Santa Clara University

Jennifer L. Woolley is an Associate Professor of Management at Santa Clara University. Her research focuses on the emergence of firms, industries, and technologies around the world. One stream of research examines the emergence of nanotechnology entrepreneurship and the infrastructure necessary to support such activity. Another research stream examines innovation policy and technologies and their influence on entrepreneurship across multiple countries. She also examines social value creation and social entrepreneurship. Her research has been published in several leading management journals including Organization Science, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. She teaches a range of classes on entrepreneurship and international business. Dr. Woolley works with entrepreneurs across industries to grow from idea to market.