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UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces New Partnership with the Blockchain Research Institute

  • 02/05/19

RICHARDSON, TX – The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas has announced a new partnership with the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), a global independent think tank working to identify the strategic implications and opportunities of blockchain for business, government and society.

The partnership with UT Dallas marks BRI's first relationship with an American university.

Led by its founder and chairman, Don Tapscott, the BRI has created a global research initiative that counts some of the world's most high-profile businesses—such as Cisco, Deloitte FedEx, IBM, Intuit, and P&G, among its network partners.

Network partners have access to an exclusive platform to share best practices and research projects. They also have opportunities to participate in live webinars with leading global experts.

"Welcoming UT Dallas to our membership helps the BRI's multimillion dollar research program support not just the commercial or regulatory world, but academia as well," says Don Tapscott, co-founder and executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. "We look forward to helping the world-class researchers and educators navigate the blockchain revolution."

Leading the UT Dallas node is Dr. Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng, professor of information systems in the Naveen Jindal School of Management. "BRI has curated a wealth of resources, such as blockchain cases, data and networking opportunities," Zheng said. "This partnership is instrumental in facilitating the cutting-edge research and education that UT Dallas faculty and students are undertaking related to this innovation."

About the Institute
 The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas is a campus-wide program that provides academic and experiential training to support the next generation of new ventures.

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