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Dr. Tony Feghali

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Innovation Coach
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Tony coaches and mentors inventors and entrepreneurs when they are about to create, develop, and commercialize their ideas. He works with them as they launch their startup and get it to profitability, or he encourages them to fail fast. He does the same with intrapreneurs who seek to create a new product or service in their organization.

Dr. Feghali spent over 20 years in higher education at the American University of Beirut, teaching, conducting research, and serving the community. It is at AUB where he learned to become an intrapreneur. He founded the entrepreneurship initiative at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, served on more than ten key committees, and introduced entrepreneurship to the university culture. He also co-directed the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship. 

Most of his career has been at the intersection of technology, education, and business, overarched with an entrepreneurship theme. Tony launched several initiatives, projects, and startups, served on boards of companies, and seen his share of successes between his falls. 

With a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Buffalo, an MS in Industrial Technology, and a PhD in Educational Computing from Purdue University, Tony continues to learn and pay it forward.