Business, Entrepreneurship, & Leadership
Our students develop as innovators and leaders not only by our distinctive approach to experiential education and research, but also through novel initiatives in entrepreneurship, business, and leadership.
The Michael J. and Ann Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education provides education on tools, concepts, and resources to foster creativity and the ability to develop commercially viable ideas. It offers a host of programs and resources, including semester-long courses in product innovation and design, an entrepreneurial engineering minor, an entrepreneurial mentor program, a student-run product development studio, and a co-op program for students to work on their own new ventures. The Center is open to students across the University and also partners with other organizations within Northeastern’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.
With the Edward G. Galante Engineering Business Program, engineering students have the opportunity to complement their technical engineering education with business skills and enriching networking and growth opportunities. Students earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree as well as an Engineering Business Certificate, of which four courses can be applied to an MBA at Northeastern.
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a National Academy of Engineering-recognized institute offering a graduate certificate in Engineering Leadership which can also be taken in combination with most engineering master’s degrees in the College of Engineering. For undergraduate students, a supplementary curriculum to the co-op program is offered to make engineering leadership development a focus of the co-op experience.
Student Experiences
Alumna Develops Award-Winning E-Commerce Platform and Lands Job at Google
Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, MS’22, engineering management and Galante engineering business certificate, developed Palm, a fashion e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa, received a 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award from Northeastern, and is working as a technical program manager at Google.
Shrivastava Selected for BIPLA Invented Here! Award
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava was selected by the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA) to be honored at their 14th Annual Invented Here! celebration for his patent, “Self-powered analog computing architecture with energy monitoring to enable machine-learning vision at the edge.”
Alumnus-Founded NapSpin Aims To Reshape Restaurant Work
Mike Foley, E’17, mechanical engineering, developed and launched the startup NapSpin, which produces machines that automate rolling silverware into napkins. Now with support from Northeastern’s GAP fund, Foley hopes to expand beyond the restaurant market to hospitals, hotels, and cruise ships.
Blending Bioengineering With Business for a Dynamic Career
As the social media coordinator and engagement team manager at the Galante Engineering Business Program, Onn Ye Young, E’24, MS’25, bioengineering, is combining the technical aspects of bioengineering from her classes and co-ops with her business knowledge, opening the doors for a multifaceted career after graduation.