Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia

Chris Cashman
CEO
Marinus Pharmaceuticals

In December 2012 Mr. Cashman was appointed Chairman and CEO of Marinus Pharmaceuticals a neurology focused company based in New Haven CT.  Prior to Marinus, he was President and CEO of Protez Pharmaceuticals, an infectious disease company he co-founded in 2003. Protez was acquired by Novartis in 2008.  Mr. Cashman was the recipient of the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by the Mid Atlantic Capital Alliance in 2008 and the “Life Sciences CEO of the Year” by the Eastern Pennsylvania Technology Council.  

Thomas Penn
Penn Venture Partners

Mr. Penn joined MVP in 2000 from Boston Millennia Partners, a private equity firm where he was a Partner. He has served on numerous MVP company boards including Andrews International, Coffin Turbo Pump, and Implex. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Penn was President and CEO of Tektagen, Inc., a leading contract services firm serving the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Tektagen was successfully sold to Charles River Laboratories, Inc. in 1998.

Chris Hindley
Founder
HoodiePillow

After bringing triplet girls home from the hospital, HoodiePillow Founder Chris Hindley was desperate for uninterrupted sleep for he and his wife. Late night feedings kept them up all hours of the night and each of them had to catch shut-eye whenever they had the chance.

Kenneth Wm. Kury Ph.D. CPA
Saint Joseph's University

Dr. Kury is currently an Assistant Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship at Saint Joseph’s University. He has earned an MBA from University of Texas – Brownsville and an MS and PhD from Boston College. At SJU he teaches classes in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and management. His research interests are in the areas of social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, social change, and critical accounting.

Anthony Bellia
President
Bellia Office Furniture

Formed in 1973 through the vision and ingenuity of Salvatore and Nancy Bellia, Bellia Enterprises started as a small office product and printing business. The business has evolved over the past 30 years into the Philadelphia Region’s leader in providing products and services to small and large corporate, government, State and Federal customers.  Bellia Office Furniture is a Philadelphia 100 Award winner.  The company supports the local community through numerous philanthropic activities.

Anthony Bellia represents the third generation of the Bellia Family to work in the company.  Bellia graduated from Rider University in 2002 with a degree in finance.  He spent several years as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. In 2004, he accepted a position as a sales representative with Bellia Office Furniture concentrating his efforts on federal government sales. He quickly worked his way up to director of sales, managing a sales team and winning several large federal contracts.