Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship engages leading industry experts and faculty to educate students and provide them with experiential opportunities to learn all aspects of entrepreneurship. To support these critical goals, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty an expanding range of courses, programs, and activities focused on advancing students’ entrepreneurship knowledge and mastery.
Directors’ welcome
As we reflect on the past year, I am incredibly proud of the forward momentum the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship has made. Our progress is all because of the community—students, faculty, alumni, and industry partners—that continues to strengthen our mission and our impact. Read More
Engagement
At all stages of ideation, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty a broad range of courses, programs, and activities in which to engage.
Corporate relations
Giving opportunities
Support an academic entrepreneurial program or finance a space where students can brainstorm and collaborate on business ideas and ventures.
Members
Become a member and help the Pillsbury Institute provide professional expertise for student entrepreneurs.
Featured stories
Hospitality leader gains Gen Z insights while sharing lessons learned
In a Pillsbury Institute program, Brutus Broth co-founder Kim Hehir ’94 and other entrepreneurs help students build businesses and networks.
Budding entrepreneurs learn through experience
From competitions to hackathons, mentoring to networking, the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship provides a wealth of industry experience.
PIHE Perspective: Insights on emotion-led brand building
Hospitality leader shares insights on emotion-led brand building.
PIHE Events
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September 28, 2026 at 8:30am
The Future Food Equation: Rethinking Growth, Value & Survival in F&B
September 28, 2026 New York, NY By invitation only. Discussions will be facilitated by Lilly Jan, lecturer at the Cornell…