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Michael Goldberg

Executive Director
Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
Associate Vice President
Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
Professor
Department of Design & Innovation
Weatherhead School of Management

Michael Goldberg is the inaugural Executive Director and Associate Vice President of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship at ǿմý. He is also a Professor of Design and Innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management where he teaches courses on entrepreneurship and early stage finance.

Goldberg created a massive open online course (MOOC) called Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies, which has attracted over 175,000 students from 190 countries with subtitles in 16 languages (most on Coursera platform). Inc.com named Beyond Silicon Valley one of the top online classes that "will make you smarter and more interesting." Beyond Silicon Valley was also named by the AACSB as one of its 25 winners of its Entrepreneurship Spotlight Challenge (2017) and Innovations That Inspire (2020). Goldberg spoke about the impact of his MOOC at TEDxHeraklion in Crete (February 2015) and TEDxFulbright in Santa Monica (September 2015). He is also the author of Beyond Silicon Valley: How One Online Course Helped Support Global Entrepreneurs.

Goldberg co-founded the Bridge Investment Fund, a venture capital fund focused on investing in Israeli medical device companies that have synergies with the leading health care industries and institutions in Cleveland.

Goldberg was the Director of International Business Development for America Online, responsible for structuring and negotiating international partnerships in Asia, including AOL’s joint venture with Lenovo to develop interactive services for the China market. Goldberg spent several years in South Africa working for the National Democratic Institute, designing and implementing voter education programs for South Africa’s historic first democratic election in 1994. Goldberg also worked for Microsoft and the International Management Group (IMG).

Goldberg has deep experience teaching entrepreneurship in international markets. He was awarded Fulbright fellowships to teach entrepreneurship at the National Economics University in Hanoi, Vietnam (2012), the Polytechnic in Windhoek, Namibia (2015), with the Asociación Canaria de Startups, Empresas de Base Tecnológica e Inversores Ángeles (Emerge) in the Canary Islands, Spain (2018), with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in the Azores Islands, Portugal (2022) and the National University of Management in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2024). Goldberg has also been a visiting professor teaching courses on entrepreneurial management and finance at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey and the ALBA Graduate School of Business in Athens, Greece. He has conducted seminars on behalf of the US Department of State on entrepreneurship in Argentina, Austria, Botswana, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Madagascar, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Goldberg is active in the entrepreneurship community in Cleveland, serving as a mentor to entrepreneurs through Jumpstart and Plug and Play. He has appeared as a frequent guest panelist on MSNBC’s “Your Business” and written on international entrepreneurship for Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur.com and The Huffington Post.

Goldberg earned a BA from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, MA in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University and MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

  • Entrepreneurship

Courses Taught

Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies
Entrepreneurial Finance

Office Hours

By Appointment Only

Awards and Honors

Innovations That Inspire
2020
AACSB
Fulbright Senior Specialist Award
2018
Canary Islands, Spain
Entrepreneurship Spotlight Challenge -- Beyond Silicon Valley Program
2017
AACSB
Weatherhead School of Management Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
2016
Weatherhead School of Management
Fulbright Senior Specialist Award
2015
Namibia
Fulbright Scholar Award
2012
Vietnam
40 Under 40
2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
Leadership Cleveland
2007

External Appointments

  • Committee Member, ǿմý Faculty Senate Personnel Committee, 2019 - 2022
  • Board Member, Ideastream, Cleveland, OH, 2018 - 2021
  • Board Member, Border Light: The Cleveland Festival of International Theater, 2018 - 2019
  • Committee Member, Weatherhead Faculty Council, 2017 - Present
  • Board Member, University Hospitals Technology Venture Fund, 2017 - Present
  • Judge, Startup Open (2017), Global Entrepreneurship Network, 2017
  • Mentor, XL Africa Accelerator, WorldBank, 2017
  • Judge, Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Small Business Administration (SBA), 2017
  • Judge, MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge, 2017
  • Committee Member, Z Fund for Student Innovation, think[box], ǿմý, 2016 - Present
  • Committee Member, think[box] Management Committee, 2016 - Present
  • Committee Member, Great Lakes Energy Institute, Advisory Board, 2016 - Present
  • Committee Member, CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council, 2016 - Present
  • Committee Member, ǿմýcible, 2015 - Present
  • Committee Member, ThinkForum Advisory Committee, 2015 - Present
  • Speaker, TEDxFulbright (Santa Monica, CA), 2015
  • Speaker, TEDxHeraklion (Heraklion, Crete), 2015
  • Faculty Advisor, ǿմý Chapter, Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund, 2014 - Present
  • Faculty Advisor, IDEA Club, 2014 - Present
  • Mentor, Jumpstart, Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program, Cleveland, OH, 2014 - Present
  • Board Member, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, 2013 - Present
  • Board Member, Cleveland Leadership Center, 2010 - 2015
  • Board Member, Citizens Academy, 2007 - 2017

Publications

  • Shane, S. A., Goldberg, M. (2018).
    Technology will transform university entrepreneurship programs    University Industry Innovation Network
  • Goldberg, M. (2018).
    Beyond Silicon Valley: How One Online Course Helped Support Global Entrepreneurs (pp. 224)

Presentations

  • Goldberg, M.  Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) 2022, "To Stream or Not to Stream? Strategies to Deliver Dynamic Hybrid Entrepreneurship Programming", Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC), Las Vegas. (2022).
  • Goldberg, M.  Downtown Now Webinar, "Innovation and Entrepreneurship", Downtown Cleveland Alliance, (2021).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas about Supporting Entrepreneurship between Cleveland and Vietnam", US Embassy Vietnam, (2020).
  • Goldberg, M.  International Entrepreneurship Applied Research Symposium, "ǿմý: Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas Through Online Learning to Support Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Syria", Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas about Supporting Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Linz", Austrian-American Partnership Fund, US Embassy, Austria, factory300, Linz, Austria. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas about Supporting Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Marseille", US Consulate, Marseille, France, Le Carburateur, Pôle de l'entrepreneuriat, Marseille, France. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas about Supporting Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Vienna", Austrian-American Partnership Fund, US Embassy, Austria, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas about Supporting Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Vienna", Austrian-American Partnership Fund, US Embassy, Austria, Talent Garden, Vienna, Austria. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Supporting Growth of International Startups", Global Traction, Oktatoterem, Budapest, Hungary. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas for Supporting Entrepreneurship", Equity Thursday, Budapest, Hungary. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Venture Well OPEN 2019, "How One Online Course Helped Support Global Entrepreneurs", Venture Well, Washington, DC. (2019).
  • Goldberg, M.  Ohio Wesleyan University Speaker Series, "Beyond Silicon Valley", Ohio Wesleyan University, (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Young Leaders of the Americas Launch 2018, "Cultivating and Maintaining Your Network Online", Young Leaders of the Americas , Detroit, MI. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Asamblea General Cluster Canarias Excelencia Tecnologica, "Beyond Silicon Valley", General Cluster Canarias Excelencia Tecnologica, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Blue Economy Innovation: Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy, Marine Robotics and Biotechnology, "Why Entrepreneurship and Innovation Matters?", ProtoAtlantic, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Canary Islands: Building Remote Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, "Beyond Silicon Valley", University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Emprendimiento E Innovacion Para El Desarrollo, "Prospedidad, desarrollo economico y cooporacion en el siglo XXI", Casa Africa, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Smart Specialization Seminar, "Beyond Silicon Valley: The Challenges of Integrating SMEs in the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process", European Commission Joint Research Centre, Seville, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Startup Ecosystems as New Sources of Growth and Jobs, "Beyond Silicon Valley", Zona Especial Canaries, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), "Beyond Silicon Valley Book Launch", Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  8th PANORAMA of Entrepreneurship & Career Development , "From Startup to Scale Up: New Funding Tools", US Embassy, Greece, Athens, Greece. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Tanzania", US Embassy, Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (2018).
  • Goldberg, M.  Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, "Women in Science and Entrepreneurship", Hello Tomorrow, Paris, France. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  So You Want to Do a Startup: Build a Collaborative Ecosystem, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and France", US Consulate, Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Startups: Myths and Realities of Growth, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and France", La Tribune, Bordeaux, France. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Annual Meeting, "U.S. Small Business and Prospects for Growth", National Association for Business Economics (NABE) , Cleveland, Ohio. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Slovenia, AmCham Business Leaders Club Lunch, Ljubljana, Slovenia. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Slovenia", US Embassy, Slovenia, CEED Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Slovenia", US Embassy, Slovenia, Secondary School of Economics, Maribor, Slovenia. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Slovenia", US Embassy, the Netherlands, Free University (VU) Aureus Economic and Business Faculty Association, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Slovenia", US Embassy, Slovenia, Ypsilon Accelerator, Ljubljana, Slovenia. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and the Netherlands", US Embassy, the Netherlands, US Consulate General, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and the Netherlands", US Embassy, the Netherlands, B.Amsterdam, Amersterdam, the Netherlands. (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Sharing Ideas About Growing Entrepreneurship Between Cleveland and Argentina", US Embassy, Argentina, Centro Metropolitano de Diseño (Buenos Aires). (2017).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Business Growth in a Transitional Economy", US Embassy, France, Paris. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Business Growth in a Transitional Economy", US Embassy, France, Strasbourg. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Cleveland's Experience: Supporting Entrepreneurship in a Post-Industrial City", US Embassy, France, University of Lyon. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship in transitioning territories", US Embassy, France, Vaulx-en Velin . (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Avenues to Success for German Startups in the U.S.", US Embassy, Germany, UnternehmerTUM GmbH, Munich. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, Bitola, Macedonia. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Switzerland, Impact Hub Geneva. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, HUB-Skopke. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Kosovo, Innovation Center Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Switzerland, Impact Hub Zurich. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", WU, WU Entrepreneurship Center, Vienna. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship: Beyond Silicon Valley. Solving the Problems of Tomorrow with the Skills of Today", US Embassy, Germany, Weltethos-Institute, Tuebingen. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship: Beyond Silicon Valley. Solving the Problems of Tomorrow with the Skills of Today", US Embassy, Germany, KWT – Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Foundations of a Vivid Startup Environment", US Embassy, Germany, und Mediencampus Hamburg, Hamburg. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Kosovo a Startup Opportunity – Developing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Kosovo", US Embassy, Kosovo, Jakova Innovation Center, Jakova, Kosovo. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Start up NOW! U.S. Entrepreneurship meets Ländle’s Gründergeist", US Embassy, Germany, Startup Campus Villa Berg, Stuttgart. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Startup Culture", US Embassy, Germany, Incubator Grünhof, Freiburg. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Be an Entrepreneur: Start It Up and Scale It Up!", US Embassy, Indonesia, @America, Jakarta. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Becoming an Entrepreneur", US Embassy, Indonesia, Airlangga University. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Indonesia, Association of Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs of Surabaya. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: How Can Entrepreneurs Find Investment and Support for Their Start-Ups", US Embassy, Philippines , AIM Business School, Manila. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: How Can Entrepreneurs Find Investment and Support for Their Start-Ups", US Embassy, Philippines, Enrique T. Yuchengco School of Business and Management (ETYSBM), Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT). (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship 101", US Embassy, Indonesia, PPKK UNAIR, Surabaya. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship 101 and Startup Financing Clinic", US Embassy, Indonesia, US Embassy, Jakarta. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Funding Opportunities for Startup Businesses: VCs and Investments", US Embassy, Indonesia, Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia (GEPI), Jakarta. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "General Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship", US Embassy, Indonesia, Management Development Institute of Indonesia (IPMI) International Business School, Jakarta. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Indonesia, Clapham Co-Working Space, Medan. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Indonesia, Universitas Pelita Harapan Medan, Medan. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Social Entrepreneurship", US Embassy, Indonesia, Ciputra University Surabaya, Surabaya. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Chile, INACAP, Santiago. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Taking Cleveland's Experience Supporting Entrepreneurship Around the World", Cleveland Engineering Society, Deisgn and Construction Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", COSE, COSE Annual Meeting, Cleveland. (2016).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Russia, ZIL Cultural Center, Moscow. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Russia, Finam, Samara, Russia. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Russia, Higher School of Economics, Moscow. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Botswana, Botho University. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Botswana, Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry & Manpower (BOCCIM). (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Botswana, Botswana Innovation Hub. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Botswana, Government of Botswana interagency roundtable . (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "The Business of Design and Innovation", US Embassy, Botswana, Idea Expo, Gabarone. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", Polytechnic of Namibia, The Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Innovation as a Challenge to Businesses in the 21st Century", Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp", US Embassy Zimbabwe, Hypercube Hub, Harare, Zimbabwe. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp", US Embassy, Zambia, Bongo Hive, Lusaka. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp", US Embassy, Namibia, US Embassy, Namibia. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "The Importance and Purpose of Compiling a Business Plan", Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "A View from the U.S. How to Strengthen a Start-up Ecosystem", US Embassy, Germany, Social Impact Lab, Frankfurt. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Morocco, ISCAE. Casablanca. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Germany, EBC Hochschule, Dusseldorf. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Entrepreneurship in Mitteldeutschland", US Embassy, Germany, FOM Business School Leipzig. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Do I Have to Move to Silicon Valley to Create the Next Big Startup? How Entrepreneurs in Berlin Can Leverage Local Resources to Build a Great Company.", US Embassy, Germany, Impact Hub Berlin. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in the Kaiserslautern Region", US Embassy, Germany, Economic Development Agency Kaiserslautern. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley", US Embassy, Germany, European School of Management ESMT in cooperation with the JFK Atlantic Forum. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "How to Shape the Start-up Infrastructure in the Rhein-Main Region", US Embassy, Germany, Social Impact Lab, Frankfurt. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Professional Perspectives Series on How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur", US Embassy, Germany, Hertie School, Berlin. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Workshop with Startup Companies", US Embassy, Germany, SpinLab, Leipzig. (2015).
  • Goldberg, M.  Microsoft Innovation Center Summit, "Using Beyond Silicon Valley MOOC to Support Entrepreneurs in Your Community", Microsoft, Redmond, Washington. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "A Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Ecosystems", US Embassy, Spain, Aspen Institute, Madrid, Spain. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, American Corner, Tetovo, Macedonia. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, American Corner, Bitola, Macedonia. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies ", US Embassy, Greece, Stoa of Attalos, Athens, Greece. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Spain, Impact Hub Madrid, Madrid, Spain. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, American Corner, Shtip, Macedonia. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, American Corner, Struga, Macedonia. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Macedonia, American Corner, Skopje, Macedonia. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies", US Embassy, Czech Republic, American Center, Prague. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Effective Support for Entrepreneurship", US Embassy, Czech Republic, StartupSummit Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Effective Support for Entrepreneurship", US Embassy, Czech Republic, Pilsen Chamber of Commerce. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship and Early Stage Finance ", US Embassy, Czech Republic, Technical University in Ostrava, Green Light Start Up Accelerator, Ostrava, Czech Republic. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley: New Entrepreneurial Models and the Start-Up Experience", US Embassy, Greece, US Consulate General, Thessaloniki, Greece. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "How to Engage with Venture Capital Investors", US Embassy, Czech Republic, Wayra Accelerator, Prague, Czech Republic. (2014).
  • Goldberg, M.  Beyond Silicon Valley Presentation, "The Fundamentals of Doing Business in the U.S. and the World ", US Embassy, Czech Republic, Business for Breakfast, Olomouc, Czech Republic. (2014).

Education

Master of Arts
Johns Hopkins University
1999
Master of Business Administration
University of Pennsylvania
1998
Bachelor of Arts
Princeton University
1992

Residencies, Internships and Fellowships

US-Japan Leadership Program Fellow
2008
American Marshall Memorial Fellow
German Marshall Fund
2005