Overview
The Global School of Entrepreneurship (GSE), a member college of Woolf (an accredited Higher Education Institute operating under European quality assurance frameworks), offers flexible degree programmes including an MBA pathway, doctoral study, and postgraduate routes designed for entrepreneurs, founders, operators, and senior executives seeking rigorous higher education with direct professional relevance.
Designed for experienced professionals from both traditional and non-traditional academic backgrounds, GSE integrates academic rigour with applied learning, enabling students to engage substantively with leadership, strategic thinking, research, and entrepreneurial practice in the context of the organisations and initiatives they are already leading. Through cohort-based, industry-focused, and individually curated programmes, GSE supports learners in developing research literacy, strategic capability, and leadership depth while building meaningfully on their existing professional experience.
Degrees
Dean
Eliot Gattegno
Eliot Gattegno is Managing Director of the Office of Digital Education at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is also an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Minerva Schools. He works with creative and innovative organizations around the world exploring the space between technology and education and what can happen where they intersect. Previously a professor of business and arts at NYU where he taught in the Program on Creativity + Innovation, he has been part of founding four universities and has been published in outlets ranging from Oxford University Press to Techcrunch, NBC News, and Quartz. He studied at Harvard University, Stanford University and has a doctorate from UC San Diego. He is also a critically acclaimed musician.
Academic board
Eliot Gattegno
Eliot Gattegno is Managing Director of the Office of Digital Education at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is also an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Minerva Schools. He works with creative and innovative organizations around the world exploring the space between technology and education and what can happen where they intersect. Previously a professor of business and arts at NYU where he taught in the Program on Creativity + Innovation, he has been part of founding four universities and has been published in outlets ranging from Oxford University Press to Techcrunch, NBC News, and Quartz. He studied at Harvard University, Stanford University and has a doctorate from UC San Diego. He is also a critically acclaimed musician.
Faculty, instructors and professional experts
Eliot Gattegno
Eliot Gattegno is Managing Director of the Office of Digital Education at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is also an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Minerva Schools. He works with creative and innovative organizations around the world exploring the space between technology and education and what can happen where they intersect. Previously a professor of business and arts at NYU where he taught in the Program on Creativity + Innovation, he has been part of founding four universities and has been published in outlets ranging from Oxford University Press to Techcrunch, NBC News, and Quartz. He studied at Harvard University, Stanford University and has a doctorate from UC San Diego. He is also a critically acclaimed musician.
Shelby Joy Scarbrough
Shelby Joy Scarbrough – Speaker Bio
EVENT-SPECIFIC SPEAKER BIO Shelby Joy Scarbrough is an entrepreneur, author, publisher, and speaker whose career has been shaped by a simple but demanding idea: ownership—of decisions, relationships, and outcomes—is the foundation of meaningful leadership. She began her professional life in public service, coordinating presidential travel in the White House under President Ronald Reagan and later serving as a protocol officer at the U.S. Department of State. In those roles, Shelby worked inside moments of national and global consequence—where preparation mattered, judgment carried weight, and responsibility could not be outsourced. In 1990, she founded Practical Protocol, an international consulting firm known for managing complex, high-stakes engagements for board leaders, senior executives, global institutions, and public figures. Over time, Practical Protocol evolved into a parent company for creative and cultural ventures, including JoyJourney.life and The Civilized Supper™, a mock state dinner experience designed to explore leadership, manners, and executive presence. Shelby’s entrepreneurial path also includes building and operating ten Burger King franchise restaurants—an experience that grounded her leadership philosophy in reality: payroll, people, culture, and decisions that land squarely on the owner’s desk. She is the author of Civility Rules: Creating a Purposeful Practice of Civility and the publisher of Undaunted: The Extraordinary Story of the First Aviator to Attempt a Solo Flight Around the World, the life story of her grandfather, aviation pioneer Jimmie Mattern. Through her publishing imprint, Vega Rising, Shelby preserves stories of courage, responsibility, and lived history—reminding leaders that legacy is shaped by daily choices. Shelby is also the co-founder of the Global School of Entrepreneurship, which offers accredited MBA and PhD programs created specifically for entrepreneurs and senior executives. GSE provides new pathways to advanced degrees—meeting experienced leaders where they are and reimagining higher education for those who were never meant to step away from the work to learn. She serves on the advisory board of the Guy Fieri Foundation, supporting its mission to uplift communities—particularly first responders, veterans, restaurant workers, and families in crisis. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program, Shelby speaks to organizations around the world about ownership—not as a slogan, but as a lived practice.
Jennifer Hammond Roberts
Jenny Roberts serves as a member of the leadership team and broader faculty network with the Global School of Entrepreneurship, and is a talent, leadership, and workforce development leader with 15+ years of experience building people and performance systems that enable growth, transformation, and operational excellence. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Lumina Lane Partners, advising founders, executives, and growing organizations on aligning strategy, talent, and operating models—strengthening leadership capability, hiring and performance practices, and scalable organizational foundations. Her work has included supporting the Global School of Entrepreneurship in shaping its strategic and operational foundation across MBA, doctoral study, and curriculum-as-a-service offerings.
Previously, Jenny spent nearly a decade at Anheuser-Busch InBev (global and its innovation and corporate venture capital arm) in global talent and people operations leadership roles. Her experience includes leading enterprise and division-level operations, excellence, and transformation work—spanning workforce and performance systems, leadership and career enablement programming, engagement, HR operating model design change management, and HRIS/data architecture—across global and local teams in rapid growth environments.
Earlier in her career, she held roles in operations and strategy, executive recruiting within alternative investments, and financial research and software consulting. Jenny holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. With a commitment to lifelong learning, she has completed additional coursework at Harvard Business School, led Six Sigma project work, and brings a design-thinking lens to her approach. She is also a Certified Coach through the Coach Training Alliance, focused on helping others build clarity, confidence, and momentum in their personal development and career growth.
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