Hofstra Launches New Center for Entrepreneurship

Hofstra University has launched its brand new Center for Entrepreneurship. The new center will be directed by Mark Lesko. Lesko, who will become the executive dean of the center, currently serves as the executive director of Accelerate Long Island, a group that brings research institutions together with local business communities to create new economic ventures. Lesko has also served as a federal prosecutor and the supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven.

As the executive dean of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Hofstra, Lesko will continue his work to connect Hofstra University with the local business community to fund startups, commercialize research and expand Hofstra’s entrepreneurial impact on the community. In order to expand Hofstra’s entrepreneurial reach, the school will also expand the entrepreneurship curriculum and will coordinate business plan competitions to help fund student startup ideas.

Hofstra currently offers students the opportunity to complete an entrepreneurship major and minor at the Zarb School of Business as well as a concentration in leadership and innovation option at the School of Engineering and Applied Science. According to a Hofstra University press release, Forbes has ranked Hofstra as one of the top 0 most entrepreneurial research universities in the United States. This is the second year in a row Hofstra has been included in the Forbes’ list.

In a recent Hofstra press release, Mark Lesko said that he is looking forward to his new position at the university and helping to reach and expand the university’s entrepreneurial goals. “Hofstra University has tremendous entrepreneurial energy on campus already and as Executive Dean of the new Center for Entrepreneurship I look forward to leveraging Hofstra’s existing assets and working with its students and faculty to facilitate the creation of startups that will also contribute to Long Island’s innovation-based economy,” he said.

Lesko will take his position at Hofstra University’s Center for Entrepreneurship on Oct. 1. For more information on Hofstra University and the Zarb School of Business, visit metromba.com.

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