Entrepreneurship: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Vadim Backman

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sachs Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering

Field: Aging, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Epigenetics, Genetics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cancer Treatment, Cell Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Genetic Medicine and Health, Regenerative Medicine

Scott Baker

Kellogg School of Management

Associate Professor of Finance

Field: Finance

Focus Areas: Behavioral Finance, Entrepreneurship, Financial Policy and Regulation, Interest Rates, Labor Markets, Macroeconomics, Personal Finance

Esther S. Barron

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Clinical Professor of Law

Field: Business Law, Legal Education

Focus Areas: Business Associations, Entrepreneurship

Vinayak P. Dravid

McCormick School of Engineering

Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Field: Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable energy, Water Quality and Purification

Hayes Ferguson

Field: Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizations, Marketing

Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship, Gender Diversity and Equality, Innovation

Mark Fisher

McCormick School of Engineering

Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Manufacturing, Medical Device Development, Product Management and Development

Jeremy D. Gilbert

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor, Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Journalism

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Journalism Industry

Katherine Jackson

McCormick School of Engineering

Adjunct Lecturer

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits

Benjamin Jones

Kellogg School of Management

Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship

Field: Business Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Economic Growth and Development, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Innovation, International Business and Marketing

Dr. David Kalainov

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Field: Sports Medicine, Surgery

Focus Areas: Bone Fractures, Electronic Health Records, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Policy, Medicare and Medicaid, Opioid Addiction, Orthopaedic Surgery, Patient Care

Megan Kashner

Kellogg School of Management

Lecturer and Director of Social Impact & Sustainability in Kellogg’s Sustainability & Social Impact Management Area

Field: Business Ethics, Business Strategy

Focus Areas: Business Strategy, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Economic Growth and Development, Entrepreneurship, Investing, LGBTQ Rights, Nonprofits

Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez

Kellogg School of Management

Adjunct Lecturer of Finance

Field: Finance

Focus Areas: Economic Growth and Development, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, International Business and Marketing, Investing, Latinx Culture and Politics, Macroeconomics, Political Corruption

Monica Llorente

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Senior Lecturer

Field: Business Law, Legal Education

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Contract Theory, Corporate Governance , Education Disparities, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Negotiation Tactics, Nonprofits

Steve Reed

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Clinical Professor of Law

Field: Business Law

Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, Mergers and Acquisitions

Mohanbir Sawhney

Kellogg School of Management

McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology

Field: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems and Technology, Innovation, Machine Learning and Automation, Product Management and Development, Technology Companies

David Schonthal

Kellogg School of Management

Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Field: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Daniel Spulber

Kellogg School of Management

Elinor Hobbs Professor of International Business

Field: Business Strategy

Focus Areas: Antitrust Law, Contract Theory, Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Industrial Organizations and Economics, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business and Marketing, Microeconomics

Spencer Striker

Northwestern University in Qatar

Associate Professor of Digital Media Design

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Education, History, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Visual Arts

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Digital Media, Educational Development, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Innovation, Sound Design, Technology Companies, Wearable Technology

David Zaretsky

McCormick School of Engineering, The Graduate School

Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Content Marketing, Data Science, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Higher Ed Administration, Influence and Persuasion, Machine Learning and Automation, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Social Networks, Technology Companies