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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Erika Block

Lecturer | AI, Entrepreneurship, & the Next Industrial Revolution | Creativity & Product Development | Storytelling for Innovators

Amy Cell

Lecturer | Project Management & Consulting

Dr. Aaron Crumm

Lecturer | Intro to Innovation: Tools for Career Success | Compensation & Funding

Ted Dacko

Lecturer | Entrepreneurial Marketing | Leading an Entrepreneurial Team | Startup Sales

Sara (Dari) Eskandari

Adjunct Lecturer | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design, Extended Reality (XR) Prototyping

Parker Finn

Adjunct Lecturer | Reimagining Companies Through Innovation Practicum

Jim Fish

Intermittent Lecturer | Tech Inspired Business Models

Dr. Eric Fretz

Lecturer | Interpersonal Skills: Leveling Up to Leadership

John Hennessy

Lecturer | Entrepreneurship Practicum | Intro to Innovation: Tools for Career Success

Grace Hsia-Haberl

Lecturer | Entrepreneurial Leadership Program | Entrepreneurship Practicum

Rishi Narayan

Lecturer | E-Commerce Entrepreneurship | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design

Shawn O’Grady

Adjunct Lecturer | Intro to Entrepreneurial Design Lab: 3D Printing & Prototyping

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

Tiffany Teng

Intermittent Lecturer | Digital Product Design

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

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