Faculty and Executive Leadership Directory

 

Jennifer M. Walske Adjunct Professor Faculty Director of the Global Social Venture Competition Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship  Entrepreneurship (510) 642-5371 Email: click on the envelope icon below for full email address Academic Status: On duty Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 p.m. F608 Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required) LinkedIn Profile

Education

BA, Communications Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara
MBA, Marketing emphasis, Santa Clara University
DBA, Strategy & Policy and Entrepreneurship, Boston University

Positions Held

At Haas since 2009

2011 - present, Adjunct Professor, Haas School of Business

2011 - present, Faculty Director of the Global Social Venture Competition, Haas School of Business

2011 - present, Director of Social Entrepreneurship, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, Haas School of Business

2000 - present, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Myriad Investments, LLC

2010 - 2011, Senior Fellow, Haas School of Business

2009 - 2011, Lecturer, Haas School of Business

2007 - 2009, Visiting Scholar, Babson College

2007, Lecturer, School of Management, Boston University

 

External Service and Assignments

• Member, Academy of Management
• Member, National Venture Capital Association

Current Research and Interests

• Social entrepreneurship
• Venture capital andn venture philanthropy
• Strategy
• Human capital

Selected Papers and Publications

• “Genetically engineered: Why some venture capital firms are more successful than others,” with A. Zacharakis. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 33, no. 1 (2009): 297-318.
• “Effect of venture capital syndication networks on entrepreneurial success,” with A. Zacharakis and L. Smith-Doerr. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (2007): 38-52. (Ranked on the top 10 list of SSRN thrice since July 2008)

Teaching

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship, L&S 5 (UGBA 96)
• Social Entrepreneurship, 292N-2

Honors and Awards

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