Mike Grandinetti

About Mike Grandinetti

Active in fields of AI, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, design thinking & leadership development Successful serial tech entrepreneur, professor, innovation consultant, BOD member, hackathon leader, keynote speaker & startup mentor.VC -BACKED ENTREPRENEURCXO of 8 prior VC-backed startups, 2 NASDAQ IPO\'d. 7 acquired by strategics incl. ATT, IBM(2X), Iron Mountain, Oracle & Symantec. Co-led PO roadshows & was part of mgmt teams that have raised $1B USD in VC & public equity capital. Team won 1st ever MarTech \"Stackie\" award for use of Hubspot stack & innovative organizational design. PROFESSORAs Professor, named Financial Times Professor of the Week,Professor of the Year, won 4 Teaching Excellence awards, part of small team that designed new MBA curriculum, winning AACSB\'s award for the most innovative global MBA curriculum. Consistently high student evaluations over 20 years at Masters & Exec Ed levels. Exec ed participants include Infosys, Maersk, Novo Nordisk, Tetra Pak. Lecture(d) at Babson, Berkeley, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, HBS, Harvard Professional & Executive Development, Rutgers, etc. in US, Oxford in UK & ESADE in Europe. MITSr. Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management & judge in MIT $100K global startup competition for 10 yrs; serves as faculty member for MIT EF\'s Founders Program. Senior Advisor & regular panel moderator for MIT CIO Symposium, MIT HorizonCONSULTANTWorked at McKinsey & now manage independent practice; focusing on corporate strategy, innovation & design thinking. Corporate clients included Accenture, Capital One, Dell, Ferrari, IBM, Microsoft, Nestle, Pirelli, Samsung, SAB Miller & Zimmer Biomet.STARTUP MENTOR/BOARD MEMBERServes on BOD of many startups & is top-rated mentor in elite accelerator programs. Mentored winning team in $1M Hult Prize Regionals, defeating Stanford, Berkeley, & MIT, leading to global Finals where team presented to luminaries incl. Nobel Laureate M.Yunus & President CilntonSOCIAL IMPACT ACTIVITIES & AWARDSWon 2018 Rosoff Award for leadership in driving diversity & inclusion in the tech & startup communities. Board Member- Covent19 global ventilator design challenge with Mass General Hospital. 150 teams across 25 countries.Board Member AfricaO2 ventilator & oxygen support challengeFacilitator-Startup Weekend USA COVID19 Hackathon- registrantsKEYNOTE SPEAKERKeynotes many events incl. Global Startup Fest & Nestle\'s Hackathon, & many others & active on the TEDx circuit.COLUMNISTWrites regularly about innovation, entrepreneurship & leadership in Forbes & Money Inc

Experience

1. Instructor-management Division

   Harvard Extension School

   Jun 2020 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   I teach the following courses-Introduction to Entrepreneurship (undergraduate)-Introduction to Entrepreneurship (graduate)-(Corporate) Innovation & Entrepreneurship-Creativity & Innovation - Creativity & Innovation Immersive Weekend- Marketing Management-Leading and Marketing Social ChangeI am also a Faculty Partner, for both the \"AI Course Polisher” & \"ChatBot\" AI initiativesAs our world transitions fully to the knowledge economy, Harvard Extension School stands at the forefront of the greatest wave in education—that of open access and active learning.As one of 12 degree-granting institutions at Harvard University, Harvard Extension teaches to the largest and most eclectic student body. Harvard Extension is a fully accredited Harvard school.Our end goal is the creation of new knowledge and the preservation of academic freedoms. Together, we can make future generations stronger, more informed, and ready for the challenges ahead. We uphold the great liberal arts tradition, which challenges students to think deeply and critically—an asset in any pursuit. Harvard Extension\'s degrees and certificates are adorned with the Harvard University insignia. They carry the weight of the Harvard Univeristy lineage. Harvard Extension\'s graduates walk at University commencement and become members of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Education

• Yale School of Management

  MBA, Strategy

• Rutgers University

  B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science

Skills

• Team Building
• Angel Investing
• Strategic Planning
• Research
• Raising Venture Capital
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Cloud Computing
• Open Innovation
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Customer Experience Management
• Intellectual Property
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Strategy
• Product Marketing
• Social Networking
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• New Business Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy Development
• 3d Printing
• Team Leadership
• Due Diligence
• Marketing Communications
• Entrepreneur
• Change Management
• Product Management
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Online Marketing
• Mentoring
• Business Education
• Product Development
• Market Analysis
• Digital Media
• Web 2.0
• Social Media Marketing
• Management Consulting
• International Business