Are you ready to empower young people to catch the entrepreneurial wave and ride it all the way to success?
NFTE West, a regional office of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, is here to help you do just that! With programs across a 13-state territory, our dedicated team works with public and private sector partners to bring experiential, project-based learning to young people in our local communities. NFTE’s highly trained Entrepreneurial Teacher Corps and dedicated Volunteer Corps support and coach NFTE learners, who are motivated by opportunities to compete for scholarships and seed capital.
By investing in the future of underserved youth, we’re creating a more vibrant society and positively impacting the lives of our young neighbors. Contact us if you’re interested in bringing NFTE programming to your neighborhood.
The Road to Nationals
Our premiere annual event is the NFTE West Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge finals, part of our region’s Youth Business Competition series. Our communities come together to celebrate amazing young entrepreneurs—as well as their teachers, school leaders and volunteer coaches who prioritize entrepreneurship education to launch the next generation of diverse entrepreneurial leaders. Attend this and other epic NFTE West events to witness thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers in action. Watch as our region empowers young people by working alongside them on #TheRoadtoNationals.
West
Team
Lea Bruder
Development Associate, West
Cristopher Bautista
Program Manager, West
Kristina Caberto Wallace
Development Director, West
West Regional Advisory Board
Gary Rabishaw, Chair
Managing Director, Intrepid Investment Bankers
Patrick Auger
Partner, EY
Chris Boyd
Chief Operating Officer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Ranga Chinongoza
Managing Director – Private Equity Portfolio Operations, EY
Charles Choice
Director & NFTE Alumnus, Do-or-Dier Visionary Foundation
John Finley
Head, Voice of Customer & Loyalty, BMO
Jenna Gestetner
Founder, xHealth Studio
Monika Hudson
Associate Professor, School of Management, University of San Francisco
Emil Khodorkovsky
CEO, Forbix Capital Corp.
Andrew Morris, CFA
Managing Director, Solace Capital Partners
Mikko Ollila
VP, Investment Research and Knowledge Management, Capital Group
Ruben Resendez
President, adHere, Inc.
Leo Gestetner, Chair Emeritus
Founder & CEO, Heath Capital
Fritz Maytag, Emeritus
Founder, Anchor Brewing; Former Chairman, Maytag Dairy Farms
Connie Moore, Emeritus
Retired NFTE Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District