Rich is Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Emeritus at the University of Connecticut School of Business. He is Director of the University’s Innovation Quest Program, which fosters innovation and entrepreneurship with a focus on creating companies and jobs.He has served in numerous leadership positions in the School of Business including: Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Business Partnering and External Alliances; Founding Executive Director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI); Co-Director of the Innovation Research Experience for Undergraduates (iREU) Program in the Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering Department in the School of Engineering; Co-Director of the Entrepreneurial Senior Design Program (ESDP) in the School of Engineering; Executive Director of the Institute for Developing Entrepreneurial Advantage; and Founding Director of the Family Business Program. He developed and led the implementation of the Business School’s strategic thrust in high impact experiential learning and served as the principal architect of the School’s strategy and tactics to move from regional dominance to national platform rankings. He co-developed edgelab, and envisioned and built the SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator and the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford.Professor Dino teaches undergraduate, MBA, and executive level students in the areas of entrepreneurial thinking and opportunity identification, assessment, and capture. His research focuses on small to medium-sized, closely-held businesses, with a current focus on Angel Investing and Founder-CEOs.Before joining UConn in 1995, Dr. Dino spent more than two decades in the business world, working for several firms including Eastman Kodak, Corning, Inc. and Xerox. He has extensive experience as an entrepreneur having started four enterprises and serves on the advisory boards of high technology start-ups.