Team & Advisory Board

Get to know the dedicated team and advisors guiding our mission and shaping each event.

Progression 2026 Investor Selection Committee

Adrian Horotan

General Partner

Safer Made

Brent Hill

Managing Partner

Origin Ventures

Caie Kelley

Partner

Lowercarbon Capital

Elizabeth Blankenship-Singh

Director

Overlay Capital

Greg Pearlman

Investor

Ocean Zero

Jonnie Cox

Investor

Drawdown Fund

Katie Macc

CEO

Sorenson Impact Institute

Matthew Stotts

General Partner

Cerulean

Nick Efstratis

General Partner

EPIC Ventures

Thomas Knowles

Managing Partner

Gratitude Railroad

Progression 2026 Venture Scouts

Arjun Dundoo

Venture Scout

Lerer Hippeu

Camron Zavell

Investor

Sorenson Impact

Casey Goldstein

Investor

My Climate Journey

Hayley Nystrom

Investor

Blue Bear Capital

Jeff Erickson

Co-Founder

Founders N’ Funders

Miela Mayer

Investor

Third Sphere

Thomas Ferguson

Investor

Blue Bear Capital

Todd Crescenzo

Founder & Managing Partner

Clear Creek Investments

Progression Advisory Board

David Weinstien

CEO & Founder

Freshwater Advisors

Ian McCubbin

Head of Startup & VC Engagement

NASA Jet Propulsion Labratory

JJ Ramberg

Co-Founder

Clustera

Stephen Petranek

Operating Partner

Ocean Zero

Troy Murphy

Former Olympic Mogul Skier

Portfolio Manager

Black Diamond Financial

Team Progression

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Ryan Bellissimo

CEO & Founder

Valeria

Valeria Dominguez

Marketing Coordinator

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Alex Kenworthy

Operations Manager

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Kieran Murphy

Outdoor Sports Lead