MBA - Area Focus Electives - Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Darden has long been recognized for having one of the best entrepreneurship programs among all graduate business schools, with a curriculum that inspires purpose-driven, entrepreneurial leaders who will improve the world. Today, we offer more than 25 area-focused electives in entrepreneurship, innovation and related fields.

A full listing of all entrepreneurship & innovation courses is available here.  For questions about any of these offerings, please contact Bobby Parmar.

In addition to courses, Darden encourages all students to develop their innovative thinking and entrepreneurial capabilities through a wide range of co-curricular programs in entrepreneurship and innovation. These include student clubs, conferences, workshops, boot camps, internships, fellowships, competitions, independent studies, mentorship, and a variety of early-stage venture development opportunities.

For a complete access to all of Darden’s curricular and co-curricular offerings in entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and related fields, please visit the Batten Institute, a center of research and education at Darden dedicated to inspiring purpose-driven entrepreneurial leadership.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Faculty

Raul O. Chao

Raul O. Chao

Associate Professor of Business Administration

Alex Cowan

Alex Cowan

Lecturer, Academic General Faculty

Gregory B. Fairchild

Gregory B. Fairchild

Isidore Horween Research Associate Professor of Business Administration Associate Dean for Washington, D.C., Area Initiatives and Academic Director of Public Policy and Entrepreneurship

John W. Glynn

John W. Glynn

MacAvoy Professor of Business Administration

Edward D. Hess

Edward D. Hess

Professor of Business Administration Batten Executive-in-Residence Batten Faculty Fellow

Andrea Larson

Andrea Larson

Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration

Michael Lenox

Michael Lenox

Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer

 Jeanne Liedka

Jeanne Liedka

United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs

Saras Sarasvathy

Saras Sarasvathy

Paul M. Hammaker Professor in Business Administration Jamuna Raghavan Chair Professor in Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Sankaran Venkatraman

Sankaran Venkatraman

MasterCard Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Staff

Omar Garriott

Executive Director and Assistant Professor

MJ Toms

MJ Toms

Director of Education and Experiential Learning

Madelyn Taylor

Madelyn Taylor

Assistant Director, Student Programs

Jason Brewster

Jason Brewster

Director, Ventures

David Touve

David Touve

Senior Director, Ventures

Sandra McCutcheon

Sandra McCutcheon

Assistant Director, Ventures

Rebecca Duff

Rebecca Duff

Director of Initiatives, Batten Institute