Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Entrepreneur in Residence Spotlight: Meli James ’00
Pillsbury Institute’s longest-serving Entrepreneur in Residence creates resources and opportunities to support Hawaii’s next generation of entrepreneurs
From Colombia to Cornell: Pediatric platform wins pitch prize
Venture is putting high-quality pediatric health information within reach across Latin America through WhatsApp and smartphone
Ethiopia has the playbook. Will it use it? Lessons from Japan and Korea’s rise
An Ethiopian MBA student visits Japan and Korea and reflects on how Ethiopia can adapt lessons from East Asia’s development model
Designing leadership: Japan and Korea through an emerging market lens
MBA student shares how experiences in Japan and Korea shifted her focus from personal control to system design and trust
‘Buy now, pay later’ model extends to travel
Pillsbury Institute Advisory Board member shares his company’s origin story: making travel more accessible with payments over time
Search platforms rewrite the rules of online shopping
Johnson School professors offer perspective into how platforms design rankings and use behavioral and demographic information to influence consumer decisions.
In emerging markets, the real AI opportunity is product leadership
As AI scales across emerging markets, product leadership that blends strategy, context and global insight will determine real value
Tokenized Equities: Bridging emerging economies and U.S. capital markets
Tokenized equities are democratizing access to financial markets for emerging markets investors
Entrepreneur in Residence Spotlight: Jason Spillerman ’92, P ’25
Real estate consultant and entrepreneur Jason Spillerman shares lessons from three decades of building and investing in businesses