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
Our Sponsors
