The Buerk Center supports innovative research and curriculum, working closely with faculty to prepare students for the real-life, complex challenges of entrepreneurship. Our interdisciplinary team, elite in their fields, are drawn from across campus and the entrepreneurial community.
The Buerk Center also co-sponsors the West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship for faculty and PhD researchers.
Buerk Center Faculty and Lecturers
Justin Blaney
Lecturer, Marketing
Will Canestero
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Marty Collins
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Emer Dooley
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Charlene M. and Arthur W. Buerk Endowed Faculty Fellow
Alicia DeSantola
Assistant Professor, Management & Organization
Deb Hagen-Lukens
Lecturer, Marketing and International Business
Ben Hallen
Associate Professor, Management and Organization
Longbrake Endowed Professor in Innovation
John Hansen
Lecturer, Finance and Business Economics
Alex Harris
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Suresh Kotha
Professor, Management and Organization
Douglas E. Olesen/Battelle Excellence Chair in Entrepreneurship
Research Director, Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Ed Lazowska
Bill & Melinda Gates Chair, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Diane Legg
Lecturer, Finance and Business Economics
Alan Leong
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Vivienne Long
Lecturer, Marketing
Michael Megalli
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Chris Metcalfe
Lecturer, Management and Organization
James Newell
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Emily Pahnke
Associate Professor, Management and Organization
Dan Sedlacek
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Betsy Sperry
Lecturer, Marketing and International Business
David Tan
Assistant Professor, Management and Organization
Valerie Trask
Lecturer, Management and Organization
Lance Young
Principal Lecturer, Finance and Business Economics
John Zagula
Lecturer, Management and Organization