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Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship

Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship

Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset

The Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship aims to build a cross-campus Community of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at American University by cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset and fostering a culture of creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, risk-taking, and resilience among students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The Veloric Center provides a range of experiential learning opportunities for students (workshops and competitions), assisting undergraduate & graduate students as well as recent AU alumni to incubate and launch startup companies, and overseeing the entrepreneurship curriculum with the Department of Management (Entrepreneurship Specialization & Minor).

Ranked

#30

Most Innovative University by US News and World Report and Bloomberg in 2022-2023.

 

Ranked

#38

Best Graduate Entrepreneurship Program by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur in 2022.

 

With

30

Active ventures in the incubator.

 

 

Recent Entrepreneurship News

October 10, 2024
Building Your Own Brand and Path: NBA Star Jamal Mashburn Visits AU Campus

The Sine Distinguished Lecturer series offers Kogod School of Business students unparalleled access...

August 14, 2024
Entrepreneurship Takes Center Stage with Annual Mid-Summer Festival

Kogod School of Business and Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship host the Fifth Annual Startup and...

August 1, 2024
She Capital Backs Women Entrepreneurs and Advances Gender Equity in the Process

Kogod School of Business alum Anisha Singh's business, She Capital, leads efforts to empower female...

July 10, 2024
Charting a Unique Path

Kogod School of Business alum shares his journey from AU to founding a production company and...

May 1, 2024
Change-Driven Entrepreneurs Visit Campus for Earth Day Discussion

For the second straight year, the Kogod School of Business hosts an Earth Day Founders Forum as...

April 25, 2024
Navigating International Finance: Ahmet Aytekin's Path to Policy Leadership

How pursuing an MS in Finance at the Kogod School of Business shapes a Turkish native's vision for...

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About the Veloric Family

As a result of a generous gift from AU alumni and highly successful entrepreneur Gary Veloric and the Veloric Family Foundation, the AU Center for Innovation was renamed the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship in a dedication ceremony on October 13, 2023.  You can watch a short video summary of the ceremony here.

Gary Veloric, a distinguished Kogod alumni (BSBA ’82), has been a pillar of the American University community for decades. In addition to his influential role on the Kogod Advisory Council for over 20 years, he was honored with the Dean's Award in 2009 and selected as a commencement speaker. 

Learn more about Gary Veloric’s family and their contributions to the entrepreneurial ecosystem here:

 

Leadership

Tommy White
Director, Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
(202) 885-1862
Kogod School of Business
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Biography

Tommy White is a Senior Professorial Lecturer (formerly “Executive-in-Residence”) at the Kogod School of Business at American University. In this role, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on introduction to business, introduction to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship business planning, revenue/financial forecast modeling and start-up launch, and venture capital.

Professor White is also the Director of the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship where he works promotes/directs entrepreneurial experiential learning activities throughout the AU campus and directly works with student entrepreneurs launching companies.

Professor White is an entrepreneur with 3 successful exits and 2 failed ventures. He is an active angel investor and coaches/mentors 20 – 25 startup ventures annually throughout the DC Startup Ecosystem.

Professor White received his MBA in Marketing from the Kogod School of Business, American University (1995) and his BA in Economics and History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1986).

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Danielle Vogel
Assistant Director, Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
Kogod School of Business
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Biography

Professor Vogel teaches courses at both Kogod and WCL focusing on the intersection between sustainability and entrepreneurship. She is also the Assistant Director of the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining the Kogod faculty, she founded Glen's Garden Market, a climate-motivated grocery store in Dupont Circle. Before that, she spent a decade on Capitol Hill working to pass comprehensive climate legislation. She also served as a Trial Attorney, enforcing the Clean Air Act for the U.S. Department of Justice.

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