Izzy Mokotoff and Alexis Chan, co-founders of SteadyScrib, are recent Northwestern University graduates committed to improving the lives of people with Parkinson's disease. As sorority house neighbors, Izzy and Alexis decided to team up, leveraging their different skills to drive their venture forward. Izzy, a journalism major with a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation, understands business and the importance of storytelling. Alexis, a biomedical engineering major, brings her scientific knowledge and passion for healthcare innovation. Together, they complement each other's strengths and share a common vision.

David is a recent graduate of Northwestern University's Engineering Design Innovation program. David’s responsibilities include design and manufacturing. He was interested in joining a startup at The Garage in a product design role and was drawn to the meaningful work at SteadyScrib. In his free time, David enjoys playing the saxophone and going to Yankee games with friends. 

Professor Ferguson directs the Farley Center, including curriculum design, faculty development, alumni engagement, student mentorship, and partnerships on campus and beyond. She teaches a wide range of entrepreneurship and innovation classes and serves on the executive advisory board of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers. Before joining Farley in 2020, Ferguson spent five years at The Garage, Northwestern University's student startup incubator, as an entrepreneur in residence and associate director. Earlier in her career, Hayes was a project writer at PEOPLE magazine and the Latin America bureau chief for The Times-Picayune and Newhouse News. 

CEO Casey Qadir founded neurosurgical device startup Hubly Surgical as a result of her long family history of neurological disease. In just two years, she has won top prizes at over 10 international pitch competitions, secured government grants, solidified several hospital partnerships, hired a full-time team, and raised seed investment to bring the Hubly Drill from ideation to launch. Prior to founding Hubly, she researched Parkinson’s disease for five years in neuroscience labs, built neuro-implantable devices in a bioengineering lab, analyzed neurosurgical data with Northwestern physicians, and worked as a software engineer within JP Morgan’s big data department. Grage is a Washington Business Journal 25 under 25 awardee.