Biography

Administrative & Editorial Positions 2017- Vice President for Innovation at EPFL 2013- Deputy & Associate Editor: Academy of Management Journal (AMJ 2009-2016 Director of the MTE Master Program at EPFL 2000-2005 Manager of the LMU Entrepreneurship Center Academic Positions 10/2005 - present Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) • Assistant Professor (2005-2008), Associate Professor (2008-2010), Full Professor (since 2011) 9/2004 -12/2004 Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia • Visiting Scholar 9/2000 - 9/2005 University of Munich (LMU), Munich School of Management • Habilitand • Vice-Director of the Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (Director: Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D.) • Manager of the ODEON Center for Entrepreneurship 1/1999 -12/1999 Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia • Visiting Scholar 10/1995-12/1998 University of St. Gallen, HSG • Research Assistant, Ph.D. candidate Degrees and Nominations 4/2005 University of Munich (LMU), Munich School of Management Venia Legendi for Management (Habilitation) 10/2000 University of St. Gallen, HSG Ph.D. in Management 10/1995 University of St. Gallen, HSG Master in Business Administration (lic. oec. HSG)

Exemplary Publications

• Escaping the prior knowledge corridor: What shapes the number and variety of market opportunities identified before market entry of technology start-ups? (with MacMillan, I.C., Thompson, J.D.), accepted for publication: Organization Science. • Darwinians, Communitarians and Missionaries: The Role of Founder in Entrepreneurship (with Fauchart, E.), accepted for publication: Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) Vol. 54, No. 5/2011, pp. 935 - 957. • Configurations of Resources & Capabilities and their Performance Implications: An Exploratory Study on Technology Ventures (with Heinemann, F., Brettel, M., and Hungeling, S.), Strategic Management Journal (SMJ), No.12/2010, pp. 1337-1356. • From Minds to Markets: How Human Capital Endowments Shape Market Opportunity Identification of Technology Start-ups (with MacMillan, I.C./ Thompson, J.D.), accepted for publication: Journal of Management. • Individual and Opportunity Factors Influencing Job Creation in New Firms (with Dencker, J.C./Shah, S.), Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), No. 6/2009, pp. 1125–1147. • "In pursuit of the real deal" A longitudinal study of VC decision making (with Petty, J.), Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), No. 2/2011, pp. 172-188. • Exploring the Origins of Organizational Paths: Empirical Evidence from Newly Founded Firms, Journal of Management, No. 5/2010, pp. 1143-1167 • Look before you Leap: Market Opportunity Identification in Emerging Technology Firms (with MacMillan, I.C./Thompson, J.), Management Science, No.9/2008, Vol.54, pp. 1652-1665. • Pre-Entry Knowledge & the Survival of New Firms (with Dencker, J.C./Shah, S.K.), Organization Science, No. 5-6/2009, pp. 516-537. • Venture Capitalists’ Evaluations of Start-up Teams: Trade-offs, Knock-out Criteria, and the Impact of VC Experience (with Franke, N./Harhoff, D./Henkel, J.), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (ETP), No. 5/2008, pp. 459-483 • Uncovering the Value of Planning in New Venture Creation – A Process and Contingency Perspective, Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), No. 6/2007, pp. 782-807. • What you are is what you like - Similarity Biases in Venture Capitalists' Evaluation of Start-up Teams (with Franke, N./Harhoff, D./Henkel, J.), in: Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), No. 6/2006, Vol. 21, pp. 802-826. ** For a complete list of publications visit entc.epfl.ch **