Hometown: Hartford, CT

Business School: Ross School of Business/University of Michigan, 2013

Undergraduate: University of Connecticut, 2003

Bio: Lemu Coker is a 2013 MBA candidate at the Ross School of Business with concentrations on Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Strategy. Prior to coming to Ross, Lemu has held roles in Digital Strategy, Digital Business Development, Mobile Marketing, and Digital Project Management within companies such as MTV Networks, Myspace, and Gawker Media.He is also a published photographer music fanatic, and social media junkie. Lemu holds a B.A. In Mass Media & Marketing from the University of Connecticut.

Venture/Entrepreneur Interest: Entrepreneurship

Sector Interest: Entrepreneur Incubation/Development

Springworks Project (Working) Title: Entrepreneurship Exchange Fellowship (EEF)

Springworks Project Description: This fellowship will offer rising juniors in historically black colleges and universities the chance to intern with a few select startups domestically or abroad during the summer before their junior and senior year of college to gain entrepreneurial experience and consider entrepreneurship a viable post college option.