Entrepreneur/Marketing Exec Joins
University of Maryland
Entrepreneurship Center
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
adds Neil Selvin as
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
College
Park, Md. September 28, 2006 - The
University of Marylands Robert H. Smith
School of Business today announced Neil
Selvin joined the schools nationally
recognized Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship as an
entrepreneur-in-residence. Selvin has
more than 25 years of experience
branding and marketing a range of
technology products and now operates an
independent consulting practice,
Strategic Marketing. He will leverage
his substantial insight and experience
to assist student and local
entrepreneurs in their preparation to
obtain funding through the Dingman
Centers Capital Access Network.
Neil brings a great deal of
knowledge to the Dingman Center as a
successful entrepreneur and strategic
marketing consultant, said Asher
Epstein, managing director of the
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
His history of success offers a huge
asset to the students and regional
entrepreneurs seeking to promote and
build their businesses.
Neil Selvin is a true leader of the
digital economy and an invaluable
resource for Smith students and regional
entrepreneurs taking part in Dingman
Center programs, said Howard Frank,
dean of the University of Marylands
Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Previously, Selvin was the executive
vice president and chief marketing
officer for Approva, a software
compliance company. He also ran a number
of companies, including OneWorld Systems
and Pivia. Prior to this he served as
chief executive of Global Village
Communication, a Macintosh modem and
communications software company.
Selvins accomplishments include growing
Global Village from a $20 million
company to $140 million in three years,
and taking the company public in 1994.
In the early 1990s, Selvin worked at
Apple, where he was the director of
marketing for portable computers and
drove the launch of the original
PowerBooks. By creating unique
positioning for the PowerBook, he was
able to permanently change the laptop
playing field, resulting in first-year
revenues of $1 billion and the most
successful new brand at Apple in seven
years. Selvin has also served on a
number of boards of directors.
About the University of Marylands Robert H.
Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized
leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13
colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith
School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, MS PhD
and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate
community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in
learning locations on three continents North America, Europe and Asia.
