Bill Schulze (Ph.D., U of Colorado) is a David Eccles Professor in the Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department at the University of Utah. His research focuses on the intersection of strategy, entrepreneurship, and organization theory. His work on is published in leading academic and practitioner journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Long Range Planning, and The Harvard Business Review. He is senior associate editor of Journal of Management Science Reports , associate editor of Academy of Management Perspectives, and past associate editor for entrepreneurship at the Journal of Management.2000. He serves on the editorial review board for a variety of top tier journals, and is an associate editor of Academy of Management Perspectives. His research interests focus on the governance of private and closely held firms, the nature of risk, and a variety of topics related to new venture formation and growth.