Len Schlesinger on the Future of Entrepreneurship Education

Babson is consistently ranked number one in entrepreneurship by U.S. News and World Report. Babson College president Len Schlesinger knows that future graduates will have to grasp global markets quickly and confidently if they expect to shine. This upbeat sense of urgency has served Schlesinger well in his long career on both the academic and private sides of business. He thrives in new situations where he has to figure things out quickly because the world is changing fast and he’s keeping pace.

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Len Schlesinger

Leonard A. Schlesinger became the 12th president of Babson College on July 1, 2008. He came to Babson from Limited Brands, where he served in executive positions since 1999, most recently as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer.  Earlier in his career, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Au Bon Pain. His academic career includes twenty years at Harvard Business School. President Schlesinger is well-known for his pioneering research and publications on the “service profit chain.”  He is the author or co-author of nine books, including The Value Profit Chain, The Service Profit Chain and The Real Heroes of Business…and Not a CEO among Them, and has written over 40 articles for academic audiences as well as for The New York Times, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review.

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