Titles and Organizations
Adjunct Faculty, Management
Contact Information
Email: dmillerq@gmu.edu
Biography
David Miller teaches on the topics of creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and small business.
His research focuses on the university as an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and offers a radical new theory on the university in the entrepreneurial economy. Miller鈥檚 data explores high growth ventures created by students (e.g. Google, Under Armour, Facebook, and Teach for America) and argues students are the most impactful commercial innovators at major research universities. Miller鈥檚 paper, , outlines his theory and provides a case study on a leading university entrepreneurship ecosystem.聽
Research Interests
- Entrepreneurship
- Higher education
- Economic history
Education
- PhD - Entrepreneurship, Growth & Public Policy, George Mason 麻豆国产
- MBA -聽Entrepreneurship, Finance, & Strategic Management, 麻豆国产 of Chicago
- MS -聽International Politics of Asia, 麻豆国产 of London
- BA聽- International Relations, 麻豆国产 of Michigan
Research and Awards
- Published an article titled, 鈥淭he Campus as Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The 麻豆国产 of Chicago鈥 (coauthored with Zoltan Acs) in Small Business Economics in 2017.
- Was nominated for the Career Connection Faculty Award from George Mason 麻豆国产 Career Services for faculty who have made a positive impact on students鈥 career goals, employment plans or graduate school preparation in 2015.
Teaching Interests
- New venture creation
- Entrepreneurship
Media Clippings
- October 13, 2020 - Trade Ideas by DX2 Capital Podcast
- October 8, 2020 - Well + Good
- August 6, 2020 - Well + Good
- February 14, 2020 - U.S. News and World Report