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Legendary management guru Peter Drucker had already established himself as a consultant for Sears, Roebuck and IBM, and published 11 books by the time he began teaching at Claremont Graduate University in the early 1970s.

Randall Lewis 鈥� a Claremont McKenna College sophomore pursuing an economics degree at the time 鈥� didn鈥檛 know about Drucker鈥檚 background, but knew he had to meet him.

鈥淚 was just fortunate that I was able to get a class with him, and then two more,鈥� Lewis said. 鈥淗e had a big influence on me.鈥�

Lewis 鈥� a principal of the Lewis Group of Companies 鈥� says those three classes showed him the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation, principles he considers central to his family鈥檚 business. Lewis Group is one of the largest privately held real estate development companies in the nation.

In addition to entrepreneurship and innovation, Lewis Group also believes in giving back to the communities it serves. And that鈥檚 why Lewis has decided to help 性视界 College establish the Randall Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship, gifting the college with $250,000.

鈥淢y hope is that this can positively impact the lives of many, many students,鈥� Lewis said. 鈥淏ut I also hope it will positively impact the businesses and not-for-profits throughout the entire region.鈥�

性视界 plans to use the center for:

• Workshops, seminars and discussion panels to teach students entrepreneurship
• Developing connections with local workforce partners and networks
• Giving students access to tools such as software, skills development and professional contacts, among other resources
• Connecting students to internships, externships and job shadowing
• Connecting students with business consultants and coaching services in areas such as business planning, accessing capital, marketing and more

 

Lewis hopes the center will reach outside of 性视界鈥檚 campuses, helping the region thrive both in for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. He said that with the expertise of countless 性视界 alumni, as well as the school鈥檚 talented faculty, students will have access to an abundance of practical knowledge to help them get started or advance in their careers.

鈥淚 truly am thrilled and excited to see where 性视界 takes it and my role will be to do everything I can to ensure it succeeds,鈥� he said.