The Fox School of Business at Temple University has announced the appointment of Ellen Weber as Assistant Professor and Executive Director of The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) is Temple University’s gateway to the entrepreneurial world.
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) proactively promotes entrepreneurial spirit throughout all 17 schools and colleges of Temple University. The IEI’s highly skilled staff and faculty provide consulting services to project groups and new ventures while developing. The IEI offers many years of experience in business development and consulting, a wide variety of skills, extensive networks and boundless enthusiasm for new ventures and experiential learning.
Weber has over 25 years of experience creating strong teams and building leaders for emerging companies and Fortune 500 clients. For 15 years, Ellen has served as Executive Director at Robin Hood Ventures, a group of angel investors, focused on early-stage, high-growth companies in the Greater Philadelphia region.
She has also served as angel-in-residence at Temple University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute and is active with Philly Startup Leaders, Philly Tech Meetup and the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs. She was the COO and co-founder of VisionMine, which provides a specialized Open Innovation portal to large corporations. Ellen has also served as Managing Director of Antiphony, consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve sustainable innovation.
With her impressive practical background in strategic planning, pitching projects, project management and advising startups, she is ideally suited to teach these skills to the undergraduate and graduate students in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship area.