About Chandler Innovations

Chandler Innovations brings together a community of founders and entrepreneurs. Our focus is to provide tools and strategies for company creation, development, and growth. Innovations guides entrepreneurs from idea to market, building a strong organizational foundation along the way.

OUR VISION
To be the premier provider of business incubation services and a community hotspot for startup technology companies in Arizona.

OUR MISSION
The mission of the Chandler Innovations Incubator is to deliver business expertise and support to the thriving community of Chandler technology entrepreneurs.

OUR TEAM

Our team has been building Chandler Innovations since 2016.  We are comprised of a Chief Executive Officer, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Program Instructor, Operations Coordinator, an Advisory Board and many Mentors and Partners within the community. Click the photos and/or links below for full biographies. 

​Diana White
CEO, Chandler Innovations

Tom Fulcher
​Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Jasmine Holmes
​Program Instructor

Dorota Pisz
​Operations Coordinator

​Kyle Shields
Events Coordinator

OUR SPONSOR

Thank you to our sponsor, the City of Chandler, for your support of this program. The city contact for this initiative is Economic Development Director, Micah Miranda (pictured).

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​  Advisory Board

   Our Advisory Board is a well-rounded group of professionals who understand technology, business growth and the investor mindset.

Jim Goulka

Anjali Nennelli

Greg Bischak

Mamoon Rashid

Micah Miranda

Russ Yelton

Ji Mi Choi

Our Management Partner - Moonshot at NACET

In late 2015, Chandler Innovations partnered with Moonshot at NACET to build Chandler Innovations, a city-wide business incubation and entrepreneurial development program. Moonshot at NACET—a 20-year-old entrepreneurship incubator based in Flagstaff, Arizona—helps entrepreneurs build successful businesses and brands and helps cities looking to create entrepreneurship eco-systems.

Our Facility Partner - ASU Innovation Center

Thank you to our facility partner, ASU, for their support of this program!

​The ASU Chandler Innovation Center (ACIC) is an innovative partnership bringing together the City of Chandler, Arizona State University and Chandler Innovations. Located in a building originally housing the City of Chandler’s public works yard, this city-owned facility now houses  ASU and Chandler Innovations classrooms and office space. The facility opened in November of 2013 and CI has located here since January 2017.