Wendy Bolger is a seasoned innovator and the Founding Director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Loyola University Maryland, a position she has held for over five years. Under her leadership, the Center launched the Baltipreneurs Accelerator, Loyola Crisis Navigators, and won a bid to host the prestigious Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers 2021 Conference.
Prior to her role at Loyola, Wendy was the Director of Program Innovation Strategy at Share Our Strength | No Kid Hungry, where she led the innovation team in its mission to end childhood hunger through scalable programs.
In 2023, Wendy's contributions to entrepreneurship were recognized with the Entrepreneur Support Organization of the Year award at the UpSurge Awards. Her work is central to fostering a thriving startup ecosystem, making a significant impact on teaching, investing, accelerating, and empowering entrepreneurs.
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