# Michael Burcham

> Michael Burcham is a Nashville-based entrepreneur, investor, executive coach and educator. The founding President and CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center from 2010 to 2015, he now serves as Chief of Strategy, Research & Talent Development at Shore Capital Partners and as Faculty Director of Vanderbilt’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Professor of the Practice of Management. His work connects company building, mentor training and leadership development.

- **Role:** Chief of Strategy, Research & Talent Development at Shore Capital Partners; Faculty Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Professor of the Practice of Management at Vanderbilt University
- **Organizations:** Shore Capital Partners, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Entrepreneurs’ Organization Nashville, Startup Tennessee, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Theraphysics, ParadigmHealth, Narus Health
- **From:** Booneville, United States
- **Education:** B.S., University of Mississippi Medical Center, M.B.A., Belmont University, Doctor of Health Administration, Medical University of South Carolina
- **Known for:** Led three investor-backed businesses to successful exits., White House Champion of Change in entrepreneurship and mentoring, 2012., Helped establish a permanent, debt-free home for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in 2013.

## Career timeline

- **1979** — Entered Army National Guard boot camp after high school.
- **1983** — Graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and moved to Tennessee.
- **1989** — Earned an MBA from Belmont University.
- **1992-1993** — Developed and launched Theraphysics.
- **1997** — Began teaching, according to his personal timeline.
- **2001-2007** — Led ParadigmHealth through growth and the sale of its divisions.
- **2003** — Completed his doctorate and joined Vanderbilt’s faculty.
- **2007-2010** — Helped build Vanderbilt’s Accelerator summer business program.
- **2010-2015** — Served as founding President and CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
- **2011** — Launched Startup Tennessee; began working with Shore Capital Partners.
- **2012** — Recognized as a White House Champion of Change for entrepreneur mentoring.
- **2013** — Entrepreneur Center opened its permanent facility debt-free in June.
- **2014-2016** — Co-chaired the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- **2015** — Founded Narus Health.
- **2018** — Received Entrepreneur of the Year recognition at the NEXT Awards.
- **2019** — Formally joined Shore Capital as an Executive Partner; Narus Health became part of Lucent Health.
- **2024** — Inducted into Nashville’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame on October 21.

## Achievements

- Led three investor-backed businesses to successful exits.
- White House Champion of Change in entrepreneurship and mentoring, 2012.
- Helped establish a permanent, debt-free home for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in 2013.
- Nashvillian of the Year, 2014, as recorded in his Vanderbilt CV.
- Tennessean of the Year, 2015, as recorded in his Vanderbilt CV.
- Co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2014-2016.
- Entrepreneur of the Year at Nashville’s 2018 NEXT Awards.
- Nashville Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame inductee, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Featured with Bill Clendenen and Charlie Talbot in Shore Capital’s January 22 podcast on practical board-member behaviors.
- **2025-08** — Published the LinkedIn article Turning 64: Lessons in Life on August 16.
- **2025-02** — Vanderbilt profiled his Creating and Launching the Venture course and its customer validation, financial modeling and investor-pitch assignments.
- **2024-10** — Inducted into Nashville’s Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame at the NEXT Awards.

## Links

- Website: https://www.michaelburcham.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelburcham/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/michaelrburcham
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.michaelburcham/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.michaelburcham/

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