# Rudolph P. Lamone

> Rudolph P. Lamone is a startup investor at Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dingman-center-angels)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rudolph P. Lamone is a startup investor at Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. Dr. Rudolph P. Lamone is the Founder and member of the Board of Advisors of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and a Professor Emeritus at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park.From 1973 to 1992, Dr. Lamone served as Dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business and as the first chair of the Programin Entrepreneurship. He is co-founder of the National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers and a founding member of the National Consortium for Life Science Entrepreneurship Programs.In 1996, Dr. Lamone was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young for his work in support of entrepreneurship. In 1998, Dr. Lamone was selected to receive the President's Medal at the University of Maryland. In 1999, Dr. Lamone co-founded DirectGene, a biotechnology company that has developed gene therapies directed toward the treatment of metastatic prostate and breast cancer.Dr. Lamone serves as Director on the board of several companies, public and private. He also serves as a venture partner with Gabriel Venture Partners, Annapolis, MD, and Redwood Shores, CA. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. Lamone received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the business school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

## About Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship

VC Fund · College Park, United States

The Dingman Center Angels is a Maryland based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies.

4 contacts available at Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alla Corey | Program Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alla-corey |
| Rudolph P. Lamone | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-rudolph-p-lamone |
| Brent Goldfarb | Academic Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-goldfarb |
| Mike Ravenscroft | Venture Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-ravenscroft |

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