Gary Dushnitsky
Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Deputy Dean (Degree Education)
BA MSC (Tel Aviv) PhD (New York University)
Gary Dushnitsky is Deputy Dean (Degree Education) and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on the intersection of entrepreneurship, strategy and innovation, exploring the shifting landscape of entrepreneurial finance through topics such as corporate venture capital, crowdfunding, accelerators, and intellectual property rights. His research examines corporate strategy in knowledge industries and has appeared in leading academic journals including Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Nature Biotechnology.
Professor Dushnitsky serves as Consulting-Editor of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and prior to that served as a Senior Editor at Organization Science. In addition to his academic work, he serves on advisory boards and also advises corporations in the Financial Industry, FMCG, and Pharma sectors on a host of corporate venturing issues.
He holds a BA and MSc from Tel Aviv University and a PhD from New York University. He has received several academic distinctions, including the 2013 Strategic Management Society Emerging Scholar Award, the 2009 Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship, and multiple best dissertation prizes.
Academic and professional experience
Deputy Dean (Degree Education) and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School
Senior Fellow, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Editor, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Senior Editor, Organization Science
Term Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School (2012-2014)
Awards and honours
Strategic Management Society Emerging Scholar Award (2013)
Nokia Siemens Network Award for Best Paper in Technology Management, EURAM (2012)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Business Venturing (2009)
Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship (2009)
Distinguished Paper Award, BPS Division, Academy of Management (2008)
Sumantra Ghoshal Practice & Research Award, BPS Division, Academy of Management (2007)
Best Paper Award, Israel Strategy Conference (2007)
Heizer Award for Best Dissertation, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management (2005)
Best Dissertation Award, TIM Division, Academy of Management (2005)
Teaching portfolio
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