Babson College has announced that Franklin W. Olin Professor in Entrepreneurship Dr. Candida G. Brush has been appointed the Vice Provost of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership. In her new role at the school, Dr. Brush will work to coordinate and connect all entrepreneurial aspects of Babson college and broaden the school’s reputation to advance economic and social value on a global scale.
In addition to serving as the F.W. Olin Professor in Entrepreneurship, Dr. Brush also serves as the Faculty Research Director of the Arthur M. Blank Center and has served as the Division Chair for Entrepreneurship for the past 10 years. Additionally, she has served on the development team for the new Masters of Science in Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership program at Babson and the Bertarelli Foundation Endowed Chair Task Force.
In addition to her responsibilities in her current positions, Dr. Brush’s new responsibilities as Vice Provost will include, supervising the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation, working with other campus leaders to develop initiatives that will extend entrepreneurial thought and action on campus, coordinating research opportunities and collaboration and representing Babson College at various academic and business education forums.
Dr. Brush also serves as a Visiting Adjunct Professor to the University of Nordlands, Bodø Graduate School, Bodø, Norway and is a co-founder of the Diana Project; a research collaborative recognized as the 2007 recipient of the FSF, Swedish Research Foundation International Award for Outstanding Research Contributions in the Field of Entrepreneurship.
She has authored 10 books, 22 book chapters, and has had more than 100 articles published in scholarly journals. Prior to joining Babson, Professor Brush was an Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, Founder of the Council for Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and Research Director for the Entrepreneurial Management Institute at Boston University.