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Every year InventOR student teams develop a vast array of inventions solving problems that affect our community, environment, and people's lives. It is challenging to find a group of judges with expertise on product design and business development.
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For that reason, we rely on a core group of judges with the innovation and entrepreneurship experience needed to evaluate each concept; they will score each team using the InventOR judging rubric to help determine the winning InventOR teams.
MEET
THE JUDGES

Marcelino Alvarez
CEO
Uncorked Studios

Lori Heino-Royer
Director Business Innovation
Daimler Trucks North America

Marceau Michel
Analyst
Rogue Venture Partners

Brie Bridegum
Attorney
Stoel Rives

Kate Delhagen
Founder & President
Oregon Sports Angels

Stephen Green
Director of Operations
Pensole Academy

Laura Stepp
VP of People & Workplace
Jama Software

Jeff Brown
General Manager
Sage Restaurant Group

Kirby Dyess
Principal
Austin Capital Management

Lizz Hampton
CEO
GOODNUSS

Shashi Jain
Innovation Manager
Intel

Himalaya
Rao-Potlapally
Fund Manager
Willamette University
Angel Network

Erik Palmer
DMC Chair
Southern Oregon University

Amy Pearl
Director
Community Development
Speedpay

Mitch Daugherty
Co-Founder
Built Oregon

Leo Ochoa
CEO
Dorsum Tech

Stacy Shaw
Director of Product Marketing
Oregon Lottery

Jim Huston
Co-Managing Director
Portland Seed Fund

Mark Brady
Innovation Strategist
Business Oregon

Tim Anderson
Principal Corporate Strategy
Jama Software

Clay Moore
VP Customer Success
Jama Software

Heidi Khokhar
Executive Director
Rural Development Initiatives

Erik Martin
Lead Entrepreneur
Nike Valiant Labs

Peter Horan
Co-Founder
Horan MediaTech Advisors
2025 INVENTOR FINALS
Date: TBD
Location: University of Portland
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