fauland
Rachel Erbe2025-06-04T11:05:58-07:00Hub Evaluation Lead; Associate Director, Program Evaluation
Bruce Burgess
Rachel Erbe2025-08-29T15:48:35-07:00Evaluation; Director, Venture Development
Nena Bloom
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:05:51-07:00Evaluation; Director of Program Evaluation and Research Support
Ji Mi Choi
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T13:02:44-07:00Hub Director; Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost
Taylor Silverstein
Rachel Erbe2026-01-15T14:13:53-07:00Hub Coordinator
Rachel Erbe
Rachel Erbe2026-02-19T15:39:16-07:00Hub Marketing Specialist
Jonathan Hilpert
Rachel Erbe2026-03-10T17:04:12-07:00Faculty Lead; Associate Dean for Research, Director, Office of Learning Analytics