Jerome Engel is the founder and Executive Director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation,and Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business. He lectures on Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Technology Commercialization. He also is a General Partner in Monitor Ventures, LLC, a new venture firm being organized in collaboration with the Monitor Group.

Prior to joining the University in 1991, Mr. Engel had a distinguished career in helping commercialize emerging technologies through the creation of venture capital-funded ventures as the founder and Managing Partner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurial Services practice in the Bay Area. He has been active a broad array of technology sectors including IT, Telecommunications, Biotech and Medical Devices. He holds a BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

MOT Course(s):

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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