Horizon Strategic Advisors

Get the Guidance You Need

Horizon Strategic Advisors is a curated network of seasoned experts — including founders, investors, operators, and technologists — who partner with the UC San Diego Entrepreneurship Center to accelerate early-stage ventures. Aligned with Horizon’s vision, our advisors offer real-world guidance, warm investor introductions, and tactical support across every stage of growth. Through office hours, cohort-based engagement, and one-on-one mentorship, Horizon champions founders as they launch, scale, and navigate their journey toward impact and commercial traction.

Cy Bates, Esq.
Founder - Coastal Patent

Amber Brandner

Co-Founder - A Frame Venture Studios

Mason Baldwin, Esq.
Bayside Counsel

Brendan Eckelman
Founder – Inhibrix

Mona Khalil
U.S. Department of the Interior

Tim Lew
Stifel Bank