Doctoral Candidate
Nationality: American
Highest Academic Degree: MBA, MSPH
Institution / University: Tulane University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Career
20+ year former energy executive, angel investor, entrepreneur
Research Interest
Entrepreneurship success factors, personality and interpersonal skills impact on entrepreneur and corporate success, the role of social capital, entrepreneur mindset, the success and variance of startup development organizations
Research Specialty
Assessing impact of startup development organizations (SDO) on entrepreneur/ company success outcomes and financial returns to investors
Statement of Motivation for a DBA
It is my goal to contribute to the body of knowledge relevant to due diligence processes to improve angel and early stage investor financial returns and in so doing, provide entrepreneurs guidance on improving their success outcomes.