Mission
To promote an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset across the CSUB community and to provide a structured and integrated entrepreneurship education platform to the region
Value Proposition
- Grow new startups and contribute to regional economic growth through a structured venture accelerator program
- Offer innovative interdisciplinary educational programs in the field of new venture creation
- Function as an innovation hub for the region by connecting various local entrepreneurial programs and institutions
- Open to all CSUB students, alumni, faculty, staff, as well as members of the Kern County community at large
Targeted Industries
- Petroleum and Renewable Energy
- Aerospace
- Remote Business Services
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agricultural Technology
CEI Leadership Team
Dr. Deborah CoursExecutive DirectorDean of BPA
Phone: (661) 654-2207Email: dcours@csub.eduOffice: BDC 126A
Dr. Jeremy WoodsManaging DirectorProfessor of Management & Marketing
Phone: 661-654-3961Email: jwoods7@csub.eduOffice: BDC 136A
Dr. Milad PiraFaculty FellowAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-3388Email: mpira@csub.eduOffice: BDC 226A
Dr. Sumita SarmaGandhi Fellow for Social EntrepreneurshipAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-2072Email: ssarma@csub.eduOffice: BDC 232A
Dr. Angela Titi Amayah NtalaCSUB Entrepreneurship Club AdvisorAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-2245Email: aamayah@csub.eduOffice: BDC 133ACEI Advisory Board Members
JP LakeB3K, Kern Venture Group, Seed Core Foundation
Jake PaneroSkeet Varner Foundation & Varner Bros Inc.
NaTesha "T" JohnsonBakersfield College
Shannon LaBarePurveyor Branding
James M. DuncanScanlon Duncan
Richard CohnAir Force Research Laboratory
Kelly BeardenCSUB Small Business Development Center
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