Degrees

• Ph.D., 2004, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.B.A., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A., 1988, University of California, Berkeley

Specialties

• Entrepreneurship 
• Technology Management

Research Interests

Innovation and entrepreneurship, technology management, specialization of knowledge, social entrepreneurship

Selected Publications

“Technical Specialized Knowledge and Secondary Shares in Initial Public Offerings,” Management Science, 2009 55(10): 1670-1687 (with J. Eckhardt).

“How Private Enterprises Respond to Government Bureaucracy in Emerging Economies: The Effects of Entrepreneurial Type and Governance,” Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2008 (2): 133-153 (with Y. Luo).

“Managing Radical Innovation: The Importance of Specialized Knowledge in the Biotech Revolution,” Journal of Business Venturing, 2007 (22): 388-411.

“Technological Diversification, Cumulativeness and Venture Capital Exit: M&A Versus IPO,“ Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2007: 1-14 (with M. Makri & J. Eckhardt).

“Monitoring Entrepreneurial Activity: Examining the Transition from Privately-Owned to Publicly-Held,” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2005: 389-402.

Teaching & Professional Experience

Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Investment banking

Co-Founding Partner, Fruition Ventures LLC

Co-Founder and General Manager, TwoPart Coffee

Editorial Board, International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship