Name: Stan Mandel Title: Executive Professor & Director, Angell Center for Entrepreneurship Forte: Entrepreneurial Thinking

Stan knows entrepreneurship, having participated in the start-up of more than 10 organizations within the retail, financial services, health care, consulting and nonprofit sectors. He advises and serves on the boards of many student- and alumni-led start-up companies in electronic commerce, biotechnology, venture capital and retail services. His roles include matching student entrepreneurial interests with the best available experiential activities. His expertise and the success of the Angell Center for Entrepreneurship helped him place No. 3 in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2005 national ranking of entrepreneurship directors.