Background

​​I am a business scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business who has previously taught and researched at Cornell University, University of Utah, and University of Pennsylvania, publishing my work in management, marketing, and general science journals.

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Prior to becoming an academic, I was a field grade military officer

Selected roles include:                ​​

• Chief, Europe Command and Africa Command Civil Functional Specialists

  • agriculture, infrastructure, and public education​​

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• Commander, Army Rough Terrain Paratroopers

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• Chief of Staff and Executive Officer roles

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• Commander-on-the-ground and platoon leader roles

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• In extremis leadership: close quarters battle, finding and neutralizing bombs, high-risk parachuting (forest, swamp, water, etc.), natural disasters, etc. ​​​

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