Workshop Social Entrepreneurship Interview with Dennis Shaughnessy     Tuesday, 2/27 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 450 Dodge Hall Social entrepreneurship brings private capital and business skills to support the development of "micro-enterprises" that allow the world's poorest people to secure a better future for their families and communities. Professor Shaughnessy will talk about the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Award given to Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank, one of the earliest "social entrepreneurs" and a pioneer of microfinance. He will also show a short video documentary that chronicles a student program in the Meheba refugee camp in Central Africa, built upon microfinance and entrepreneurial education.     Dennis Shaughnessy NU College of Business Administration Executive Professor within the College since January 2005, having twenty- five years of experience in positions of responsibility in business, law and government. He is also a strategy consultant and legal advisor to early stage technology businesses, and serves as a director of private firms and of a publicly held company. He is the founder and managing director of an organization that supports social enterprise development. Prior to joining the faculty, Mr. Shaughnessy was a senior executive with Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE), a Massachusetts-based company that provides products and services to the global pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Before 1988, Mr. Shaughnessy was a corporate lawyer specializing in venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and IP/technology licensing. Mr. Shaughnessy holds an MBA from Northeasternís High Tech MBA Program, JD (Doctor of Law) from University of Maryland, MSW/ Management from University of Michigan, and BA from Penn State University.