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Meet Michelle Parvinrouh, Executive Director for Innovation PortAL
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Michelle Parvinrouh is the new executive director for Innovation PortAL, an entrepreneurial center with the mission to accelerate startup growth in southwest Alabama and the central Gulf Coast. Innovation PortAL is a program of the Mobile Area Chamber’s Foundation. A native of Mobile, Parvinrouh spent the past 13 years in Colorado and brings with her extensive experience supporting entrepreneurs, building a startup ecosystem and managing nonprofits for positive impact. As a champion for economic vitality, she finds the mission of Innovation PortAL aligned with her personal mission to advance the economic health of her hometown. She says she jumped at the opportunity to be a part of Innovation PortAL as it expands into its own building on St. Louis Street later this year and launches an enhanced suite of services and offerings for entrepreneurs in the region. “Michelle brings so many experiences and resources to the table,” said Bill Sisson, president and CEO of the Chamber. “She’s the right person on the ground to grow PortAL’s efforts.” Parvinrouh got her start supporting entrepreneurs while serving as the program director for the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver. She later became the executive director of Peak Startup, a nonprofit focused on fostering a vibrant startup ecosystem in Colorado Springs, and worked as the program and operational specialist at Exponential Impact, a startup accelerator in Colorado Springs. “I have been impressed with how business-forward the city is, largely due to the efforts of the Chamber,” she said. “The Chamber demonstrates tremendous commitment to economic development through its advocacy, business-supporting activities and investment in the development of Innovation PortAL.” Parvinrouh earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of South Alabama and a master’s in business administration from the University of Colorado Denver. Contact Parvinrouh at michelle@innovation-portal.com or 251.333.0963
