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Innovation-Driven Faculty
At Kellogg, our Entrepreneurship, Growth & Scaling and Corporate Innovation faculty bench is composed of world-class scholars and real-world practitioners. With backgrounds in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, corporate innovation, family enterprise, real estate and strategic, cross-functional business growth, Kellogg faculty provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and experiential learning within the classroom. Kellogg students are empowered to put frameworks taught within the coursework directly into practice as they proceed through our course pathways.
The KIEI faculty provide a diverse, deep and current blend of research-based expertise and practitioner experience across all dimensions of new venture creation and enterprise growth.
Ben Jones, Faculty Director, KIEI
Faculty Snapshots
Benjamin Jones
Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship, Professor of Strategy, Faculty Director, Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
Benjamin Jones
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling
Linda Darragh
Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice
Larry Levy Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
Larry Levy Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
Linda Darragh
Entrepreneurship
Mohanbir Sawhney
McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology, Clinical Professor of Marketing, Director, Center for Research in Technology and Innovation
Mohanbir Sawhney
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling,Technology,Marketing
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling,Technology,Marketing
David Schonthal
Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Faculty Director of Zell Fellows Program
Faculty Director of Zell Fellows Program
David Schonthal
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Jan A. Van Mieghem
Harold L. Stuart Professor of Managerial Economics, Professor of Operations
Jan A Van Mieghem
Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling
Corporate Innovation,Growth and Scaling
Mark Achler
Adjunct Lecturer of Management & Organizations
Mark Achler
Entrepreneurship
Katie Arnold
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Katie Arnold
Entrepreneurship
Scott Baker
Assistant Professor of Finance
Scott Baker
Entrepreneurship,Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship,Venture Capital
William Michael Bennett
Adjunct Lecturer of Real Estate
William Michael Bennett
Entrepreneurship,Real Estate
Entrepreneurship,Real Estate
Eric Berggren
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing
Eric Berggren
Marketing
Benjamin Block
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Benjamin Block
Entrepreneurship
Jeff Cantalupo
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing
Jeff Cantalupo
Marketing
Carter Cast
Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Carter Cast
Entrepreneurship
James Gerard Conley
Clinical Professor of Technology
James Gerard Conley
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation
Entrepreneurship,Corporate Innovation
Dean DeBiase
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Dean DeBiase
Corporate Innovation,New Venture
Rick Desai
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Rick Desai
Entrepreneurship
Joe Dwyer
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Joe Dwyer
Entrepreneurship
Paul Earle, Jr.
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Paul Earle
Corporate Innovation
Brian Eng
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Brian Eng
Entrepreneurship,Software Development,Startup Programming
Entrepreneurship,Software Development,Startup Programming
Jeff Eschbach
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Jeff Eschbach
Entrepreneurship
Stephanie Farsht
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Stephanie Farsht
Entrepreneurship
Troy Henikoff
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing
Troy Henikoff
Startup Marketing
Julie Hennessey
Clinical Professor of Marketing
Julie Hennessey
Growth and Scaling,Marketing
Growth and Scaling,Marketing
James Herbison
Associate Professor of Strategy
James Herbison
Strategy
Jeff Hyman
Adjunct Lecturer of Management & Organizations
Jeff Hyman
Entrepreneurship,Management and Organizations
Entrepreneurship,Management and Organizations
Sean Johnson
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing
Sean Johnson
Startup Marketing
Megan Kashner
Clinical Assistant Professor within Kellogg’s Public-Private Interface Initiative (KPPI)
Director of Social Impact
Director of Social Impact
Megan Kashner
Public Private Interface
Social Impact
Gregg Latterman
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Program Lead for the Zell Fellows
Program Lead for the Zell Fellows
Gregg Latterman
New Venture
Scott Levy
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing
Scott Levy
Marketing
José Maria Liberti
Clinical Professor of Finance
Jose Maria Liberti
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling,Startup Finance
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling,Startup Finance
Michal Maimaran
Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing, Research Associate Professor of Marketing
Michael Maimaran
Marketing
Michael Mazzeo
Associate Professor of Strategy
Michael Mazzeo
Growth and Scaling,Strategy
Growth and Scaling,Strategy
Samir Mayekar
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Samir Mayekar
Entrepreneurship
Mark McCareins
Clinical Professor of Business Law, Co-Director, JDMBA Program
Mark McCareins
Entrepreneurship,Law
Entrepreneurship,Law
Peter H. McNerney
Adjunct Lecturer of Finance
Peter H McNerney
Entrepreneurship,Medical
Entrepreneurship,Medical
Suzanne Muchin
Clinical Associate Professor of Communications
Suzanne Muchin
Architectures Collaboration
Communications
Evan Michael Norton
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Evan Michael Norton
Entrepreneurship,Medical
Entrepreneurship,Medical
William Ocasio
John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Management & Organizations
William Ocasio
Growth and Scaling,Management and Organizations
Growth and Scaling,Management and Organizations
Karin O’Connor
Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Executive Director, Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital
Executive Director, Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital
Karin OConnor
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Adam Robert Pah
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations
Adam Robert Pah
Management and Organizations
Jennifer Pendergast
Jennifer Pendergast
John L. Ward Clinical Professor of Family Enterprise and Executive Director of the Center for Family Enterprises
John L. Ward Clinical Professor of Family Enterprise and Executive Director of the Center for Family Enterprises
Jennifer Pendergast
Family Enterprise
Neal Roese
SC Johnson Chair in Global Marketing
Professor of Marketing
Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)
Professor of Marketing
Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)
Neal Roese
Marketing
Paul Scanlan
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Paul Scanlan
Entrepreneurship
Alex Schneider
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Program Lead, Zell Fellows Program Acquisition & Ownership Track
Program Lead, Zell Fellows Program Acquisition & Ownership Track
Alex Schneider
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Birju Shah
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Birju Shah
Entrepreneurship
Pavel Sokolovsky
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Pavel Sokolovsky
Entrepreneurship
Andrew W. Sykes
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Andrew W. Sykes
Entrepreneurship
Craig Wortmann
Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Executive Director of the Kellogg Sales Institute
Executive Director of the Kellogg Sales Institute
Craig Wortmann
Entrepreneurship
Mike Xenakis
Adjunct Lecturer of Finance
Mike Xenakis
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Entrepreneurship,Growth and Scaling
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ziegler
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ziegler
Entrepreneurship
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