Dave Lerner

Dave was appointed Director of Entrepreneurship at Columbia University in 2013. In his years with Columbia Entrepreneurship he’s helped launch the Columbia Startup Lab, the Columbia Design Studio, Startup Law Studio, CTech and a host of new tech programs and curricula throughout the university’s many schools. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School where he teaches the Greenhouse Accelerator Program, the Launch Your Startup class and at Columbia Engineering where he teaches the Entrepreneurship Bootcamps to incoming Masters students.

By background he’s a serial founder and angel investor in 125+ companies. His personal blog, explores the worlds of university entrepreneurship, angel/venture investing, and startups and he’s a frequent contributor to many other publications, including Business Insider, whose SAI group named him both one of the “top 100 most influential New Yorkers in the digital business community” and “one of NYC’s top 100 early stage investors.

Education

• JD Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (1990 — 1993)
• BA Williams College (1986 — 1990)
• Stuyvesant High School (1982 — 1986)

Companies

• Director of Entrepreneurship Columbia University in the City of New York (2013)
• Adjunct Professor: Entrepreneurship Columbia University Graduate School of Business (2012)
• Adjunct Professor Entrepreneurship Columbia University School of Engineering (2012)
• Founder & Host Venture Studio (2011)
• Founder Totius Group | Rugged Ventures (2001)
• Board Member New York Tech Meetup (2010 — 2020)
• Creator, Founder Startup Genome (2010 — 2016)
• Board Member Columbia Venture Community (2009 — 2015)
• Board Member and Venture Advisor Columbia Business School's Lang Entrepreneurship Center (2004 — 2015)

Skills

• Management Consulting
• Executive Management
• Program Management

Other

Blogging, Business Development, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Social Media, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Development, Mergers, Investments, Public Speaking, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Consulting, Management, Leadership, Business Planning, Angel Investing, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Venture Capital, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship