Dr. Juliana Iarossi is a retired faculty member of the Darla Moore School of Business and the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina where she taught entrepreneurship/innovation, corporate strategy, and finance-focused courses to undergraduates and masters students for over a decade. Dr. Iarossi began her career as an engineer with a technology startup, but spent most of her career in financial services with some of the largest domestic commercial and investment banks holding leadership positions in corporate lending, loan workouts, compliance and investment management. The insight she gained from driving capital to companies for growth and restructuring troubled businesses has allowed her to effectively advise early-stage organizations, as well as those in transition as they adapt to a rapidly changing business and economic environment.
Dr. Iarossi currently serves as Director for SC Launch, Inc., and Chairman of the Audit & Finance Committee. She is an active angel investor and serves as Director of VentureSouth Investments C & D LLC.
Dr. Iarossi earned a BS in Materials Engineering from Virginia Tech, an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Georgia State University. She is currently working on a masters in Catholic Spiritual Theology.