OIE News
Farewell and the Best of New Beginnings: Kate Heath
November 19, 2024
On behalf of the entire team at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and all the students, faculty and partners who know her, I would like to bid a fond farewell to our friend and colleague, Kate Heath, our Director of Student Entrepreneurship...
Andy's Pizza Sponsors GW OIE
September 24, 2024
“DC's best pizza and DC's best University, is there a better pairing than that?" said Andy Brown, founder of Andy’s Pizza, commenting on their sponsorship of the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE)...
Jim Chung Reflects on 14 Years at GW's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
July 18, 2024
As I reflect on my 14-year tenure founding and leading the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, I feel immense pride and gratitude...
OIE Alumni Feature: Dulceology
NVC 2019 Winner & Dulceology co-founder, Edith Leiva, reflects on building a business and the resources at OIE she utilized
July 9, 2024
In 2019, Edith Leiva was a GW masters student studying design at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design when she found out about the New Venture Competition...
GW OIE hosts State Department (YSEALI PFP) Thai Fellow
June 3, 2024
The OIE hosted Khwanjira Ponsree, a fellow from Thailand through the U.S. State Department's Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) during May.
GW OIE hosts State Department (YLAI) Chilean Fellow
May 21, 2024
In April, the GW OIE hosted Yanixza Alfaro, a fellow from Chile through the US State Department’s Young Leaders of the American Initiative Program (YLAI). Yanixza, the founder of her own company...
OIE Welcomes New Team Members
April 23, 2024
In the past few months, OIE has welcomed two new members to our fast-growing team, Celete Kato as Program Manager and Wince Glory as our Web Developer.
Meet the NVC Winners!
2024 New Venture Competition
April 17, 2024
Last Thursday, April 11th OIE hosted our 16th annual GW New Venture Competition Award Ceremony. Student finalists from across the GW community won over $330,000 in prizes including $157,000 in cash at the ceremony...
Captain Robin Russell (USN-Ret) Reflects on His GW OIE Fellowship
March 8, 2024
In October, the GW OIE team welcomed Capt. Robin Russell for a six-month fellowship to discover our best practices in leading a community of student entrepreneurs...