"The typical company has a scientist who develops the technology and a business-person who takes it to market. This program has taught me to be both. It got me on my feet and taught me how to start an excellent company." - Greg Hering, E10

The Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Tufts provides hands-on educational opportunities for students interested in founding their own companies or working in entrepreneurial environments. Through our connections to alumni in business and industry, the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program strives to benefit both students and the corporate community.

The program attracts top faculty, such as Richard Wilmot, principal for Partners Innovation Fund at Partners Healthcare, Jack Derby, former CEO of Mayer Electronics Corporation and John Hodgman, former CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation.

Faculty
James Barlow, Director, Entrepreneurial Leadership Program;
Senior Lecturer, ELS 101 – Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Alicia Amaral, Lecturer, ELS 103 – Entrepreneurial Finance
Frank Apeseche, Lecturer, ELS – 103 Entrepreneurial Finance
Jack Derby, Lecturer, ELS 105 – Entrepreneurial Marketing
Gavin Finn, Lecturer, ELS 105 – Entrepreneurial Marketing
David Greenwald, Lecturer, ELS 101.03 – High Technology Entrepreneurship
John Hodgman, Professor of the Practice, ELS 193 – Special Topics; ELS 101 – Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Peter Marton, Lecturer, ELS 107 – Entrepreneurial Leadership
Inge Milde, Lecturer, ELS 101 – Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Felice Shapiro, Lecturer, ELS 101 – Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Pamela Stepp, Lecturer, ELS 107 – Entrepreneurial Leadership
Nancy Wilson, Lecturer, ELS 141 – Innovation in the Social Sector
Richard Wilmot, Lecturer, ELS – 103 Entrepreneurial Finance

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Pictured above:

Professor John Hodgman, instructor for ELS 101, Professor Felice Shapiro, instructor for ELS 199.  Left, Professor Robert J. Creeden, ELS instructor for Entrepeneurial Finance.