Chicago Receives Large Donation to Expand Entrepreneur Center

$8 Million Gift Last week, Michael Polsky, Chicago energy entrepreneur, announced that he’d be donating an $8 million gift to the Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, a research center established in 2002 after his initial $7 million donation. The gift will support Chicago Booth’s growing innovation initiatives by creating new programs and providing space and resources for interdisciplinary, cross-campus collaborative teams in new venture development. Polsky, who graduated from Chicago Booth in 1987, is the founder and CEO of Invenergy, North America’s largest global clean-energy company. Entrepreneurship is currently one of the top concentrations at Booth, and Booth’s Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge has become one of the b-school’s most popular competitions. â€Å"Entrepreneurs lead the way in innovation and job creation, which in turn benefits our entire society,† says Polsky. â€Å"I am proud that we are investing further in our efforts to foster and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit among the entire University of Chicago community.† (Source: Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship expands venture creation across UChicago) Learn how to get accepted to Chicago’s Booth School of Business.   Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best