In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Les Alexander. Alexander is an experienced professor, venture capital and private equity investor, corporate executive, and investment banker, and he is a Professor of Practice in the Finance and Strategy, Ethics & Entrepreneurship areas at Darden. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk with Alexander about Venture Capital (VC), Private Equity (PE), his Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) elective, plans for the UVA Venture Capital Conference, his advice interested in VC and PE and more.
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The ExecMBA Podcast #162: Former Olympian Takes on Business School
The ExecMBA Podcast #161: SPACs, GameStop and the Challenge of Bitcoin: A Conversation With Professor Rich Evans
The ExecMBA Podcast #160: Connie Dunlop, Executive Director for Professional Advancement
The ExecMBA Podcast #159: Caroline Darney, EMBA Class of 2022
The ExecMBA Podcast #158: Perry Kaneriya, EMBA Class of 2022
The ExecMBA Podcast #157: Emily McMahan (EMBA '10), Director of Programs at the Common Mission Project and General Partner at the Academy Investor Network
The ExecMBA Podcast #156: Nate Scott, EMBA Class of 2022 and Managing Editor for USA Today’s "For the Win"
The ExecMBA Podcast #155: Professor Bidhan ("Bobby") Parmar
The ExecMBA Podcast #154: The Value of a Darden MBA for Healthcare Professionals
The ExecMBA Podcast #153: Molly Just and Dillon Behr, EMBA Class of 2021
The ExecMBA Podcast #152: Jason Lamb (EMBA '14), Managing Partner at The Hard Yards
The ExecMBA Podcast #151: Fall Semester Special with Senior Associate Deans Tom Steenburgh and Yael Grushka-Cockayne
The ExecMBA Podcast #150: Executive MBA Application Tips with Katherine Alford, Senior Associate Director of Admissions
The ExecMBA Podcast #149: Alumni Sam Calaway (EMBA ’20) and Pat Cerone (EMBA ’20) on The Value of a Darden MBA for Active Duty Service Members
The ExecMBA Podcast #148: Caroline Clark and Anura Shrivastava, EMBA Class of 2021 and Leaders of Darden's Network of Executive Women
The ExecMBA Podcast #147: Kevin Rivers, EMBA Class of 2021 and Co-President of the Veteran Executive Students at Darden
The ExecMBA Podcast #146: Peter Webb (EMBA '19), Grow.DC
The ExecMBA Podcast #145: Michael Long & Aja Sae-Kung , Co-Presidents of the Black Executive MBA Student Organization and EMBA Class of 2021
The ExecMBA Podcast #144: EMBA Alumni David Black (MBA '19) and Heather Townsend (MBA '19) of Even Health
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