Nima Farshchi Directory Page

Nima Farshchi is a faculty member in the Management and Organization Department at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and serves as Executive Director of the Office of Experiential Learning (OEL) and Director of the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland. His work sits at the intersection of business education and social impact, with expertise in sustainability, B Corps, corporate social responsibility, and leadership.

Through OEL, Farshchi builds and scales partnerships with alumni, corporate, and community organizations to expand classroom coaching, live cases, and capstone projects for students. As Director of CSVC, he leads the strategic vision to educate, engage, and empower students to use business as a force for good, helping them apply real-world frameworks to address complex societal challenges.

In the classroom, Farshchi teaches courses including Strategic Management, Social Innovation Capstone, Negotiations, Integrative Management Capstone, and Leadership. His teaching integrates a sustainable lens and hands-on, client-driven experiences that prepare students to lead with both impact and intention.

Farshchi is deeply involved in the Smith student community, serving as a faculty advisor for multiple organizations, including Net Impact (MBA), Alpha Kappa Psi, Project LIFT, Smith Equity Research, Business Beyond Borders, and Habitat for Humanity. Beyond campus, he contributes to the broader impact ecosystem as Partnerships Chair for B Local Mid-Atlantic, Vice Chair of Leaders of Experiential Project-Based Education (LEPE), a Teaching Committee Member for B Academics, and a Staff Advisor for Net Impact’s Smith graduate chapter.

His contributions to teaching and experiential learning have earned him multiple honors, including the Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence and recognition as B Academics Instructor of the Year and Course of the Year.

Farshchi is a proud Smith alum, holding an MBA from the University of Maryland, along with dual undergraduate degrees in operations management and accounting and a minor in leadership studies.