Our Team

Our Team

EI² Global’s mission is to foster economic opportunity around the world through inclusive, sustainable, impactful collaborations with universities, innovators, governments, and nonprofit organizations. Our team offers a comprehensive set of tools to support entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives as important ways to promote local economic growth in your community.

Juli Golemi

Director, EI² Global

Juli leads EI² Global in advancing Georgia Tech’s strategic priority to Connect Globally, by supporting international communities and partner universities in developing innovation-led economic growth strategies. She brings more than two decades of experience working at the intersection of economic development, innovation, and higher education.

Alex Rhodeen 

Program Manager

Alex supports the work of innovation and entrepreneurship programs both around the world and here in Georgia. He brings deep experience from across the Georgia Tech innovation ecosystem — from co-founding startups to supporting founders as a Startup Catalyst and as an instructor with EI² Global programs internationally.

Annick Ducher

Program Manager

Annick Ducher leads the development and execution of global programs designed to foster innovation ecosystems, support entrepreneurship, accelerate technology commercialization, and drive economic development worldwide. She focuses primarily on developing programs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Brandy Nagel

Program Manager

Brandy Nagel works with communities and organizations around the world to drive innovation-led economic development. As an entrepreneurship educator, Nagel helps both new and established businesses identify customer segments, distribution channels, and potential partners to grow their businesses

Doreen Kincaid

Program Manager

Doreen Kincaid brings over a decade of experience in diverse project management roles. At EI², she has managed key initiatives, including the FEMA Climate Resilience and Recovery & Resilience grants, the Enterprise 6 and Innovation Intern programs, and the development of an internal customer relationship management system.

Viviana​ Montenegro

Program Manager

Viviana is a Program Manager and Research Faculty II with EI², where she assists with projects that foster and strengthen innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, and economic development in different regions in the U.S.A. and worldwide.

Xinying Lin

Program Manager

Xinying assists projects that foster and develop professionals in technology transfer and commercialization in innovation ecosystems in different regions. Xinying obtained an M.S. degree in Global Media and Culture and a B.S. degree in Global Economics and Modern Languages from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kiersten Pace

Marketing Manager

Kiersten Pace is the Marketing Manager for EI² Global, responsible for developing strategic marketing plans, creating promotional materials, and establishing marketing policies to support international activities at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute.

Krystle Richardson

Program Operations Manager

Krystle is responsible for managing the Enterprise 6 Internship Program, hosting international delegations for workshops and immersion programs, and supporting EI2 Global’s continuing education programs. She has more than 10 years of experience working in the fields of health and education.

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