Advisors

Erik Molander, Faculty Advisor

Erik Molander is an Executive-In-Residence and lecturer who teaches Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Boston University. He serves as faculty advisor to the MBA Consulting Community and Undergraduate Entrepreneurship students. The focus of his current research is on the Creative Economy and emerging business models. Erik has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, strategy and innovation both as a corporate executive and consultant with top tier strategy consulting firms.

Prior to joining Boston University he was an executive at CSX Corporation and McCormick and had an extensive consulting career at the Mitchell Madison Group, Adventis and Strategic Growth. He has consulted to leading firms in the high technology sector with a particular focus on semiconductors, telecommunications, industrial automation and consumer electronics. Erik has taught Corporate Finance, Strategy, Global Management and Innovation at the Johns Hopkins University, Boston College and the University of New Hampshire. Erik is a Managing Partner at Mentor Capital Partners, an investing banking firm focused on serving early stage firms.

Erik has earned a BA and MA in International Relations with a focus on International Finance from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.