Michael Kouchakdjian, Ph.D.

Professor, EPIC Director

Michael Kouchakdjian is Professor in the College of Business and Economics, teaching courses in business, management, and entrepreneurship.  He is also the Director of the Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation Center at AUA (EPIC).  Professor Kouchakdjian’s background is in the biotech industry, where most recently he was founder and president of Blue Stream Laboratories, Inc. (Cambridge, MA).  Previously at AUA, Kouchakdjian was Director of Administration (Prorector), Director of the Center for Business Research and Development, and Project Executive for the construction and startup of the AUA Business Center.

Education:

  • MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 1992
  • Ph.D., Columbia University, 1990
  • B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 1885

Courses Taught:

  • Bus 101-Introduction to Business
  • Bus 211-Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • BUS299 -  Capstone

Research interests:  Technological innovation, entrepreneurship, human capital and advanced workforce fluidity, industry cluster and ecosystem development

Publications: 

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/34809209_Michael_Kouchakdjian

 

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 060 61 25 38

Office location: 235W (PAB), 520M (MB) (EPIC)

Office hours: By appointment only

Websitelinkedin.com/in/mkouchak

 

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