Kyle Jensen, who joined the Yale School of Management as the Shanna and Eric Bass’05 Director of Entrepreneurship last year, has been appointed to the additional position of associate dean.
The appointment reflects the increased importance of entrepreneurship at the school and the success of the Program on Entrepreneurship’s expanded curricular offerings for Yale students, Dean Ted Snyder said. Yale SOM added seven new courses on entrepreneurship in 2014-15, drawing more than 75 students from Yale College and other graduate schools.
“Providing a structure to support student entrepreneurs is an important step for Yale SOM. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the rapid growth of the program and the excitement about entrepreneurship at the school,” said Eric Bass’05, who with his spouse, Shanna Bass, made a gift to endow Jensen’s position in a statement.
During this past academic year, Jensen, who is also a lecturer in entrepreneurship and computer science, created a variety of classes and extracurricular programs to support Yale students interested in entrepreneurship.
Part of Jensen’s role is to help Yale SOM instruct aspiring student entrepreneurs from throughout the university, not just those enrolled at SOM. He works with the Yale College registrar to ensure that the courses at SOM are well structured for Yale College students and others, which helps to create a diverse classroom.
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