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Lieberman-Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy Scholars

      Dr. Sharon Poctzer, Program Director

Sharon Poczter is the Chair of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department at the Sy Syms School of Business at Â鶹Çø as well as an Associate Professor and director of the Senator Joseph Lieberman-Mitzner Scholars program. Her research focuses on issues related to access to financing for firms in both the developing and developed context, including the role of the government in promoting entrepreneurship, and gender disparity in company funding. Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals, and she is a columnist and frequent contributor for Inc, Bloomberg, Fox News, and other media outlets where she simplifies complex economic and business issues, and uses economics to analyze issues around women at work. Her economic take on women in the workforce has also appeared in the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. She is also a professional kickboxing instructor.