“The ASU ‘New American University’ Model: Driving Economic Impact Through Entrepreneurship”
Monday, October 24
11.30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ground floor room, Museum and Conference Center (bldg. 19)
Light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
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The Entrepreneurship Center is proud to welcome Charlie Lewis, senior vice president of Venture Development at Arizona State University (ASU). With 20 years of entrepreneurial and private equity experience, he manages the creation and growth of new ASU spinout companies for Arizona Technology Enterprise (AzTE).
Recently selected as the #1 university in the U.S. for Innovation ahead of Stanford #2 and MIT #3 by U.S. News and World Report for the second year in a row, ASU is entrepreneurially-focused both in the training of faculty, student and community entrepreneurs and also in how the university itself operates.
Through 2015, new ASU faculty startups have raised over $600 million in venture capital investment with more than 500 people currently employed at ASU-linked startups. Additionally, 260 student team companies have been launched representing more than 1,000 students in the past 10 years with grant, prize and investments totaling over $14 million.
Click here to register and learn more about ASU’s entrepreneurial programs and success stories.