Who We Are

Students pose with former HUD Secretary Julian Castro (center) and Dr. Michael Hole (right)

Who We Are

Dreaming big so everyone can.

Together, we are cross-sector practitioners, educators, researchers, advocates, community leaders and other trailblazers who favor big ideas that challenge conventional thinking. From hunger and homelessness to lack of economic opportunity, we are tackling our communities' toughest problems because we envision an America where everyone thrives.

Leadership

Dr. Michael Hole

Michael Hole, MD, MBA

Founder & Executive Director
Bio | @DrMichaelHole

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Laura Rosen, MPP

Interim Director 
Bio

Innovators-in-Residence

Innovators-in-Residence devote one or two semesters to starting and growing a new nonprofit, for-profit or hybrid organization with a social mission alongside The Impact Factory's team. Meet our current innovators and alumni.

Edy Adams

Edy Adams

Vidhyasai Annem

Sai Annem

Mary Beth Bennett

Mary Beth Bennett

James Bradbury

James Bradbury

Sajani Patel

Sajani Patel

Rylie Phillips

Rylie Phillips

John Saxton

John Saxton

Yosha Singh

Yosha Singh

 

Scott Spivey-Provencio

Scott Spivey-Provencio

Allison Teng

Allison Teng

Melissa Tico

Melissa Tico

J. Zack Timmons

J. Zack Timmons

Allen Zhou

Allen Zhou

Impact Fellows

Impact Fellows are faculty and staff at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as experienced entrepreneurs, technical experts, investors, community leaders and other cross-sector mentors outside the university who collaborate with The Impact Factory on various projects—including launching and scaling portfolio programs, program evaluation, advising student-entrepreneurs and co-teaching courses and workshops.

Peter Alperin

Peter Alperin, MD

VP, Product Doximity
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School 
Bio 

Jacqui Angel

Jacqui Angel

Professor of Public Affairs & Sociology, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Bio | @GIH_UGS303

Louis Appel

Louis Appel

Chief Medical Officer, People's Community Clinic
Bio

Molly Bray

Molly Bray

Jenna Burleson-Davis

Jenna Burleson-Davis

Owner and Business Strategy Consultant, JBD Consultancy 
 

Michael Crowl

Michael Crowl

Michele Deitch

Michele Deitch

Director, Prison & Jail Innovation Lab
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, LBJ School of Public Affairs and UT School of Law
Bio | @mydeitch

Lisa Doggett

Lisa Doggett

Senior Medical Director, HGS-AxisPoint Health
Bio | @lisadoggettmd

Karen Fingerman

Karen Fingerman

Wilson Regents Professor of Human Ecology, UT Austin
Director, Texas Aging & Longevity Center
Bio | @TxAging

Sherri Greenberg

Sherri Greenberg

Professor of Practice, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Bio | @srgreenberg

Lisa Kirsch

Lisa Kirsch

Policy Director, Dell Medical School
Bio

Kristie Loescher

Kristie J. Loescher

Michael Mackert

Michael Mackert

Tim Mercer

Tim Mercer

Director of Global Health, Dell Medical School
Bio

Cynthia Osborne

Cynthia Osborne

Professor of Early Childhood Education and Policy
Executive Director, Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
Bio | @BlahaOsborne

Ruben Parra-Cardona

Ruben Parra-Cardona

Associate Professor & Coordinator for Latin American Initiatives, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Bio | @rubenparrac

Dennis Passovoy, McCombs School of Business

Dennis Passovoy

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Steven Pedigo

Kori Rady

Kori Rady

Associate, Dwyer Murphy Calvert 
Bio 

Ruben Rathnasingham

Ruben Rathnasingham

Assistant Dean, Health Product Innovation, Dell Medical School
Bio | @RubenDellMed

Doniece

Doniece Sandoval

Serial Entrepreneur I Founder, TALO 
Bio 

Alexandra Schweitzer

Alexandra Schweitzer

Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Consultant, Social Drivers of Health
Bio

Niki Shah, VP of Community Health, Baylor Scott & White Health

Niki Shah

Vice President for Social Innovation, McKesson 
Bio | @McKesson

Wendy Varnell

Wendy Varnell

Chief Strategy Officer, LifeWorks
Bio | @LifeWorksAustin