Leroy Dc Carson

About Leroy Dc Carson

An engaged scholar with doctoral training from the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University with 21 years of corporate leadership and 10 years entrepreneurial experience seeks to leverage his background and education to help others realize their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial instincts through proper training and education. He seeks to equip, empower and encourage the masses to maximize their potential by leveraging a blend of empirical knowledge along with his own lived experience to potentially enable organizations and individuals to think more entrepreneurially. A rich blend of education, advanced leadership skills and strategy development over years of successful assignments make him the ideal educator, strategists, and operator to create the most dynamic environments enabling the best results through empowered practitioners.

Experience

1. Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship

   Oglethorpe University

   Jun 2023 — Present · Brookhaven, GA, US

   As a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Oglethorpe University’s Hammack School of Business, I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic management, integrating academic rigor with practical relevance. My work equips future leaders with the tools, mindset, and global perspective needed to launch ventures, address real-world challenges, and lead with impact in a rapidly evolving economy.Each year, I teach five courses built around original, applied curricula emphasizing venture creation, business modeling, capital strategy, and entrepreneurial leadership. Many of my students have launched active startups, won pitch competitions, secured seed funding, and entered accelerators.Beyond the classroom, I mentor student-led ventures across tech, consumer goods, and service sectors, providing strategic guidance and supporting access to capital and incubation opportunities. I also engage actively with Atlanta’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through speaking engagements, faculty advising, and ecosystem-building initiatives.As Founding Director of the Oglethorpe Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (EIC), I lead efforts to integrate academic programming with regional innovation strategy. I spearheaded the launch of the Entrepreneurship Empowerment Zone, uniting seven neighboring communities into a shared innovation hub. I also deliver international entrepreneurship programming through LeadAbroad at St. John’s University–Rome, Italy (2024 & 2025), where students engage with global business leaders from companies like Merck (MSD) and UPS Italy.A consistent advocate for inclusive, place-based entrepreneurship, I work to secure external partnerships that expand student access to venture-building opportunities. This role continues to serve as a platform to elevate entrepreneurial education, activate regional ecosystems, and connect student visionaries to opportunity across the Southeast and beyond.

Education

• Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

  Doctorate of Business Administration , Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

  2019 — 2022

• Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

  MBA, Executive Masters of Business Administration

  1995 — 1997

• Johnson & Wales University

  B.S., Hospitalty

  1983 — 1987