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Managing Partners
Taylor Bench
Managing Partner
Spencer Walker
Managing Partner
Taylor Bench and Spencer Walker are the managers at Summit Venture Studio. They have extensive experience working in university tech transfer offices, which has given them a deep understanding of the unique challenges universities face when licensing and commercializing their technology. Based on their experience, they were inspired to create Summit Venture Studio.
Leadership Team
Brett Eskelson
Director of Sales
Andy Godsey
Chief Operations Officer
Portfolio Company Presidents
Fiona Hayes
ViewPoint President
Parker Smith
EduFresh President
Bryan Coy
MedCart President
Landon Bench
FYTT President
Studio Team
Hanna Morallos
Midday Connect Manager
Crisman Armenta
Account Manager
Darla Schmalzried
CRM & Marketing
Jessi Garingarao
Executive Assistant
Ailene Supatan
Executive Assistant
Marie Joyce Cruz
Venture Analyst
PJ Amper
Project Management
Michael Shaw
Product Lead
Todd Miller
Senior Technical Advisor
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