An educational discussion session with Professor Jeff York from CU Boulder, about his vast experiences all over the world, and his current research looking at the fusion of environment, green energy and business.

Professor Jeffrey G. York (PhD, University of Virginia) is an Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship and the Shane Faculty Scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder. Professor York’s teaching and research are focused on environmental entrepreneurship, the simultaneous creation of ecological and economic goods. Professor York work has published research journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. His research has won numerous awards including the Academy of Management Organizations and the Natural Environment Emerging Scholar Award and the NYU-Stern Conference on Social Entrepreneurship Best Paper Award. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Journal of Business Venturing.
He teaches classes in business planning, entrepreneurial thinking and environmental sustainability at both the undergraduate and MBA level. He has taught and presented research in Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and numerous institutions in the United States. Prior to his academic career, he worked in a technology incubator, led the startup of a white water rafting company, and was a manager at a Fortune 500 financial services firm.