Cameron Ford

Ford earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Penn State University and served on the faculty of Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Management before joining UCF. His scholarly interests focus on processes related to new venture emergence, with a particular emphasis on how decision making and communication processes help creative visions evolve into business ventures.

Ford’s research has appeared in journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

Education

• Ph.D. Penn State University (1986 — 1990)
• B.S. in Management Penn State University (1980 — 1984)
• University of Central Florida

Companies

• Executive Director Blackstone LaunchPad at UCF (2013)
• Director, UCF Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration (2004)
• Associate Professor University of Central Florida (1997)
• Assistant Professor Rutgers University Graduate School of Management (1990 — 1997)

Skills

• Curriculum Development
• Educational Leadership
• Business Development

Other

Student Development, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Research, Teaching, Entrepreneurship