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Nik Rokop, Coleman Foundation Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stuart School of Business, teaches entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and graduate level and develops tools and frameworks to increase students’ chances of entrepreneurial success. He is chair of the Entrepreneurship Academy Council, a university-wide group of faculty, staff, and students promoting entrepreneurship at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵAPP, director of the Center for Sports Innovation, and supports the Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship.

A lifelong entrepreneur and adviser to and investor in entrepreneurial ventures, Rokop has a passion for creating new businesses and helping others succeed. He previously served as managing director of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵAPP’s Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, where he led and built a university resource to educate and support entrepreneurs.

Rokop has more than 30 years of successful entrepreneurial experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and international operations. His career spans the iron and steel industries, manufacturing, consulting, education, and the Internet.

Education

M.D.M., ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵAPP Institute of Technology Institute of Design
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
B.S. Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University

Affiliations

Undergraduate Programs in Business 
Master of Technological Entrepreneurship 
M.B.A. Technological Entrepreneurship