<< 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 @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 UVA partners Center for Health Policy social entrepreneurship @ UVA Bala is a globally oriented educator and entrepreneur who has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and North America. His focus areas are innovation and social entrepreneurship and he is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of Hava, a life sciences venture that builds customer-centered air filtration products to make life in polluted cities healthier. In addition to these roles, he is a Research Fellow at the U. S Army Research Laboratory. He was formerly a Visiting Faculty Fellow at National Defense University at Fort McNair, in Washington DC. Prior to moving to Charlottesville, he was an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary and the Program Director of CEU’s experiential New York City MBA program. Prior to that, he was 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. Related Content Social Entrepreneurship: Sustainable Approaches to Tough Challenges Event Please join SE@UVA for a session on sustainable approaches to tough challenges. Bala Mulloth, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, will be addressing these issues as part of the Global Leadership Forum. Innovation Tradecraft: Sustaining Technological Advantage in the Future Army Research For more than three years, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has been improving how it innovates in the face of rapid technological change. Dozens of departmental, service, and agency initiatives have emerged to address different aspects of the innovation problem. 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Social Entrepreneurship: Sustainable Approaches to Tough Challenges Event Please join SE@UVA for a session on sustainable approaches to tough challenges. Bala Mulloth, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, will be addressing these issues as part of the Global Leadership Forum.
Innovation Tradecraft: Sustaining Technological Advantage in the Future Army Research For more than three years, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has been improving how it innovates in the face of rapid technological change. Dozens of departmental, service, and agency initiatives have emerged to address different aspects of the innovation problem.
Professor Spotlight: Bala Mulloth News Batten Professor Bala Mulloth thrives in different cultures. “I was born and raised in Mumbai, studied in New York City, then worked in Budapest, Hungary, and for the past four years, I have lived in Charlottesville,” said the professor of Social Entrepreneurship.
Charlottesville Works: Harnessing Social Networks to Promote Employment and Fight Poverty Research Ridge Schuyler believed that social networks were a unique and innovative way to fight poverty through sustainable employment opportunities. This case study describes how Ridge scaled up Charlottesville Works locally around a formalized social network model that connects unemployed individuals living under the federal poverty line to promising jobs through word-of-mouth, at little cost.
iThrive Games: Championing Responsible Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Games Research This case aims to study the growth, evolution, and social innovation of iThrive Games, a socially minded initiative that aims to create meaningful opportunities using technology for teens to enhance the knowledge, mindsets, and skills they need to thrive through development and across the continuum of mental disorder to wellness. iThrive’s focus has been on creating “meaningful games” that is, games that promote health and well-being of teen players.
The University of Virginia Pay-for-Success Lab: Jump-Starting University-Based Pay-for-Success Research Labs Research This case study gives an overview of the creation of the Pay-for-Success (PFS) Lab at the University of Virginia (UVA). It promotes discussion of how other university institutions can scale up their own research labs with a limited budget, and also introduces students to the PFS concept and the role university research institutions can play in the social impact process.
Revitalizing the Yamuna River: Social Entrepreneurship Approaches Research New Delhi, India’s capital city, with a population of almost twenty-two million faces a daunting challenge: Its sacred river, the Yamuna, is one of the most polluted in the world. In fact, within the city limits, the Yamuna is primarily constituted by treated and untreated sewage and other toxic effluents. The water is rendered “dead” with zero oxygen, thus posing serious health hazards to the citizens of New Delhi. Might there be a way to cleanup and revitalize the river plain using social entrepreneurial approaches?
Diogenes-FG: Heralding Responsible Innovation in Fiduciary Services for Retirement and Nonprofit Trustees Research Diogenes pioneered the use of technology to support trustees and boards in their role as fiduciaries of employee retirement funds. Typically, a multinational corporation with operations in 30-40 countries may have hundreds of pension plans, each with their own characteristics.
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