Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

  • 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