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Mitchell Weiss

Professor at Harvard Business School, Author of "We The Possibility" (2021), Former Chief of Staff

Boston, Massachusetts

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Professor of Management Practice

    2017

    Focussing on public entrepreneurs -- on public leaders and their private collaborators who invent a difference in the world.

  • Senior Lecturer

    2014 - 2017

    Focussing on public entrepreneurs -- on public leaders and their private collaborators who invent a difference in the world.

  • Chief of Staff

    2010 - 2014

    Helped deliver on Mayor Menino's “shared innovation” agenda. Championed Boston’s Innovation District as a regional platform for entrepreneurship and economic growth; shaped New Urban Mechanics, Boston’s municipal innovation strategy; conceived of BostonX, Boston's MOOC pilot with edx, Harvard, and MIT; and contributed to Boston’s educational reform agenda, including its District-Charter compact. Led the Mayor’s Office response to the Marathon Bombings and played a key role starting-up One Fund Boston.

2006 - 2009

  • Executive Director

    2006 - 2009

    With founder, grew startup non-profit into catalyst for transformative research in the social sciences. The Tobin Project went on to win the 2013 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. We built the strategic model, scaled the scholar network, and secured $6 million in startup funding.

2001 - 2002

  • Associate

    2001 - 2002