Arthur Blank is best known latey for his role as the owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United. But his illustrious career at Home Depot demonstrates his entrepreneurial spirit.
Blank, through a $50 million gift, established the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, his alma matter.
Located at Babson College in Wellesley, MA, the Blank Center is home to the world’s largest dedicated entrepreneurship faculty and numerous research initiatives and conferences. Through the Babson College Entrepreneurship Center, emerging entrepreneurs have access to the opportunities, community, and critical resources that they need. They are able to “ignite the exchange of innovative ideas that will shape the future of entrepreneurship through research and thought leadership,” per Babson’s website.