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Adjunct Faculty
James B. Sanders
Jim Sanders is a serial entrepreneur,
investor, and business assistance expert
with expertise in new venture creation,
market analysis, and corporate
partnering.
He is currently Director of New
Ventures at Honeywell International. He
is also Adjunct Professor of
Entrepreneurship at the R.H. Smith
School of Business at the University of
Maryland where he teaches New Venture
Creation, Entrepreneurial Finance,
Social Entrepreneurship and
International Entrepreneurship.
Until recently he was President of
the Columbia Group which provides
investment and assistance for startup
companies.
Earlier he was consultant to the
World Bank where he developed a series
of entrepreneurship programs for
emerging countries. He led the research
and public policy program at the
Software Publishers Association and the
Information Technology Association of
America. This included leading the
industry group that performed the
following studies:
- Global Software Piracy Analysis
- Global Economic and Social
Impact of Information Technology; a
72 Country Analysis.
- Skill Requirements for the
Global IT Workforce.
He is the former CEO of two software
firms and two corporate new ventures. He
was Vice President/General Manager
Cendant Corporation, Director, New
Ventures at Time Inc., Manager for
Strategy and Product Management for
Texas Instruments.
Earlier he was an industry analyst at
IDC and Director of Competitive
Intelligence Research for FIND/SVP.
He holds a MA in Information Science
from Columbia University and has
completed all the degree requirements
for a doctorate in entrepreneurship and
public policy issues at George
Washington University except the
dissertation.
Contact:
JSanders@rhsmith.umd.edu
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