WHY IS NELSON QUALIFIED?
With nearly 40 years of successful national and international business creation and leadership experience, Curtis Nelson has directed the development and successful launch of over 100 new businesses and more than 500 new products for the communications, IT, military, education, logistics, transportation, medical, health, food, and gardening industries worldwide. Nelson is a seasoned public speaker, entrepreneur, investor, fund manager, consultant, and three-time veteran of Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies® list (#48,#67,#225).
A 1974 graduate from the University of Iowa, Nelson holds a BBA in Marketing. He has been an active U of I alumnus, served seven years on the University of Iowa Research Foundation BOD, is a director and officer on multiple private boards, and is also the author of The Recipe for Business Success.
Nelson currently serves as President & CEO of the Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc., a nationally recognized business accelerator. He is the President & CEO of CRN LLC, a business consulting organization, and AccelerateIT, LLC; manager of Iowa Seed Fund LLC and Iowa Seed Fund II LLC, both seed-stage investment funds. Nelson is also co-founder and current President of the Iowa Venture Capital Association.
