This presentation by ELC alum Collin Hartigan outlines his transformative journey from an aspiring high school entrepreneur to a successful founder and investor who has deployed over $100M in capital. He details how the ELC program provided a 'real-world' foundation that put him light years ahead of his peers, leading to a diverse career building numerous startups. Attendees will learn how the skills and connections gained at ELC can permanently alter their professional trajectory and serve as a launchpad for lifelong innovation.

Collin Hartigan is an entrepreneur, multi-time founder, and technology investor. He is currently the Co-Founder of CHAP Labs, a disruptive AI engineering startup solving high-value commercial challenges. Prior to CHAP Labs, Collin was the Co-Studio Head at NEOM Venture Studio where was the global lead and lead Entrepreneur-in-Residence. There, he guided the venture studio to create and work with startups in various sectors, such as global healthcare, food technology, space technology, cybersecurity and more.

Collin has funded and/or launched over 25 companies globally. His deep expertise in innovation includes building new businesses for industry giants such as Shell, Standard Bank, Schneider Electric, and PwC. Collin is a Bay Area native, a graduate of Los Gatos High School and alumni of the Enterprise Leadership Conference.

Interested in serving on the Next Big Project Committee? Click apply here to fill out an application to be one of six at-large members on the committee. A former Club President, former Foundation President, and Executive Director Leslee Hamilton will round out the committee. Applications are due by noon on Friday, Mar. 13th.

Guidelines:

• Identify viable projects as agreed to by 2/3’s of the 9 Member Committee
• Look to initiate a project that is impactful in the community and may respond to a need
• The project should leave a legacy to the local community
• The project should be sustainable
• The Committee will engage the Club throughout the process
• Projects to be considered should meet the Large Project funding goal of $500k; although they could range in scale from $250,000 to $1,000,000.
• External fundraising is not anticipated
• Leverage other organizations, if needed, as partners on the Large Project.
• Rotary to be the lead partner of the project.
• Rotary Club of San Jose to be named in the project.

President Matt Braker called the 5512th meeting of the Rotary Club of San Jose to order. He thanked Bert George for the refreshment reception, as well as the Neurodiversity Committee chaired by DeAnna Pursai and David Neale for hosting the greeting line. 

Sponsored by Melody Walsh

Since 1989, Lori has been practicing civil litigation throughout Northern California. She is experienced in employment discrimination, labor and employment, personal injury, wrongful termination, and general business and contract disputes. Lori has engaged in a broad range of complex civil actions; including jury and bench trials in both state and federal courts and has served as a fierce advocate for her clients in mediation and arbitration. Her experience extends to the judicial level where she served as a Judge Pro Tem in Santa Clara County and is currently a Mediator & Early Neutral Evaluator on the Santa Clara County Superior Court Panel and assists the court by presiding over Mandatory Settlement Conferences.

Lori serves as an adjunct professor for Santa Clara University, School of Law. She also sits on the board of Directors for The Pro Bono Project.
 
When not working she loves visiting her two daughters who live in NYC and London.  She also likes to travel with her husband.  Born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Scottsdale, the desert is her second home.