2026 Board of Directors
The business leaders behind the EC.
As a nonprofit helping to drive Nashville's economy by increasing the likelihood of success for entrepreneurs, we rely on our Board of Directors to provide governance, oversight and direction to the work of the EC. This passionate team of local business leaders gives their time, talent and resources to help fuel Nashville's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Board
36 members
2026 Chair
Saurabh Sinha
Role
Governance, oversight and direction for the work of the EC
2026 board
Local business leaders, all in for entrepreneurs.
SAURABH SINHA
Chair
BRIAN FOX
Vice Chair
ROD MCDANIEL
Secretary
KEVIN CRUMBO
Finance Chair
JESSA KELLEY
Development Chair
ROBERT A. FRIST, JR.
Endowment Governance Chair
MICHAEL BURCHAM
External Relations Committee
STACEY GARRETT KOJU
Governance Committee
JOHNNY ANDERSON
Program Committee
GIL BEVERLY
Playfly Aspire
MARTY BONICK
Ardent Health
JUDITH BRIGHT
Judith Bright Jewelry
BETH CHASE
Board Chair Emeritus
SAM DAVIDSON
CEO
MARK DEUTSCHMANN
Core Development
SHANI DOWELL
Possip
ADEL ELMESSIRY
AlphaFin
MAX GOLDBERG
Strategic Hospitality
JOHN INGRAM
Board Chair Emeritus
CRAIG KLOPATEK
Humana
COCO KYRIOPOULOS
Rich Products Corporation
CHASE MICHALEK
VSx Veterinary Surgery
ELISE MITCHELL
Velocity Creative, Mitchell Communications Group
ANDY MOATS
Pinnacle Financial Partners
TATJANA PATERNO
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
KEARSTIN PATTERSON
HCA Healthcare
COURTNEY ROSS
Amazon
STEVE SCHNUR
Electronic Arts (EA)
MICHAEL SLAVIK
CLA Nashville (retired)
CHRIS SLOAN
Baker Donelson
JORGE TITINGER
Titinger Consulting
MARK BLAZE
Ex-Officio
JAMARI BROWN
Ex-Officio
APRYL CHILDS-POTTER
Ex-Officio
STEPHANIE COLEMAN
Ex-Officio
COLTON MULLIGAN
Ex-Officio
"More than a decade ago, I had the privilege of being a member of a core group of civic-minded leaders that helped to shape the vision for an entrepreneur center. The NEC plays a critical role as a leading Nashville nonprofit in supporting new entrepreneurs in their journey to innovate and grow their business."
Robert A. Frist, Jr. — HealthStream
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