Special Guest Speaker
Capitalism Unleashed: How Free Market Economies Empower Consumer Choice and Create Superior Products and Services
October 2024
Distinguished NDSU Alumnus, Wade Myers presents his insights and lessons learned. With an inspiring personal story, and experiences as a soldier, corporate executive, investor, educator, and entrepreneur, Wade offers a unique perspective to NDSU students on the role of capitalism in society and how entrepreneurs can make a positive impact.
Wade T. Myers
Wade Myers is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author, and speaker that has founded, invested in, and been a director of 100+ startups and has completed scores of financing and M&A transactions. He is a general partner of the Eagle Venture Fund and multiple public equities and real estate funds. Wade’s entrepreneurial ventures include a tech-enabled investment bank, a SaaS-based big data company, a tech-enabled government services firm, and an Inc. 5000 SaaS-based property management firm. He also worked at the Boston Consulting Group and Mobil Corporation, and served as an Airborne Ranger in the US Army where he was a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. Wade is a Baker Scholar graduate of Harvard’s MBA program.