Martin Sinozich, 62, is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he has taught in MBA and Executive Education programs for six years.
Martin teaches two courses to MBA students:
1. Field Global Capstone, a required course that applies design thinking, contextual intelligence and teaming/leadership skills to real-world business problems in 15 cities around the world.
2. The Entrepreneurial Manager, a required course that introduces students to the tools, techniques and mindsets critical to starting companies from scratch and to entrepreneurial management in more established companies.
In the Executive Education Owner/President Management (OPM) Program, Martin teaches Finance to CEOs and Managing Partners who own and operate family-owned firms large and small. These students typically have CFOs; his teaching focuses on financial strategy and how to de-mystify the often confusing language and techniques of finance experts and advisors.
Prior to joining the faculty, Martin served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at HBS for four years, advising Harvard-based startups on all aspects of the journey. In parallel, Martin was Executive Director of Startup Secrets, a not-for-profit organization focused on entrepreneurial education and community building backed by the Boston tech and VC communities.
Martin works with founders and startups as a mentor, advisor and investor. He is active with several early-stage funds as a limited partner, venture partner, mentor, and executive committee member. He has started, operated and sold interests in technology, health and fitness, construction, real estate, hotels, frozen food, and manufacturing. Martin advises buyers and sellers on private-equity transactions in the $100-$500 million range, and he advises private companies in preparing for successful sales.
Before beginning his entrepreneurial journey, Martin worked in large financial institutions (Fidelity Investment, MBNA America Bank, Prudential Home Mortgage) where he led innovation teams integrating new technologies into the corporate DNA. Examples include developing and integrating the first Internet capabilities at MBNA America Bank in ‘95/’96 and developing and integrating the first remote workforce capabilities at Fidelity Investments in ‘98/’99. Martin lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife Elena. He has two adult children and is an avid downhill skier and a blue-water sailor. He speaks fluent Italian and French, skills he acquired while growing up in Western Europe as the son of a Foreign Service officer. Martin earned his Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar. He is energized by a passion for teaching, learning, and helping others.
