Teresa Chahine

Teresa Chahine is a Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at the Yale School of Management, where she teaches in the Program on Entrepreneurship. Her research interests include Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Innovation, Nonprofit Management, Public Health, Social Enterprise, Strategy, and Sustainability. She is known for creating the podcast Impact & Innovation and launching a free online course called Creating Change Through Social Entrepreneurship. Before joining Yale, she founded the first venture philanthropy organization in Lebanon, supporting social enterprises focused on education and job creation. At Yale, she collaborates with Havenly, a social enterprise aiding refugee and migrant women. She has authored several books and articles on social entrepreneurship and public health.

Teresa Chahine Sheila is a Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at Yale University, focusing on Public Health, Social Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Her research explores the intersection of public health and social innovation, emphasizing the role of entrepreneurship in addressing health disparities and environmental justice. She investigates structural influences on residential exposure patterns, cumulative risk assessment, and the application of systems thinking to public health challenges. Her work also examines business models for primary health care delivery and the use of technology in smart cities. Through her research, she highlights the importance of community engagement and policy implications in achieving equitable health outcomes.