Tufts Gordon Institute Lecturer John Hodgman Appointed as Professor of the Practice

Tufts Gordon Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hodgman, Entrepreneurial Leadership Lecturer, to Professor of the Practice. A valued member of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program faculty, Hodgman has taught entrepreneurship courses at Tufts since 1997. In addition to teaching Entrepreneurship & Business Planning Hodgman serves as a mentor to students seeking to launch new ventures. Hodgman’s appointment is part of Tufts Gordon Institute’s evolving faculty model to attract individuals with industry experience into the classroom.

Previously, Hodgman served as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), where he established the corporation’s reputation as a leading edge venture capital firm.

Prior to his 17 years leading MTDC, Hodgman worked with entrepreneurs of early-stage technology companies and held various executive roles including: President and CEO of Stewart Systems Corporation, a computer software company; CEO of the Massachusetts Security Agency (now the department of employment and training); and Director of Personnel Management for the New England Group of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP).

Hodgman was also the Howard Foley professor for High Tech Workforce Development at University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s School of Engineering from 2002 to 2010 where he focused on a statewide initiative to encourage more students to major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In 2010, he was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to the newly established STEM Advisory Council.