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THE ERIC C. DOuglASS CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEuRIAl STuDIES
EmPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS. CREATING SUSTAINAbLE COmmUNITIES.
e sta of the Eric C. Douglass Centre hold a multitude of skills uniquely suited to the development of micro businesses around the world.
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Director Dr. Geoff Archer, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management and Royal Roads’ Intellectual Lead for Entrepreneurship. Geo has more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, both as a principal and an adviser. Immediately prior to entering academia, he worked as an intrapreneur, starting businesses inside of ExxonMobil, Hewlett- Packard and Yahoo!, Inc. His consulting engagements include BalQon (a manufacturer of 100%-electric Class 8 trucks), Human Energy Xchange (a manufacturer
of electricity-generating exercise bikes), Mathalicious (creator of compelling mathematics lessons), and MiStudent.com (an internet portal promoting college students’ personal nances and nancial literacy).
Geo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy from Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute, a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a PhD in Business Administration from the Darden Graduate School of Business at
VIETNAM PHOTO: gEOFFREY BIRD