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Professor and Director of the AI Executive Education Program
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Professor and Director of the AI Executive Education Program
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Jon Down is listed as Professor and Director of the AI Executive Education Program at University of Portland, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jon Down.
Jon Down previously worked as Founder and Principal at Gen Ai Corp and Professor and Director of the E-Scholars Program and Franz Center at University Of Portland. Jon Down holds M.B.A., Entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School.
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Jon is a recognized thought leader in the field of AI, having spent much of the past 10 years thinking deeply about the exponential growth trajectory of AI capabilities.Jon evenly splits his time between a University of Portland Professor of Entrepreneurship & AI, and working with companies to responsibly leverage the power of AI through his consulting company, Gen AI Corp. Please reach out if you would like to talk about working on AI together.He has a PhD in Business Strategy from University of Washington, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an Engineering degree from Oregon State University.
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Founder And Principal
CurrentGen AI Corp provides a portfolio of AI training and consulting services to help enterprise clients navigate the present and prepare for the future. Our approach is to teach people to improve their AI IQ using the foundation AI models from OpenAI, MS, Google, Anthropic, and others. From here you build AI use cases at the individual, team, and organizational.
Jun 2024 - Present
Professor And Director Of The E-Scholars Program And Franz Center
CurrentShifted to half-time appointment at UP to free up time to do my AI consulting with Gen AI Corp. At UP am now leading the E-Scholars Program, the Franz Center for Entrepreneurship, and doing AI work across campus, as well as teaching our grad new venture creation course -- I'm walking the talk by using AI to help with this "half-time" work load;-)
Jun 2024 - Present
Professor In The Management, Strategy, And Entrepreneurship Group
- Teach and develop courses and programs in Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Finance, and Strategy at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels
- Conduct research in areas that blend strategy, finance and entrepreneurship in technology environments, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence
Jul 2012 - Jun 2024
Professor & Director Of The Entrepreneurship Center
Jul 2007 - Jun 2012
Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
Director And Professor
- During my 10 years at OSU I taught Management, Entrepreneurship and Finance courses at the undergraduate, MBA and executive levels
- I lead the successful launch of the Austin Entrepreneurship Program (the largest residential entrepreneurship program in the country) and the development of the Entrepreneurship Option for Business Majors
- Also did consulting for early and mid-stage companies and traveled widely
Sep 1997 - Jun 2007
Manager
- During my six years at PCC I was an Engineering Program Manager, a Manufacturing Area Manager and a Sales Account Manager
- Lead a team of 10 engineers and technicians that developed investment castings for GE Aircraft Engines
- Managed three manufacturing departments with more than 170 employees
- Managed the sales and marketing program targeting several large customers
Jul 1987 - Jun 1993
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Jon Down education
M.B.A., Entrepreneurship
Ph.D., Strategic Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
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Jon Down is listed as Professor and Director of the AI Executive Education Program at University of Portland.
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Jon Down is based in Portland, Oregon, United States while working with University of Portland.
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Jon Down has worked for University Of Portland, Gen Ai Corp, University Of Washington, Oregon State University, and Precision Castparts.
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Jon Down holds M.B.A., Entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School.
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