James Green

Dr. James V. Green is the Managing Director of Learning and Development for the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is responsible for designing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization, leading seed funding programs, and managing residential entrepreneurship programs for students. He directs two innovative online graduate programs, the Master of Professional Studies in Product Management and the Master of Professional Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship. In 2011, he earned first prize in the 3E Learning Innovative Entrepreneurship Education Competition presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) annual conference to recognize college educators who have created new and challenging learning activities that actively involve students in the entrepreneurial experience.

Dr. Green's research interests include entrepreneurship education and the psychology of entrepreneurship. He is a national presenter on entrepreneurship education with refereed papers and presentations at conferences for the Academy of Management (AOM), the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). Dr. Green serves as the Editor for the ASEE Entrepreneurship Division and as an evaluator for annual conference submissions.

Prior to the University of Maryland, Dr. Green held founder, executive, and operational roles with multiple startups to include WaveCrest Laboratories (an innovator in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems), Cyveillance (a software startup and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security), and NetMentors.Org (the first national online career development eMentoring community). Dr. Green earned a Doctor of Management and an MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Companies

• Managing Director of Learning and Development for Mtech University of Maryland (2021)
• Founder and Director of the Master of Professional Studies in Product Management University of Maryland (2021)
• Faculty edX Faculty from the University of Maryland (2019)
• Associate Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation University of Maryland (2017)
• Founder and Director of the Master of Professional Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship University of Maryland (2014)
• Faculty Coursera Faculty from the University of Maryland (2013)
• Founder and Director of the Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation University of Maryland (2011)
• Director of the Hinman CEOs Program University of Maryland (2007)
• Director of Entrepreneurship Education for Mtech University of Maryland (2009 — 2021)

Education

• Doctorate University of Maryland Global Campus (2004 — 2008)
• MBA University of Michigan (2002 — 2004)
• MS University of Maryland Global Campus (1997 — 2000)
• BS Georgia Institute of Technology (1992 — 1997)