Lynn Metcalf

Dr. Lynn Metcalf is a Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University and Co-Academic Director of the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. She is a consultant with the Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation, where she advises early-stage companies on discovery, experimentation, validation methods, and pitch preparation.

Dr. Metcalf has professional and academic experience in mixed-methods research and has worked with startups to conduct rigorous studies and publish work that demonstrates the efficacy of new technologies.