Sharon L. Poczter

Dr. Sharon L. Poczter is an Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Sy Syms School of Business, Yeshiva University. She is the Founding Director of The Senator Joseph Lieberman – Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy and the Yeshiva University Women’s Initiative for Leadership and Learning (YUWILL). Her mentorship program, the Golda Meir Fellows, is renowned for producing high-achieving students. She previously served as Department Chair from 2017 to 2025, during which she rebranded the department, increasing student majors by 90% and making it the second-largest business school major.

Research and Teaching Interests focus on access to financing for firms in developed and developing economies, government's role in fostering entrepreneurship, and gender disparities in company funding. She teaches Principles of Strategy, Ideation, and Research in Strategy at Sy Syms.

Scientific Awards include:

• Highest Teaching Award at Cornell University (twice)
• Cornell CALS Junior Faculty Teaching Award (2016)
• Cornell Class of 2001 Career Achievement Award
• Cornell Family Fellows Honoree (twice)
• Academy of Management Douglas Nigh Award for Interdisciplinary Research in International Business (2015)