Troy Byrd

Education/Business Development, Singularity University

Troy Byrd is an entrepreneurial education maverick. In 2001, he founded the Bryant University Entrepreneurship Center which he built to national rankings. Upon his selection as 1 of 50 top researchers by the U.S. SBA and Congress, he collaborated with a dozen institutions to create entrepreneurial programs. Currently, he is pioneering the launch of the Global Entrepreneurship Forum taking place during the inaugural Global Entrepreneurship Week. The long-term goal is to create the largest, most-renowned event for entrepreneurs on the planet.