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I am an Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. I conduct academic research on how external resource acquisition strategy of technology-based ventures influence their development and performance. I have published my research findings in the Academy of Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Product and Innovation Management, Organization Science, Research Policy, Review of Finance, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategy Science among others. I currently serve as an Area (Associate) Editor of the Journal of Business Venturing and on the Editorial Review Board of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Sciences, Economics, and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in Technology Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Washington. Prior to pursuing my Ph.D., I worked as a corporate venture capitalist, business development manager, and management consultant in the wireless telecommunications sector in Asia and the US.

I live in Plano, TX with my wife Yoonjung and two sons, Kyle and Ethan.

Specialties:  (Corporate) venture capital, resource acquisition strategy of technology-based ventures, knowledge-based view of the firm, IPO, management of intellectual property rights (IPR)