Patricia G. Greene

Founder: Rutgers Center of Entrepreneurial Management

Areas of Expertise: Entrepreneurship; Growth; New Venture Creation; Venture Capital; Women and Business

Classes: Growth/Rapid growth, New Venture Creation

Education: B.S., The Pennsylvania State University 

                    M.B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

                    Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin

Professor At: Babson College

Greene received the John E. Hughes Award for Entrepreneurial Advocacy from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) this year. Her research focuses on the identification, acquisition, and combination of entrepreneurial resources, particularly by women and minority entrepreneurs. She is also the editor of several books like “Entrepreneurship Education” and “The Development of University-Based Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: Global Practices”. Greene is a frequent speaker at national and international events. Before becoming a professor she worked mainly in the health care sector.

Michael J. Roberts

Occupation: Executive Director, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship

Classes: Evaluating the Entrepreneurial Opportunity at Harvard Business School

Education: BA (Economics), Harvard College

                    MBA, Harvard Business School

                   Doctorate (Business Administration), Harvard Business School

Professor At: Harvard University

Roberts teaches the second-year elective course "Evaluating the Entrepreneurial Opportunity" in Harvard Business School. Before teaching, he had worked at McKinsey & Co. and Morgan Stanley. He has also served as CFO of a start-up chain of Italian restaurants, and as VP (Business Development) for a company in the health care services field. He has co-authored a textbook “New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur” which is used at over 100 graduate business schools. He has also written numerous papers and articles on the challenges of managing the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management.