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Our Team

Mike Dewey
- Hidden Star non-profit 501(c)(3) Founder
- Private Equity
- Entrepreneur

Dr. John Sibley Butler
- World Renowned Expert on Minority Business
- Chair Emeritus – Univ. of Texas McCombs School
- Successful entrepreneur

Jerome Hamilton
- 3M SVP: acquisition integration & Quality
- CEO of Global biotech company
- Partner in $50M tech investment fund

Darien Hill, CFA
- Private Equity – Fund Manager
- Fund Operations expert
- 2x Fund Startup veteran $1.4B AUM
- Investment Comm.

Gloria Goins
- Head of DEI for Amazon AWS Global
- Home Depot: Multicultural marketing executive
- Assistance / Adv.

Brett Cornwell
- NASA tech transfer
- Texas A&M tech commercialization
- Dir. of Assistance / Mentoring Program

Kelly Merryman
- YouTube Sr. Executive
- Netflix Sr. Executive
- COO – Aura
- Harvard MBA
- Advisor / Mentor lead

Frank Krasovec
- Co-Founded multiple public companies
- 2x VC Fund Founder (incl. Austin Ventures)
- Renowned CEO / growth specialist w/ global reach
- Philanthropist