Nik Rokop
- Coleman Foundation Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship
- Director, Master of Technological Entrepreneurship
- Director, Center for Sports Innovation
Nik Rokop, Coleman Foundation Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stuart School of Business, teaches entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and graduate level and develops tools and frameworks to increase students’ chances of entrepreneurial success. He is chair of the Entrepreneurship Academy Council, a university-wide group of faculty, staff and students promoting entrepreneurship at Illinois Tech, director of the Center for Sports Innovation, and supports the Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship.
A lifelong entrepreneur, adviser to and investor in entrepreneurial ventures, Rokop has a passion for creating new businesses and helping others succeed. He previously served as managing director of Illinois Tech’s Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, where he led and built a university resource to educate and support entrepreneurs.
Rokop has more than 30 years of successful entrepreneurial experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and international operations. His career spans the iron and steel industries, manufacturing, consulting, education, and the Internet.
Education
M.D.M., Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, Mathematics
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