<< Back to Faculty Bala Mulloth Assistant Professor of Public Policy Education & Training Ph.D., Technology Management, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 2011 M.S., Technology Management, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 2007 M.S., Telecommunication Networks, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 2004 B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Bombay, 2002 434-982-2101 mulloth@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L020A Curriculum Vitae (296.12 KB) @bmulloth Courses taught Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship Innovation and Social Impact Social Innovation in Emerging Markets: India and South East Asia Developing a New Social Venture Global Field Experience - Social Entrepreneurship in India Areas of focus Social Entrepreneurship Bala Mulloth is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Mulloth is a globally oriented educator whose focus areas are innovation and social entrepreneurship. He has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and North America, is a Research Fellow at the U. S Army Research Laboratory and is the Co-Founder of Hava, Inc., a materials science venture that creates advanced fabrics that help people breathe cleaner air. Previously, he was an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation management at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and the Program Director of CEU’s experiential New York City MBA program; a visiting faculty fellow at the National Defense University; and the senior manager of New York University Tandon School of Engineering’s Office of Innovation Development, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship. He holds a PhD in Technology Management from New York University Tandon School of Engineering. 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Professor Bala Mulloth and Team Close to Marketing Better-Filtering, More Comfortable Cloth Face Masks News Gaurav Giri and Batten assistant professor of public policy Balashankar Mulloth co-founded Hava, Inc. to develop technology with the potential to dramatically improve the air filtration efficiency and breathability of face masks.
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