Candida Brush

Academic Division: EntrepreneurshipDr. Candida Brush is a full professor, holder of the Franklin W. Olin Chair in Entrepreneurship, and serves as the Vice Provost of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership. She holds an honorary doctorate in Business and Economics from Jonkoping University, Sweden, and is a visiting adjunct at the Nord University, Bodo Graduate School of Business in Bodo, Norway. Professor Brush is well known for her pioneering research in women’s entrepreneurship. She conducted the first and largest study of women entrepreneurs in the early 1980s, resulting in one of the earliest books on the topic. Her continued research catalyzed studies and dissertations worldwide. With four other researchers she founded the Diana Project, a research consortium investigating women’s access to growth capital internationally. The Diana Group was named the 2007 recipient of the FSF - Swedish Research Foundation International Award for Outstanding Research Contributions in the Field of Entrepreneurship. Prentice Hall-Financial Times published their book, Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High Growth Businesses (2004). From this research, she co-edited two other books, Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective in 2006, and Women’s Entrepreneurship and Growth Influences: An International Perspective, in 2010, and Women''s Entrepreneurship in Global and Local Contexts, 2016. Dr. Brush’s research investigates resource acquisition, strategy and financing of new ventures. She is the author of more than 150 articles published in scholarly journals including Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Annals of Political and Social Science. She is a Senior Editor for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and serves on the editorial review boards Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Business Horizons and the International Journal of Female Entrepreneurship. She has written book chapters for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the International Labor Organization (ILO) on women’s entrepreneurship and economic development. For her research work, she was recognized in 2007 by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers as a 21st Century Entrepreneurship Scholar, and the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division for Distinguished Service. . Professor Brush’s research is often featured in noted popular media including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week on Line, the Boston Globe and Inc. She is a regular blogger on Forbes.com, and a frequent adviser to the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy on women’s entrepreneurship. Professor Brush serves on the Board of Directors for Anchor Capital, LLC, and Solo Coco (Dominican Republic). She is a member of the Boston Harbor Angels investment group and serves on the board of many start-ups, and has coached and advised numerous start-up ventures. Prior to joining Babson, Professor Brush was an Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, Founder of the Council for Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and Research Director for the Entrepreneurial Management Institute at Boston University. Professor Brush had early entrepreneurial experience in the airline industry and small business consulting, and co-founded a land development company. She received her DBA from Boston University, an MBA from Boston College, and a BA from the University of Colorado.

Academic Degrees

• PhD (Hon), Jonkoping University
• Ph D, Boston University
• MBA, Boston College
• BA, University of Colorado

Academic Interests

Entrepreneurship; New Venture Creation; Nascent Ventures; Angel Financing; Venture Capital Financing; Women and Entrepreneurship

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Awards & Honors

2017 - Longnecker Fellow- Distinguished Service Award, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

2016 - Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Management

2016 - Emerald Publishing Citation of Excellence, Emerald Publishing

2015 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference

2014 - Karl Vesper Award for Pioneering Research in Entrepreneurship

2013 - 2013 Award for Excellence – Best Paper, Emerald Literati Network

2008 - 21st Century Entrepreneurship Scholar Award , Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

2008 - Commendation

2008 - High Ranking Editorial

2008 - Best Workshop

2007 - FSF-NUTEK International Award for Outstanding Research Contributions in Entrepreneurship, FSF-NUTEK

2006 - Nominated for Advocacy Award

2005 - Mentor Award for Outstanding Service to the Inner City Entrepreneurs Program (ICE), Boston University

2005 - Henry F. Morgan Award , Boston University

2005 - Outstanding Service for Board of Reviewers , Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference

2004 - Finalist; FS- NUTEK Outstanding Research Contributions to Entrepreneurship International Award

2004 - Semi-Finalist (Top 10) Metcalf Teaching Prize, Boston University