Faculty & Staff
Faculty

Director, Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
Dirk Libaers, PhD
John & Beverley Grant Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship
& Innovation

Executive Director, Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
Allen Clary
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Richard Berman, MBA, MHA
Visiting Social Entrepreneurship Professor in-Residence

Karin Braunsberger, PhD
Professor

Stephen R. Budd, MBA
Associate Instructor, Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs

Steven C. Currall, PhD
Professor

Erwin Danneels, PhD
Professor

Steve Diasio, PhD
Instructor II

Mark Giddarie, DBA, MSEAT, MBA, MSM
Adjunct Professor

Gilbert Gonzalez, DBA
Adjunct Professor

Andy Hafer, DBA
Adjunct Professor, Chair of Nault Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board

Kenneth Hamner, JD, MBA, MForAcc, MSEAT
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Lin Jiang, PhD
Associate Professor

Jean D. Kabongo, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Chief Diversity Officer
Professor

Barry Rainwater, DBA
Adjunct Professor

Jinah Ryu, PhD
Assistant Professor

Estevan Serrano, MBA, MSEAT
Adjunct Professor

Tang Wang, PhD
Associate Professor

Lei Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor
Faculty Associates

Tapas K. Das
Professor & Department Chair
Industrial Management Systems Engineering
Nault Center for Entrepreneurship, Liason for Industrial Engineering
Admin & Staff

Alexis Yahre Walsh
Communications and Marketing Officer
Fellows & graduate assistants
Tiago Ferreira de Brito Farinas
Student Engagement Fellow
Spring 2025
Hyeongbeen Joo
Patent Commercialization Fellow
Spring 2025
Lan Phan
Mentorship Program Fellow
Spring 2025