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Overview

  • Jeffrey E. Sohl is Director of the Center for Venture Research and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Decision Sciences at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He currently serves on the Editorial Boards for Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Journal of Business Venturing. He previously served on the National Academy of Science Committee on Capitalizing Science, Technology and Innovation (2012-2016), and the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund’s VFG (2002-2016). In 2006 he was awarded the national Hans Severiens Award by the Kauffman Foundation in recognition of his research on angel investing in the US. In 2022 he received the University of New Hampshire’s Distinguished Professor Award for his longstanding career at UNH. He has written over 50 articles which have been published in academic journals. He has presented his research in academic and practitioner forums in North America, Europe and Asia, and in briefings for several government agencies and scholars from North America, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Asia and Africa. He has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, National Public Radio, NHPTV’s NH Outlook, and has been quoted in Inc., Forbes, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Red Herring, Newsweek, Business Week, Newsweek-Japan, Financial Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and the Financial Times-France. Jeffrey is also the coordinator of all the Entrepreneurship programs, and the founder and managing director of the Mel Rines Student Angel Investment Fund, at Paul College.
  • Principal Investigator On

  • PitchBook Grant  awarded by Peter T Paul College 2019 - 2020
  • State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Data Summary and Initial Viability Assessment  awarded by Federal Management Systems Inc 2017
  • Women Angel Groups: Identifying Characteristics & Trends  awarded by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 2003 - 2004
  • Exploratory Research on Angel Funding & Funding Gap  awarded by US DOC, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2001 - 2002
  • Investors & Venture Capitalists Early Stage Equity Market  awarded by Lotus Development Corp 2000 - 2001
  • Reducing the Capital Gap  awarded by Lotus Development Corp 2000 - 2001
  • Tax Organizational Structure Issues for Angel Investors  awarded by CISO Foundation 2000 - 2001
  • Lotus Website Development  awarded by Lotus Development Corp 1998 - 2001
  • Lotus Venture Forms  awarded by Lotus Development Corp 1998 - 1999
  • Design Management & Operation of Angel Capital Network  awarded by Small Business Administration (SBA) 1996 - 1997
  • Design of a Pilot Early Stage Equity Market  awarded by Small Business Administration (SBA) 1996 - 1997
  • Development of Technology Evaluation & Assessment Service  awarded by US DOC, Department of Commerce 1996 - 1997
  • Evaluating NH's Entrepreneurial Economy  awarded by RKG Associates, Inc. 1995 - 1996
  • Investment Characteristics of High Net Worth Individuals  awarded by Community Development Foundation of Hampton Roads, VA 1995 - 1996
  • Patient Capital for Innovative Early Stage Ventures  awarded by Small Business Administration (SBA) 1995 - 1996
  • Pilot Program to Develop a Tech Evaluation Service  awarded by US DOC, Department of Commerce 1995 - 1996
  • Technology Evaluation & Regulatory Risk Assessment  awarded by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1995 - 1996
  • Superfund Study  awarded by Miscellaneous Non-Profit 1993 - 1994
  • Who Bankrolls Software Entrepreneurs?  awarded by Massachusetts Software Council 1993 - 1994
  • Teaching Activities

  • Hon/Meaning of Entrepreneurshp Taught course
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course
  • Hon/ Meaning Entrepreneurship Taught course 2024
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2024
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2023
  • Hon/Meaning of Entrepreneurshp Taught course 2022
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2022
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2022
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2022
  • Hon/Meaning of Entrepreneurshp Taught course 2021
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2021
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2021
  • Independent Study Taught course 2021
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2021
  • Hon/Meaning of Entrepreneurshp Taught course 2020
  • Independent Study Taught course 2020
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2020
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2020
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2020
  • Independent Study Taught course 2019
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2019
  • Honors/Meaning of Entrepreneur Taught course 2018
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2018
  • Rines Angel Fund Taught course 2018
  • Independent Study Taught course 2018
  • Top/Rines. St Angel InvestFund Taught course 2018
  • Honors/Meaning of Entrepreneur Taught course 2017
  • Independent Study Taught course 2017
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2017
  • Top/Rines Stdnt Angel Invstmt Taught course 2017
  • Independent Study Taught course 2017
  • Independent Study Taught course 2017
  • Top/Rines. St Angel InvestFund Taught course 2017
  • Honors/Meaning of Entrepreneur Taught course 2016
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2016
  • Top/Rines Stdnt Angel Invstmt Taught course 2016
  • Independent Study Taught course 2016
  • Top/Rines. St Angel InvestFund Taught course 2016
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2016
  • Honors/Meaning of Entrepreneur Taught course 2015
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2015
  • Top/Rines Stdnt Angel Invstmt Taught course 2015
  • Independent Study Taught course 2015
  • Independent Study/Honors Taught course 2015
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2015
  • Honors/Meaning of Entrepreneur Taught course 2014
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2014
  • Independent Study Taught course 2014
  • Independent Study Taught course 2014
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital Taught course 2014
  • Quantitative Business Analysis Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

  • B.A. Electrical Engineering, Villanova University
  • M.B.A. Finance, University of Maryland
  • M.B.A. Management Science, University of Maryland
  • Ph.D. "Management Science (Statistics, Econometrics), University of Maryland
  • Full Name

  • Jeffrey Sohl