Don Piper

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Don Piper is a Conscious Business Consultant.  Formerly a member of the core faculty and Entrepreneurship Discipline Lead at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, the first institution to offer a "green" or sustainable MBA degree program. He taught the capstone course for the MBA Program, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship (MGT 569-570). Previously a Mentor-in-Residence at the #1 Ranked McGuire Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Arizona, in 2007 he was recognized by Fortune Small Business and CNN/Money as “top in the field by colleagues, students, and entrepreneurs.” (See http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/bestcolleges/2007/professors/index.html). Prior to entering academia, Don helped create two angel capital funds with TriState Investment Group and was Chairman of the Board of The Phoenix, a research management company. Don’s specialty is in helping emerging growth companies navigate the path from inception through adolescence with a special focus on sustainability, conscious business and performance management.