CALL FOR APPLICATIONS & NOMINATIONS
Position Overview
Georgia State is a recognized leader in innovation, ranking No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2024. ENI is an outgrowth of this culture. It is an academic unit housed in Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business with a university-wide mandate to create an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset across the entire campus. Since its launch in 2016, ENI has seen remarkable enrollment growth, with entrepreneurship now the fifth-largest undergraduate major at Georgia State. The new director will capitalize on this growth, raising ENI’s visibility and outcomes by enhancing curricular and co-curricular offerings, expanding the partnership opportunities within Georgia State, and actively engaging with partners in metro Atlanta’s thriving and extensive business ecosystem.
Reporting to the dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business and the university provost, the new director will be a collaborative and respected leader passionate about advancing access to entrepreneurship and innovation and partnering with individuals across the institution and beyond to build curricular and experiential opportunities for students. The new director will grow the faculty and facilitate research to understand better how to enhance entrepreneurship and inclusive innovation in the economy. The new director will be a systems thinker and relationship builder, leading the institute by strategically identifying and fostering areas for additional growth, innovation, and partnership. Fundraising, in partnership and collaboration with college and university development staff, will be critical to the director’s activities as ENI seeks to scale and ensure programmatic sustainability.
The leadership profile below contains minimum and preferred qualifications and additional information about the position and Georgia State University.
ENI Director Search Committee
- Arun Rai, Committee Chair
Regents’ Professor and Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair;
Director, Center for Digital Innovation, Robinson College of Business - Xiaoou Bai
Assistant Professor, ENI, Robinson College of Business - Kaydia Benjamin
Undergraduate Student, ENI - Kerry Heyward
General Counsel, Georgia State University - Joanne Mitchel
Director, Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization - Recha Reid
Associate Director, ENI - Elizabeth Strickler
Senior Lecturer and Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, Creative Media Industries Institute - Shirish Sundaresan
Assistant Professor, ENI, Robinson College of Business
Application Submission & Deadline
Should you wish to submit nominations of persons you deem worthy of consideration as our next Director, please email them directly to AGB Search at [email protected]. AGB Search will follow up with nominees and ensure that the nominators’ identities remain confidential.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
Atlanta, GA 30303