Celeste L. Corrado
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Celeste L. Corrado
Director
As Director of the Wharton SBDC, Ms. Corrado is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Center, supporting regional start-ups and high growth companies in building their businesses, managing all aspects of client recruitment, designing student consultant training and education, collaborating with the Pennsylvania SBDC lead office on statewide goals, and spearheading grant administration, fundraising and regional stakeholder outreach and communication.
Prior to arriving at Wharton, Ms. Corrado ran her own consulting practice, Vizeon Solutions. Previous to Vizeon she was employed by Lockheed Martin Corporation as Senior Strategy & Innovation Lead for New Ventures where she was responsible for launching and leading a commercial venture incubator. Corrado has also served as an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
She holds an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and an MS in Information Systems from Drexel University. Corrado is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Management Consultant and an accomplished Speaker on the topics of Strategy, Technology Development and Innovation.