CJ Cornell

Managing Director, Propel Ventures, LLC. and Arizona Lead for Global Entrepreneurship Week-2020, Global Entrepreneurship Week

Phoenix

CJ Cornell is a serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, mentor, author, speaker and educator. He was a founder of 9 startup ventures that collectively attracted over $250 million in private funding; created nearly a thousand new jobs; and launched dozens of innovative products - exceeding $3 billion in revenues.

Recently, Dr. Cornell was Professor of Digital Media & Entrepreneurship at ASU and Co-Director at the school’s Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship. CJ sits on the board of 5 high-tech companies, and many public entrepreneurship and economic development committees.

He writes about entrepreneurship, and his blog has been cited as one of the top 50 most influential blogs for startups. CJ Cornell is the author of 3 books including the best-selling entrepreneurship book "The Age of Metapreneurship."

CJ Cornell is the Arizona State Lead for Global Entrepreneurship Week - 2020.