Faculty
- Stewart Thornhill – Associate Professor, ERA Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Executive Director, Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship
Stewart Thornhill is Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship and Executive Director of the Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Prior to joining Ivey, he belonged to the faculty in Entrepreneurial Studies at York University’s Schulich School of Business in Toronto. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia and also holds a B.Sc. (Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA with a concentration in Finance. Before beginning his graduate studies in business, he worked as a production engineer in the manufacturing sector and as a radio journalist.
More …- Simon Parker – Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Director, Driving Growth Through Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cross-Enterprise Leadership Centre
Professor Parker is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Richard Ivey School of Business, and Director of the Driving Growth through Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cross-Enterprise Leadership Centre. He is a Research Professor at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany; a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labour, IZA, in Bonn, Germany; and a Fellow of the Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Small Business Economics, a Co-editor of the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Small Business Journal and Foundations & Trends in Entrepreneurship. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in economics, entrepreneurship and management journals and has edited several books on the Economics of Entrepreneurship.
More …- J. Robert (Rob) Mitchell – Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship
J. Robert (Rob) Mitchell, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Rob came to Ivey from the University of Oklahoma where he taught in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategy. Prior to this, Rob completed his doctoral studies in entrepreneurship (with a minor in strategic management) at the Kelley School of Business in Bloomington, Indiana.
More …- Dave Simpson – Ivey Lecturer and Director of the Business Families Centre
Dave Simpson is an Entrepreneurship Lecturer and Director fot the Business Families Centre. A London-based financier with a broad range of business experiences and a passion for entrepreneurship, Dave has financed and operated a diverse range of businesses including restaurants, golf courses, aircraft leasing, oil field serves and retail. Dave completed an undergraduate degree (Political Science) while playing professional hockey. Upon retirement from hockey, he completed an MBA (‘88) at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Following graduation, Dave began his career as an entrepreneur engaging in all aspects of corporate finance in the small business sector.
More …- Ron Close – Executive Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of the Ivey New Venture Project
Ron Close is a seasoned entrepreneur, executive and board member with a solid track record of leadership and achievement.
Ron is an Executive Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of the Ivey New Venture Project (INVP) at The Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, where he teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate business students. He is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at MaRS Discovery District where he helps science, technology and social entrepreneurs commercialize their new ventures. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of MaRS Innovation and is a Board member and Audit Committee Chairman of CTVglobemedia, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading properties in television, newspapers, radio and online.
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