Michael McCullough (entrepreneur)

Raised in rural Oregon, McCullough was born 8 weeks prematurely and suffered a brain hemorrhage which was undiagnosed for nine years resulting in hydrocephalus, severe headaches, and a speech impediment that was corrected with brain surgery at age 10.{{cite news|url=http://www.questscholars.org/news/pathways.htm|title=Pathways to the Coveted Rhodes: Michael McCullough.|last1=Brignolo|first1=Don|date=1988-12-23|work=San Jose Mercury News}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWUSAAAAQBAJ|title=Civic Work, Civic Lessons.|last1=Ehrlich|first1=Thomas|last2=Fu|first2=Ernestine|date=2013-06-27|publisher=UPA|isbn=978-0761861270|pages=94–95}} Despite this, at age 6 he played chess against chess master Arthur Dake in a public tournament.{{Cite news|title=Six Year Old Anxious for Chess Rematch|last=Pintarich|first=Paul|date=28 September 1972|newspaper=Oregonian}} Following the brain surgery, McCullough learned to use biofeedback and meditation techniques to regain the ability to speak fluently.{{cite web|last1=Ferriss|first1=Tim|title=The Oracle of Silicon Valley, Reid Hoffman (Plus: Michael McCullough).|url=http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/08/31/the-oracle-of-silicon-valley-reid-hoffman-plus-michael-mccullough/|website=The Tim Ferriss Show|date=31 August 2015|access-date=2015-10-04}}{{cite news|last1=Lund|first1=Diane|title=Teen Shuns Handicap Label for Stuttering.|publisher=Oregonian|date=1983-08-08}} At 17, he served on the Oregon Board of Education where he represented the K-12 students in Oregon and helped co-author Oregon's Action Plan For Excellence in Education, state graduation requirements and other policy.{{Cite news|title=Glencoe Graduate Leaves Mark on Board|last=Lund|first=Diane|date=25 June 1984|newspaper=Oregonian}}{{Cite news|title=Survey Shows Oregon Pupils Support Graduation Changes|last=Lund|first=Diane|date=25 January 1984|newspaper=Oregonian}} To better control his stuttering, McCullough used different accents for public speaking, teaching, and stand-up comedy, which he also used to support his way through college and medical school.{{cite web|url=http://www.billbradley.com/american-voices-shows.php|title=Interview with Michael McCullough, M.D. - who's dedicated his life to closing the inequality gap that many students face when applying to college.|last1=Senator Bradley|first1=Bill|website=American Voices on Sirius/XM with Bill Bradley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019052850/http://www.billbradley.com/american-voices-shows.php|archive-date=2015-10-19|url-status=dead|access-date=2015-10-06}}{{cbignore}}

McCullough received his undergraduate degree in Human Biology and Neuroscience from Stanford University in 1989. He dropped out several times to earn money to pay the tuition. He met David Packard, whose Packard Foundation subsequently supported his early social entrepreneurship. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford and was awarded the Dean's award for public service in honor of his establishment and directorship of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program,{{Cite web|url=https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19890531-01.2.49&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Michael+McCullough%22------|title=The Stanford Daily 31 May 1989 — The Stanford Daily|website=stanforddailyarchive.com|access-date=2017-09-17}} which later evolved into the QuestBridge organization.

McCullough was awarded a Rhodes scholarship{{cite web|url=http://files.www.rhodesscholarshiptrust.com/rhodes-scholars/social-change/Rhodes_Scholars_in_innovation_and_social_change.pdf|title=Rhodes Scholars in innovation and social change.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125636/http://files.www.rhodesscholarshiptrust.com/rhodes-scholars/social-change/Rhodes_Scholars_in_innovation_and_social_change.pdf|access-date=2015-10-06|archive-date=2015-12-22}} and travelled to England to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University while concurrently studying diagnostic neuro-imaging at the John Radcliffe Hospital.{{Cite book|title=Rhodes scholars, Oxford, and the creation of an American elite|last1=Kathleen.|first1=Schaeper|last2=J.|first2=Schaeper, Thomas|isbn=9781845457211|oclc=873806268|date = February 2010|publisher=Berghahn Books }}{{cite web|url=https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/michael-mccullough|title=Ashoka.Org - Ashoka Fellow Profile - Michael McCullough.|website=Ashoka Innovators for the Public|access-date=2015-10-06}} Following the completion of his master's degree at Oxford, he enrolled in medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine in 1992 where he was awarded the UCSF Chancellor's and Burbridge awards for public service.{{Cite web|url=https://chancellor.ucsf.edu/award-public-service-recipients|title=Award for Public Service Recipients {{!}} UCSF Chancellor|website=chancellor.ucsf.edu|access-date=2016-10-18}} He graduated with an MD in 1996 and completed a surgical residency in Emergency Medicine at Stanford Hospital.

McCullough is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Greylock Partners,{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@reidhoffman/michael-mccullough-joins-greylock-as-an-eir-38c5d1029717|title=Michael McCullough Joins Greylock as an EIR|last=Hoffman|first=Reid|date=2017-08-22|website=Reid Hoffman|access-date=2017-08-30}} a co-founder and partner at Headwaters Capital Partners,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=409916084&privcapId=265943472|title=Michael McCullough, Chso Management LLC: Profile & Biography|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-07-06}} and a co-founder at Capricorn Healthcare and Special Opportunities (CHSO).{{cite web|title=Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities - Team.|url=http://www.capricornhealthcare.com/team/|access-date=2015-10-04}} He is the founder of the BrainMind Summit and BrainMind organization.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brainmindsummit.com/|title=BrainMind Summit|website=Brain & Mind Summit. Stanford University Bechtel Center. September 2016|access-date=11 October 2016}}{{Cite book|title=Stealing Fire : the Secrets of Super Performers from Google Executives to Navy SEALS.|last=Steven.|first=Kotler|date=2017-01-01|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=9780062429650|pages=225|oclc=964730099}}

McCullough works as a consultant to venture capital funds on life science, impact, and education focused investments at Redpoint, NanoDimension, and Venrock.{{cite web|title=TED.com - Michael McCullough Profile.|url=https://www.ted.com/profiles/425783|access-date=2015-09-29}} He has been an angel investor of and/or on the founding board of a number of companies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.renaissanceweekend.org/participants/illustrativelist.htm?groupId=11|title=Renaissance Weekend — Illustrative List > Non-Profits, Philanthropy & Community Service|website=www.renaissanceweekend.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-23}} McCullough was a founding board member at 2U Inc (NAS: TWOU).{{cite web|url=http://investor.2u.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1459417-09-2&cik=1459417|title=2U Board of Directors - Form D 2013 SEC Filing for 2U, Inc.|website=2U|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024202/http://investor.2u.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1459417-09-2&cik=1459417|access-date=2018-07-06|archive-date=2016-03-04}}{{cite web|title=Bloomberg Business Executive Profile - Michael McCullough M.D., MS.c.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=60809300&privcapId=60414516&previousCapId=787128&previousTitle=SchoolNet,%2520Inc|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2015-10-04}} He has also worked as a board member at the Dalai Lama Foundation,{{cite web|title=The Dalai Lama Foundation: Our Board of Directors.|url=http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/#!board/c1rcq|access-date=2015-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008183852/http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/#!board/c1rcq|archive-date=2015-10-08|url-status=dead}} Metabiota,{{Cite news|title=The Daily Startup: Google Ventures Backs Metabiota to Forecast Disease Outbreaks|last=Zuckerberg|first=Arielle|date=Sep 24, 2015|work=Wall Street Journal}} KaeMe,{{cite web|url=http://www.kaeme.org/about-us/who-we-are/|title=KaeMe.Org: Who We Are.|access-date=2015-10-04}}{{cite news|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/11/11/with-kaeme-no-orphan-left-behind/|title=With KaeMe, No Orphan Left Behind.|last1=Poto|first1=Jonathan|date=2010-11-11|publisher=The Stanford Daily|issue=40}} and Zipongo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=409916084&privcapId=265943472|title=Michael McCullough M.D.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-03-23}} He was a founder and President of RegenMed Systems.{{cite web|title=RegenMed Systems - Management Team.|url=http://regenmedsystems.com/team/|access-date=2015-10-04}}{{cite web|title=World Stem Cell Summit 2014 Speakers & Presenters - Michael McCullough, M.D.|url=http://worldstemcellsummit.com/2014-speakers-program-participants/|website=World Stem Cell Summit|access-date=2015-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003183509/http://worldstemcellsummit.com/2014-speakers-program-participants/|archive-date=2015-10-03|url-status=dead}}

In 2009, McCullough was elected as a venture fellow at the Kauffman Fellows Program and then as a Kauffman Fellows mentor in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kauffmanfellows.org/society/fellows-directory/?fellow=Michael%20McCullough|title=Kauffman Fellows Directory: Michael McCullough|website=Kauffman Fellows|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513202821/http://www.kauffmanfellows.org/society/fellows-directory/?fellow=Michael%20McCullough|access-date=2018-07-06|archive-date=2015-05-13}}

McCullough is a co-founder and the president of QuestBridge,{{cite news|url=http://m.chronicle.com/article/A-Matchmaker-for-Elite/12300#sthash.etdVVvv5.dpuf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208055653/https://m.chronicle.com/article/A-Matchmaker-for-Elite/12300#sthash.etdVVvv5.dpuf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2021|title=A Matchmaker for Elite Colleges.|last1=Hebel|first1=Sara|date=2006-05-12|publisher=Chronicle of Higher Education}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/education/edlife/first-generation-students-unite.html|title=First-Generation Students Unite|last=Pappano|first=Laura|date=2015-04-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-26|issn=0362-4331}} a non-profit NGO that places talented low-income students into US colleges with financial aid. This organization evolved from the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program that McCullough founded as an undergraduate and gives out approximately $1.2 billion in financial aid annually{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-venture-capitalists-help-connect-low-income-students-with-elite-colleges-1431535621|title=Venture Capitalists Help Connect Low-Income Students With Elite Colleges.|last1=Carlton|first1=Jim|date=2015-05-13|publisher=The Wall Street Journal}} to place around 3,000 students{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/upshot/a-national-admissions-office-for-low-income-strivers.html|title=A National Admissions Office for Low-Income Strivers.|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|date=2014-09-16|work=The New York Times}} a year in 40 universities including Stanford,{{Cite web|url=https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/news/venture-capitalists-help-connect-low-income-students-elite-colleges|title=Venture Capitalists Help Connect Low-Income Students With Elite Colleges {{!}} Public Policy Program|website=publicpolicy.stanford.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-26}} Yale,{{Cite news|url=http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2015/01/20/with-new-admits-yale-deepens-relationship-with-questbridge/|title=With new admits, Yale deepens relationship with Questbridge|last=Foggat|first=Tyler|date=20 January 2015|work=Yale Daily News|access-date=2017-03-26|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/09/22/up-close-whats-next-for-affirmative-action/|title=UP CLOSE: What's next for affirmative action?|last=Bhandari|first=Rishabh|date=22 September 2014|work=Yale Daily News|access-date=11 August 2017}} MIT,{{Cite web|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N56/admissions.html|title=Non-Profit Connects Low-Income Applicants With MIT - The Tech|last=Dey|first=Arkajit|website=tech.mit.edu|access-date=2017-03-26}} Amherst,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/new-york-math-camp.html|title=Beyond 'Hidden Figures': Nurturing New Black and Latino Math Whizzes|last=Harmon|first=Amy|date=2017-02-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-26|issn=0362-4331}} and Caltech.{{Cite web|url=https://elpasoheraldpost.com/austin-high-senior-to-attend-caltech-on-prestigious-scholarship/|title=Austin High senior to attend Caltech on prestigious scholarship {{!}} El Paso Herald-Post|website=elpasoheraldpost.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-20}}

McCullough was a founder of the Stanford Youth Environmental Science Program (SYESP),{{cite news|last1=Sacks|first1=Melinda|title=Stanford Program for Gifted Teens Gives Disadvantaged a Fresh Lease on the Future.|url=http://www.questscholars.org/news/environment.htm|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=1994-08-12}}{{cite news|last1=Puzzanghera|first1=Jim|title=Program: Low-income, gifted teens get a taste of what it takes.|url=http://www.questscholars.org/news/access.htm|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=1996-08-01}} the Quest Scholars Program{{cite news|last1=Carlton|first1=Jim|title=Matching Top Colleges, Low-Income Students|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119509033710893611|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=2007-11-15}} and the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP).{{cite journal|last1=Winkleby|first1=Marilyn|last2=McCullough|first2=Michael|title=The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program|journal=Academic Medicine|date=1996|volume=71|issue=5|page=419|doi=10.1097/00001888-199605000-00006|pmid=9114854|doi-access=free}}{{cite journal|last1=Goldsmith|first1=Marsha|title='Med Prep' College Course Helps High School Students Work Toward Dreams.|journal=The Journal of the American Medical Association|date=1994|volume=271|issue=19|pages=1467–1468|doi=10.1001/jama.271.19.1467|pmid=8176809}} He is a co-founder of the Be A Good Doctor non-profit incubator at Stanford.,{{cite web|url=http://beagooddoctor.org/about/about|title=BeAGoodDoctor Organization - Founder Profile.|access-date=2015-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002061023/http://beagooddoctor.org/about/about|archive-date=2015-10-02|url-status=dead}} which he started while he was a surgical resident McCullough co-founded KaeMe, a non-profit organization that works to reunite children living in orphanages in Ghana with their families, S.C.O.P.E.,{{cite news|url=https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford20001006-01.2.28|title=New initiative gives internships to premeds.|last1=Coleman|first1=Laura|date=2000-10-06|publisher=The Stanford Daily|issue=11}} an internship program that places pre-medical students into emergency department volunteer positions,.{{Cite news|title=FRONT-ROW VIEW OF MEDICINE: Students Work Alongside Doctors, Nurses at Three South Bay Hospitals|last=Bartindale|first=Becky|date=17 Feb 2004|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News}} Other Be A Good Doctor organizations that McCullough helped to found include the Courage Project and Happiness Science.{{Cite news|url=https://happiness.beagooddoctor.org/about-us/|title=About Us — Happiness|work=Happiness|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}}

McCullough was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2004 and was named a top American social entrepreneur in 2006 for-profit entrepreneurship and investing.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/leadingsocialent00asho/page/387|title=Leading Social Entrepreneurs|date=2006|publisher=Ashoka Innovators for the Public|isbn=9780966675979|page=[https://archive.org/details/leadingsocialent00asho/page/387 387]|url-access=registration}}

McCullough is a part-time assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) campus in Fresno.{{cite web|url=https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/emergency-medicine-residency/faculty|title=UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Faculty|publisher=UCSF|access-date=2018-07-06}} He worked as the emergency doctor for the Dalai Lama and his entourage during several tours of California between 2009 and 2011.{{cite web|title=DalaiLama.com - Meeting with Silicon Valley Leaders.|url=http://tibet.net/2014/02/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-talks-to-leaders-of-silicon-valley-on-importance-of-tibetan-culture-and-education/|website=Central Tibetan Administration|access-date=2015-10-04}}

McCullough is a co-founder of clinical internships in Dharamshala (the India Clinical Internship), Honduras (the Roatan Clinical and Public Health Internship), and Nepal (the Nepal Clinical Internship).{{cite web|url=https://www.beagooddoctor.org/clinics|title=BeAGoodDoctor Clinics|access-date=2018-07-06}}

McCullough has co-authored academic articles{{Cite journal|title = The efficacy of a two-tiered trauma activation system at a level I trauma center|last1 = Kouzminova|first1 = N|date = February 2009|journal = Journal of Trauma|doi = 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b57b6d|pmid = 19820592|last2 = Shatney|first2 = C|last3 = Palm|first3 = E|last4 = McCullough|first4 = M|volume = 67|issue = 4|last5 = Sherck|first5 = J|pages = 829–833}} and has spoken on his work, impact investing, compassion, and the human mind.{{Cite news|url=http://www.icvevents.com/event/icv-manhattan-2016/|title=ICV Manhattan – ICV Events|newspaper=ICV Events|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/37455540|title=Dr. McCullough at Yale and Stanford QuestBridge College Prep Conferences|website=Vimeo|access-date=2017-01-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://haas.stanford.edu/students/cardinal-commitment/student-organizations/beagooddoctorscope|title=BeAGoodDoctor/SCOPE {{!}} Haas Center for Public Service|website=haas.stanford.edu|access-date=2017-01-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.yale.edu/2017/02/21/national-conference-focus-challenges-facing-first-generation-college-students|title=National conference to focus on challenges facing first-generation college students|website=Yale News|date=21 February 2017|access-date=2017-03-18}}

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