Emerson
Consequential
Scholars

For PhDs and Postdocs
Building the Future

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Scholars gain an entrepreneurial mindset, create strong narratives, and turn breakthrough research into impactful companies, labs, and organizations.

Emerson Consequential Scholars brings together ambitious scholars from leading universities in an immersive, personal program, where they see how their work can exist beyond the lab. Through real-world exposure, hands-on experiences, and a strong community, scholars gain the skills, perspective, and network to bring their ideas into the world.

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Current Emerson Consequential Scholars from MIT and Stanford came together to share, to learn, to build.

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David Mackanic

Anthro Energy

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Etosha Cave

Twelve

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Tim Schnabel

Switch Bioworks

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Pranav Rajpurkar

Harvard University

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Testimonials

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The [...] program was one of the most formative experiences I had at Stanford, both in terms of understanding what it means to be an entrepreneur in practice and in providing me with an incredible cohort of similarly minded peers who I am lucky to still count as close friends and supporters today.

Peyton Greenside
CEO, BigHat Biosciences

[The] program demystified the startup process with guests who are veterans in everything from legal and IP to marketing and fundraising. It also showed a different way to success, where kindness doesn’t have to be at odds with velocity. We formed deep connections as a cohort, and many of us went on to start companies. Those connections have become invaluable. These are the people I have on speed dial whenever I need a sounding board.

Cody Coleman
CEO, Coactive AI

One of the most valuable aspects of the fellow’s program for me was the human connection: to connect with like-minded individuals. Unlike an award or a big milestone, the fellowship wasn’t a one-time thing but an ongoing engagement that reinforced innovation/entrepreneurship can mean different things for each of us—it’s not a monolith. Each of us has our own path and journey. The fellowship helped me see innovation not as a single leap, but as a series of small, steady steps. Looking back, it helped me develop valuable habits, and the friendships and connections I formed continue to be incredibly rewarding.

Saad Bhamla
Associate Professor, 
Georgia Institute of Technology