Cesar Bandera

Cesar Bandera holds the Leir Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Martin Tuchman School of Management of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include entrepreneurship pedagogy and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Bandera has also launched successful tech ventures in the m-Health industry. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University at Buffalo with a specialization in biomimetics. He is recipient of the NASA Space Act award, Small Business of the Year Nominations from the United States Department of Defense, NIH Small Business Innovation Research Success Story designation, and four patents. He has authored book chapters and publications in research journals including JSBM, IEEE TEM, Electronic Commerce Research, and BMC Public Health. Bandera is Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, Field Editor of the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, chair of the AACSB Entrepreneurship and Innovation Affinity Group, and NJIT Master Teacher. He has served on the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and as Director of the Academy of the International Council for Small Business.