We turn ideas into
real-world impact.
We turn ideas into
real-world impact.
Where the classroom
meets the community
ASU Enterprise Partners is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an ecosystem of services to create solutions and generate resources to extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter. ASU Enterprise Partners supports ASU and several affiliates, including the ASU Foundation for a New American University, ASURE, Enterprise Collaboratory at ASU, ASU Outreach Hub, NEWSWELL and University Realty LLC.
Careers
Innovation in higher education takes talent — yours.
If you’re ready to change the future of higher education, let’s connect. Building a movement requires all hands on deck, from entrepreneurs to graphic designers, fundraisers to accountants, filmmakers to investors.
We’re home to
ASU Foundation for a New American University
The ASU Foundation for a New American University matches donors with their passion by raising and investing private contributions to ASU programs, faculty and students.
University Realty LLC
University Realty receives, cultivates, advances and monetizes real estate to support the mission of Arizona State University. The goal of each and every transaction is to bring more resources to the table for education.
Skysong Innovations
Skysong Innovations is ASU’s exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization, responsible for the rapid and wide dissemination of ASU’s discoveries and inventions into the marketplace for the public good.
ASURE
ASURE is a nonprofit applied research and development lab component of ASU’s public enterprise that partners with faculty across disciplines to extend ASU’s reach and impact for national security innovation.
ASU RealmSpark
RealmSpark accelerates EdTech ideas and innovation to the world in support of universal, lifelong learning at Arizona State University.
ASU Outreach Hub
ASU Outreach Hub is a nonprofit organization that supports the outreach and transactional needs of the ASU public enterprise through marketing and engagement solutions that advance the university and strengthen its brand. It specializes in paid media outreach, data-driven insights and outreach to alumni, donors and targeted corporations.
NEWSWELL
NEWSWELL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening local news outlets. NEWSWELL is part of the ASU Media Enterprise at ASU. NEWSWELL is innovating a new business model that helps local newsrooms stay local but get the services and strategy they need to thrive.
Our team
Our team is made up of dedicated, mission-driven professionals with a variety of background and experiences. Together, we work tirelessly to advance the most innovative university in the country.
ASU Enterprise Partners and affiliate leadership
This group of leaders collaborate together and with ASU leadership to help the university advance the charter.
Erin Barringer-Sterner
Chief Data Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Barringer-Sterner leads data analytics, technology and operations to enable partners across Arizona State University to effectively leverage information in support of its charter.
Samantha Bradley
Managing Director
RealmSpark
Bradley oversees Arizona State University’s corporate venture capital group, evaluating opportunities to invest in transformative, charter-aligned technologies.
Gretchen E . Buhlig
Chief Executive Officer
ASU Foundation for a New American University
Chief Executive Officer
ASU Foundation for a New American University
Buhlig provides leadership of the fundraising team and works to cultivate and steward major university donors.
Nicole Carroll
Executive Director
NEWSWELL
Executive Director
NEWSWELL
Carroll leads NEWSWELL, a growing network of nonprofit newsrooms dedicated to their communities.
Augustine V. “Augie” Cheng
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Skysong Innovations
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Skysong Innovations
Cheng leads the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization for ASU, which is an affiliate of ASU Enterprise Partners.
Virginia “Ginny” DeSanto
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ASU Enterprise Partners
DeSanto is responsible for ASU Enterprise Partners’ financial operations and oversight of affiliate organizations.
Matt Hulver
Interim Managing Director
ASURE (ASU Research Enterprise)
Interim Managing Director
ASURE (ASU Research Enterprise)
Hulver leads strategic vision and operational approaches while sustaining security compliance to extend applied research and development capabilities for Arizona State University.
Gina Miller
Chief People Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Chief People Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Miller provides leadership to ASU Enterprise Partners’ human resources functions and guides partnerships with the organization’s affiliates to advance organizational culture, talent strategy, inclusion, engagement and human resources operations.
Jeff Mindlin
Chief Investment Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Chief Investment Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Mindlin is responsible for managing the ASU Foundation for a New American University’s highly diversified investment assets to maximize long-term, risk-adjusted returns.
Meridith Rentz
Chief Enterprise Partners Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Chief Enterprise Partners Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Rentz sets and drives organizational vision and operational strategy to extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter.
Ann Toca
Managing Director and Chief Outreach Officer
ASU Outreach Hub
Managing Director and Chief Outreach Officer
ASU Outreach Hub
Toca joined ASU Enterprise Partners in March 2022 as the first Chief Outreach Officer, leading the ASU Outreach Hub.
Mac Woods
General Counsel
ASU Enterprise Partners
General Counsel
ASU Enterprise Partners
Woods provides legal counsel to ASU Enterprise Partners and its affiliates in support of advancing ASU’s charter.
Get Involved
Let’s talk.
At ASU Enterprise Partners, we’re always looking for bigger, bolder ideas. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to contact@asuenterprisepartners.org with any questions or feedback you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!