2025 Mentors
Dan Dow, MD
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
Greg Howison
- 3rd generation physician
- Practiced clinical radiology for 16 years with Red River Valley Radiology Associates
- CIO of Healthcare Shares
- Health Wildcatters Mentor
Greg Howison
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
Greg Howison
- Recognized IP Pro
- Partner at Munck Wilson Mandala
- Founding Partner of Howison and Arnott, LLP
- Japan and China aficionado
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Alum
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
- Board certified internal medicine physician
- Startup Founder and Technology Startup Mentor
- Interests include digital health, clinician POC resources, workflow solutions, artificial intelligence and clinical AI modeling.
- Loves adventure sports, rollerblading, traveling and sportscars.
Bonnie Jarecke
Bonnie Jarecke
Ghaith Ibrahim, MD
- Audit & Assurance partner (Deloitte & Touche LLP)
- More than 20 years of extensive experience across the life sciences and health care industries
- Hands-on experience with SPAC/IPO transactions and SOX readiness and optimization
- Works with clients ranging from start-ups to large accelerated SEC-filers
- Held various talent roles throughout career
Matt Parson
Bonnie Jarecke
Jonathan Pinto
- Executive Director For Operations
- University Based Innovation Champion
- Holds MBA from The University of Texas
- Former Policy Professional
Jonathan Pinto
Bonnie Jarecke
Jonathan Pinto
- Founder and CEO of Rhythmm Health Inc.
- Served in executive, advisory and consulting capacities on the Provider and Payer spectrums of access to health needs.
- Cofounder with two successful exits to a publicly traded and large privately held firms
- MBA in Finance from Oral Roberts University + post-graduate certificate in healthcare quantitative analysis and epidemiology from Harvard University.
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Aman Sohail
Zachary Stone, MD
Carolyn Simmons
- Supporting MassChallenge’s efforts to position Texas as a key hub for innovation and startup success.
- Liaising MassChallenge’s programs to Texas, with a focus on climate, healthcare, finance, and safety & resiliency.
- Strengthening the Texas startup ecosystem by fostering connections across key innovation hubs.
- Growing MassChallenge’s corpora
- Supporting MassChallenge’s efforts to position Texas as a key hub for innovation and startup success.
- Liaising MassChallenge’s programs to Texas, with a focus on climate, healthcare, finance, and safety & resiliency.
- Strengthening the Texas startup ecosystem by fostering connections across key innovation hubs.
- Growing MassChallenge’s corporate and investor partnerships while building collaborations with local Texas community partners.
- Having worked directly in startups and as a consultant, I’ve spent significant time alongside founders and operational executives, helping them navigate growth and scale.
- Currently selling vintage baseball cards!
Carolyn Simmons
Zachary Stone, MD
Carolyn Simmons
- Talent Matchmaker with a proven track record of placing top executives in healthcare, MedTech, and life sciences.
- Founder of Curated Talent, a boutique healthcare search firm helping PE and VC-backed startups scale leadership and drive innovation.
- Trusted board and executive advisor on leadership strategy, compensation, and
- Talent Matchmaker with a proven track record of placing top executives in healthcare, MedTech, and life sciences.
- Founder of Curated Talent, a boutique healthcare search firm helping PE and VC-backed startups scale leadership and drive innovation.
- Trusted board and executive advisor on leadership strategy, compensation, and talent planning.
- Chair of WBL’s Membership Committee and active MedTech Women member, passionate about connecting and championing women leaders.
- University of Chicago grad & deep-dish pizza lover.
Zachary Stone, MD
Zachary Stone, MD
Zachary Stone, MD
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M
- Completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine
- Completed pediatrics residency at Children's Health/UT Southwestern
- Chosen as the White Hat Award winner at residency graduation
- Department Chair of Pediatrics at Texas Health Frisco
- Lifelong Houston Astros fan
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Ted Yu
Ted Yu
Zachary Stone, MD
- Associate at Stout valuing privately-held biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device startups
- Equity Research Associate at ZacksSCR covering publicly-held, clinical-stage biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies
- Graduate-level research in surface chemistry and quantitation of surface-conjugated ssDNA using gold nan
- Associate at Stout valuing privately-held biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device startups
- Equity Research Associate at ZacksSCR covering publicly-held, clinical-stage biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies
- Graduate-level research in surface chemistry and quantitation of surface-conjugated ssDNA using gold nanoparticles
- Graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Biology and M.S. Finance from the University of Texas at Dallas
- Audiophile and noob woodworker