Assistant Department Executive Officer, Management and Entrepreneurship

Director of Undergraduate Studies, JPEC, Management and Entrepreneurship

Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Programs

Clinical Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship

President and Founder, Hensley Group, Ltd.

MBA in Finance, University of Missouri-Kansas City

BS in Economics, University of Iowa

BS in Political Science, University of Iowa

Top 25 national undergraduate entrepreneurship program ranking - Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine, 2013

President's State Outreach Award - University of Iowa Office of the President, 2007

National Bronze Award For Individual Special Event - Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), 2004

Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2023

Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, 2016

Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society - University of Iowa, 2015

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2010

Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, 2004

"Building Entrepreneurial Communities," Accepted Speaker at Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference, Halifax, Canada, October 2017.

"Innovations in Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning," Guest/Invited Speaker at Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network, Iowa City, Iowa, July 2017.

"Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Iowa's Creative Corridor," Keynote/Plenary Address at Marion Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Marion, Iowa, October 2015.

"University Economic Development Partnerships," Guest/Invited Speaker at Midwest Creative College Town Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, September 2014.

"Building an Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Program," Guest/Invited Speaker at Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network, Akron, Ohio, August 2014.

"Strategic Business Planning," Guest/Invited Speaker at Iowa Banker's Association - Banking School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 2014.

"Fostering an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Iowa," Guest/Invited Speaker at EntreFEST, Iowa City, Iowa, May 2014.

"Fostering an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Iowa's Creative Corridor," Guest/Invited Speaker at North Liberty Chamber Annual Dinner, North Liberty, Iowa, October 2013.

"Strategic Planning in the Banking Sector," Guest/Invited Speaker at Iowa Banker's Association - Banking School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 2013.

"People You Should Know: John and Mary Pappajohn - Visionary Entrepreneurial Innovators and Philanthropists Transforming Communities Across Iowa," Guest/Invited Speaker at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2025. (With Jamie Zanios, Jean Robillard, and Kelly Baum)

Hensley, D. (Co-Principal), Principal Investigator(s): Hichwa, R. Building an Integrated Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in America's Heartland. National Science Foundation (NSF). Funded. March 2015 - February 2018.

Hensley, D. (Co-Principal). State of Iowa Entrepreneurial Mentoring Service. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Funded. May 2021 - May 2023.

Clinical Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Iowa, 2000 - 2024