SOM CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

D. Bernard Webster is an innovation engineer and go-to-market strategist responsible for training more than 20,000 startup entrepreneurs across New York City and New Jersey since 2009. He has launched several successful technology startups career including a recent winner of the US Small Business Administration's Growth Technology Accelerator competition in 2015. Webster is a recognized thought leader and certified instructor in Entrepreneurship and has been a contributor for several industry magazines including Forbes.com, the Huffington Post, and Black Enterprise.com

Birasnav Muthuraj received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research interests are manufacturing strategy, total quality management, supply chain management, total productive maintenance, and knowledge management. He is also involving in the design of a transportation system that helps to route vehicles operated by third party logistics service provider. He teaches production and operations management, statistics, research methodology for business students, and management science courses.

Deborah Y. Cohn is a tenured professor of marketing at New York Tech and dean of the university's School of Management. She's a member of the School's Impact committee, director of its Professional Enrichment (PE) Platform, and has chaired its personnel committee. Before joining the university in 2009, she spent 12 years in academia at various business schools in the U.S. A dynamic, well-respected educator, Cohn engages students and colleagues in numerous ways. For example, she organizes and coordinates more than 100 PE seminars annually by featuring industry professionals, adjuncts, advisory board members, and alumni in support of student learning.