Doug Tatum, Chairman of Newport Board Group, has been named Entrepreneur in Residence at the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at Florida State University. Created in 2000, the Institute’s mission is to cultivate, train and inspire entrepreneurial leaders through education, research and applied training, consulting and mentorship and public recognition. Its faculty and staff help students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and business owners to develop strategies that establish and sustain advantages for businesses and to creatively pursue new opportunities and innovations involving the startup of new business ventures.
In his role with the Institute starting in the fall of 2013, Doug will be teaching courses on Venture Finance and related topics.
Doug previously held the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship at Middle Tennessee State University as an Associate Professor. Doug continues to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), a global not-for-profit organization with 58 Chapters and 14,000 members in the US and internationally, representing middle market private capital investors, intermediaries and the middle market deal community. He is also the author of No Man’s Land, a highly acclaimed book about the entrepreneurial economy.
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As Chairman and CEO of Tatum LLC, Doug built a highly respected national professional service firm, leading it from its entrepreneurial phase to growth to 30 offices. Learn more or contact Doug directly here.
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