Get ready to mingle with the brightest minds in the industry at Founders Forum 2025 -- it's gonna be epic!

On Wednesday, April 16, the McIntire School will welcome the following founders to the halls of Rouss & Robertson:

• Bill Creelman, Founder and CEO of Spindrift
• Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder of FanDuel (virtual appearance)
• Peter Frelinghuysen and Misha Vitels, Co-Founders of Earth Brands
• Olivia Cleary (Architecture '20), Founder and CEO of The Clearly Collective
• Windsor Hanger Western, Co-Founder, President, and Publisher of Her Campus Media
• Benjamin Hallen (Engineering '01), Neal and Jan Dempsey Endowed Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
• Ed Hallen (Engineering '03), Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Klaviyo
• John Mackey, Co-Founder and CEO of Whole Foods (virtual appearance)
• Bryan Myers (McIntire '09), President and CEO of [solidcore]
• Roy Seiders, Co-Founder of YETI
• Griffin Spolansky (A&S '19), Co-founder and CEO of Mezcla
• Brian Stempeck (A&S '01), Co-founder and CEO of Evertune AI
• Stephen Sullivan, Founder and CEO of Stio
• Chris Termini (McIntire '01, Law '09), VP of Championships Business Affairs at the NCAA
• Ashley Young (McIntire '09), Co-founder of Bridal Babes

This event is for UVA students, and space is limited. You must register using the link provided for each session.

A very special thank-you to the UVA McIntire Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for sponsoring this event and to Chip Ransler for organizing.