Entrepreneur Chase Franklin speaks at fall commencement

The 2011 fall commencement ceremony’s main speaker, Chase Franklin, has been a successful entrepreneur, executive and innovator for 25 years. He co-founded and led a technology startup company through the boom-and-bust cycles of the 90s and early 2000s until it was acquired in 2006 for $275 million. Franklin also advises other entrepreneurs and is on the verge of launching another company of his own. Franklin and his wife, Teri, endowed the College of Business and Economics’ Allette and Cayden Franklin Excellence in Teaching Award, named for the Franklins’ two children.