Suzanne Bergmeister has thirteen years of experience working with entrepreneurs and start-up companies. She is currently the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Louisville. In this capacity, she teaches in both the Entrepreneurial MBA program and the Professional MBA program, and advises the MBA Business Plan Competition teams. Suzanne formerly worked in the Private Equity Industry for Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Blue Chip Venture Company, and Chrysalis Ventures.

In 2004, Suzanne founded Sunflower Business Ventures Inc.    Sunflower specializes in business consulting and management, education and training, and angel investing activities. Suzanne has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from California State University and an MBA from Cornell University, concentrating in Finance.

Suzanne is on the Board of Directors of the Venture Club of Louisville and is the President-Elect. She serves as the Chair of the Vogt Awards Committee and is on the Advisory Council for the Purdue Tech Center. She is a Kentucky Colonel, serves on the Board of Directors of AlGood Food Company, several start-up companies and the non-profit, YMCA Safe Place Services. She is active with the Leadership Louisville organization and is a graduate of Focus Louisville (‘02), Leadership Louisville (‘05), and Bingham Fellows (‘07).

Colonel Bergmeister is an Air Force reservist with 27 years of service. She began her Air Force career at Edwards Air Force Base in California where she was a Flight Test Engineer on the B-1 Bomber and the B-2 Stealth Bomber, and taught Electronic Warfare Testing at the Air Force Test Pilot School. She is currently the National Training Director for the Admissions Liaison Officer force, assigned to the US Air Force Academy. She lives in St. Mathews with her 17-year old son, Karl, black lab Zeus, and two kittens, Lola and Rocco.