About

I am an Assistant Professor of Management at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business.

Education

I hold a PhD in Strategy from Duke University, an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics (International Transactions) from West University of Timisoara, Romania.

Research Interests

Strategic management, high-tech entrepreneurship, U.S. innovation ecosystem, government procurement; click here to download my latest CV

Undergraduate Courses Taught

During 2015-2019, I taught business management, entrepreneurship, and communication courses at the Institute of Applied Agriculture, an academic unit of the University of Maryland, College Park.

• INAG102 Agricultural Entrepreneurship (Fall 2018, 2017, 2016; face-to-face)
• INAG204 Agricultural Business Management (Spring 2019, 2018, 2017; face-to-face)
• INAG203 Agricultural Finance (Fall 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015; face-to-face)
• INAG132 Agricultural Leadership and Teamwork (Spring 2019, 2018, 2017; face-to-face and hybrid)
• INAG110 Oral Communication (Winter 2019; face-to-face)
• INAG253 Agricultural Strategic Communication (Fall 2018; face-to-face)
• INAG252 Agricultural Public Relations (Spring 2018; face-to-face)
• INAG104 Agricultural Mathematics (Spring 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016; face-to-face)
• INAG199 Special Problems (Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017; face-to-face)
• INAG299A Internship I (Summer 2018, 2017, 2016; online)
• INAG299B Internship II (Fall 2018, 2017, 2016; online)

Professional Experience

Earlier in my career, I spent nine years working in corporate communications for Lockheed Martin, the AES Corporation, W. R. Grace & Co., and Hilton International.