Scott Metcalf

Scott Metcalf is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has extensive experience coaching startup founders through UChicago's Polsky Center programs, including the New Venture Challenge (NVC), Polsky Summer Accelerator, and I-Corps. His expertise spans customer discovery, competitive assessment, marketing, sales, and investor pitching, informed by 15 years of teaching business communication and improvisation. Metcalf also serves as Executive Director of Driving Forward, a nonprofit focused on career development for first-generation college students.

Education:

• MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Research & Professional Focus: His work emphasizes practical entrepreneurship, digital education models, and empowering under-resourced students through scalable career exploration frameworks. He combines corporate experience (Grainger, IRI, Sears) with startup mentorship and angel investing in the Chicago area.

Teaching: Metcalf teaches "Building the New Venture" (Course 34103) at Booth during Autumn quarters (2024, 2025). His pedagogy integrates business strategy with improvisational theater principles.