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Professors at the Chicago GSB are the finest in the world. Nowhere is this more true than in the classes related to entrepreneurship, venture capital, and private equity. The following table lists in alphabetical order some of the professors that teach classes in the EVP space at the Chicago GSB.

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Linda Darragh Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of Entrepreneurship Programs
Professor Darragh teaches the "New Venture and Small Enterprise Lab" and leads the Hamer Small Business Initiative. She is founder of the Ceres Venture Fund for women investors seeking investments in women-led businesses. As the former vice president of the Women's Business Development Center in Chicago, Darragh has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, served on the Illinois governor's transition team on economic development, and developed programs to increase access to capital for women-led businesses.
Waverly Deutsch Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor Deutsch teaches "Building the New Venture." The class won her the 2005 Innovative Pedagogy for Entrepreneurship Education award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Deutsch's advisory board experience includes: Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and Chicago Community Ventures.
Robert H. Gertner Wallace W. Booth Professor of Economics and Strategy
Professor Gertner teaches "Social Entrepreneurship."
Susan Hapak Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor Hapek teaches "New Venture Strategy."
Steven Neil Kaplan Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Faculty Director of the Polsky Center
Professor Kaplan teaches "Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity" and "Developing a New Venture." He has been named among the top five professors at Chicago GSB in BusinessWeek since 1992, and he is the two-time Phoenix Award winner for service to students outside of the classroom at Chicago GSB. Kaplan is widely published in academic journals and often quoted for his expertise in business publications like The Wall Street Journal. He is academic dean for the Kauffman Fellows Program. His board experience includes: Kauffman Fellows Program, Illinois Venture Capital Association, and Morningstar (NASDAQ: MORN).
Joshua N. Lowitz Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor Lowizt teaches "New Venture Strategy."
Scott F. Meadow Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor Meadow "Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity" and "Commercializing Innovation." He has been named among the top five professors at Chicago GSB in BusinessWeek since 2002, when he began teaching at the school. Meadow is the only faculty member at Chicago GSB to have received the Phoenix Award for service to students outside of the classroom in four consecutive years. He has spent nearly 20 years as a general partner in venture capital where some of his investments include Staples, Pea in the Pod, Petsmart, and Zainy Brainy. He is currently associate partner at Edgewater Growth Capital Partners.
Ellen A. Rudnick Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship; Executive Director, Polsky Center
Professor Rudnick teaches "Entrepreneurial Internship Seminar," "Private Equity/Venture Capital Lab," and "Developing a New Venture." She is a successful start-up executive, having co-founded and served as chairman of Pacific Biometrics. Rudnick has held positions as corporate vice president at Baxter Healthcare and president and founder of Baxter Management Services Division. Her current board experience includes: Liberty Mutual Insurance, Patterson Companies (NASDAQ: PDCO), Health Management Systems (NASDAQ: HMSY), and First Midwest Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMBI). She was previously a venture partner for Inroads Capital.
James E. Schrager Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management
Professor Schrager teaches "New Venture Strategy." He has been named among the top five professors at Chicago GSB in BusinessWeek since 1994, and he is editor of The Journal of Private Equity. Schrager has started several companies and currently serves as president of Great Lakes Group.
Luigi Zingales Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance
Professor Zingales teaches "Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity." He is widely published in academic journals and has won several awards for his research. His most recent book, "Saving Capitalism from Capitalists" with Raghuram G. Rajan received acclaim from The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.



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