In today’s Management @ McGill program, Dr. Michael Avedesian share with us his experiences in academic training in Cambridge University, his business history and entrepreneurial work he’s been doing. He introduces the courses he teaches in McGill University, and we are also going to hear his take on why entrepreneurship is so important, and the reason that it is vital to introduce entrepreneurship courses into Universities. Find out more about Dr. Avedesian’s previous experiences as an entrepreneur in this iTV-Japan interview.

Dr. Avedesian joined McGill's Faculty of Management in September 2003 as an Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor after a long career in industry. He teaches courses in strategic management in the Faculty of Management and technological entrepreneurship in the Faculty of Engineering. Currently, he is also Business Development Group Manager, in the Office of Technology Transfer at McGill.