Dr. Alan L. Carsrud, Executive Director

The Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University was founded in 2003 with a multi-million dollar gift from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City . One of only a few campus-wide entrepreneurship centers in the United States , the Pino Center facilitates all entrepreneurial activities at FIU. The Center provides campus-wide awareness of entrepreneurship as an approach to life that enhances and transcends traditional academic experiences. It is woven into the fabric of the university through entrepreneurial activities and courses across the university. The multi-dimensional nature of the Center allows it to address the unique entrepreneurial needs of one of the nation's largest ethnically diverse academic institutions, located in one of America 's most entrepreneurial and dynamic international cities, Miami . In 2004 the Center was named in honor of a Cuban-American serial entrepreneur, Eugenio Pino and his family.

Whether in the arts, sciences, business, engineering, or humanities, Entrepreneurship at FIU adds value to every discipline and enhances the creativity and innovation of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. In addition to facilitating course development throughout FIU, the Center fosters new technology firms, strengthens existing family owned and managed firms, researches important issues to entrepreneurs and public policy makers, encourages new community and non-profit enterprises to improve the economic vitality of South Florida and the Americas, and develops entrepreneurial leaders in all areas.