Case Western Reserve University and the Weatherhead School of Management have a rich legacy in the entrepreneurship space, with ongoing curriculum, programming, fellowships and workshops that prepare our students for careers in entrepreneurship. Today, many new initiatives have been launched, creating the need for oversight to coordinate these programs in an effort for the school to continue its dominance in this area. Michael Goldberg, who is an associate professor in the Design and Innovation Department and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship at CWRU, has agreed to take on this role, serving as Weatherhead’s program coordinator for entrepreneurship.
From Scott Shane’s pioneering research in early stage/high tech entrepreneurship and Scott Lowry’s advancement of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition to Satish Nambisan’s work in in corporate entrepreneurship (much of which is reflected in our cutting-edge MBA in Product Management launching this fall) and the Fowler Center’s leadership in social entrepreneurship, the Weatherhead School of Management is leading the advancement of entrepreneurial thinking. Add to this the work at the Veale Institute, and CWRU is among a small group of elite universities encouraging students to think differently about business.
With the creation of the program coordinator for entrepreneurship, the coordination of the related coursework and programs will move to the Design and Innovation department from the deans’ office. The goal is to create a reputation for Weatherhead and CWRU as a Tier 1 training ground for aspiring entrepreneurs and, consequently:
- Boost enrollments into our graduate and undergraduate programs via coordinated, innovative, and experiential programs
- Engage key alumni and external stakeholders as collaborators with the school
- Drive the school’s reputation via leadership in key rankings
As the first step in overseeing entrepreneurship initiatives, Goldberg will assemble an entrepreneurship coordination committee which will include representatives from WSOM departments as well as other CWRU schools, institutes and centers involved in delivering entrepreneurship courses and programs. The committee's recommendations will be a key step in identifying and implementing potential program and/or curriculum changes.