Larry is a 21st Century Global Changemaker who lives, works, and designs at the intersection of education, entrepreneurship, and equity. His life’s work is rooted in global education, STEM education and social entrepreneurship. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Alcorn State University, and a Mini MBA from Rutgers Executive School of Business. He recently completed Harvard Graduate School of Education Professional Certification Program in School Leadership and Management. In 2022 he traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel and participated in the Innovation Experience 360 Start-Up Nation and Entrepreneurship Program.
His journey in higher education started in the Office of University Advancement, and he was later appointed to serve as the FDU United Nation Campus Liaison. He currently serves as a Professor and teaches graduate level courses in Finance and Entrepreneurship on the NJ campus and Vancouver Canada campus. When he is not facilitating lectures or leading workshops, you can find him working out in the gym, fishing, playing basketball or chess. In 2018, he spearheaded and launched the iDream Youth Summit in South Africa and Kenya; which is a series of STEM education and social development workshops designed to teach kids and their families about entrepreneurship, social emotional learning and financial education.
He considers the iDream Youth Summit to be the hallmark of global youth development, entrepreneurship and financial education. He enjoys learning about various cultures, studying emerging markets, farming and traveling the globe.
- What did you want to be when you grew up? As a kid, my hopes and dreams included joining the Air Force and becoming a Pilot
- Favourite L&E Campfire song? The Fire At The Camp song
- Favorite L&E Activity: Making SMORES
- Favourite place to travel? South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
- Fun fact about yourself: I have visited 38 countries in my life
