Who We Are
Our Organization
Founded by a then high school student, Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation is a registered 501c(3) nonprofit organization in the State of Maryland, USA.
Our Mission
EXPOSE high school students around the world to the exciting world of business.
ENGAGE students to conceive, research, develop, and present a novel business concept.
INSPIRE students to create innovative solutions to problems in business and in life.
EMPOWER students to formulate powerful ideas by leveraging Blue Ocean tools.
PREPARE students for the real world of entrepreneurship and global competition.
Leadership Team

Zee Munir
Executive Director

Nestor Benevides
President of the Board and CEO of Bureau Veritas

Shivani Dodamani
Texas High School – TX '23

Ishan Vanjara
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School – NJ '23

Yunxiang Shao
Amador Valley HS – CA '24

Rebeca Novoa
Escuela Americana '23 El Salvador

Shreyas Cherukumilli
Dougherty Valley High School – CA '24

Jonathan Su
Miramonte High School – CA '23

Ronit Batra
Manglerud Skole '25 Norway

Nitika Chopra
P.K.R. Jain Vatika Sen Sec School '23 India

Yuhe Liu
Keystone Academy '24 China

Saabiq Aziz
Leaside High School '24 Canada

Timothy Lee
Gyeonggi Suwon International School '23 South Korea

Andreea Alexandra Vasile
Liceul Teoretic Genesis College '25 Romania

Divya Sijwali
Kodakaikanal International School '24 India

Ahmed Hassan
Gharbiya STEM School '23 Egypt

Cristina Pinto
Escuela Americana '23 El Salvador

Navya Jain
Genesis Global School '25 India
Board of Directors

Nestor Benevides
President of the Board and CEO of EMG

Renée Mauborgne
Co-Author Blue Ocean Strategy

Frank Scalese
Vice-President of the Board and MD, Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions

Zee Munir
Executive Director

Brian Jordon
Co-Founder, Jordon & Jordon

Jon Barofalo
Senior Director, Morgan Stanley

Ilene Littman
Teacher, Ward Melville HS