About the Program

Shaun Tan
Founder, Director
Mr. Tan is a summa cum laude graduate from UCLA with a B.S. in Business and Economics. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Tan has started and bought four separate $1,000,000+ companies. Currently Shaun is the President of Solara Engineering, an aerospace manufacturer based in the San Fernando Valley. Shaun is also the Managing Partner of Avid Capital, a buyout firm that focuses on distressed companies and opportunistic investments.

David Duel
President
Mr. Duel is a Business Administration major at USC. Growing up with his father as a doctor, there has always been considerable pressure for him to follow in his father's footsteps and enter the medical field. Yet as a child, David was always looking at the world through opportunistic eyes. David's passion for business and finding "the next big thing" has led him to pursue a variety of endeavors in an eclectic set of industries. David currently works at a financial information startup and is the CFO of the Society of Young Philanthropists. David strongly believes in the importance of giving back and hopes that his future ventures do just that.

Joseph Lei
Director of Corporate Relations
Mr. Lei is currently a fourth year Business-Economics student at UCLA. He currently represents Tierney Rides International as the Western Region Sales Manager, a unique company that produces skateboards similar to snowboards. Mr. Lei also serves as the Director of Corporate Relations for Entrepreneur Mentor Society where he seeks to build mutually beneficial relationships with corporate sponsors to help launch the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs. Mr. Lei's professional interests are in international trade/manufacturing, Financial Instruments and Mergers & Acquisitions. He enjoys playing the guitar, boarding, billiards, traveling, and building lasting relationships.

Ben Tao

Eric Lai

Harry Yim

Lakeisha Landrum

Marisa Chien

Leadership Alumni

Ghyrn Loveness
President
Mr. Loveness is a Mechanical Engineer at the California Institute of Technology having also completed a degree in Physics at Pomona College and the recently elected President of the Caltech Entrepreneurs Club. The club continues to expose new students to entrepreneurship through a series of events that connect the traditional scientific fields to their applications in business. In addition, the club aims to support young entrepreneurs at Caltech through networking, mentorship, and competition. Ghyrn is passionate about invention and science education.

Ghyrn is also a founding member of a Seattle-wide student organization created by Edward Jung dedicated to research and invention in biological sciences. Equipped with scientific mentors, business advisors, and resources at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, they enable students to invent and discover in the spirit of the Home Brew computer club.

Ghyrn brings to Caltech the same desire to encourage invention and entrepreneurship and to expand the opportunities available to students. Ghyrn’s interests include sustainable technology, biomedical devices, and aerospace systems. He is an upper class counselor and member of Fleming House at Caltech. He enjoys skiing, tennis, racquetball, and classical piano. Ghyrn is also an avid pilot, holding multiple ratings and endorsements.

Megan Eberling
Vice President
Megan is a business major with a double emphasis in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She has always wanted to start her own business and believes her generation has the technological advantage to turn any dream into a reality. Megan is currently the President of LMU’s Habitat for Humanity, a member of the Marketing Society, and a junior inductee into Beta Gamma Sigma, the business school honor society. She strongly believes in helping others and is committed to supporting and encouraging socially responsible entrepreneurs. Megan considers it a privilege to be involved with the Entrepreneur Mentor Society as Campus Director and is excited to see where this program takes all of its participants.