Eugene Fregetto PhD

Eugene Fregetto, PhD - Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at University of Illinois at Chicago (retired), taught entrepreneurship and marketing courses at the UIC and DePaul University since 1982. He received his PhD from the School of Urban Planning and Policy at UIC, MBA in Marketing from DePaul University, a BA in Journalism from Marquette University, and an Associate degree in Architecture and Structure Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering. His current research interests include minority and ethnic entrepreneurship, assessment of entrepreneurship education programs, and examining the conceptual development of entrepreneurship. Dr. Fregetto has served on the following editorial boards: Journal of Small Business Strategy, Asean Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, Journal of International Migrations and Integration, and the American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business. Dr. Fregetto has extensive professional experience that includes a 25-year career as a government contract officer, administrative agent for a statewide consortium, and community services, such as, student consulting teams working with local businesses and the co-founding of a non-profit corporation. Dr. Fregetto’s latest endeavors include collaborating with students and faculty at the University of Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka to contribute his knowledge and skills to support the development of entrepreneurship education in the country.