Dr. Richard Munassi MD MBA
Managing Director, Tampa Bay Wave
Dr. Richard Munassi MD MBA is a serial Entrepreneur and investor. As Managing Director, Dr. Munassi leads both the CORE and Accelerator programs for the nationally-recognized Tampa Bay Wave, helping software and hardware startups from throughout the US and abroad build, launch, and grow their technology companies. His background includes time with NASA as part of their iTech program, as Entrepreneur in Residence for Techstars, the University of South Florida (where he was also Adjunct Professor for the Graduate School of Business), and the University of Florida, and mentor for programs such as FedTech, UCSF’s Health Hub, MassChallenge, Founder Institute, the Director of Innovation at Moffitt Cancer Center, and more. He is also an active investor in early stage technology startups and several VC funds.
