Experience

Center of Entrepreneurial Finance

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Director

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Stony Brook, NY



USASBE MWE SIG

• Research Chair

  • 2021 - Present



New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Associate Editor

  • 2020 - Present



Stony Brook University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Business Owners Advisory Council

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Member of the Advisory Board

  • 2019 - Present



Exit Planning Institute - Long Island Chapter

• Member of the Advisory Board

  • 2018 - Present



Journal of Business Venturing

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Editorial Board

  • Dec 2017 - Present



Franchise Grade

• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Advisory Board

  • Dec 2014 - Present



Journal of Management

• Member of the Editorial Board

  • 2011 - Present



Stony Brook University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2013 - May 2019

  Stony Brook, New York



Peking University HSBC Business School

• Asssistant Professor

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2013



XCEO, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • 2003 - 2005

  Investigated and consolidated theories and models on leadership, corporate governance, and organizational effectiveness.



U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Intern

  • 2002 - 2002

  Planned and executed strategies for process improvement. Conducted job satisfaction research to improve organizational effectiveness and co-chaired a meeting to discuss findings and recommendations with division supervisors, division directors, and the department director.



Contra Costa Community College District

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • 2001 - 2002

  Conducted a labor market salary survey. Analyzed recruiting-advertisement costs. Constructed survey items using qualitative techniques (focus groups and interviews). Developed customer-driven HR performance survey. Recommended data gathering and analysis methods.



InBios International

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • 2001 - 2001

  Conducted a job classification study for the project management department. Presented findings and recommendations.



Sybase

• Need Assessment Project Manager

  • 2000 - 2001

  Managed need assessment and training evaluation project. Increased questionnaires response rate from 25% to almost 50%). Developed questionnaires to evaluate web-based and instructor-led training programs, analyzed content of marketing survey, and conducted price benchmark study for e-learning program, and developed ROI measure.



BART

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant (Contract)

  • 2000 - 2001

  Designed research and cleaned up data. Used descriptive statistic and correlation analysis to analyze customer satisfaction and an organizational performance survey. Analyzed content for focus group research. Generated tables and graphs for reports.