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Yael V. Hochberg – Teaching

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Cases in Venture Investment and Management (Winter 2006 -present)

MBA level case-based course focused on evaluation of new venture investment opportunities from the perspective of the investor. Self-authored cases on current and former VC deals are utilized to examine the process by which VCs evaluate and manage their portfolio company investments, with participation by the VCs who originally sourced and evaluated the deals.

Venture Lab (Winter 2008 - present)

Experiential learning course that places MBA and EMBA students in 2-day-a-week, 10 week internships at venture capital funds, accelerators and incubators, and VC-backed startup companies.

Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital (Executive MBA) (2013)

Executive MBA level course focused on the financing of new ventures, with particular emphasis on the venture capital industry and investment process.

Venture Capital and Private Equity (Winter 2006 -Winter 2008, Spring 2013)

MBA level course covering the building blocks of the venture capital and leveraged buyout industries. Emphasis on financial contracts, valuation, terminology and organizational structure.

Johnson School of Management, Cornell University

Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (Fall 2003 - Fall 2004)

MBA level course covering the building blocks of the venture capital industry. Emphasis on financial contracts, valuation, terminology and organizational structure.

Case Studies in Venture Capital Investment and Management (Fall 2003 - Fall 2004)

MBA level case-based course focused on evaluation of new venture investment opportunities from the perspective of the investor and entrepreneur. Cases on current and former VC deals are utilized to examine the process by which VCs evaluate and manage their portfolio company investments, with participation of the involved VCs and entrepreneurs.

Advisory

Advisory Board – InNUvation

Faculty Advisory Board – Northwestern University Innovation and New Ventures Office (Technology Transfer)

Faculty Advisor – Big Red Ventures (Cornell)

Faculty Advisor – Big Red Incubator (Cornell)