Steven Rogers is the Gordon and Llura Gund Family Distinguished
Professor of Entrepreneurship. Professor Rogers teaches Entrepreneurial
Finance at Kellogg and is the Director of the Larry and Carol Levy
Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice. Before joining the Kellogg
Faculty, he owned and operated two manufacturing firms and one retail
operation. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Mr. Rogers worked at Bain
and Company Consulting firm, Cummins Engine Company and UNC Ventures, a
venture capital firm.
Professor Rogers has been named to the Faculty Honor Roll in every
quarter he has taught at Kellogg. He has received numerous teaching
awards, including the 1996 and 2005 Lawrence G. Lavengood Outstanding
Professor of the Year. Steve Rogers is the only professor in Kellogg's
history to have received this award more than once. In 1996, BusinessWeek named him one of the top 12 entrepreneurship professors at graduate business schools in the U.S. In 1997, BusinessWeek
named him one of 14 “New Stars of Finance.” In 1998, he was selected as
Entrepreneur of the Year (supporter category) by Ernst and Young.
In addition to the regular MBA program, Professor Rogers teaches in
many Kellogg executive programs in the U.S., Toronto and Hong Kong. He
has received the Outstanding Professor Award for the Executive Program
14 times.
Mr. Rogers currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Private Equity
firms SB Partners, Smith Whiley and Company, and O’Connor Partners. He
also serves on the Board of Directors of SC Johnson Wax, W.S. Darley
and Company, SuperValu (NYSE), Dakmark Mutual Funds, and AMCORE
Financial (Nasdaq). His non-profit work includes board membership for
The A Better Chance Program and Urban Prep. Mr. Rogers is also a member
of the Harvard Business School Visiting Committee, and a Trustee of
Williams College.
In 2000, he received the “Bicentennial Medal for Distinguished
Achievement” by an alum from Williams College. In 2005, he received the
“Bert King Award for Service” from the African American Student Union
of Harvard Business School. In 2005, he also was selected as "Chicago
United's Business Leader of Color."
He has been often quoted in many publications, including
Black Enterprise, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Fortune and
BusinessWeek. In 2002 Steven Rogers published his first book,
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finance and Business.
He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College.