Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1967
A.M. in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1965
B.E.E., University of Virginia, 1962
HONORS
AEC Special Fellow
Sigma Xi
Tau Beta Pi
Eta Kappa Nu
Phi Eta Sigma (President)
Raven Society
ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
1995-Present, William and Josephine Buchanan Professor of Management; Director Emeritus, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship; Dean Emeritus; Research Scholar; The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Teaching and research in Entrepreneurship and Private Equity Finance. Teach elective courses in Private Equity Finance (130 students). Current research topics include private equity best practices, securities and deal structure, venture capital valuation, and the strategies and governance of firms providing or receiving private equity financing.
1994-1995, Interim Dean, The Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. Chief academic and administrative officer during interim year.
1993-1994, Professor of Business Administration, The Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. Teaching in Entrepreneurship and Decision Science. Research on corporate governance and on corporate strategies of firms impacted by government policies and regulation.
1990-1991, Visiting Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School. Research on corporate governance and professional institutions. Private consulting on corporate governance and strategy. Expert witness in business litigation.
1983-1990, Dean, The Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
1975-1983, Vice Provost and Professor, Duke University
1973-1975, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget (on leave from Harvard Business School)
1969-1973, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
1966-1969, Staff Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis), U.S. Department of Defense
BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
2000-2003, Director and Consultant LECG, Served as expert management, financial, and economic witness in business litigation and regulatory proceedings.
1981-2000, Director and Senior Advisor, Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc., Responsible for studies on corporate strategy, organization, and management issues with particular emphasis on issues where government policies have impact on the private sector. Served as expert management, financial, and economic witness in business litigation and regulatory proceedings.
1992-1993, Executive Chairman, ITP Systems, Responsible for leadership of this privately-held engineering systems and software firm specializing in automation of manufacturing systems in automobile, semiconductor, aerospace, and electronics industries.
1975-1981, Principal, ICF Incorporated, Performed public policy and regulatory studies in areas of energy, private pensions, education finance, and regulated utilities.
DIRECTORSHIPS
BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Member, Board of Advisors
HealthpointCapital, Member, Board of Advisors
Altus, Member, Board of Advisors
The Council for Excellence in Government, former Member, Board of Trustees and Chair, Audit Committee
Business Intelligence Advisors, Inc., former Member, Board of Directors
Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, Tuck School, Founding Director
Borealis Ventures, Member, Board of AdvisorsJournal of Private Equity, Member, Advisory Board
LECG LLC, former Member, Board of Directors
The LTV Corporation, former Member, Board of Directors, Chair, Pension and Investments Committee and Board Affairs Committee
Mercantile Trust N.A., former Member, Board of Directors
ITP Systems, Inc., former Chairman, Board of Directors
The Public Utility Policy Institute, former Member, Board of Directors
Valley Forge Dental Associates, Inc., former Director
International Management Research Institute of the International University of Japan, former Vice Chairman of the Board of Advisors
University of Southern California School of Business Administration, former member of Board of Visitors
Computer Consoles, Inc., former Director
IMEC, Inc., former Director
Linkletter Enterprises, Inc., former Director
Lynn Management, Inc., former Director
MICA, Inc., former Director
Consolidated Power Corp., former Director
Mainstream Software Corp., former Director
The Washington Campus, former Member, Board of Directors
Tuck Educational Loan Corporation, former Chairman
Council for Opportunity in Graduate Management Education, former Chairman of Board of Trustees
Tom’s of Maine, former Member, Board of Directors
The Lowell Whiteman School, former Member, Board of Trustees