Thomas O’Donnell is a visiting faculty member focused on Innovation Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization studies in the Manning School of Business. He also serves as a coach and mentor for student ventures as a Faculty Fellow in the University’s DifferenceMaker program. Tom is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a board member of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, board member of YouthCITIES, a new venture mentor with the MIT Venture Mentoring Service and a member of the leadership team for the Merrimac Valley Sandbox, where he provides support and guidance to the Sandbox management team.