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“Creating a nation of entrepreneurial engineers”

epicenter.stanford.edu

MISSION

The Epicenter is dedicated to unleashing the

entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate

engineering students across the US, in order to

create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills

and attitudes to contribute to the prosperity of

the US economy and society at large.

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APPROACH

Build an open-source community

Engineering  Educa,on  

Entrepreneurship  &  Innova,on  Educa,on  

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APPROACH

Build an open-source community

Engineering  Educa,on  

 Entrepreneurship  &  Innova,on  Educa,on  

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APPROACH

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RESULT

Join established firms Found startups Become more innovative engineers, educators & scientists

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Innovative

engineering

graduates

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TEAM Stanford University

Tom Byers (PI)

Kathleen Eisenhardt (PI)

Sheri Sheppard (PI)

Tina Seelig (Director)

Leticia Britos Cavagnaro (Assoc. Director)

NCIIA

Phil Weilserstein (NCIIA Executive Director)

James Barlow (Program Director)

Angela Shartrand (Research & Assessment)

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BOARDS

Curation Board Stephanie Adams – Virginia Tech

Andy Hargadon – UC Davis

Paul Hudnut – Colorado State

Liz Kisenwether – Penn State

Steve Nichols – Univ. of Texas

Andrew Singer – Univ. of Illinois

Mark Somerville – Olin College

Advisory Board

Jim Breyer – Accel Partners

Shona Brown – Google

Leah Jamieson – Purdue Univ.

Kristina Johnson – Fmr. Undersec. Energy

Gary May – Georgia Tech

David Munson – Univ. of Michigan

Jim Plummer – Stanford Univ.

Karan Watson – ABET, Texas A&M

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National leaders and domain experts

WHAT’S NEXT? Visit epicenter.stanford.edu to:

•  Sign-up for Epicenter updates

•  Learn about upcoming events

•  Tell us about successful examples of programs and resources

•  Share your vision and contribute ideas for the Epicenter

•  Spread the word to colleagues, faculty and students

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“Creating a nation of entrepreneurial engineers”

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