The Blank School engages Babson community members and leads research to create entrepreneurial leaders.
Meet Our Team
The expert staff members, entrepreneurs, and advisors of the Butler Launch Pad are dedicated to supporting students looking to start or advance entrepreneurial ventures.
Program Team
Cindy Klein Marmer
Director, Butler Launch Pad
Clare Currie
Program Manager, Butler Programs Portfolio
Launch Pad Advisors
Caroline Daniels
Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship
Leslie Garbarino
Assistant Professor of Practice, Accounting & Law
Brad George
Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship
Baiyin Murphy
General Partner at Indicator Ventures
Vincent Onyemah
Associate Professor, Marketing
Global Entrepreneurs in Residence
Akhil Nair MBA’18
Founding Partner of Parzenn Partners
Mayuresh Soni MBA’16
CTO and Co-Founder of Load-road
Joe Zhou
CEO and Founder of FirstBlood
Entrepreneurs in Residence
Rich Palmer MBA'16
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Meet Our Donors
In 2011, John Butler ’52, P’84, and his wife, Alice P’84, made a generous gift to support the Butler Launch Pad Program for entrepreneurs. While at Babson, John not only met Alice (a student at nearby Wellesley College), he gained the entrepreneurial tools that enabled him to grow Cottingham & Butler, the insurance business founded by his great-grandfather in 1887, from three to more than 1,000 employees across the country.
The Butlers are proud to support new entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. “We believe entrepreneurship has a positive impact on society,” says John Butler, “and we are delighted to help cultivate it among today’s students.”