E.Y.O.L. incubates social ventures in STEM and provides unique internship experiences to underserved students.

Entrepreneur of Your Life, Inc. (E.Y.O.L.) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to nurture the next generation of impact-focused entrepreneurs in science, technology, and education. E.Y.O.L. also champions initiatives aimed at nurturing a vibrant culture of innovation and igniting intellectual curiosity. These programs are designed to bridge disparities in the STEM field, transcending local boundaries to strengthen connections within both local and global communities. E.Y.O.L. programs provide mentorship and hands-on education to underserved students while helping early-stage social ventures gain traction and create sustainable impact. Our sponsored programs leverage ethical and effective entrepreneurial approaches to realign investment and industry incentives with social and public good. By advocating for these approaches, we aim to steer resources towards projects that have the potential to transform the lives of individuals within the community, especially those often marginalized or underserved. 

Advanced Special Projects Team

E.Y.O.L. educational programs include special paid internships for qualifying students on the Advanced Special Projects Team (ASPT), under the leadership of Dr. Michael McCullough and Diana Saville. The ASPT is composed of dedicated and high-performing students from across the US who aspire to make a major positive impact on both their local and global communities through entrepreneurship.

ASPT members work with and support leaders in medical innovation, impact investing, and social enterprise. Take a deep dive into the inner workings of seed-stage startup companies and nonprofits, work with local STEM organizations making real tangible impact, learn what it takes to build and scale impactful organizations, and gain hands­-on experience with projects across a variety of skills/disciplines.

About Dr. McCullough: 

In addition to being a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF, Dr. McCullough is an Ashoka Fellow and founder of BrainMind, QuestBridge, Be a Good Doctor, and a host of other programs including for-profit companies and investing (e.g. HeartFlow, RegenMed Systems, 2U). Dr. McCullough is also a Kauffman Fellow, bridging business and medicine, and a Partner at Headwaters Capital Partners. Dr. McCullough often involves students in the creation of new programs, and is hiring a team to build new social ventures this year. Students often help him co-create projects or serve in the due-diligence of companies and new ventures.  For more information on Dr. McCullough, see his profile on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McCullough_(entrepreneur) or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmcculloughmd/

About Diana Saville:

Diana Saville is the President of Entrepreneur of Your Life, Inc. (E.Y.O.L.), and is an expert in creative communication of complex scientific and medical concepts. She develops multimedia educational programs in science and technology for audiences including doctors, investors, researchers, patients, and the public, and organizes national and international expert summits on scientific and medical topics. Her creative work has been featured in the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, at TED conferences, at the World Economic Forum, and at the Vatican. She collaborates with leading minds at top institutions including Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, the U.S. Air Force, and the American Museum of Natural History. Learn more about Diana and see her creative work at http://dianasaville.com/

The mission of E.Y.O.L. is to nurture the next generation of impact-focused entrepreneurs in science, technology, and education.

Entrepreneur of Your Life, Inc. (E.Y.O.L.) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization designed to empower future entrepreneurs while helping seed-stage social ventures gain traction and create sustainable impact in local and global communities. We provide mentorship and entrepreneurial experiences to underserved students through our summer and term-time internship programs, and we provide fiscal sponsorship to select early-stage non-profit programs in science and medicine. E.Y.O.L. supports a variety of social ventures in and entrepreneurial efforts in healthcare, technology, and education, with a broad aim to realign investment and industry incentives with social and public good.

Primary Activities:

• Nurturing future entrepreneurs with hands-on social enterprise and entrepreneurship experiences

• Offering direct mentorship and exposure to the enormous diversity of careers in science and technology

• Providing fiscal sponsorship and other forms of support for seed stage social ventures and community programs (see supported activities)

Supported Activities:

• Supporting the acceleration of beneficial neuroscience and regenerative medicine

• Building grassroots social programs to improve human connection and strengthen communities

• Providing free health-related information to communities in need

Populations engaged:

• Underserved, high-performing STEM students in the United States

• Social entrepreneurs and researchers in neuroscience and regenerative medicine

• Neuroscience students from high school through graduate school

• Patient and caregiver communities across brain health, mental health, and neurodegenerative disorders

• Members of the public interested in learning about brain health and mental health

Executive Team

Special thanks to Calvin Nguyen, one of the original cofounders of EYOL’s Advanced Special Project Team.

Contributors and Alumni