Gerrit McGowan

Research focus

• Entrepreneurial Methods & Lean Startups
• Optimal Perforamnce, Well-Being, and Flow
• Startup Acceleration & Incubation
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Resume

• Managing Director, WHU Entrepreneurship Center
• Mentor at Techstars & Alchemist Accelerator
• Founding Director of ICELab@Western
• Founder of Effectuate Ventures, LLC
• Founder/CEO of Kula.com
• Founder of Kula Foundation
• Advisor at United Nations Development Programme
• Principal at EcoPlan International, Inc
• Founder of Syntegrity Consulting Group, Ltd
• Doctoral (candidate), WHU Chair in Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
• Master of Science, University of British Columbia
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado-Boulder

Conferences and lectures

• Community Builders Leadership Institute (2016) Fostering Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Mountain Resort Communities
• Economic Development Council of Colorado’s Regional Economic Development Forum (2016) Millennials and the Future of Work on Colorado’s Western Slope
• Travel Executive Summit (2012) The Cause Marketing Gold Mine of Unredeemed Loyalty Currency
• Loyalty Expo (2012) Transforming Unwanted Points into A Currency for Giving
• University of Colorado Collaborative Action for Sustainability Speaker Series (2012) Democratizing Charitable Giving through Brand Loyalty
• Strategy for Good Summit (2011) Democratize Corporate Giving Through Cause-Related Loyalty Marketing
• APEC High Level Meeting on Driving SME Growth & Local Development (2008) Better Local Governance for SME Growth: Local Economic Development and The Role of Local Government
• Simon Fraser University Community Economic Development Programme (2007) Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development
• UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 3 (2006) Synergies & Opportunities in Enhancing Effectiveness for Local Economic Development
• Native Education College (2006) Cultural Ecotourism Planning in British Columbia's First Nation Communities