Landon Young

Landon Young is currently the Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming & Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Elevate Ventures. Landon has held this position for 3 years and 1 month. Prior to this, they were the Executive Director of University Initiatives & EIR at Elevate Ventures, where they oversaw entrepreneurial programming in support of 35 higher education institutions. Landon has also been an investor and owner at LeadSigma for 1 year and 11 months, and an advisor at Presso for 5 years.

Landon Young is also the founder of Business Donation Advisors, which is a marketplace for professional advisors, fund managers, and charitable organizations. Landon has been working on this project for 7 years and 7 months. In addition, they is a board member of TerraManus Technologies LLC, a venture-backed agricultural technology company. Landon has been in this role for 5 years and 7 months.

Other notable positions that Landon Young has held include being a business strategist at Crema for 2 years and 2 months, and an advisor and consultant at MatchBOX Coworking Studio for 2 years and 2 months. Landon has also been a board member of UFG for 1 year and 5 months.

Landon Young has a PhD from Purdue University in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Innovation, and Complex System Resilience, which they received in 2019. Landon also has a Master of Science from Purdue University in Interdisciplinary ESE, which they received in 2012, and a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, and Agriculture, which they received in 2010. In addition, they have completed executive education programs at Harvard University in Sustainable Cities and at the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.