Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship inspires UVA students to embrace entrepreneurship by supporting course development, competitions, events, and experiences that catalyze innovation while creating positive impacts and lasting value in the global marketplace.

Founded in 2008 with generous funding by Mark E. Galant (McIntire '80), the Galant Center plays a pivotal role in the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing experiential learning opportunities for students and a commitment to alumni engagement. The Center's signature event is the Galant Challenge—a pitch event held each spring to expose startups founded by UVA community members to potential investors. The Galant Challenge has resulted in more than $30 million in capital raised for finalists since its inception in 2012.

The McIntire School invites applications for the position of Faculty Director for the Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Learn more and apply

Education and Training

Through inspired courses, experiential learning opportunities, real-world projects, transformative mentoring, and innovative competitions, the Center provides pathways to explore the professional processes, concepts, tools, and communities that facilitate a robust understanding of entrepreneurship and the mindset required for success.

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Thought Leadership

Supporting experts delving into a wide range of innovative studies, the Center seeks to provide means to impactful research in areas that include intentional giving, business transformation, entrepreneurship launch strategies, innovation fostering organic growth, and more.

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Industry Engagement

The Galant Center’s growing network of entrepreneurial companies fosters mutually beneficial knowledge sharing, the development of important student learning experiences, invaluable research projects, and hands-on opportunities to take ideas from ideation to launch as both new businesses and ventures within larger firms.

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Programs at McIntire

Faculty & Research