2020 Judges
indiana entrepreneurs & Investors
Crossroads 2020 featured an impressive group of 32 judges from all over the state of Indiana. They came from diverse backgrounds and brought extensive knowledge on entrepreneurship, business, and investing.
Nick Arnett
1517 Fund | Principal
Katie Birge
M25 | Associate, Head of Platform
Steve Bryant
Ivy Tech Community College | Executive Director, Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship
Trey Buck
Gravity Ventures | Managing Partner
Caitlin Bulger
South Bend Code School | Program Coordinator
Lori Cobb
Mockingbird Ventures LLC | President & CEO
Sarah Cochran
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business | Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Kristen Cooper
The Startup Ladies | CEO & Founder
Amanda Findlay
MatchBOX Coworking Studio| Managing Director
Cindy Frey
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce | President
Matthew Gardner
Notre Dame Pit Road Fund | Managing Principal
Aaron Gillum
50 South Capital | Senior Vice President
Samantha Ginther
IU Ventures | Senior Associate & Head of Platform
John M. Hanak
Purdue Ventures| Managing Director
Julie Heath
The Speak Easy| Executive Director
Jillian Ivers
New Ventures at Cook Medical | Manager
Kelli Jones
Be Nimble Foundation & Sixty8 Capital | Co-Founder
Shelley Klingerman
NEXT Studios | Managing Entrepreneur
Chelsea Linder
gener8tor | Managing Director of gBETA
Jane Martin
Village Ventures | General Partner
Laurie McRobbie
Indiana University
Cy Megnin
Elevate Ventures | Entrepreneur in Residence
Oscar Moralez
Boomerang Ventures | Managing Partner
Ben Pidgeon
VisionTech | Executive Director
Jason Salstrom
Purdue Foundry@WestGate | Director
Jonathan Schalliol
HG Ventures | Director
Eric Smith
High Alpha | Head of Business Design
Crystal Vann Wallstrom
Fort Wayne Electric Works| Managing Director of Innovation
John Wechsler
Launch Fishers, Indiana IoT Lab | Founder & CEO
Jason Whitney
IU Angel Network | Executive Director
Teri Willey
IU Ventures | Executive Director & Fund Manager
Landon Young
Elevate Ventures | Director of University Initiatives & EIR