The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship is pleased to welcome David Williams for a Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series lecture on Friday, March 28. The lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.

About the speaker

David Williams is the Diane Walker and Raffi Markarian Entrepreneurship Professor and William B. Stokely Distinguished Scholar at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Williams holds a PhD in entrepreneurship and strategic management from Georgia State University, an MBA in international business from DePaul University, and a BA in international studies from Millikin University.

His research centers on cognitive processes underpinning entrepreneurial decision making and behaviors that impact a firm’s growth, profitability, and survival. Specific areas of interest include entrepreneurs’ evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities, internationalization, identity, and experimental methods. Williams has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, and international business at the University of Tennessee, Georgia State University, and Bradley University. Prior to receiving his PhD, he worked as a consultant with an international small business development center to help small-to-medium sized companies expand internationally.

About the series

The Ivy College of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series features scholars from around the country who visit campus to present their research in the fields of management and entrepreneurship. The series allows faculty and students to strengthen their scholarly network, encouraging discussion and dialogue on research and other shared interests. The Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series is sponsored by the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship and the Ivy College of Business.

For more information about the speaker series, contact Ileana Maldonado-Bautista.