Wisconsin Board of Regents hears from entrepreneurs
The session focused on the new Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Initiative announced in October.
At a recent meeting of the Universities of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents, a panel of entrepreneurs, university leaders, and business experts made a case for why founders – the individuals who create and build companies — must be the focus of UW–Madison’s evolving approach to entrepreneurship.
The discussion, led by Professor Jon Eckhardt, a Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Entrepreneurship, outlined a new vision for how UW–Madison can better support students, faculty, and alumni in launching businesses — and why that shift is critical for Wisconsin’s economy.
“We need to lean into entrepreneurship so our faculty, students, alumni, and state can learn to leverage technologies and shape the future economy of the state and the world instead of being shaped by it,” said Eckhardt.
Eckhardt is leading the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Initiative, which draws on the findings and recommendations of a study commissioned by Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin last year. That report can be found here.
“The goal is to make UW–Madison a premier institution for people who want to pursue entrepreneurship,” said Mnookin during her remarks to the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents. “This is another area where we have opportunities to magnify our already tremendous economic impact on Wisconsin and move life-changing innovations out into the world.”
Click here to learn more about the meeting.
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