Entrepreneurship In Organizations MBA Track

Entrepreneurship is the engine of economic growth, and drives change and innovation in a rapidly changing, global context. Through the Entrepreneurship in Organizations Track our goal is to provide you with the tools, experiences, and support necessary to facilitate your development as a leader and innovator in your field. Graduates of this Track pursue a variety of career paths including: start-up and emerging companies, corporate innovation and business development, entrepreneurship through small business acquisition, venture capital/private equity, consulting, and social entrepreneurship. In sync with Carnegie Mellon’s interdisciplinary strengths, students collaborate closely with faculty, researchers and other students at our top-ranked programs including engineering, product development, computer science, robotics, and design.
Independent of which career path you take, fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth requires a fundamental skill-set applicable to innovation at all stages of a company’s life cycle. Our plan is to help you build a strong foundation in opportunity identification and evaluation, market research, team development, financing, valuation, due-diligence, and other areas critical to sound business development and growth.
Students applying to the Track are also eligible to apply to the James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows Program, the experiential complement to the academic Track. To participate as a Fellow, students must be enrolled in the Track.

Who Should Apply
Students motivated to be agents of change, driving growth and innovation in organizations of all sizes, including start-up and emerging companies, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurship through small business acquisition, venture capital/private equity, consulting, and social entrepreneurship.

Curriculum Information
The capstone project provides students with the opportunity to work in cross-disciplinary teams on an actual business situation, hone their leadership skills, and implement the knowledge and tools taught in the core curriculum. Electives can be selected from marketing, organizational behavior, finance planning, advanced communications, and other area critical to market entry and high-growth endeavors.

Faculty Coordinator
Dr. Arthur A. Boni
John R. Thorne Chair of Entrepreneurship
Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
W: (412) 268-8685
E: boni@andrew.cmu.edu