Sara Martin Henderson is the co-founder and co-director of the CREATE-X Female Founders program, a leader at Georgia Tech’s VentureLab, and a lead instructor for the NSF I-Corps Southeast Hub. She specializes in human-centered innovation and entrepreneurship education, with deep expertise in Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Service Design, and Strategic Foresight. During her time at Georgia Tech, she has secured major grant funding and led the development and delivery of multiple training programs for entrepreneurial teams, mentors, and instructors.
Sara has taught hundreds of early-stage, research-based startup teams and has advised Fortune 500 companies across industries on innovation strategy, culture transformation, and new product and service development. She co-developed key programs including the GTRI STING program, the I-Corps Southeast Hub Mentor Academy, the Science Foundation of Ireland I-Corps Program, and MTU Cyber Innovate Program. In addition to her teaching and coaching work, she builds strategic partnerships to expand entrepreneurship support in Atlanta and in emerging ecosystems abroad.