Research Interests

• University technology transfer and the strategic factors that lead to success for startup firms
• Regional economic clusters and other network structures that form due to the commercialization of radical new technologies
• The role of individual action in the emergence and evolution of organizational fields and the development of firm capabilities

Selected Publications

Teaching and Professional Experience

• University of Miami School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, FL, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, 2009 – present
• Assistant Professor, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 2003 – 2009
• Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1999 – 2003
• Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., 1993 – 1999
• Director, Enterprise Recovery Coordinator responsible for emergency contingency planning for Schwab’s retail enterprise. Senior Project Manager, 1997-1998: Project manager working on a multiyear project to design and implement a five million record DB2 database of Schwab’s security master, 1998-1999
• Manager - Fixed Income Operations, Department manager with responsibility for fixed income custodial functions. Managed 15 employees in two self-directed cross-functional teams, 1995 – 1997
• Branch Supervisor, Supervised staff of nine registered brokers and operations personnel in a branch office with assets under management of over $750 million and yearly sales of $4 million, 1993 – 1995

Degrees

• Ph.D., Management. Emphasis in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1999-2003
• MBA, Management Concentration, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, 1999
• B.S., Major: Biology. Concentration in Evolution, Behavior and Ecology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1987

Specialties

• University-industry technology transfer and the commercialization of university technologies
• Strategic issues impacting entrepreneurial firms and business plan development
• Entrepreneurial cognition, the entrepreneurial process, and development of entrepreneurial beliefs and mindset
• Social networks and network analysis
• Executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses in Entrepreneurship, New Venture Planning, and Strategic Management