Nicole Cacal
Part-time Assistant Professor
Email
nicolecc@newschool.edu
Office Location
L - 2 West 13th Street
Profile
Nicole Cacal is the Executive Director of a Hawaii-based nonprofit called the TRUE Initiative, which helps people and organizations adopt technology to create more jobs across the state. Previously, she was Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Ignite, a consultancy that advises leading companies on sustainable transformation and a leadership network that unites global changemakers at the center of technology, sustainability and social impact (Forbes Ignite is a license partner of Forbes Media LLC). Nicole holds a BBA from the University of Hawaii, an MSc in Strategic Design & Management from the Parsons School of Design, and an Executive MSc in Technology Management from Columbia University.
Degrees Held
BBA Finance, International Business, Economics from the University of Hawaii MSc Strategic Design from the Parsons School of Design Executive MSc in Technology Management from Columbia University
Recent Publications
https://medium.com/@nicolecacal
Current Courses
- Financial Management
PUDM 3409 - Fall 2026 - Business Models & Ent Strategy
PUDM 4322 - Fall 2026
Future Courses
- Innovation
PSDS 3001 - Spring 2027 - Financial Management
PUDM 3409 - Spring 2027
Past Courses
- Financial Management
PUDM 3409 - Spring 2026