Geoff Archer archerg05@darden.virginia.edu
Education
PhD in Management (Entrepreneurship), (2009 expected)
Research Focus: Entrepreneurship & Sustainability
Research Assistant for Profs. Andrea Larson & Saras Sarasvathy
Major Advisor: Prof. Sankaran Venkataraman (a.k.a. ‘Venkat’)
All coursework completed, 1 of 2 comprehensive exams complete,
Dissertation Working Title: “Who cares about the natural environment in the microfinance lending process?”
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), 1999
Park Leadership Fellow: Merit-Based Full-Tuition Scholarship
Dual Concentration: International Business, Entrepreneurship
Vice President: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club
Teaching Assistant: Entrepreneurship, Business Policy, Hi-Tech Start-Ups
Exchange
Semester in EU Business at
Master of Environmental Management (M.E.M.), 1995
Concentration: Resource Economics and Policy
Master’s Thesis: The Corporate Environmental
Report
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), 1994
Double-Major: Public Policy Studies and Environmental Science & Policy
Research · Accepted as a caucus and symposium presenter at AOM 2008 for both, “Critical Questions Regarding the Role of Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development,” (08/11/08 4:10pm) and, “Making Sustainability Management Synergistic with Other Corporate Thrusts.” (08/12/08 8:40am)
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Authored “Harvesting Rawls’ Bounty: Growing an
Environmental Ethic from Justice as Fairness” – accepted for
presentation at the Society for Business Ethics annual meeting in
· Presented pedagogy case to the Western Casewriters Association March, 2008
· Co-authored “Financial Implications of Green Chemistry”, accepted for publication as a chapter in the forthcoming book Innovative Approaches to Global Sustainability, Stoner & Wankel Eds., Palgrave & MacMillan Pub.
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Authored “One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s
Treasure: Waste + Entrepreneurship = Food”, presented at the November, 2007
Vincentian International Business Ethics Conference (
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Attended Entrepreneurship Doctoral Seminar on
Research Methods in
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Presented “Catalyzing
Cradle-to-Cradle through
Entrepreneurship: Waste = Food ≈ Effectuation” in March, 2007 at
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Presented “Six Good Reasons to Include
Competitors as Stakeholders” at
the 2006 conference of the Society
for Business Ethics in
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Attended Scott Shane’s Doctoral Seminar on
Entrepreneurship literature at Case Western Reserve in June, 2006 www.entrepreneurphd.com
Teaching · Instructor,
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Instructor, Duke
University Nicholas School of the Environment (http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/del-mem/):
Scheduled to teach a one credit elective on “Environmental Entrepreneurship” to
Master of Environmental Management students online in the Spring of 2009.
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Instructor, Oregon
State University College of Business 2008-2009: Scheduled to teach one
section per quarter of BA101 “Introduction to Business” (300 freshmen business
majors) and one small
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Instructor, Oregon
State University College of Business 2007-2008: Taught four terms of BA 260
“Introduction to Entrepreneurship” (200 sophomore business minors). Teacher Evaluations rated “this course as a
whole was” as 5.4/6.0 vs. 4.7/6.0 for the department and “the instructor’s
contribution to the course was” 5.7/6.0 vs. 5.1/6.0 for the department.
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Recipient of a 2007-2008 Newcomb Associate
Teaching Award.
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Doctoral Student Teacher, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce: Taught COMM
468-N “Entrepreneurship” (30 seniors) in Fall, 2006. Evaluations rated me “an effective teacher”
with a 4.87 on a 5 point Likert scale with 86% “strongly agree” versus 4.26 and
49% “strongly agree” for the department as a whole. “I learned a great deal”
was rated 4.70 vs. 4.23 for the department and “worthwhile course” scored 4.78
vs. 4.26 for the department as a whole.
Service · Faculty Advisor for an
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Faculty Advisor for an
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Faculty Advisor for independent study in Human
Resources and Entrepreneurship by two undergraduate exchange students from the
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Reviewer for Society for Business Ethics Annual
Meeting 2008
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Judge for the William James Foundation’s socially
responsible business plan competition 2007-08. www.williamjamesfoundation.org
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Reviewer for
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Faculty Advisor for OSU Entrepreneurship Club:
Tuesday Market
Professional
Jan
2004- SELF-EMPLOYED
July 2005 Independent Consultant to High-Tech Start-Ups
· NEXTAG.COM: Automotive Category Manager for this profitable, pre-IPO e-commerce start-up. Met aggressive vendor recruitment and sales objectives through a combination of outside sales, advertising and telesales.
· THREE-HALVES PRODUCTIONS: Co-creator of proposed reality TV show “The Entrepreneur.” Lost out to Simon Cowell’s “American Inventor” concept after recruiting billionaire host and selling two $1M ads.
· WAVERAMP: General Manager of a broadband Wireless ISP (WISP) start-up built around an Intel company town and “fab.” Managed all day-to-day operations from company inception through sale to USUR.OTC.
· SWEDISH KEYS: COO for this patent-based, European PC hardware start-up. Wrote business plan. Managed US operations. Initiated and led presentations to VCs, OEMs (i.e. Apple, Logitech) and design firms.
May
2002- CARS DAWYDIAK, INC.
(www.carsauto.com)
Dec 2003 General
Sales
Manager
· Responsible for cash flow, P&L, inventory, merchandising and advertising for this upscale, indoor, retail classic and exotic car showroom
May
2000- YAHOO! INC.
May
2002 Brand Manager & Business Development Manager
· Held broad responsibility for category performance and website content, as well as related revenue generation for Yahoo! Autos and Yahoo! Auctions
April
1999 - EXXONMOBIL LUBES & PETROLEUM
SPECIALTIES
April
2000 Global Internet Advisor
· Intrapreneur: Founded, incorporated and was Vice President of the oil industry’s first B2C online automotive lubricant store (a Mobil subsidiary)
Fall
1998 HEWLETT-PACKARD
CORPORATION
MBA Intern: Internet Software Business Unit - New Business Ventures
· Participated in the definition of HP’s new internet software venture fund
1996-1997 SYSTEMS
SOLUTIONS, Inc. (www.ssi-net.com)
Consultant:
Growth Management
· Worked closely with the owners of this rapidly growing $20M value added reseller (VAR), developing business plans as well as a formal HR structure
1994-1996 CAR
TOP TENT, Inc.
Vice President and Founding Partner
· Co-wrote business plan, raising more than $275K from private investors
· Created, formed and managed marketing, customer service, and strategic planning functions of this automotive accessory manufacturing start-up
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Initiated presentations, developed proposals,
presented and sold samples to
Personal · Monthly columnist in Sports Car Market Magazine (
· Conversationally fluent in German, including “Business German”