Kettering University

Massoud Tavakoli is a professor of Mechanical Engineering who actively pursues education, research and outreach in the field of vehicular occupant protection, collision dynamics and accident reconstruction. For the past several years, Dr. Tavakoli has been a champion for enriching the Kettering experience with the entrepreneurial mindset. In 2007, Dr. Tavakoli received the first funding from the Kern Family Foundation to initiate Entrepreneurship Education in Engineering at Kettering, which later led to the creation of Entrepreneurship Across the University. Dr. Tavakoli founded and manages the Kettering Entrepreneur Society. Currently, under the banner of Innovation to Entrepreneurship Across the University (i2e), Dr. Tavakoli is leading the effort to broaden and deepen the role of an entrepreneurial mindset in the Kettering education.