About Our Organization
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization in the State of Maryland. Meet our team.
Our Mission
The Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition exists because we believe that high school students have innovative ideas. We:
- Expose students around the world to the exciting world of business
- Engage students to conceive, research, develop, and present a novel business concept leveraging the tools and frameworks of Blue Ocean Strategy
- Inspire & Empower high school students to find innovative solutions to problems in business and in life
- Prepare students for the real world of entrepreneurship and global competition
The Executive Committee
Brendan Brown
Plymouth High School – MI ‘21
Soham Joshi
Columbus Academy – OH ’22
Joy Xu
Montgomery Blair High School – MD ’21
Anna Tonelli
Medway High School – MA ’22
Derek He
The Woodlands College Park – TX ’21
Eric Chang
Johns Creek High School – GA ‘21
Aditya Padmaraj
Skyline High School – WA ‘21
Board of Directors
Nicholas Benavides
Founder and President
Stanford University ’19
Nestor Benavides
Board Member
CEO, EMG
Professor Renee Mauborgne
Co-Author, Blue Ocean Strategy and the New York Times Bestseller BLUE OCEAN SHIFT: Beyond Competing – Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth
Ted Dacko
Executive Director
CEO, Arbor Dakota
Jon Garofalo
Board Member
Senior Portfolio Management Director,
Morgan Stanley
Ilene Littman
Board Member
Business Education Teacher,
Ward Melville HS NY
Frank Scalese
Board Member
General Agent,
Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions
Anna Tonelli
Student,
Medway High School MA
Brendan Brown
Secretary/Student Representative
Student, Plymouth High School MI
Soham Joshi
Student, Columbus Academy OH
Brian Jordan
Treasurer
Co-Founder, Jordan & Jordan
