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Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

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Erin Scott

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Erin L. Scott, PhD draws upon her nearly two decades of academic and practical experience to partner with groundbreaking innovators to successfully navigate the entrepreneurial journey from initial idea to commercialization. Her research focuses on Strategy for Startups, has been published in leading journals such as Harvard Business Review and Management Science, and will be released in a forthcoming book published by Norton.


At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Scott mentors early-stage entrepreneurs and teaches the award-winning Entrepreneurial Strategy course (MBA and EMBA) and the popular Entrepreneurial Founding & Teams course (MBA).


Prior to MIT Sloan, Scott was an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore Business School. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Innovation Policy and the Economy Group. A recipient of the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, she earned her PhD in strategy from Washington University in St. Louis in 2013. Scott also holds an MBA-MS and BE in biomedical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt University, respectively. She previously evaluated and consulted for early-stage ventures in the medical device and biotechnology sectors.


Courses

Strategy and Innovation

Strategy for Startups: From Idea to Impact

Entrepreneurship

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Strategy for Startups: From Idea to Impact
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Advanced Certificate for Executives

Advanced Management Program

Upon completion of this course, you will earn an Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE), which confers MIT Sloan Affiliate Alumni status

Digital Business & IT

Entrepreneurship

Financial Management

Global Economics & Markets

Operations

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

Systems Thinking

EARN 25.0 EEUs
Advanced Management Program
In Person

STARTING

May 26–Jun 25, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 weeks

COMMITMENT

8 hours, 5 days/week

TUITION

$75,000

STARTING

May 26–Jun 25, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 weeks

COMMITMENT

8 hours, 5 days/week

TUITION

$75,000

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Technology and Operations

Systematic Innovation of Products, Processes, and Services

Digital Business & IT

Marketing

Operations

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 5.0 EEUs
Systematic Innovation of Products, Processes, and Services
In Person

STARTING

Nov 10–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$10,500

STARTING

Nov 10–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$10,500

Nov 9–13, 2026

Cambridge, MA

5 days

8 hours/day

$11,100

STARTING

Nov 9–13, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$11,100

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