Lynnette Claire

Lynnette Claire is a Professor in the School of Business and Leadership at the University of Puget Sound. She specializes in entrepreneurial thinking, strategic management, and social entrepreneurship, integrating experiential learning into her courses to push students beyond traditional frameworks. Her teaching includes classes like Strategic Management & Consulting (BUS482), Entrepreneurial Mindset for the Arts (BUS380), and Principles of Management (BUS305).

• Education
• BA, University of California, Davis (1989)
• BS, University of California, Davis (1989)
• MS, University of Oregon (2001)
• PhD, University of Oregon (2005)

Her research focuses on entrepreneurial progress through question-asking, arts entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. She emphasizes hands-on learning, such as students founding small businesses, shadowing entrepreneurs, and creating documentaries for community organizations.

Professor Claire founded the Entrepreneurship Club and the Tacoma Entrepreneur Network, and is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest Educators of Entrepreneurial Leaders (PNWEEL). She previously served as Director of the School of Business and Leadership and will return to this role in Fall 2019.