Cornell University The Parker Center at the Johnson School at Cornell University
Cornell University The Johnson School at Cornell University

David BenDaniel

David BenDanielParker Center Advisory Board
Don and Margi Berens Professor of Entrepreneurship

Professor BenDaniel holds degrees in physics and engineering. He has been a visiting fellow at Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration. At Cornell, he serves as a Senior Fellow of the Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Program. In addition to his teaching and research, he has been active in investing venture capital. He held a senior vice presidency in Textron Corporation's American research and development division, was group vice president of Exxon Enterprises, supervising the energy-development and technology-components groups, and started General Electric's technical-ventures operation.

He has been featured in Fortune, Business Week, Success Magazine, and Physics Today, among other publications. Recently, he co-edited a new book, International M&A, Joint Ventures and Beyond - Doing the Deal.