Education:

• PhD, Strategic Management, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
• MBA, , Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, 2000
• BA, Political Science, Brigham Young University, 1996

Group Affiliations:

• Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2007
• INFORMS 2006
• Strategic Management Society 2005
• Academy of Management 2002

Selected Publications:

• “Playing favorites: The influence of leaders’ inner circle on group processes and performance”, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 35, Pages 1244-1257, 2009.    

Experience:

• Other
  • Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin 2005 - 2007
  • Principal & Founder, Arcwise Consulting 2001 - 2002
  • Senior Strategy Consultant, Alliance Consulting Group (Emerald Solutions) 2000 - 2001
  • Business Development Coordinator, Kanematsu USA, Inc. 1995 - 1998

Awards:

• Dissertation Research Grant, Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship , University of Texas at Austin , 2006
• Fred Moore Assistant Instructor Award for Teaching Excellence , University of Texas at Austin , 2006
• Burnt Orange Apple Seed Teaching Award , University of Texas at Austin , 2005

Languages:

• Japanese