Entrepreneurship Academy | Managing Director's Message
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Academy’s website. Students can explore entrepreneurship programs, find internships with startup companies, partake in competitions and meet like-minded people making a difference in the world. Alumni can tell their stories and become mentors to young entrepreneurs. We invite the community to discover IIT and visit the campus for one of our many events.
I have been actively involved with IIT for many years, and had always considered it an undiscovered gem in Chicago. I arrived just over 3 years ago to lead the Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center. What I found amazed me, and I’m sure you’ll agree, as you see all of it come together in our new site, and in the collaboration being fostered and promoted across the campus through the Academy.
Learn about the entrepreneurs who founded IIT and the Stuart School of Business. Read about our alumni who have created world-changing ventures. Follow our recent graduates as they grow their young companies. Meet our students leading entrepreneurial activities.
Join us as we leverage courses, activities and relationships to help make IIT a globally recognized leader in the teaching and practice of taking ideas to market profitably. Help us build a world-class platform to take an “Idea to Profit”.