Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Director, Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
Dirk Libaers, PhD
John & Beverley Grant Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship
& Innovation
Executive Director, Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
Allen Clary
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Richard Berman, MBA, MHA
Visiting Social Entrepreneurship Professor in-Residence
Tim Ernest, MBA
Adjunct Professor, Program Planner Analyst
Stephen R. Budd, MBA
Associate Instructor, Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs
Steven C. Currall, PhD
Professor
Erwin Danneels, PhD
Professor
Mark Giddarie, DBA, MSEAT, MBA, MSM
Adjunct Professor
Gilbert Gonzalez, DBA
Adjunct Professor
Andy Hafer, DBA
Adjunct Professor, Chair of Nault Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board
Kenneth Hamner, JD, MBA, MForAcc, MSEAT
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Lin Jiang, PhD
Associate Professor
Jean D. Kabongo, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Chief Diversity Officer
Professor
Jinah Ryu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Jessica Weakley, MBA
Adjunct Professor
Tang Wang, PhD
Associate Professor
Lei Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor
Faculty Associates
Tapas K. Das
Professor & Department Chair
Industrial Management Systems Engineering
Nault Center for Entrepreneurship, Liason for Industrial Engineering
Admin & Staff
Maricela Elizarraras
Office Manager
Alexis Yahre Walsh
Communications and Marketing Officer
Fellows & graduate assistants
Tiago Ferreira de Brito Farinas
Student Engagement Fellow
Spring 2025
Hyeongbeen Joo
Patent Commercialization Fellow
Spring 2025
Lan Phan
Mentorship Program Fellow
Spring 2025