Jennifer Capps

Bio

Jennifer Capps is the Assistant Vice Provost for NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She develops and delivers classroom content, mentors entrepreneurship students, mentors faculty interested in implementing entrepreneurial thinking into courses, consults with colleges and programs interested in building out their entrepreneurship resources, and presents at entrepreneurship and innovation events around the world.

She completed her MSM at NC State, specializing in New Product Development and Technology Commercialization. Jennifer has worked with entrepreneurial organizations for over 23 years and has been involved with entrepreneurship education since 2001. During that time, she has taught over 4000 students and mentored many, many more. In 2009, she was named one of Triangle Business Journal’s Top Women in Business for her work in teaching and mentoring entrepreneurial students, and in 2016, she was recognized by the NC State Office of International Affairs for Leadership in International Education. As of 2024, she serves as Interim CEO of USASBE in addition to her work at NC State.