University Positions

• Digital Media Entrepreneurship/Journalism  – ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication  (JMC 494-1001, MCO 598-1004 and MGT 594-1003)  
• Advanced Projects in Digital Media Entrepreneurship  – ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC 494-81667 MCO 598-82575, MGT 594-82873)
• Business, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital  – San Jose State University Graduate School of Business
• Capstone projects in Engineering and Software  – lead 6 straight semesters of graduate and senior student teams in the development of innovative new products in mobile, gaming, crowdfunding and other applications.

• Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Cogswell Polytechnical College (2 year program, online and offline courses.  Accredited program).  2013-2104
• Entrepreneurial Finance for Lean Startups – 2014 – Upcoming course using Crowdfunding as a way of teaching students Lean Startup concepts.

• Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs.
• Crowdfunding for Angel Investors.
• Journalist as Entrepreneur / Journalism as Entrepreneurship (workshop for the ACP National College Journalism convention in Phoenix)
• Marketing Strategy for New Ventures and New Products (seminar series)
• Social Media/Social Networks – Serious Tools for Serious Business (90-minute webinar series hosted by the IPA – International Prepress Association)
• Strategic Marketing (course and business seminar)
• Social Media Marketing (webinar series)
• Behavioral Media Marketing  (webinar and workshop)
• Advanced Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing.
• Practical Crowdfunding (creating and conducting successful crowdfunding campaigns)
• Venture Funding for Growth Entrepreneurs.
• Fundamentals of Venture Capital and Fundraising
• Battlefield Strategy and Tactics (business seminar)
• Techniques of Innovation and Creativity (workshop)
• Entrepreneurial Product Development (course and workshop)
• Predictive Analytics – Social Media’s Next Frontier  (webinar)
• Effective Communications Skills for Managers  (workshop)

• President’s Award for Innovation, Arizona State University 2010
• CEO’s Visionary Leadership Award, Sun Microsystems Corporation 1999
• Named one of the most influential teachers and mentors of 1999′ – Smithsonian Institution
• Toastmasters International, Featured Speaker of the Year 2004; Distinguished Officer 1992, 1993, 1999
• Feedspot Top 50 Entrepreneur Blogs And Websites For Entrepreneurs in 2020, 2019
• 2018 Kindle Book Awared Finalist – Book of the Year
• #1 Amazon Best Selling Author (in Entrepreneurship, Startups and Small Business) – Spring 2018

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• Cornell, C.J., “The Metamorphosis of Business Plan Competitions”,  NCIIA Conference Proceedings, March 2014
• Cornell, C.J., “Crowdfunding – Jumpstarting University Entrepreneurship”,  NCIIA Conference Proceedings, March 2014 (For 2014 NCIIA Conference)
• Cornell, C.J.,Luzar, Charles “ Crowdfunding Fraud: How Big is the Threat?” – Crowdfund Insider, March 20, 2014
• Cornell, C.J. (2005, 2007). “8 simple rules” (on angel investing). (Distributed by Silicom Ventures, LLC, and published in various magazines and journals).
• Cornell, C.J., Salem, C., & Flick, J. (2004). Cable television VOD for learner-based instruction. In AECT: Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications  and Technology.
• Cornell, C.J. (2002, Summer). Activity-based VOD. CTAM Journal.
• Chaos Media Networks. (2002). VOD: Tapping deeper wells (industry white paper).
• C.J. Cornell. ABCs of VCs (University lecture slides – MBA venture finance course).
• Cornell, C.J. (2000, Summer). Striking oil in the vast wasteland. CTAM (Magazine of CTAM – Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing).
• Cornell, C.J. (1999). Complexity and Game Theory Strategies in Modern Economic Markets. Columbus Press.
• Cornell, C.J. (1989). Expert systems design for predicting behavior. U.S. Air Force Program Research Office (AFPRO).

• Arizona Commerce Authority – Innovation Challenge:  Mentor, Competition Judge 2011-present
• Cleantech Open (National Clean Energy Venture Competition) – Judge, 2012-present
• Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative:  Mentor, Advisor,  Competition Judge, 2010-present
• Arizona technology Council – Startup & Entrepreneurship Committee.  2012-2013
• Kauffman Entrepreneurship National Leadership Workgroup, (Member, Contributor, Presenter) 2008-2010
• ASU President’s Innovation Award Committee 2010
• Ph.D. Accreditation Committee – Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication. Planned curriculum for premiere Ph.D. program that received preliminary accreditation. 2009/2010
• Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication – Capstone Committee 2009-2012
• Arizona State University – Master’s Degree/Ph.D. committees – various disciplines.  2007-present.
• Entrepreneurship@ASU Advisory Committee 2008-2012
• Participated in a quarterly national journalism-entrepreneurship meeting with the top journalism-school entrepreneurship programs around the country.
• Participated in university-wide entrepreneurship “networkshop” forums planning improvements for ASU’s entrepreneurship program, convened twice a year.

• ASU Skysong – Edson Entrepreneurship – Advisor, Mentor, Instructor 2008-present
• Arizona Commerce Authority, “Venture Ready” Program, Mentor, Advsior, 2013-present
• ASU Venture Catalyst, Rapid Startup School, Lean Startup Launchpad – Instructor, Mentor, Advisor, 2011-present
• Mentored 60+ student projects, including one that won $95,000 in grant funding in 2009 Knight Project News Challenge and others that contributed to ASU’s No. 2 ranking in Global Student Entrepreneur Awards for universities with most student-entrepreneurs.

• The New York Times: J-Schools Play Catchup
• Phoenix Business Journal: ASU Program Challenges Student Journalists  to Think Like Entrepreneurs
• Knight Center Helps Students Prepare for Digital Future
• Knight Center Embraces the Future

B.S., Engineering Science 1983

Thesis Work in Heat Transfer, and in Solar Energy.

M.S., Energy Management 1985

Thesis: Design for a SNAP (Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power)-Based Residential Thermionic Reactor

Ph.D., Marketing and Strategy 1999

Dissertation: “Strategy and Chaos Theory in Complex Markets”