We Are Involved
The CFE brings together a diverse group of curious minds – inventors, dreamers, adventurers, visionaries, analysts, creatives, and collaborators – all with the shared goal of inspiring you to excel in your pursuits.
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Eric Bacyinski
Adjunct Lecturer | Entrepreneurship Hour (EHour)
Dr. Alison Bailey
Lecturer | Organizational Values & Ethics
Erika Block
Lecturer | AI, Entrepreneurship, & the Next Industrial Revolution | Creativity & Product Development | Storytelling for Innovators
David Brewer
Lecturer | Innovation for Impact: Defense & Security | Space Entrepreneurship
Amy Cell
Lecturer | Project Management & Consulting
Brandon “BT” Cesul
Intermittent Lecturer | Space Entrepreneurship
David Corneail
Intermittent Lecturer | Digital Product Design
Dr. Aaron Crumm
Lecturer | Intro to Innovation: Tools for Career Success | Compensation & Funding
Ted Dacko
Lecturer | Entrepreneurial Marketing | Leading an Entrepreneurial Team | Startup Sales
Jay Ellis
Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab Electrification
Sara (Dari) Eskandari
Adjunct Lecturer | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design, Extended Reality (XR) Prototyping
Tiffany Fidler, JD
Lecturer | Intro to Patent Law
Parker Finn
Adjunct Lecturer | Reimagining Companies Through Innovation Practicum
Jim Fish
Intermittent Lecturer | Tech Inspired Business Models
Adrian Fortino
Lecturer | Intro to Venture Capital
Dr. Eric Fretz
Lecturer | Interpersonal Skills: Leveling Up to Leadership
Christine Gordon
Adjunct Lecturer | Entrepreneurship Hour Discussion
Brian Hayden
Lecturer | Finding Your Venture
John Hennessy
Lecturer | Entrepreneurship Practicum | Intro to Innovation: Tools for Career Success
Grace Hsia-Haberl
Lecturer | Entrepreneurial Leadership Program | Entrepreneurship Practicum
Alisyn Malek
Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab Electrification
Mike McFall
Lecturer | Finding Your Venture
Dr. Scott Merz
Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab HealthTech
Douglas Moore
Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab at Mcity
Rishi Narayan
Lecturer | E-Commerce Entrepreneurship | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design
Shawn O’Grady
Adjunct Lecturer | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design Lab: 3D Printing & Prototyping
Christopher Quinn, JD
Lecturer | Innovation & Intellectual Property Strategy
Dr. Volker Sick
Professor | Perot Jain TechLab Climate Change & CFE Faculty Director
Dr. Kurt Skifstad
Adjunct Lecturer | AI, Entrepreneurship, & the Next Industrial Revolution | CFE Executive Director
David Tarver
Lecturer | Urban Entrepreneurship Practicum
Tiffany Teng
Intermittent Lecturer | Digital Product Design
Ryan Waddington
Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab Climate Change
Eric Wingfield
Adjunct Lecturer | Perot Jain TechLab at Mcity
Kevin Yanos
Lecturer | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design: Hardware, Coding, and IoT Prototyping
“If I scream at the top of my lungs “BEST CLASS EVEEEER” it still does not feel enough! Professor Fretz might be the actual BEST! After all these years I think we finally found the actual BEST professor!”
-Anonymous, regarding ENTR 550 Interpersonal Skills
